What do we need to do to change the direction of mathematics education in this new decade?
Tag: Mathematics education
Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address…
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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!
It’s not good enough to say “I hate maths”! Find out how to help your child learn, love and appreciate mathematics.
Shutterstock Catherine Attard, Western Sydney University As the world of finance becomes more complex, most…
As the end of the year looms, many students are preparing to transition from primary…
There’s much more to mathematics than computation, and that’s where more contemporary technologies can improve…
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.
Engaging Maths 