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Teaching is hard, and learning isn’t easy

Learning, Mathematics, NAPLAN, Opinion, PedagogyBy Katherin CartwrightFebruary 24, 2020

Teaching is hard work, and learning isn’t easy. It is time to appreciate the complexity of the job and to talk about the real purpose of education, to improve student learning. Actually, it could be better phrased as to improve an individual’s learning. Something that all teachers work hard to achieve. To help students move…

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Talking about tutoring

Learning, Mathematics, Opinion, Pedagogy, ReflectionsBy Katherin CartwrightJune 24, 2019

In light of last week’s SMH article by Jordan Baker regarding private tutoring, I thought this would be a good opportunity to expand on some of the current thinking and discourse surrounding this topic. Being ‘for’ or ‘against’ tutoring is not the ultimate focus for this blog. In fact, as with many aspects of education, it…

Slow Teaching

Mathematics, Opinion, UncategorisedBy Katherin CartwrightJune 10, 2019

We have slow TV, slow fashion and even slow food, but what about slow teaching?

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The importance of teaching not telling

Mathematics, Opinion, PedagogyBy Katherin CartwrightFebruary 18, 2019

If learning is an active process, what does that mean for me as the teacher and what is my role in the classroom?

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How are we going to manage talking and listening?

Pedagogy, ReflectionsBy Annette GrayDecember 3, 2018

Talking and listening in the classroom is really the bread and butter of what we do as teachers and learners. While we, the formal assessors, together with the world at large (including parents), might value the written word over talk, and certainly accept the written word for evidence of learning (appropriately constructed, of course), it…

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6 practices that should be in your mathematical repertoire

MathematicsBy Katherin CartwrightDecember 3, 2018

Programming your practices As the year draws to an end for most schools, planning for 2019 is beginning already. I thought it would be good to highlight some of the ‘buzz words’, concepts or ideas that are having an impact in mathematics classrooms. When planning for mathematics at this time of the year, spend the…

Dialogic teaching and talking about writing

Opinion, PedagogyBy Annette GrayNovember 26, 2018

Dialogic teaching, a term created by Dr Robin Alexander in the early 2000s, harnesses the power of talk to stimulate and extend students’ thinking and advance their learning and understanding.

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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.

“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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Investing in our students

Opinion, PedagogyBy Annette GrayOctober 8, 2018

It seems ridiculous to have to state that one of the most important investments we can make as teachers is in our students. Stating the obvious, one would think. Maybe so …

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