ANUSHA NIRENE SOUPEN
HEAD OF FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS
OTAHUHU COLLEGE
3 LESSONS THAT WE LOVED AT OTAHUHU COLLEGE , BOTH
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ALIKE , THAT INSPIRED US TO TEACH
AND LEARN WITH PASSION!
91026 – THRIFT SHOP
91257 – VITRUVIAN HOMER
91578 – CALCULUS AND THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
AMA HOD DAY 2014
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
 Have taught secondary Math for 27 years, both in SA and NZ
 In Middle – and Senior - management for about 15 years in total in both
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Have taught for 8 years in NZ, in Hawkes Bay and in Auckland
Have taught BOYS for 20 years, so forgive the goriness of some of my
examples!!!!!
Currently HOF Math at Otahuhu College , which is a Decile 1 co-ed
school in the heart of South Auckland
Challenges facing our Math faculty at the start of 2014 :
2013 Level 1 Numeracy had a 97% FAILURE rate!!!!!
2013 Level 3 Calculus had virtually no-one pass Externals!!!!!!
AMA HOD DAY PRESENTATION –
VITRUVIAN HOMER.pptx
MAT1U\AS 91026\PRACTICE\AS91026 THRIFT SHOP.pptx
AMA HOD DAY PRESENTATION –
INTRO TO AS 91587 –
CALCULUS AND THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.pptx