Conference synopsis 20240805 - Flipbook - Page 107
We will discuss thoughtful choices of picture books,
considering students’ academic and personal requirements
and the lifelong students can make on our world.
H05 THE BIG IDEAS IN NUMBER UPDATE
Key takeaways:
Dianne Siemon, RMIT University
(F to Year 8)
1. Linking mathematics to literacy.
2. Highlighting how picture story book can be used to engage
students into mathematical concepts.
3. Explore tasks linked to picture story books utilising the
proficiencies
H04 EXPLICIT TEACHING WITHIN THE
GUIDED INQUIRY MODEL
Subtheme: Curriculum
Not everything in the curriculum is equally important and not
everything needs to be differentiated. This seminar will make
a case for focusing on the Big Ideas in Number that research
has shown make a difference to student learning outcomes
and explore the recently updated Assessment for Common
Misunderstandings (AfCM+) and Scaffolding Numeracy in
the Middle Years (SNMY+) formative assessment resources.
Key takeaways:
1. Big ideas, number, assessment.
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Kris Westcott, Sackville Street Public School
(F to Year 6)
H06 SUMMING IT UP! EFFECTIVE
STRATEGIES FOR SUMMARISING LESSONS.
Rather than an either/or dichotomy, explicit teaching
and inquiry can be complimentary and support deep
learning. This workshop will explore the guided inquiry
model and some of the explicit teaching routines that can
be purposefully planned into inquiry lesson sequences.
Participants will consider task design that allows for significant
differentiation to meet the varied needs within all of our
classes. The example used in this presentation has been
used with Years 1 – 6 classes and aims to build conceptual
understanding from counting, through additive, then
multiplicative and proportional thinking.
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Key takeaways:
1. Understanding of the guided inquiry model.
2. Routines for explicit teaching throughout the lesson cycle.
3. Possibilities for differentiation throughout the lesson cycle.
Hung Vo-Tran, Ashleigh Donoghue, Deer Park North
Primary School
(Year 3 to Year 6)
Are you ready to elevate your teaching skills and make your
maths lessons more impactful? Our hands-on workshop is
designed to equip maths teachers with effective strategies
for summarising lessons. Empowering mathematics
teachers with knowledge of research, evidence-based and
innovative practices for engaging students. Our team will
share how to improve learning by anticipating student
responses to problem solving, making meaningful selections
of student work samples to help scaffold the learning, and
knowing how to bring the learning together with a variety
of effective summarising strategies. By the end of the
workshop, participants will have a toolkit of techniques to
confidently summarise their maths lessons, promote student
engagement, and enhance overall learning experiences.
Key takeaways:
1. Clear understanding of problem solving structure.
2. A variety of ways to summarise your lesson.
3. Get a clear understanding of how to select your student
work samples.
THE MATHEMATICAL
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