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E19 ALL HIGH-CEILING, ALL KNOWING: HOW
TO AVOID ‘MATHEMATICS 2.0’ BECOMING
‘2-POINT-OH-NO!’
Subtheme: Curriculum
David Innes, Evaluate forx
(Year 5 to Year 10)
It’s that time again: to develop documentation for a new
curriculum. Crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s can result in
bland, procedural mathematics that checks more boxes than
it does inspire. Students are engaged when they are curious
and are motivated when they are rewarded for their efforts.
A reliable method for engagement is by designing activities
that are either open-ended or developed with a flow-floor
high-ceiling mindset. In this session, experienced educator
and consultant David Innes will present some of his favourite
low floor high ceiling activities for a secondary mathematics
classroom. You can create open-ended tasks without the
dread of a pile of onerous marking. These activities will be
a mixture of warm up, engage and explore activities, with
potential formative assessments. Participants will have the
opportunity to try them out during the session and will be
shown how they line up with the new curriculum.
Key takeaways:
1. The use of dynamic geometry software
2. Appreciation of angle concept
3. Activities to support reasoning in middle years
Remember: Bring a laptop or tablet preferably with
Geogebra Classic downloaded.
E21 KILLER GENERAL MATHS VCE
QUESTIONS BY MAFFSGURU AND NELSON
VICMATHS
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Darren Smyth, Melbourne Grammar School, Robert Yen,
Cengage Australia
(Year 11 to Year 12)
1. Learn first, rules after.
MaffsGuru’s Darren Smyth and VICmaths’ Robert Yen review
some complex questions from this year’s and previous years’
exams. Why did they kill? Was it the topic or the question?
Hear some expert advice on reading and interpreting the
questions, the common areas and errors, and the student
performance for those questions. Learn some exam hacks for
unpacking and tackling these questions.
2. Less words, more mathematics.
Key takeaways:
Key takeaways:
3. Differentiation is easier when the prompts are open.
Remember: Bring paper, pens, calculator.
E20 FUN IN THE DIGITAL SPACE WITH
GEOGEBRA
Subthemes: Technology, Curriculum
1. Review some killer questions from this year’s and previous
years’ exams.
2. Expert advice on reading and interpreting the questions,
the common areas and errors, and the student performance
for those questions.
3. Learn some exam hacks for unpacking and tackling these
questions.
Marj Horne and Rebecca Seah, RMIT
(Year 5 to Year 8)
The Australian Curriculum requires the use of digital devices
to explore problem solving and reasoning in mathematics.
This workshop introduces a free, easy to use app, available
on all platforms, Geogebra. It enables students to explore a
range of ideas in geometry while it also is a computer algebra
system. The purpose is to engage with the use of technology
to support reasoning in geometry and measurement in the
middle years paying particular attention to the development
of angle. So, bring your laptop or tablet and come and have
fun.
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