Conference synopsis 20240805 - Flipbook - Page 97
G04 MINDSET MATTERS: CREATING
PRODUCTIVE DISPOSITIONS FOR
NUMERACY SUCCESS.
Subtheme: Wellbeing
Monica Waterworth, Derinya Primary School,
Elise Copsey
(F to Year 6)
G05 LEADING CHANGE IN MATHEMATICS
Subtheme: Leadership
Jayde Williams, Milgate Primary School
(F to Year 6)
This workshop will be a professional exploration of the four
essential steps to foster a maths mindset culture in your
school:
With the significant increase in expectations on teachers and
changing priorities in schools, leading change in a school
can be daunting for everyone involved. This session will
take you through one school’s journey of transforming their
mathematics teaching and learning approach through an
exploration of values, coaching and mentoring, professional
learning and personal inquiries. Learn how we evolved
our teaching and learning program to include the Launch,
Explore, Summarise lesson structure, built teacher content
and pedagogical knowledge, and ensured that students were
at the forefront of our planning.
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Reflect with stakeholders.
Key takeaways:
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Collaboratively construct consistent messaging.
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Develop maths mindsets in the classroom.
1. Values and vision: emphasising values guides educational
change amid evolving expectations.
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Embed maths mindsets across the school community.
Join us as we explore the impact that students’ mindsets have
on their progress in mathematics and the role that teachers
can play in enhancing student attitudes and dispositions
towards learning.
Participants in this workshop will be given the opportunity
to reflect on their own teaching practice and discover
practical ways to build positive attitudes and maths wellbeing.
Informed by the most current research on maths anxiety
and mathematical mindsets from key researchers including
Dr Jo Boaler and Dr Sarah Buckley, this workshop aims to
equip teachers with the knowledge needed to boost student
engagement and achievement and promote an appreciation
for mathematics.
Key takeaways:
1. As educators, our personal maths journeys influence our
teaching.
2. Mindset messaging that is evidence-based, consistently
reinforced and embedded across the school community has
the power to positively impact maths wellbeing.
3. Participants will take away a strategic and practical plan,
incorporating lesson structures and shared language, to
promote productive dispositions and a positive maths
mindset culture in their own classrooms and communities.
2. Coaching and mentoring: support teachers with coaching
and mentoring to enhance content and pedagogical skills.
3. Student-centred Learning: focus on students with
structured lessons like Launch, Explore, Summarise for
meaningful educational transformation.
G06 REINVIGORATING BEST PRACTICE
MATHEMATICS TEACHING
Subtheme: Pedagogy
Adele Gregson, Beth Dean, Melinda Ruscitti and Kate
Buzaglo, Bimbadeen Heights Primary School
(F to Year 6)
In 2023 Bimbadeen Heights Primary school embarked on
a professional learning journey focussed on transformation
in the teaching and learning of mathematics through
participation in the Primary Mathematics and Science
Specialists (PMSS) program. In this session, we will share
how school leadership and the school’s PMSS teachers have
worked towards implementing whole school change. We
will explore how collaboration and relational trust between
Principals and middle leaders can embed best practice in the
teaching and learning of mathematics at a primary school
level.
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