engagement
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Maths and Money: Engaging students in real world mathematics
Many children are consumers of financial services from a young age. According to Thomson (2014) it’s…
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Engaging students with mathematics: Back to school tips
In Australia teachers are preparing to return to a new school year, and many would already…
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Christmas Maths Part 3: More open-ended tasks for Grades 3 – 6
In this final Christmas themed post, I am including a range of open-ended investigations that are…
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Christmas Maths Part 2: Open-ended tasks and Investigations for the Early Years Classroom
The use of open-ended tasks and mathematical investigations provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their abilities…
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Christmas and Mathematics: Maximising student engagement until the last day of the year!
As the end of the school year approaches, report writing is in full swing and Christmas…
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Mathematics and the transition from primary to secondary schooling
As the end of the year looms, many students are preparing to transition from primary to…
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How noisy is your classroom? The importance of social interaction in the mathematics classroom
Along with curriculum, characteristics of classroom environments can influence student engagement with mathematics. Research has found…
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‘When will I ever use this?’ How to build bridges and make maths meaningful
One of the most common questions children ask in relation to mathematics is ‘When will I…
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Teaching with tablets: Pedagogy driving technology, or technology driving pedagogy?
If you are a teacher, then you have probably experienced the introduction of a new technology…
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Why saying “I’m not good at maths” is just not good enough!
How many times have you heard people say “I’m not good at maths”? Perhaps you’ve said…
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Financial Literacy: What does it mean, and how can we teach it in schools and at home?
I am currently working on a research project funded by Financial Literacy Australia that is investigating…
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Woolworths and Dominoes (Part 2): Even more mathematical opportunities for parents and teachers!
My last blog about the marketing promotion being run by Woolworths and Disney Pixar attracted so…
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“I wonder…..”: Promoting curiosity in the mathematics classroom
I recently came across an article published in the neuroscience journal, Neuron that caught my attention.…
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Professional Learning and Primary Mathematics: Engaging teachers to engage students
The issue of student engagement with mathematics is a constant topic of discussion and concern within…
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“If you like the teacher, you’ll ‘get’ maths more”: Students talk about good mathematics teachers
This post was originally published in 2010 on the UWS 21st Century Learning Blog. The discussion relates…
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Making mathematics relevant: Putting the ‘home’ back into homework
I wrote this post a couple of years ago and it was published on the UWS…
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New Years Resolutions, primary mathematics, and technology
Welcome to the first blog post on my Engaging Maths site! I thought I’d try setting up…
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