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Ethnomathematics Digital Library Nancy Lane Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

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Ethnomathematics Digital Library. Nancy Lane Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. Commitment to easy access for diverse users:. Students Teachers Librarians Researchers Community members. Options to suit range of ability levels:. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Ethnomathematics Digital Library

Nancy Lane

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning

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Commitment to easy access for diverse users:

• Students

• Teachers

• Librarians

• Researchers

• Community members

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Options to suit range of ability levels:

• Browsing by subject, geographical area, or cultural group

• Simple search using single terms or Boolean AND

• Advanced search by – additional fields– combination of fields

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1. Needed to explain what ethnomathematics was and

why it was important

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2. Needed to develop specific strategies to attract

each user group

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3. Needed to draw on international partnerships

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1. Explaining ethnomathematics

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Ethnomathematics in brief

• What: mathematics practiced by indigenous and other cultural groups

• Where: worldwide, but concentrating especially on the Pacific

• Why: to help teachers present mathematics in a more culturally appropriate way, catering for diverse learners

• How: using learning materials on the EDL

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2. Developing strategies for each user group

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Students

• Worked with CSIRO Education Programs

• Articles in Scientriffic and The Helix magazines

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Scientriffic

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The Helix

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Teachers

• Teachers notes for Scientriffic and The Helix magazines

• Several articles in Pacific Educator, including a center spread based on The Helix article

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Pacific Educator

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Teachers

• Ethnomathematics topic in Nova: Science in the News (www.science.org.au/nova)

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Teachers

• PREL Pacific Educator in Residence (PEIR) to develop email interest group and lessons using standard template

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Maggie Augafa PEIR from American Samoa

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Teachers

• Hands-on workshops at DELTA and MENTOR mathematics leadership institutes

• Hands-on workshops at Pacific Educational Conferences in American Samoa and Pohnpei

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PEC participants making quipus

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Explaining their quipu

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Weaving and symmetry lesson

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Weaving palm fronds

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Librarians

• Articles in librarianship newsletters

• Short talks at library schools, meetings, and other professional get-togethers

• Workshops and demonstrations at library and information conferences, especially those focused on the Pacific

• Set in context of promoting NSDL

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Researchers

• Poster session and announcement of launch at International Congress on Ethnomathematics

• Support of ethnomathematics page for AIATSIS library collection

• Poster session at Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference

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PME Poster Session

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Community• Ethnomathematics topic on Nova: Science

in the News (www.science.org.au/nova)• Distribution of brochures

– Libraries– Cultural festivals

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3. Drawing on international partnerships

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Advisors Panel provides content knowledge, contacts, and support

worldwide

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Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) provides

cataloging and advice on thesaurus construction

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ENC promotes the EDL through its publications and through

conference presentations

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Australia/NZ Partners

• Australian Academy of Science

• Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

• Charles Sturt University, Dubbo

• National Library of New Zealand, Alexander Turnbull Library

• CSIRO Educational Programs

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Pacific Partners

• University of Guam

• University of Hawaii, Manoa

• University of Goroka (Papua New Guinea)

• University of the South Pacific (Fiji)

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These partners promote the EDL through content development,

publications, bibliographic work, networking, and website links

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