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EMPower metric catalogue
Reach disengaged mathematics students with active learning
Start where the
mathematic learners
are at
• EMPower history..........See back cover
• Program overview................. Pages 1-2
• Lesson overview.................... Pages 3-4
•The EMPower
units, a
description.
Pages 5-8
•Unit sequencing.......................... Page 9
•Prices.............................................Page 10
• OLM App............................... Back cover
EMPower
Implementation
Workshops
OCTOBER 2015
Melbourne & Perth
(see back page for more details)
E M Po we r e B o o k s n o w av a i l a b l e. S e e b a c k co ve r.
EMPower metric
EMPower uses active,
teacher facilitated
lessons that:
Start where the learners are
at, by working at all secondary
year levels
Create authentic contexts for
genuine student engagement
Teach mathematical reasoning
through problem solving
Use a collaborative approach,
including small group work
and entire class discussions
Expand students understanding
of mathematics by taking a broad
view of what the subject means
Ask students to communicate
mathematically
Use formative and summative
assessment
Encourage a conjecturing
environment
Encourage the use of a
variety of different strategies
for solving mathematical
problems
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program overview
Illustrated: a scene from Fraction stations, lesson 4 in the using benchmarks unit.
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EMPower lessons format
3
Materials/prep section.
Explains for teachers the
materials they need to
prepare for the days activities
4
Opening discussion gives
teachers ideas for engaging
students
Synopsis at the beginning
of each lesson
1
Objectives summarising
the skills students should
gain from the lesson
2
Embedded support occurring throughout
Heads Up!
4
An alert for teachers
giving helpful hints and
things to look for in
facilitating the lesson
Dialogue balloons and bold
text suggesting statements and
questions teachers can use to spark
and guide class discussion
A guided tour
10
Ideas for making the
lesson harder and easier
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Lesson in action section
where EMPower teachers
can share their classroom
experiences
Summary discussion to
guide the conclusion of the
lesson
5
Practice, extension and
test practice sections list
and describe choices for
additional work.
6
Looking closely section to
draw the teacher’s attention
to lesson goals and to suggest
teaching strategies
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Maths background section
to help teachers to deepen
their understanding of
mathematical concepts in
the lesson
8
What to look for grid allows
teachers to track student
progress and to think ahead
about the next steps.
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The student lesson
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Vocabulary words in bold
Written record by
students is encouraged.
The EMPower student lesson sequence
• Introduction explaining the
lesson purpose
• Class activity
• Practice pages
• Extension pages
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EMPower unit descriptions
EMPower metric Over, around and within: Geometry and measurement
In this unit students explore the features and measures of basic
shapes. Perimeter and area of two-dimensional shapes and volume
of rectangular solids provide the focus.
The EMPower authors believe that geometry should be rooted in the
discipline of spatial measure, and the two studied together.
Geometry and measurement have many mathematical and real
world connections. These pervade our lives. We are told our weight
at birth and we measure our height throughout our lives for instance.
People are empowered when they understand the organising
principles and relationships that govern this area of mathematics.
Successful study of mathematics, such as; Counting, Number
Operations and Mathematical reasoning requires an understanding
of geometry.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
OLM1002
Over, around and within teacher book
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9941613-0-7
OLM1003
Over, around and within student book
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9941613-1-4
OLM1002PACK Over, around and within: Teacher and student book BLM
$150.00
EMPower metric Everyday number sense: Mental maths and visual models
In this unit, students solve problems and compute with whole numbers
using mental maths strategies with benchmarks of 1, 10, 100 and
1000. Number lines, arrays and diagrams support their conceptual
understanding of number relationships and the four operations.
In these lessons, learners explore and strengthen in the head calculation
strategies. A fundamental understanding of numbers is developed
through the use of a visual approach using arrays, number lines, diagrams
and pictures.
Students learn to apply a variety of calculation and estimation skills which
are appropriate to their context.
It is amazing to see how student self confidence grows during this unit as a
result of developing number sense.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
6
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
ISBN
OLM1006
Everyday number sense teacher book
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9580025-7-8
OLM1005
Everyday number sense student book
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9580025-8-5
OLM1006PACK Everyday number sense: Teacher & student book BLM
ISBN
$150.00
EMPower unit descriptions
EMPower metric Using benchmarks: Fractions, decimals & percents
Students use the fractions ½, ¼, ¾ and 1/10; the decimals 0.1, 0.5, 0.25,
and 0.75; the percents 50%, 25%, 75%, 100% and the multiples of 10%
as benchmarks to describe and compare all part-whole relationships.
