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All students can learn to work like a mathematician in
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Black Douglas Professional Education Services
  • Provides its own services and products
  • Manages the Calculating Changes Project
  • Participates in the development of Maths300
  • Manages the Mathematics Task Centre Project for Curriculum Corporation, Australia

Proudly servicing mathematics education throughout the world.
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AUSTRALIA

Tel: + 61 3 9726 8316
Fax: + 61 3 9727 4644

Email:
Douglas Williams
doug@blackdouglas.com.au
Ina Koetsier
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Doug. Williams is also
  • Director
    Mathematics Professional Services
    Curriculum Corporation
    

Email:
Douglas Williams
Doug.Williams@curriculum.edu.au

Additional ordering information:
Australia Outside Australia
Orders may be placed using your purchase order or our order forms.
This page is best read in conjunction with our Big Picture link.

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Sections

Professional
Development
Maths on the Move
Task Centre Workshop
Other Programs 		 
Web Sites
Task Centre Project
Calculating Changes
Maths300 		Task Centre
Resources
Tasks
Task Centre Kit
Maths With Attitude
Library Kit ...and more 		Support
Resources
Poly Plug
Sphinx
3d Geoshapes
Tricubes ...and more

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Professional Development

Item Comment Cost
Maths on the Move Off-the-shelf professional development from Curriculum Corporation:
...One day programs which can be used on their own
   or in a sequence.
...Suitable for schools, clusters, teacher associations
   or systems.
...We can prepare and resource your system leaders
   to present these highly respected programs.
...See our site at:
http://www.blackdouglas.com.au/taskcentre/monthem.htm 		$1100 per day plus materials, printing, travel and accommodation.

These programs can also be brought to your region on a per head basis.

Conditions apply.

Other Programs We tailor professional development programs to your needs:
...Primary, secondary, teacher education
...See our site at:
http://www.blackdouglas.com.au/taskcentre/partners.htm

In addition, some products below have a professional development component built in.

$1100 per day plus travel and accommodation.

You can combine these sessions with the purchase of materials.

Conditions apply.

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Web Sites

Item Comment Cost
Mathematics Task Centre Project
Years 2-10
but adaptable to other years 		The place for all resources and classroom wisdom related to using hands-on problem solving tasks.
...See our site at:
http://www.blackdouglas.com.au/taskcentre 		No charge
Calculating Changes
Years K-7 		Enhancing children's number sense beyond what is usual for their age by engineering 'aha' moments in number
...Activities in this project are designed around
   Poly Plug and specific calculators (below).
...See our site at:
http://www.blackdouglas.com.au/calchange 		$330 for permanent membership.

Six months free membership is included in the Calculating Changes Sample Pack below.
Maths300
Years K-12
and pre-service teacher education 		Web-based lesson plans to support teachers in modelling how to work like a mathematician:
...More than half of these lessons draw from the
   projects above.
...About one third of these lessons are extended by
   specially designed software.
...See our site at:
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/maths300

If ordering only Maths300 membership, follow instructions in the About section of the site. If ordering with other materials, order through Black Douglas.

$495 1st year
$180 annually
Special rates for schools with 50 or fewer students.

Maths300 membership is included in some products below.

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Task Centre Resources

For additional information about these items visit the Big Picture link above, or the Resources link on the Task Centre Project site.
Item Comment Cost
Tasks Over 230 hands-on problem solving tasks in the collection:
...Each task is designed for a pair of students.
...Each task is packed with equipment in a sturdy
   press-seal bag.
...Purchase any number of tasks, including multiples. 		$14.96 each

Note: Delivery charges apply to all orders for materials.
Task Centre Kit 100 tasks selected to span a range of ability levels and content strands. Includes teachers' manual.
...Please specify year levels.
...Please add any special criteria.
...From this information we will select appropriate tasks. 		$1496
Task Centre Package 100 tasks as above with one professional development day or equivalent. $2431 plus travel and accommodation.

Conditions apply.
Starter Kit 50 tasks and manual as above.
...Tasks have been pre-selected for these kits.
...Please specify Years 2-4 or 5-7 or 8-10. 		$748
Task Centre Kit for Aboriginal Students This kit has been trialed in a range of upper primary/lower secondary schools with Aboriginal students across all states. 50 tasks and manual with solutions and extensions. Tasks are in A4 size and bordered with student drawings. See kit details for more information. $849.50
Maths With Attitude Kits 16 different kits offering a hands-on investigative curriculum approach at all levels from Year 3 to Year 10.
...Each kit is for two year levels.
...Four kits for each pair of year levels.
...Maths300 membership essential.
...Please specify kit(s). 		$429 each
Starting Maths300 Membership of Maths300 plus a CD-ROM of the first 50 lessons for convenient off-line access. $533.50
Starting Maths300 & Tasks Discounted package including membership of Maths300 plus a CD-ROM of the first 50 lessons plus 31 tasks.
...Each task has a Maths300 lesson on the CD.
...Tasks are a sample set applicable across a range
   of content strands and year levels. 		$946
Working Mathematically Curriculum Pack Discounted package to support a broad and extensive approach to a Working Mathematically curriculum.
...One day of professional development.
...Maths300 membership.
...4 MWA kits of your choice.
...Points of View (see below).
...3d Geoshapes.
...Professor Morris Puzzles.
...Available at primary and secondary levels. 		$3564 plus travel and accommodation.

