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SESSION B: Thursday, 12.10pm-1.10pm (cont.)
B13 MATHS IN SCHOOLS - FREE ONLINE
LEARNING FOR TEACHERS
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Celia Coffa, CSER
(F to Year 10)
In this session, we will introduce the Maths in Schools project,
which provides free online professional learning courses
for teachers of Mathematics. The online courses support
contemporary evidence-based approaches to mathematics
teaching from Foundation to Year 2, Years 3-6, and Years
7-10. A particular focus of the courses is the CRA model
and culturally responsive mathematics pedagogies. All the
courses are based on the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics
V9.0 and, as such, provide an excellent tool to unpack the key
changes. In this session, we will enrol in a free online course
and unpack various ways that teachers and leadership teams
can use the resources to familiarise themselves and their
teams with the new curriculum whilst highlighting various
pedagogies. The Maths in Schools project is funded by the
Australian Government Department of Education and is
conducted in partnership with Education Services Australia.
Key takeaways:
1. Knowledge of the content, structure and location of free
online courses for teachers
2. Awareness of the intended audience of the resources.
3. Understanding of the wide variety of ways the online
courses can be used by teachers and leadership teams.
B14 CRITICAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
LANGUAGE, LITERACY, MATHEMATICS AND
NUMERACY
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Dave Tout, ACER and University of Melbourne
(F to Year 12)
Why do teachers of numeracy and mathematics also need
to be language and literacy teachers? This presentation
and hands-on workshop will look at issues related to the
relationship between numeracy and mathematics, and the
crucial roles that language and literacy play in the teaching
and learning of both mathematics and numeracy. Based on
this analysis, what are some of the key challenges in how to
teach numeracy and mathematics successfully taking the
language aspect on board, and what are some teaching
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strategies and approaches that support and integrate the
language of mathematics into our classroom practices. A
range of different hands-on activities and strategies will be
demonstrated that can be used in your classrooms.
Key takeaways:
1. Rationale fand evidence or why literacy and language issues
are critical in teaching numeracy/maths.
2. Examples of classroom activities on how you can address
this in your teaching practices.
B15 EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT NUMERACY
PEDAGOGY THROUGH CONNECTED
CURRICULUM
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Gloria Yi, St Albans Secondary College, Milton Bai,
Kensington Community High School
(Year 5 to Year 10)
This session introduces an innovative pedagogy: the
connected curriculum approach to teaching the mathematics
curriculum across the 3 strands: number and algebra,
measurement and geometry and statistics and probability.
The approach was inspired by Emeritus Professor Peter
Sullivan’s research and workshop, which aimed at enhancing
numeracy engagement by linking learning activities and
assessments to real life, and in particular, students’ daily
life, and improving maths teaching efficiency by covering
multiple strands within one unit. Assessments of the approach
included the three levels of complexity: fluency, problem
solving, and reasoning, which are clearly outlined in the
rubric. The approach is suitable for upper primary, junior
secondary and pre-VCE VM pathway students, and has been
applied and proven effective in both secondary mainstream
and alternative settings. We will share our resources and
demonstrate how to apply the approach at your school.
Key takeaways:
1. Introduction to an innovative teaching approach.
2. Discussions and resources of the approach and examples.
3. Opportunities to create programs for your school.
Remember: Hard copies and digital copies of handouts
will both be provided. Please bring a pen and/or a charged
device.