These lessons introduce students to the often dreaded concept of
fractions, decimals and percentages using an unthreatening, natural
approach. The use of familiar, benchmark, fractions is used to build
student confidence. Students strengthen their ability to visualise and
estimate fraction related quantities. 1/10 and its important equivalents
of 10% and 0.1 are introduced in the final lesson as a basis for
subsequent development.
PRODUCT
CODE
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
TITLE
OLM1001
Using benchmarks teacher book
OLM1000
Using benchmarks student book
OLM1001PACK Using benchmarks: Teacher and student book BLM
ISBN
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9580025-5-4
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9580025-6-1
$150.00
EMPower metric Many points make a point: Data and graphs
Students collect, organise, and represent data using frequency, bar
and circle graphs. They use line graphs to describe change over time.
They use benchmark fractions and the three measures of central
tendency – mean, median and mode – to describe sets of data.
Students work often in pairs in this unit. They learn how “not to
drown in data” as they grasp the big ideas and technical capacity
for expressing themselves using data. This involves them in making
accurate statements about data, developing the ability to represent
data graphically, and to make predictions and decisions using data.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
OLM1015
Many points make a point teacher book
OLM1016
Many points make a point student book
OLM1015PACK Many points make a point. Teacher & student book BLM
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
ISBN
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9579405-1-2
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9579405-2-9
$150.00
Details on page 9
eDeal!
Set of all 8 student eBooks!...................$65
Set of all 8 teacher eBooks!.................$170
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EMPower unit descriptions
EMPower metric Split it up: More fractions, decimals and percents
Building on their command of common benchmark fractions
introduced in earlier units, students add thirds, eighths and
hundredths, and their decimal and percent equivalents to their
repertoire of part/whole relationships.
This unit lays important groundwork for estimating percentage – a
fundamental skill in numeracy. This is achieved by bringing the real
world of taxes, sales offers, loans and dietary information into the
classroom. The benchmark approach taken in this unit frees students
from meaningless percentage formulae, building instead powerful in
the head percentage calculation and estimation skills.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
OLM1012
Split it up teacher book
OLM1013
Split it up student book
OLM1012PACK Split it Up. Teacher and student book BLM
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9580025-3-0
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9580025-4-7
$150.00
EMPower metric Keeping things in proportion: Reasoning with ratios
Students use various tools – objects, diagrams, tables, graphs
and equations to understand proportional and non-proportional
relationships.
A good sense of proportional reasoning is essential for responding
to everyday mathematical situations. This ability to understand the
underlying relationships in a proportional situation is needed on a
daily basis in situations such as buying and selling, adjusting recipes,
calculating taxes, and working out probability and risk.
A variety of strategies are needed to cope with proportional reasoning
problems. Students develop these during this unit along with a bank of
tools that will help them to develop a deep and flexible understanding
of this topic.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
Keeping things in proportion teacher book
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9579405-6-7
OLM1007
Keeping things in proportion student book
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9579405-7-4
OLM1004PACK Keeping things in proportion: Teacher & student book BLM $150.00
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ISBN
OLM1004
ISBN
EMPower unit descriptions
EMPower metric Seeking patterns, building rules: Algebraic thinking
Students use a variety of representational tools – diagrams, words,
tables, graphs and equations – to understand linear patterns and
functions. They connect the rate of change with the slope of a line
and compare linear with non linear relationships. They also gain
facility with and comprehension of basic algebraic notation.
Students in this unit will engage in real life problem solving using
mathematical modelling. Multiple representations are used to mine
the pattern and relationships in situations. This leads to the use of
tables, graphs, diagrams and equations as tools rather than as an
end in themselves. The linear function y=mx+c is used extensively in
these lessons, which are often collaborative in nature.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
ISBN
OLM1008
Seeking patterns, building rules teacher book
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9579405-8-1
OLM1009
Seeking patterns, building rules student book
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9579405-9-8
OLM1008PACK Seeking patterns building rules: Teacher & student book BLM $150.00
EMPower metric Operation sense:
Even more fractions, decimals and percents
Students extend their understanding of the four operations with whole
numbers as they puzzle over questions such as “How is it possible that
two fractions multiplied might yield a smaller amount than either
fraction?” and “What does it mean to divide one-half by six?”
