What do we need to do to change the direction of mathematics education in this new decade?
Tag: primary teachers
We all want our students to be engaged in learning mathematics, but how engaged are we as teachers of mathematics?
Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address…
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!
Advice for teachers to make mathematics more engaging from the very first day of the school year.
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.…
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 […]
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…
