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Employment |
Mathematics and Physical Science Teacher and
Convenor of Cultural Activities (Drama, Dance,
Music)
1986 - 2000 Grassy Park High School
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In 1986: Mathematics and General Science at
grades 9 and 10 level
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From 1987 to March 1997: Mathematics and
Physical Science at Grades 11 and 12.
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From 1990: Acting HOD for Science Department
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1995 – 2000: HOD for Mathematics Department
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1997 – 2000: Seconded to the Mathematics
Education Project at UCT
During this time I had also already been involved
with the Mathematics Education
Project - an association that now goes back to
about 1990 and is currently the
Schools Development Unit (SDU), which now includes
science, language, literacy and life-skills components. This involved
classroom-based teacher development, pupil enrichment,
MEP courses, workshops and some writing for MEP
publications.
Textbook Writer for the Maths for all and
Maths literacy for all series (grades 7 –
12)
1997 – 2007 Mathematics Education Project/Schools
Development
Unit and Macmillan as seconded teacher (1997 –
1999),
but appointed as SDU staff (Education Specialist)
in
2000
The task involved
Writing mathematics learner books/texts and teacher assessment guides
that are outcomes-based and meet the requirements of the
new Curriculum, RNCS and
NCS.
Consultations with mathematicians (UCT’s Mathematics and Applied
mathematics Department), Statisticians (UCT) mathematics educators (UCT’s
School of
Education Department), teacher consultants and
trialling of material with learner groups.
Re-conceptualisation of the revision process as well as re-writing the
revised texts
Book cover design as well as mathematical artwork (mathematical diagrams
and
2005 – 2006: Convenor and coordinator (and
writer) of the Maths for all textbook team for Grades 11 and 12
2006 – 2007: Editor (coordinator and writer)
of grade 12 Maths for all textbook.
Other activities within the Schools Development
Unit:
2000 – 2007: Teaching on FDE (Further Diploma
in Education) and now Advanced
Certificate in Education (ACE), specifically
2000 – 2005: ACE at GET level
2006 – 2008: ACE at FET level.
2006 – 2009: Also Course and stream convenor
for FET ACE
2009: PGCE Mathematics Method course design
and delivery
2007 – 2008 Course design and presentation for
Centre for Open Learning (Delivered Transformation geometry)
2007 – 2009: Involved with school intervention
and some research aspects of MSEP, the Mathematics and Science Education
Project. |
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Education |
1970 - 1981 School Career
1977 – 1981 Grassy Park High School
1982 – 1986 University of Cape Town
B.Sc.
Subjects included:
Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy,
Applied Mathematics, Mathematics,
Physics.
1989 – 1990 University of South Africa
HED, Higher Education Diploma
Subjects: Fundamental Pedagogics,
Empirical Education, History of Education,
Didactics, Comparative Education,
Mathematics, Physical Science, Media Science,
The gifted Child, Relationship Studies and
Orthopedagogics. |
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Professional memberships |
Executive Council member of the Association for
Mathematics Education of South Africa (AMESA: Western Cape Region)
On Editorial Board of the Learning and Teaching
Mathematics journal of
AMESA
Member of AMESA |
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Publications |
Contributions to journals, conference proceedings,
AMESA and MEP/SDU publications:
Journal Writing as a Pedagogic Tool (MEP
publications), Contribution to a Continuous Assessment booklet (AMESA
publication, edited by Kate Bennie), Workshop or short paper publications in
AMESA Conference Proceedings, Light and Lines for Pythagoras
(mathematics journal/periodical).
Textbook publications:
SDU/Macmillan Publications: Grade 7 – 12,
mathematics textbooks,
called Maths for All. Along with all of
these are teacher resource books.
The books are activity-based, outcomes-based and
in accordance with
requirements of the new curriculum.
In 2007
Johnson, Y., Mackay, R., Davis, Z., Brundrit, S.,
Bowie, L., 2007. Maths for all Grade 12 Learners’ Book: 1 –. 471.
Gauteng: Macmillan South Africa Publishers.
Johnson, Y., Mackay, R., Davis, Z., Brundrit, S.,
Bowie, L., 2007. Maths for all Grade 12 Teachers’ Book: 1 – 456.
Gauteng: Macmillan South Africa Publishers.
