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Promoting Creative and Critical thinking in Mathematics and Numeracy

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on June 25, 2017

What is critical and creative thinking, and why is it so important in mathematics and…

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  • Assessment

Are you an engaged teacher?

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on May 23, 2017

What gets you excited about teaching mathematics? We talk about student engagement all the time, but how important is teacher engagement?

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  • Education

Assessment and Mathematics: Where are we going wrong?

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on May 18, 2017

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 […]

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  • Children's Literature

When a Maths Curse is a Good Curse!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

Mathematical problem solving, investigations and high student engagement…from a picture book!

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  • Assessment

Fifty Shades of Grading: Assessment & Primary Mathematics

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on March 29, 2017

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.

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  • Assessment

A recipe for success: Critical ingredients for a successful mathematics lesson

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on February 27, 2017

What are the ingredients for a great mathematics lessons? Read about the important elements for lesson planning and lesson structure!

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  • Children's Literature

Setting up Your Students for Mathematical Success : Tips for Teachers

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on January 19, 2017

Get the most out of the new school year – set your students up for success with mathematics with these useful teaching tips.

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  • Education

Setting Your Child up for Success with Maths: Tips for Parents

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on January 13, 2017January 19, 2017

Worried about your child’s progress with maths? Here’s a list of useful tips to help you help your child succeed.

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  • Assessment

Australia’s Declining Maths Results: Who’s Responsible?

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on December 7, 2016

Once again, mathematics education is in the spotlight. The most recent TIMMS  and PISA results…

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  • Education

Christmas Maths: Open ended investigations for Grades 4-6

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 23, 2016November 26, 2021

In this Christmas themed post, I am including a range of open-ended investigations that are…

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  • Education

More Christmas Maths: Open-ended tasks and Investigations for the Early Years Classroom

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 17, 2016

The use of open-ended tasks and mathematical investigations provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their…

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  • Education

Mathematics and Christmas: Keeping Students Engaged!

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on November 13, 2016November 13, 2016

It’s that time of year again! Last year I wrote a series of blog posts…

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  • Assessment

Primary Mathematics: Making the Most of Technology to Assess Student Learning

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on October 26, 2016

As the school year rapidly draws to a close, many teachers are beginning the task…

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  • Education

Improving Primary Mathematics: The Challenge of Curriculum

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on September 4, 2016

Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address…

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  • Education

Using Contexts to Make Mathematics Meaningful

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on August 8, 2016

One of the most common questions children ask in relation to mathematics is ‘When will…

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  • Education

Assessment and Mathematics: Where are we going wrong?

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on June 5, 2016

Thousands of children in Australian schools have recently sat the national literacy and numeracy test (NAPLAN),…

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  • Education

Primary Mathematics: Engaged Teachers = Engaged Students

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on May 2, 2016

“The first job of a teacher is to make the student fall in love with…

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  • Education

Preparing for Term 2: Programming & planning in primary mathematics

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on April 18, 2016

This post was originally published last year, and I thought it timely to republish considering…

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  • Education

Problem solving and mathematics: Promoting cognitive dissonance

  • by cattard2017
  • Posted on April 3, 2016April 4, 2016

A couple of weeks ago I came across the term ‘cognitive dissonance’ in relation to…

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