EMBEDDING AND ASSESSING THE MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCIES

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For mathematics education leaders		For primary school teachers
Friday 23 June, 2017		Saturday 24 June, 2017
Mathematics leaders and those with an interest in mathematics education leadership within primary schools including Principals, Deputy Principals, Numeracy Leaders, Academics, Vic DET, VCAA and others.		All primary teachers across Victoria are invited to attend this day focused on teaching and learning mathematics in the primary classroom.

This conference was a truly collaborative event hosted at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne and included high-quality presenters and a variety of session options. Participants learnt from leaders with practical and educational research experience, from The Mathematical Association of Victoria and Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Mathematics Education Group.

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For mathematics education leaders. Friday 23 June 2017. Click for details

For mathematics education leaders. Friday 23 June 2017. Click for details

The conference explored what mathematics leadership looks like, including the big issues to be faced in order to improve mathematics outcomes. Sessions enriched participants' understanding of leadership and provided practical advice to implement change in their own school context with a focus on the proficiencies.

Session	Presenters	Title
Keynote A 9am–10am	Professor David Clarke	Promoting mathematics proficiencies through classroom talk Sponsored by
Workshop rotation 1 10am–11am	Jen Bowden and Jen Briggs	B1: Collaborative maths leadership
	Ellen Corovic	B2: Making mathematical connections
	Derek Holton	B3: Inquiry mathematics - Nell’s and Norm’s numbers
	Carmel Mesiti and Amanda Reed	B4: Making the most of rich mathematical tasks
	Cath Pearn	B5: Non-routine fraction tasks reveal and develop students’ mathematical understanding and reasoning
	Dan Jazby	B6: The M in STEM? Practical use of STEM to teach mathematical problem solving
	Sara McKee	B7: Resources to support the proficiency strands
Morning tea and networking: 11am–11.30am
Keynote C 11.30am–12.30pm	Associate Professor Robyn Pierce	RME, the resolve project and mathematics by inquiry
Workshop rotation 2 12.30pm–1.30pm	Jen Bowden and Jen Briggs	D1: Collaborative maths leadership
	Ellen Corovic	D2: Making mathematical connections
	Derek Holton	D3: Inquiry mathematics - strange balances
	Carmel Mesiti and Amanda Reed	D4: Making the most of rich mathematical tasks
	Cath Pearn	D5: Non-routine fraction tasks reveal and develop students’ mathematical understanding and reasoning
	Dan Jazby	D6: The M in STEM? Practical use of STEM to teach mathematical problem solving
	Duncan Symons	D7: Inquiry mathematics (ReSolve)
Lunch and networking: 1.30pm–2.30pm
Workshop rotation 3 2.30pm–3.30pm	Duncan Symons	E1: Inquiry mathematics (ReSolve)
	Sara McKee	E2: Resources to support the proficiency strands
	Natasha Ziebell	E3: Enacting the curriculum (problem solving and reasoning)
	Roger Wander	E4: Sensible use of Geogebra©technology in primary mathematics classrooms
	Max Stephens	E5: Highlighting the proficiencies as seen in Japanese lesson study
	Kate Copping	E6: Planning for the proficiencies
Keynote F 3.30pm–4.30pm	Associate Professor Wee Tiong Seah	OK, we need to do better, but how?
G: Plenary - Panel discussion: 4.30pm–5pm
H: Drinks, nibbles and networking: 5pm–5.30pm

For primary school teachers. Saturday 24 June, 2017. Click for details

For primary school teachers. Saturday 24 June, 2017. Click for details

Join us to explore mathematics education, teaching and learning, with a focus on the proficiencies. This practical day will leave you with many ideas to try out back in the classroom. This is also an opportunity to make connections and network with other primary teachers.

Session	Presenters	Title
Keynote A 9am–10am	Ryan Dunn	Teaching (and learning) reasoning in mathematics
Workshop rotation 1 10am–11am	Jen Bowden	B1: Using picture books to inspire a working mathematically approach
	Ellen Corovic and Cathy Epstein	B2: Let’s get started! Using games to engage students
	Cath Pearn	B3: Performing rules and procedures can lead to misconceptions: How important is mathematical reasoning?
	Caroline Cohrssen and Mary Holwell	B4: The role of the teacher in supporting reasoning and problem solving from early childhood
	Natasha Ziebell	B5: Enacting the curriculum (problem solving and reasoning)
	Dan Jazby	B6: The M in STEM? Practical use of STEM to teach mathematical problem solving
	Sara McKee	B7: Resources to support the proficiency strands
Morning tea and networking: 11am–11.30am
Keynote C 11.30am–12.30pm	Jen Bowden and Ellen Corovic	Being a professional maths teacher – pedagogy, planning and practice
Workshop rotation 2 12.30pm–1.30pm	Ryan Dunn	D1: Using language/ skillful questioning to promote reasoning
	Caroline Cohrssen and Mary Holwell	D2: The role of the teacher in supporting reasoning and problem solving from early childhood
	Dan Jazby	D3: The M in STEM? Practical use of STEM to teach mathematical problem solving
	Cath Pearn	D4: Performing rules and procedures can lead to misconceptions: How important is mathematical reasoning?
	Jen Bowden	D5: Using picture books to inspire a working mathematically approach
	Cathy Epstein	D6: Let’s get started! Using games to engage students
	Natasha Ziebell	D7: Enacting the curriculum (problem solving and reasoning)
Lunch and networking: 1.30pm–2.30pm
Workshop rotation 3 2.30pm–3.30pm	Ryan Dunn	E1: Using language/skillful questioning to promote reasoning
	Sara McKee	E2: Resources to support the proficiency strands
	Dan Jazby	E3: The M in STEM? Promoting problem solving and reasoning
	Kate Copping	E4: Planning for the proficiencies
	Roger Wander	E5: Sensible use of Geogebra© technology in primary mathematics classrooms
	Derek Holton	E6: Inquiry mathematics – strange balances
Keynote F 3.30pm–4.30pm	Dr Max Stephens	Algorithmics in the Victorian Curriculum: An entry point into reasoning and problem solving Sponsored by
G: Plenary - Panel discussion: 4.30pm–5pm
H: Drinks, nibbles and networking: 5pm–5.30pm

Resources and presentations from the conference.

Resources and presentations from the conference.

Jen Bowden	Using picture books to inspire a working mathematically approach
Jen Bowden and Ellen Corovic	Being a professional maths teacher – pedagogy, planning and practice
Jen Bowden and Ellen Corovic	Collaborative maths leadership
David Clarke	Promoting mathematics proficiencies through classroom talk
Ellen Corovic	Making mathematical connections
Ellen Corovic and Cathy Epstein	Let’s get started! Using games to engage students
Derek Holton	Inquiry mathematics - Nell’s and Norm’s numbers
Derek Holton	Inquiry mathematics – strange balances
Dan Jazby	The M in STEM? Practical use of STEM to teach mathematical problem solving
Robyn Pierce	RME, the resolve project and mathematics by inquiry
Wee Tiong Seah	OK, we need to do better, but how?
Duncan Symons	Inquiry Mathematics in the Primary Classroom (ReSolve)
Max Stephens	Algorithmics in the Victorian Curriculum: An entry point into reasoning and problem solving

The 2017 event was very successful and is now closed. We hope to bring you a similar event in 2018. For information about this event office@mav.vic.edu.au.

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Peter Batchelor

Peter is the Webmaster of the Mathematical Association of Victoria. A long, long time ago he was a Primary teacher and then taught computer subjects and Mathematics to Year 10 before becoming a lecturer at RMIT and then working with subject associations to develop their web presence.

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