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Grade
Content rate of change Workplace Mathematics 11 No CCG
Keyword: rate of change Elaboration: slope of 3D objects, angle of elevationinterest rates
Content financial literacy: personal investments, loans, and budgeting Workplace Mathematics 11 No CCG
Keyword: financial literacy Elaboration: personal investments, loans (lease versus buy), credit cards, mortgages, graphical representations of financial growthto purchase, own, or lease and to operate and maintain a vehiclebanking servicesother significant purchases
Curricular Competency Incorporate First Peoples worldviews, perspectives, knowledge, and practices to make connections with mathematical concepts Workplace Mathematics 11 Connecting and reflecting
Keyword: Incorporate Elaboration: by:collaborating with Elders and knowledge keepers among local First Peoplesexploring the First Peoples Principles of Learning (http://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PUB-LFP-POSTER-Princi…; e.g., Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experimental, and relational [focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place]; Learning involves patience and time)making explicit connections with learning mathematicsexploring cultural practices and knowledge of local First Peoples and identifying mathematical connections 
Keyword: knowledge Elaboration: local knowledge and cultural practices that are appropriate to share and that are non-appropriated
Keyword: practices Elaboration: Bishop’s cultural practices: counting, measuring, locating, designing, playing, explaining (http://www.csus.edu/indiv/o/oreyd/ACP.htm_files/abishop.htm)Aboriginal Education Resources: (www.aboriginaleducation.ca)Teaching Mathematics in a First Nations Context, FNESC (http://www.fnesc.ca/resources/math-first-peoples/)
Curricular Competency  Use mistakes as opportunities to advance learning Workplace Mathematics 11 Connecting and reflecting
Keyword: mistakes Elaboration: range from calculation errors to misconceptions
Keyword: opportunities to advance learning Elaboration: by:analyzing errors to discover misunderstandingsmaking adjustments in further attemptsidentifying not only mistakes but also parts of a solution that are correct
Curricular Competency Connect mathematical concepts with each other, other areas, and personal interests Workplace Mathematics 11 Connecting and reflecting
Keyword: Connect mathematical concepts Elaboration: to develop a sense of how mathematics helps us understand ourselves and the world around us (e.g., daily activities, local and traditional practices, popular media and news events, social justice, cross-curricular integration)
Curricular Competency Reflect on mathematical thinking Workplace Mathematics 11 Connecting and reflecting
Keyword: Reflect Elaboration: share the mathematical thinking of self and others, including evaluating strategies and solutions, extending, posing new problems and questions
Curricular Competency Take risks when offering ideas in classroom discourse Workplace Mathematics 11 Communicating and representing
Keyword: discourse Elaboration: is valuable for deepening understanding of conceptscan help clarify students’ thinking, even if they are not sure about an idea or have misconceptions
Curricular Competency Use mathematical vocabulary and language to contribute to discussions in the classroom Workplace Mathematics 11 Communicating and representing
Keyword: discussions Elaboration: partner talks, small-group discussions, teacher-student conferences
Curricular Competency Represent mathematical ideas in  concrete, pictorial, and symbolic forms Workplace Mathematics 11 Communicating and representing
Keyword: Represent Elaboration: using models, tables, graphs, words, numbers, symbolsconnecting meanings among various representations
Curricular Competency Explain and justify mathematical ideas and decisions in many ways Workplace Mathematics 11 Communicating and representing
Keyword: Explain and justify Elaboration: use mathematical arguments to convinceincludes anticipating  consequences
Keyword: decisions Elaboration: Have students explore which of two scenarios they would choose and then defend their choice.
Keyword: many ways Elaboration: including oral, written, visual, use of technologycommunicating effectively according to what is being communicated and to whom
Curricular Competency Engage in problem-solving experiences connected with place, story, cultural practices, and perspectives relevant to local First Peoples communities, the local community, and other cultures Workplace Mathematics 11 Understanding and solving
Keyword: connected Elaboration: through daily activities, local and traditional practices, popular media and news events, cross-curricular integrationby posing and solving problems or asking questions about place, stories, and cultural practices
Curricular Competency Solve problems with persistence and a positive disposition Workplace Mathematics 11 Understanding and solving
Keyword: persistence and a positive disposition Elaboration: not giving up when facing a challengeproblem solving with vigour and determination
Curricular Competency Apply flexible and strategic approaches to solve problems Workplace Mathematics 11 Understanding and solving
Keyword: flexible and strategic approaches Elaboration: deciding which mathematical tools to use to solve a problemchoosing an effective strategy to solve a problem (e.g., guess and check, model, solve a simpler problem, use a chart, use diagrams, role-play)
Keyword: solve problems Elaboration: interpret a situation to identify a problemapply mathematics to solve the problemanalyze and evaluate the solution in terms of the initial contextrepeat this cycle until a solution makes sense
Curricular Competency Visualize to explore and illustrate mathematical concepts and relationships Workplace Mathematics 11 Understanding and solving
Keyword: Visualize Elaboration: create and use mental images to support understandingVisualization can be supported using dynamic materials (e.g., graphical relationships and simulations), concrete materials, drawings, and diagrams.
Curricular Competency Develop, demonstrate, and apply conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas through play, story, inquiry, and problem solving Workplace Mathematics 11 Understanding and solving
Keyword: inquiry Elaboration: includes structured, guided, and open inquirynoticing and wonderingdetermining what is needed to make sense of and solve problems

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