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!
Advice for teachers to make mathematics more engaging from the very first day of the school year.
It’s not good enough to say “I hate maths”! Find out how to help your child learn, love and appreciate mathematics.
It’s important to keep your kids occupied during the holidays, not just for your sanity, but also for their education.
You might be wondering what McDonald’s has to do with mathematics and critical thinking. Recently…
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There’s much more to mathematics than computation, and that’s where more contemporary technologies can improve…
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A couple of weeks ago I came across the term ‘cognitive dissonance’ in relation to teaching…
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I recently came across an article published in the neuroscience journal, Neuron that caught my attention.…
Last weekend I travelled interstate to attend a professional development day for teachers of mathematics.…
Do you use reflection in your mathematics lessons? Find out why critical reflection is so important, and how you can incorporate it into your mathematics classroom.
What is critical and creative thinking, and why is it so important in mathematics and…
What gets you excited about teaching mathematics? We talk about student engagement all the time, but how important is teacher engagement?
Thousands of children in Australian schools have recently sat the national literacy and numeracy test (NAPLAN), and many teachers have been busy administering a whole range of assessments because it’s report writing season and boxes need to be ticked. My question is, how often do we ask ourselves why we’re assessing? What are we doing with the […]
Mathematical problem solving, investigations and high student engagement…from a picture book!
What’s wrong with the way we assess children in mathematics? What can we do better? This post explores some of the issues relating to what, how and why we assess.
What are the ingredients for a great mathematics lessons? Read about the important elements for lesson planning and lesson structure!
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