We all want our students to be engaged in learning mathematics, but how engaged are we as teachers of mathematics?
Tag: primary mathematics
Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address…
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!
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.
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?
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.
Get the most out of the new school year – set your students up for success with mathematics with these useful teaching tips.
Worried about your child’s progress with maths? Here’s a list of useful tips to help you help your child succeed.
Once again, mathematics education is in the spotlight. The most recent TIMMS and PISA results…
In this Christmas themed post, I am including a range of open-ended investigations that are…
As the school year rapidly draws to a close, many teachers are beginning the task…
A couple of weeks ago I came across the term ‘cognitive dissonance’ in relation to…
Often when I work with teachers I am asked for advice regarding the design of…
Engaging Maths 