Conference synopsis 20240805 - Flipbook - Page 40
SESSION A: Thursday, 11am-12pm (cont.)
Key takeaways:
1. Learn how and why students should be carefully guided
through their critical thinking journey.
2. Identify different explicit and implicit teaching strategies to
help develop students’ critical thinking skills.
3. Apply the strategies in your classroom immediately,
either by adopting the principles discussed to your own
maths resources, or by using the scaffolded critical thinking
resources and activities from the Maths Trek program.
their vision for their school. Participants will walk away from
this session with an understanding of important research to
be aware of as we make school-based decisions about our
numeracy instruction.
Key takeaways:
1. Understanding of the current ‘state of play’ in numeracy
education.
2. Understanding of the importance of making researchinformed decisions.
3. Five practical tips for leading numeracy with confidence.
CANCELLED A05 THE GOOD BITS! SHARING
A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Stacey Lamb, St Bernard’s Primary School
(F to Year 6)
Choice of lesson and choice of task is paramount. Challenge
and engagement set the scene for purposeful learning.
During this hands-on session, experience a range of lesson
starters, games, challenging tasks and mathematical
modelling tasks.
Key takeaways:
1. Research based lesson starter ideas, games and engaging
lessons.
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Bernadette Long, Glowrey Catholic Primary School
(F to Year 6)
As teachers we are constantly being told to give students lots
of experiences with problem solving. Teachers try so hard
to teach students how to problem solve. However, many of
the examples we are being shown are based around worded
problems. There are many other ways for students to develop
problem solving skills. In this presentation I will provide a
variety of examples of ways class teachers from F to 6 can
encourage students to think deeply, work collaboratively and
reason their way to mathematical solutions while promoting
maths as a fun subject.
FULL A06 THE WINDS OF CHANGE: FIVE
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR NUMERACY LEADERS.
Key takeaways:
Subtheme: Leadership
1. Mathematics classrooms should be places where students
are required to think deeply.
Ange Rogers, Numeracy Teachers Academy
(F to Year 6)
You just have to read the daily newspaper to realise that there
is change afoot in the world of education. Evidence-informed
decisions are now, more than ever, critical to ensure we are
leading our schools effectively. As a Numeracy Leader,
principals and colleagues often look for guidance, support
and informed advice on the best course of action for the
school to follow. Yet sometimes we may not be sure what the
‘best steps’ are, or the steps suggested by ‘higher powers’ may
not align with our personal beliefs about quality instruction.
In this session Ange shares five practical tips to support
Numeracy Leaders to remain sane, confident and clear in
THE MATHEMATICAL
ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
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A07 PROBLEM SOLVING: SO MUCH MORE
THAN WORDED PROBLEMS
2. It is important to use a variety of activities to develop
students that are able to problem solve.
3. Problem solving is an essential life skill and maths is a
wonderful vehicle to encourage these skills.