This unit continues a process of developing within students a deep
understanding of arithmetic principles and concepts. As a result
the operations involved in the mechanics of arithmetic become
meaningful skills.
Students will finish this unit with the ability to use a variety of different
strategies when approaching problems involving the use of rational
numbers.
PRODUCT
CODE
TITLE
PHYSICAL EBOOK
BOOK
ISBN
OLM1017
Operation sense: Even more FD&P teacher book
$49.50
$29.99
978-0-9579405-3-6
OLM1018
Operation sense: Even more FD&P student book
$18.50
$12.99
978-0-9579405-4-3
OLM1017PACK Operation sense: Teacher and student book BLM
Details on page 9
$150.00
eDeal!
Set of all 8 student eBooks!...................$65
Set of all 8 teacher eBooks!.................$170
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Sequencing the EMPower units
The sequence in which the EMPower units are used most effectively by your class will depend on
the backgrounds and interests of your students.
Teachers are encouraged to order the EMPower units according to the sequence they believe is best
for their students. However there are some groupings which the EMPower authors recommend.
These will support student progression through certain concepts in this series:
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HOLE NUMBER SEQUENCE
Over, around and within:
Geometry and measurement
The focus on small whole numbers
in this unit provides a good
introduction to the program.
Over, around and within:
Geometry and measurement
F
Everyday number sense:
Mental maths and visual models
Everyday number sense: Mental
maths and visual models
Following with this as the second
unit in the series would further
develop whole number and mental
maths skills and visual models.
RACTIONS SEQUENCE
Using benchmarks:
Fractions, decimals and percents
Many points make a point:
Data and graphs
Split it up: More fractions,
decimals and percents
Using benchmarks provides the necessary ground work with fractions, decimals and percents to describe
approximate relationships between data sets in many points make a point. Split it up then continues to
expand student’s repertoire of familiar fractions, decimals and percents.
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P E R AT I O N S E Q U E N C E
Keeping things in proportion:
Reasoning with ratios
Seeking patterns, building rules:
Algebraic thinking
Operation sense: Even more
fractions, decimals and percents
Tools and relationships are introduced in keeping things in proportion which can be built in seeking
patterns, building rules. As a final unit operation sense introduces more complex fractions and operations in
geometric, graphic and algebraic contexts.
eDeal!
Details on Page 11
Whole number sequence: Set of 2 student eBooks........$20
EMPower eBooks are available
Set of 2 teacher eBooks........$50
on the OLM App. See back
page
Fractions
or
operations
sequence:
Set of 3 student eBooks........$30
for details.
Set of 3 teacher eBooks........$75
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Price list for printed EMPower metric books
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9796 1832 or Post
to OLM,
PO Box 6, Sandown Village, Victoria, 3171, Australia.
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OLM1018 EMPower metric Operation sense student book
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OLM1003 EMPower metric Over around and within student book
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EMPower metric and OLM
The EMPower program grew out of a National Science Foundation (NSF) supported study of
the way in which learners re-engaged with mathematics at adult learning centres in the United States.
Technical Education Research Centres (TERC) in the USA developed this knowledge into a curriculum
wide mathematics program that could be inclusive of all learners needing to develop a sound
foundation in Numeracy.
EMPower lessons were written by a team of educators with deep experience in numeracy
education, using the latest research. As a result this series uses contextualised mathematics, that is
learned collaboratively through a problem solving approach. EMPower lessons always begin with
activity and use a teacher facilitated pedagogy in which students are encouraged to reflect on their
experiences, and to communicate their findings.
OLM are pleased to be involved with this important new series, as publishers of its metric
version. EMPower offers teachers a flexible tool to assist with meeting the numeracy goals of the
Australian curriculum. It can be used successfully for selective topics in whole class mathematics
lessons at years seven and eight, as a mathematics program for support students in compulsory
secondary school years, for applied learning and transition to work students in senior secondary
school, and for adult and vocational learning programs.
John Lawton
Managing director
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Workshop
OCTOBER 2015
Melbourne & Perth
Workshop leader: Richard Korbosky
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An all day workshop based on the three units within
the Fractions Sequence (see page 10 for information).
Experience key parts of these important new resources
in a hands on and collaborative working environment.
Includes peer group discussion of the classroom potential
and challenges involved in implementing EMPower.
Cost $350 or $500 per head
(with EMPower materials included)
See www.lat-olm.com.au for more
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