Getting started
The teacher home page
Teacher Homepage The home tab allows teachers to access their Real classes, for those on Premium and Explorer packages as well as Whole grade classes / Registered learners at your school. You can also easily access your classes' Learner performance, Topic performance, Assignment report and Practice dashboard from this page.Few readersOur menu structure
Our new menu structure makes it easier for teachers to find what they're looking for.Few readersThe menu structure: Set work
What is the new SET WORK item on your menu? You'll use Set work on your menu panel when you're deciding what you want your class to work on. You can look for questions to use with your class, or set an assignment for your learners to do though the site. Set work menu item To set assignments Click Set work on your menu panel to expand it. If you are on the Explorer or Premium plan, you’lFew readersThe menu structure: Check work
What is the new CHECK WORK item on your menu? This is where you can find all your learner reports in one place, so it'll be quicker and simpler to compare classes and check learners' work. Check work menu item To find your reports Click on Check work on your menu to expand it. Listed under each grade you’ll find all of your classes if you’re on our Premium Plan, as well as one marked *Few readersThe menu structure: Class Admin
What is the new CLASS ADMIN item on your menu? This will give you easy access to managing your learners and classes on Siyavula. Class admin menu item What Class Admin includes Click on Class admin in your menu panel to expand it. Class settings will allow you to change the class’s name, gradFew readers
The teaching cycle
The teaching cycle
Siyavula and the teaching cycle Find out more about how you can use Siyavula to support your teaching cycle.Few readersHow Siyavula supports your teaching cycle
The teaching cycle During each term, you can use Siyavula to teach, to revise, and to consolidate and assess your learners’ knowledge within and across topics. The teaching cycle Different ways you can use Siyavula to support your teaching cycle As a teacher, you can use Siyavula to support your teaching in any aspect of your teaching. From our experience, and the feedback fromFew readersHow to start the year with Siyavula
Once your learners are signed up and ready to practise, there are three things you can do at the beginning of the year to get your learners on track from the start. 1. Get your learners to do a baseline assessment Assess where your learners are in terms of their skill and knowledge levels by giving them a baseline assessment at the start of the school year. You can either: Set your own baseline assessment by creating an assignment; or Use one of SiyavulFew readers
Using Siyavula in class
The question bank
What is Siyavula's question bank? All the questions on Siyavula Practice can be found in our question bank. These are free for any teacher with a Siyavula account to browse and use. Where to find Siyavula's question bank Once you log in to Siyavula, you can find the question bank by clicking on Set work on the menu on the left, and then Browse questions. You can then choose to look at the Mathematics or Physical Sciences questions. Where to find the question bank (https://storagFew readersUsing the question bank to explain a concept in class
How to find a question in the question bank You can use Siyavula's questions to help you explain a concept you're teaching. To find a question, click on: Set work on the menu on the left, and then Browse questions Choose to look at the Mathematics or Physical Sciences questions You can view questions by grade and topic, and filter by Examining Body, difficulty level and language. How to use the question in class Once you have found the question you want to use, bring it up onFew readersGet learners to work on a question together
How to find a question in the question bank You can use Siyavula's questions in class if you want your learners to practise a concept you're teaching. To find the question you want them to try, click on: Set work on the menu on the left, and then Browse questions Choose to look at the Mathematics or Physical Sciences questions You can view questions by grade and topic, and filter by Examining Body, difficulty level and language. How to use the question in class Bring the queFew readersSetting homework for learners
You can set homework for your learners on Siyavula by creating an assignment for them to do after class. The benefits of setting a homework assignment for learners using Siyavula are: You can choose the questions you want them to practise You can set a due date for the homework assignment Homework is automatically and immediately marked as learners work through the assigment You can immediately see who has completed their homework You can see where learners may be struggling, both indFew readersHow to give learners questions to practise in class
How to find a question in the question bank You can use Siyavula's questions in class if you want your learners to practise a concept you're teaching. To find the question you want them to try, click on: Set work on the menu on the left, and then Browse questions Choose to look at the Mathematics or Physical Sciences questions You can view questions by grade and topic, and filter by Examining Body, difficulty level and language. To the right of each question in the question banFew readers
Learner practice on Siyavula
Revision to activate prior knowledge
Revision sections Each of the chapters in our Grade 8 - 11 Mathematics Practice begins with a revision section, designed to help learners revise and activate prior knowledge in preparation for working through the chapter in their current grade with their teacher. What each revision section contains Each revision section contains content covered in the previous two grades, except in the case of Grade 9, where prior coverage is restricted to only Grade 8. Grade 8 revision contains content froFew readersSelf-directed practice for learners
Why self-directed practice is important To do well in maths and science, regular practice is essential! It’s important for learners to practise the concepts you’re teaching in class at their own pace, and in their own time. Learners receive immediate feedback on the questions they do, with step-by-step solutions. Errors and misconceptions are corrected in real time. Learning is most effective when it is: Goal-directed, with immediate feedback – learners receive fully-worked solutions tFew readersEncourage your learners to set weekly goals
Why it's important for learners to set weekly goals For learners to improve their results in Mathematics and Physical Sciences, it's important that they practise regularly and consistently. To help your learners get into good practice habits, they will be able to set a weekly goal for themselves on their learner dashboard. What do the weekly goals include? Depending on the results they are hoping to get, and the amount of effort they are willing to put in to get achieve those results, learnFew readers