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MAV 2023 Conference
MAV 2023 Conference - Aiming High
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Room 6 : F to Y8

Keynote Panel Discussion - Featured

Session Description

Session Program

Paul and Damian’s presentation is targeted at primary teachers and junior secondary teachers. The presentation was inspired by their concern regarding the low mathematics levels that many students are coming in at yr 7 from the Primary sector. Having used NAPLAN data, PATmaths and personal experience as a guide, Paul and Damian will discuss the concepts about which Primary students show inadequate understanding when they begin the Yr 7. The presentation will focus on specific concepts that can be taught and extended in the primary classroom such as integers, estimation, ratios, equations. Paul and Damian will demonstrate where teachers can extend their current practice without ‘Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater’ and tweak what they do to build a sturdy bridge for students to easily traverse so that they are more familiar and confident with the content when they walk into their first yr 7 class and face the harsh reality of assessment and grades.
My session will aim to provide teachers with strategies to engage all students with a range of open ended maths tasks with multiple entry and exit points to challenge and support all students. I will provide a range of fun activities that I have gathered over the years as a classroom teacher and Numeracy Coach, designed to inspire students and teachers. I also aim to build the confidence of teachers who have a negative mindset towards teaching maths. The message I wish to convey is that maths can be fun and numbers are beautiful!
'They just don't have a maths brain, I never did either' a statement all too common from parents and sometimes even teachers. This session will dive into the research around maths trauma and maths anxiety and how it can impact our communities. Hear about our journey in developing and embedding common mathematical values among our school community in an effort to get kids to start taking risks and seeing themselves as mathematicians. With a focus on growth mindset and the power of a shared 'Maths Mantra' embedded across the school we are beginning to see just how a paradigm shift can change the way we think about and teach mathematics and in turn improve our student outcomes. Using current research learn the ways in which as a school we addressed maths anxiety within our staff and in turn empowered them to learn to love teaching maths.

1:00 pm

Contextual problem-posing, or the generation of problems about a meaningful or relevant context, is a powerful tool for building a more numerate society. As a practice, it has the potential to improve teachers’ beliefs about mathematics as well as their mathematics self-efficacy, and to engage and inspire students, no matter their background, by drawing them into the mathematics in the world around them and allowing them to use mathematics in a meaningful way. In this workshop, teachers and leaders are invited to consider how they can incorporate contextual problem-posing in their practice to improve teacher engagement and reduce the reliance on pre-made resources. We will explore how to use contextual problem-posing to improve student engagement, particularly for those who lack confidence or have been reluctant to engage in mathematics, and we will discuss how incorporating this practice might promote greater social equity in our classrooms.
Are your students engaged with learning Maths? Are YOU confident with teaching Maths? This workshop is all about igniting the passion for the teaching and learning of maths. What are your strengths, and those of the students that we can tap into to make our lessons the ones that they look forward to? Look at ways of creating and using 'hooks' to motivate greater participation by students AND teachers, and learning maths through rich contexts. How can we incorporate maths across the curriculum? We will look at learning beyond the classroom. An interactive presentation that will leave you invigorated about teaching, and leaving with a wealth of ideas about how to make your maths lessons more meaningful, relevant and enjoyable.

3:30 pm

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