Conference synopsis 20240805 - Flipbook - Page 45
You’re invited to sample the unique local menu from the
Maths Mate Year 7-8 textbooks:
Creative entrees to whet your appetite and promote
discussion at your table. Rich mains designed to satisfy a
range of palettes, paired with novel challenges infused with
joy.
Come and see why over 3000 food critics (students) most
commonly describe their experience as “fun, challenging,
interesting and exciting”.
Bring your appetite!
Key takeaways:
1. Our current mathematical diet places too great an
emphasis on fluency.
2. A balanced diet provides opportunities for students to
apply their learning in a novel context.
3. Creativity belongs in the ‘eat most’ category.
FULL A22 WAYS TO JAZZ UP YOUR SENIOR
MATHS CLASSES
Subtheme: Wellbeing
Kara Fox and Lucas Cruz Rocha, Bendigo Senior
Secondary College, Duane Anderson, Crusoe Secondary
College
(Year 9 to Year 12)
We will provide you with a dozen different ways to jazz up
your senior maths classroom including a portfolio of fun
activities, use of technology, brain breaks and more. Great
ideas that have worked for us for many years and helped us to
connect with a wide range of students.
Key takeaways:
A23 VALUING MATHEMATICS THROUGH
FINANCIAL LITERACY: FREE RESOURCES AND
GAMES
(COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION)
Subtheme: Technology
Damian Nicholson, Financial Basics Foundation (FBF)
(Year 7 to Year 12)
Financial Basics Foundation (FBF) is an independent charity
that provides free of charge to all Australian educators
extensive resources and services designed to support students
in developing financial life skills. FBF’s new website features
financial literacy teaching and learning resources, videos,
activities and games In addition, we have also launched the
Financial Basics Classroom Academy, an e-learning portal
featuring engaging online short courses with financial literacy
micro-credentials led by the classroom teacher. As with all
FBF resources, The Financial Basics Classroom Academy
is integrated into our website and free to all Australian
educators. This session will focus on free tools for student
engagement with and understanding of mathematics in the
‘real-life’ context of personal finance. It will showcase the
freshly launched Financial Basics Classroom Academy short
courses, the brand new animated MoneyIQ YouTube financial
education video series and the updated ESSI Money Game.
Key takeaways:
1. Free financial literacy education resources that you can use
in your next lesson.
2. Free financial literacy training courses for your students,
featuring micro-credentials.
3. Free Australian-context, animated, financial literacy
education videos.
Remember: An internet enabled device will let you get
hands on with the free digital resources during the session.
1. Free, ready to use resources.
2. Ideas to engage your senior students.
3. Technology you may not be aware of.
THE MATHEMATICAL
ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
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