2009
CALLSSA in School of Education, UCT Concepts
Literacy book: Understanding concepts in Mathematics and Science,
Volume II, (Maskew Miller Longman)
Guidelines for Grade 12 (Macmillan)
Other publications: Learning channel
Johnson, Y., Mackay, R., (2007). Matric
Matters: Mathematics (35 inserts). Gauteng: Learning Channel.
Johnson, Y., Mackay, R., (2007). Matric Herald:
Mathematics (35 inserts). Gauteng: Learning Channel.
Conference Proceedings
Davis, Z. & Johnson, Y. (2007). A preliminary
report on the observation of the teaching and learning of mathematics in
grades 10, 11 and 12 classes at five working class schools in the greater
Cape Town region and the Cape winelands, February to March 2007. Submitted
to the Mathematics and Science Education Project, March 2007. Mimeo.
[Embargoed].
Davis, Z. & Johnson, Y. (2007). What functions
as ground for mathematics in schooling? Further remarks on the
constitution of school mathematics, with special reference to the teaching
and learning of mathematics in five secondary schools. Paper presented to
the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa Western Cape
Regional Conference, 19 May 2007, Mowbray Campus, Cape Peninsula
University of Technology, Cape Town. Mimeo.
Davis, Z. & Johnson, y. (2007). Failing by
example: initial remarks on the constitution of school mathematics, with
special reference to the teaching and learning of mathematics in five
secondary schools. In Setati, M., Chitera, N. & Essien, A. (eds.)
Proceedings of the 13th Annual National Congress of the
Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa: The Beauty, Utility
and Applicability of Mathematics, 2 – 6 July 2007, Uplands College,
Mpumalanga, Volume 1 [CD ROM version], pp. 121-36.
http://academic.sun.ac.za/mathed/Volumes/Volume 1.pdf.
Davis, Z. & Johnson, Y. (2007). An analysis of
the regulation of the mathematical activity of teachers in Sketchpad
environments used within a quasi-inductive pedagogy at a South African
university. Paper presented to Association for Mathematics Education of
South Africa Western Cape iMaths Week, 4 – 6 September 2007, Cape Academy
for Mathematics, Science and Technology, Constantia. Mimeo.
Mathematics and Science Education Project.
(2007). MSEP Baseline Survey Report. University of Cape Town. (Prepared
for MSEP by: Lydia Abel, Achmat Adams, Norman Davies, Zain Davis, Cynthia
Fakudze, Dave Gilmour, Yusuf Johnson, Rüdiger Laugksch, Emmanuel
Mushayikwa, Anthea Roberts & Crain Soudien.) Mimeo. [Embargoed].
Johnson, and Y Roberts, A. (2007). Reflecting on
a Baseline Test. In Setati, M., Chitera, N. & Essien, A. (eds.)
Proceedings of the 13th Annual National Congress of the
Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa: The Beauty, Utility
and Applicability of Mathematics, 2 – 6 July 2007, Uplands College,
Mpumalanga, Volume 1 , pp. 352 - 361.
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Conference Attendance |
Presented papers/workshops at National AMESA
Conferences
1995: Johannesburg College of Education(AMSEA)
University of South Africa (Geometry Imperfect
conference)
1996: Peninsula Technicon, Cape Town (AMESA)
1997: University in Durban (AMESA)
1998: University of the North (Northern Province)
(AMESA)
1999: University in Port Elizabeth (AMESA)
2003: University of Cape Town: On the organising
committee for the 9th National Congress of AMESA, set up the
Activity Centre, presented workshops and design conference logo.
For each of these years presentations were also
made at the AMESA regional mini-conferences.
International:
1999: ATM (Association of Teachers of
Mathematics) Conference in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
2000: Second International Mathematics
Enrichment Communication and Technology Conference at the Science and
Mathematics Centre at Cambridge University, UK.
2007 AMESA Regional and National Conferences –
delivery of papers above.
2008 SAARMSTE in Lesotho (January): Delivery of
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Languages |
English and Afrikaans |
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Awards received |
1998: The Claude Harris Leon Award – A
Championship in Teaching of Mathematics Award, through the University of
Cape Town’s Mathematics Department and Education Department, AMESA Western
Cape and MEP. The award made R 30 000 available for the improvement of
mathematics teaching at Grassy Park High School.
1999: UCT-Oxford University Exchange – this
offered an opportunity to attend the ATM conference as well as consulting
and research opportunities (for the development of the MEP mathematics
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