Maintaining your child’s engagement and supporting their mathematics and numeracy learning during this extended period…
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“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” Willa Cather…
What happens to teaching during the coronavirus pandemic? How can we set meaningful mathematics tasks for distance learners? Here’s some advice for teachers and parents to help keep learning on track.
What do we need to do to change the direction of mathematics education in this new decade?
Engaging Maths is back! This is the first in a series of posts about technology and mathematics education. Find out about some important lessons relating to the flipped learning approach in mathematics classrooms.
Catherine Attard, Western Sydney University The recent royal commission into banking has revealed rampant wrongdoing…
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Many children begin the new school year with feelings of fear and anxiety. Will they like…
Imagine if each of the gifts featured in the famous song had a price. What would be the total cost? What if there was a sale? Are there any mathematical patterns in the song?
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How often do you progress from problem solving to investigation-based work in your mathematics classroom? Have…
We all want our students to be engaged in learning mathematics, but how engaged are we as teachers of mathematics?
Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address…
At the moment I’m involved in a project with the Sydney Metro (Transport for NSW),…
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In December 2017, I attended the Maths Association of Victoria conference at La Trobe University, Melbourne,…
Over the past week I have been involved in a number of professional development events…
If you’re an early career teacher, chances are you spend lots of your spare time…
What concrete materials do you use in your maths classroom? Here’s a list of must-have resources for every classroom!
What are the ingredients for an effective mathematics lesson? Teachers are continually faced with a…
Looking for some interesting, fun mathematical investigations to begin the school year? Trying to integrate across the mathematics curriculum? This blog post explores a range of open-ended investigation based on items most people are familiar with – pencil cases and beach towels!
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