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Assessment in mathematics

MathematicsBy Katherin CartwrightNovember 12, 2018

It’s that time of the year again when primary teachers shift their focus to collating assessment data to write end of semester reports to parents. So how do we make judgements in mathematics? And what does ‘high’ or ‘outstanding’ look and sound like in mathematics?

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Writing and music

English, LiteracyBy Annette GrayNovember 5, 2018

Written text can be like music – creative and exciting, thrilling and moving.

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Making more room for mathematics

MathematicsBy Katherin CartwrightNovember 5, 2018

Are you are feeling that there is too much mathematics ‘to get through’ in your mathematics lessons? Here are a few examples of how to incorporate parts of your mathematics scope (outcomes) into other learning areas.

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Valuing student voice in mathematics

MathematicsBy Katherin CartwrightOctober 29, 2018

Student voice in mathematics, and the teacher’s ability to create opportunities for mathematical discourse focused on students’ ways of thinking and working, is at the heart of quality teaching.

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Thinking about Context Part 2: Writing the Future

English, Literacy, Organisations, ReflectionsBy Annette GrayOctober 29, 2018

The voices and ideas of the teachers, academics, writers and children at PETAA’s ‘Professional Learning Intensive’ “Writing the Future” radiated from the ‘pages’ of their presentations.

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Do we need specialist maths teachers in primary schools? Definitely not

MathematicsBy Katherin CartwrightOctober 22, 2018

Students need all teachers and carers in their lives across their schooling life to be passionate about mathematics, its usefulness and its beauty, and every students’ ability to improve in mathematics. Only when all our attitudes towards mathematics change will we see students’ confidence and choices regarding mathematics change.

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Thinking about Context Part 1: Writing the Future

LiteracyBy Annette GrayOctober 22, 2018

Total immersion indeed. PETAA’s ‘Professional Learning Intensive’ was described as presenting writing ‘to teachers in context’. It did that and more in this two days of professional learning for educators from all over the country.

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Mathematics: Everyone’s second language!

MathematicsBy Katherin CartwrightOctober 15, 2018

Understanding the language of mathematics plays a large role in students becoming numerate. Whether it’s the language of mathematics or mathematical language, it’s new for all of us.

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Investing in our profession

Opinion, OrganisationsBy Annette GrayOctober 15, 2018

Investing in our profession by joining a professional organisation makes sense. We want increased credibility as teachers, we want the world to understand the expanding complexities of the teaching process…

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“Does anyone have…?” No, go fish!

Mathematics, OpinionBy Katherin CartwrightOctober 8, 2018

Finding appropriate resources and lesson ideas for the mathematics classroom can be one of the many challenges for both beginning and experienced teachers.

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