Conference synopsis 20240805 - Flipbook - Page 63
Key takeaways:
1. Lesson sequences that build deep understanding.
3. You will write your first Python Program in this session. No
prior experience required!
2. Resources that support conceptual understanding.
C16 TEACHING MATHS LIKE THE LANGUAGE
OF THE UNIVERSE
Subtheme: Curriculum
Paul Bowyer, Mathematicalendar
(Year 3 to Year 10)
Galileo’s most famous quote was that ‘Maths is the language
of the universe!’ This presentation will give you practical ways
to bring the universe into your maths classroom, playground
and beyond! Once students realise maths is the language
of the universe - that they’re speaking the language of the
universe when they’re doing maths - it can really change their
minds about maths!
Key takeaways:
1. Maths is the language of the universe.
2. Maths is in everything, often hidden in plain sight.
C18 BRING THE LAUNCH TO LIFE! STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PROBLEM
SOLVING.
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Maree Croft and Liz Dewar, Love Maths
(F to Year 6)
This session will look at the Launch, Explore, Summarise
instructional model, which offers a dynamic framework
for using problem solving effectively in the classroom.
We will focus specifically on the Launch phase, where the
primary goal is to spark students’ interest and set the stage
for exploration. We will explore current classroom research
and practice that demonstrates the importance of using
relevant, challenging tasks to enhance student engagement.
Educators will gain ideas for creating engaging mathematics
tasks with authentic contexts and see examples of lessons
that have been taught in primary classrooms across Victoria.
We will share strategies to modify tasks, making them more
interesting for the students in your class.
3. Ways of making you and your students aware.
With an engaging Launch, students are eager to delve deeper
into the content being explored, setting a strong foundation
for the Explore and Summarise phases that follow.
C17 MACRO:FUN WITH MICRO:BITS
Key takeaways:
(COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION)
Subtheme: Technology
Peter Fox, Texas Instruments
(Year 7 to Year 12)
1. Ideas for engaging tasks with an authentic context.
2. Different approaches for modifying tasks.
3. Research and examples of student engagement when using
problem solving tasks.
Join us in this dynamic workshop as we unlock STEM
potential with Micro:bits. Discover how the Micro:bit, a
cheap, pocket-sized micro-controller can revolutionise
mathematics education by engaging students in hands-on
project-based learning. From coding challenges to real world
applications, this workshop will empower you with innovative
strategies to integrate Micro:bits into the mathematics
curriculum and inspire the next generation of problem solvers.
Key takeaways:
1. Put the M into steM.
2. Naturally and meaningful integration of coding in the
mathematics curriculum.
THE MATHEMATICAL
ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
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