Webinar - 12 June, 2018

Mathematics: Helping students develop mental computation strategies

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Numeracy.

During primary school, students learn a range of mental computation strategies to work out and estimate answers to mathematical calculations, which become essential for secondary mathematics. In this interactive webinar, we will identify the sequence of learning mental computation strategies in primary school, and explore some practical activities and games that teacher aides can use to help students develop their mental computation skills in:

·      Multiplication

·      Division
Webinar - 8 May, 2018

Mathematics: Helping students develop number sense

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Numeracy.

Number sense develops gradually, and is the foundation for confidently using mathematics in our everyday lives, and for academic purposes.  This interactive webinar will explore a range of practical strategies teacher aides can use to support students in their early development of number sense, including strategies for:

·      Counting

·      Place value

·      Addition

·      Subtraction
Webinar - 26 June, 2018

Supporting Students With Mental Computation Strategies

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Numeracy.

Computation strategies are a bigger part of the maths classroom today. Different resources and documents describe them in a variety of ways. In this webinar, ATA guest presenter, Dr. Judy Hartnett of Making Maths Reason-able, will present a way of thinking about computation strategies that makes this area of maths easier for students to understand, and easier for those supporting the learning of strategies to explain.

Join us and learn from Judy's strategies, activities and games.
Webinar - 9 May, 2023

Making Mathematics Engaging for all Students

The recording of this webinar is available in the Professional Development library, under Numeracy

Mathematics is more than a bunch of numbers and rules to remember. When students are challenged to make sense of the maths, their learning is deeper, and connects to what they already know. Using hands on materials is a way to engage students but engagement needs to be more than just having fun while doing activities. 

In this webinar, join Dr Judy Hartnett, a Mathematics Education Consultant, who works in schools to support teachers to improve maths learning outcomes for their students, to learn:

  • what engaging students in maths learning can look like
  • how students can be challenged and supported while they learn.