Numeracy in the News

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Description

Created with support from data experts at The Economist, the 6-hour scheme of work helps 10-16 year-olds explore examples in the news, hear from data journalists and interrogate the reliability of data across four lively lessons before reflecting on their learning.

Students are encouraged to form their own conclusions and the final two lessons support learners to plan, create and share their own Standpoints – their final say about data decisions, presented in either audio, video or written format.

This resource contains a teacher guide and PowerPoint presentation to help teachers introduce the topic. Through exploring examples, questioning, teamwork, and discussion, students will learn and debate the importance numeracy in the news to understand the issues relating to sustainability.

The resource has been created by The Economist Educational Foundation.

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How to use this resource

The resource is a special edition Topical Talk created by The Economist Educational Foundation, designed to inspire students and help develop essential critical-thinking and communication skills through informed and open-minded discussions about the most significant issues of our time.

This resource is designed for a series of 1-hour lessons with students. It contains

• Ready-to-use, clear teacher instructions that are easy to follow
• An accessible PowerPoint that’s clear, colourful and student-friendly
• Printable, engaging resources with instructions for how to present them
• Keywords and definitions to break down new or challenging vocabulary

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The resources

Numeracy in the News PDF:

Power Point (download):

The Economist Educational Foundation hosts free resources, festivals and events on their website. You can access more in this series on The Economist Educational Foundation Topical Talk homepage, where you can browse and download free resources. Please note, the downloading of Topical Talk resources requires user registration.

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Learning Outcomes (Teachers)

• Elicit prior knowledge and further develop knowledge and comprehension of key Sustainability Citizenship key concepts, challenging established worldviews and values.
• Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote student Sustainability Citizenship
• Collaboratively synthesise the knowledge, tools and frameworks to create educational materials and lessons plans adapted to their own local context

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Green Competencies

• Embracing Complexity in Sustainability: Critical Thinking; Problem Framing
• Acting for Sustainability: Individual Initiative

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Creative Commons

The Topical Talk Numeracy in the News resource was created by The Economist Educational Foundation. It is shared on the Synapses Portal with kind permission from The Economist Educational Foundation.

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