Many children are consumers of financial services from a young age. According to Thomson (2014)…
Tag: education
How do you group your students in maths classes? How does the way you group your students influence student learning outcomes and attitudes towards mathematics? This blog presents an argument for flexible grouping to allow all students’ learning needs to be addressed in the mathematics classroom.
In Australia teachers are preparing to return to a new school year, and many would…
In this final Christmas themed post, I am including a range of open-ended investigations that…
The use of open-ended tasks and mathematical investigations provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their…
As the end of the school year approaches, report writing is in full swing and…
As the end of the year looms, many students are preparing to transition from primary…
Along with curriculum, characteristics of classroom environments can influence student engagement with mathematics. Research has…
During the primary years students either experience mathematics lessons within mixed ability classrooms or are…
Often when I work with teachers I am asked for advice regarding the design of…
This blog was originally posted back in November 2012, on the UWS 21st Century Learning…
One of the most common questions children ask in relation to mathematics is ‘When will…
How many times have you heard people say “I’m not good at maths”? Perhaps you’ve…
This week my new book, Engaging Maths: iPad Activities for Teaching and Learning, was published so I…
There are two brilliant mathematics resources that I believe everyone should know about and use…
I am currently working on a research project funded by Financial Literacy Australia that is…
My last blog about the marketing promotion being run by Woolworths and Disney Pixar attracted…
At the moment across Australia Woolworths stores are giving away one ‘free’ Disney Pixar Domino…
I recently came across an article published in the neuroscience journal, Neuron that caught my…
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