Conditions apply.
Points of View An example of a Mixed Media unit, in this case addressing the content of representing 3D objects in 2D.
...Includes 10 tasks and teachers' manual.
...Building Views software from Maths300.
...Does not include Maths300 membership.
...Suitable for Year 5+. 		$302.50
Library Kit for Home Lending 'Maths around the kitchen table' to support a Working Mathematically curriculum
...20 tasks, each with an additional 'hint' card.
...Solutions available on the Task Centre web site.
...Primary and secondary kits available. 		$368.50
Chance & Data Replacement Unit An example of structuring a Working Mathematically unit which doesn't require software.
...20 tasks with Investigation Sheets at two levels.
...Suitable for Years 5 - 8.		 $357.50
Professor Morris Puzzles Unique rhymes supported by great cartoons offer problem solving situations suitable for whole class investigation and conversation. They are intended to be photocopy enlarged and used as posters. The posters range from very simple to quite challenging. Links are made in the teachers notes to particular tasks in the collection. Use the posters as the basis of Problem Solving Clinics. $44

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Support Resources

Item Comment Cost
Poly Plug Set of 2 soft foam boards containing 5 rows of 5 plugs supplied in a press-seal bag. One is red and one is a sandwich of yellow and blue. Multi-purpose, classroom-friendly resource for all levels.
...Supported by its own web site of activities.
...Important to Calculating Changes project.
...Extends the use of many tasks. 		$14.96 each
Calculators The MathMaster, a four function calculator which has the order of operations programmed into the machine.
...Important to Calculating Changes project.
 $14.96 each

Conditions apply.

Calculating Changes Sample Pack A 'taste and see' collection which is a great starting point for Infants and contains plenty for the rest of the school.
...10 Poly Plug, 10 calculators and manual.
...6 months free membership of Calculating
   Changes site. 		$396
Sphinx Shapes Activities in shape, measurement, pattern and algebra supported by extensive information on the Task Centre site. $55.00 per set of 100
Trisquares Trisquares offer possibilities similar to Sphinx using a square as the core unit, rather than an equilateral triangle: Shape discrimination and other spatial experiences, perimeter, area, problem solving, square numbers, algebra. $88.00 per set of 108
(6 panels of 18)
Pentagon Triangles Designed to support a whole class investigation of Task 81 as described in Maths300 Lesson 134.
...One set is 5 red and 5 blue of each of 2 triangles.
...One set per pair.
...One pack has 16 sets. 		$66.00 per pack
3d Geoshapes Click together plastic pieces in a range of shapes. The sides join to make a hinge which allows folding into three dimensions. Opens up a world of hands-on exploration K-12 and is particularly useful in the task centre context to extend some tasks into whole class investigations. Build your collection from the choices shown. Prices include delivery.
  ...Equilateral Triangles $34.95 per 102 pcs
  ...Squares $34.95 per 60 pcs
  ...Pentagons $34.95 per 30 pcs
  ...Hexagons $34.95 per 24 pcs
  ...Class Starter Pack
102 Triangles, 120 Squares, 30 Pentagons, 24 Hexagons 		$164.00
  ...Learning Space with 3d Geoshapes
   Book 1, Years K - 2 		$18.70
  ...Learning Space with 3d Geoshapes
   Book 2, Years 3 - 6 		$18.70
Tricubes Turn several tasks from Points of View into whole class investigations. Also anything that can be done with Sphinx in 2D can also be done with Tricubes in 3D and this leads to content (for older students) in surface area, volume, pattern and algebra.
...Only available in sets of 25 x 4 colours. 		$165.00 per 100
Pyramid Puzzle Designed to support a whole class investigation of Task 101 as described in Maths300 Lesson 138.
4 sturdy, colourful, plastic pieces, each made from either 4 or 6 spheres, which fit together to make 1 pyramid. 		$99 ... 25 pyramids
$189.75 ... 50 pyramids
$363 ... 100 pyramids
Square Tiles Useful for whole class investigations of particular problems. Four colours available, one colour per pack of 200. Please specify colours. $16.50 per pack
2cm Wooden Cubes Useful for whole class investigations of particular problems. Seven colours available (including natural wood). Please specify colours. $22.00 per 100
Playing Cards Useful for whole class investigations of particular problems. Sold in boxes containing 24 decks (packs). $44 per box
Sets of numbered tiles Square tiles, as above, with numbered stickers for whole class investigation of some problems. $2.20 per set 1 to 9
$2.75 per set 1 to 16

Dice Only sold in conjunction with other material as a service. Spot dice or numeral dice.
...16mm cube dice only. 		$0.39 each

Multiple sets of task equipment You can order multiple copies of tasks as above. You cannot photocopy task cards, but you might want multiple sets of equipment for particular tasks, so a larger group, or the whole class, can work on the same investigation simultaneously. An example might be Rod Mats or Make The Whole which use special collections of Cuisenaire Rods. Price on application.

Cost of material and time to make sets varies from task to task.

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