Description
Time | Description | Presenter |
9:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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9:10 AM | Keynote: What is a Good Maths Lesson: Six Key Ideas | Dr Paul Swan |
10:00 AM | Session 1 Problem Solving: Connecting the Four Proficiencies (3-8) Developing Maths Connections with Children's Literature (P-2) |
Dr Paul Swan Sheila Griffin |
11:00 AM | MORNING TEA |
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11:30 AM | Session 2 Great Maths Tasks to Develop Reasoning (P-8) Dealing with Differentiation (P-4) |
David Dunstan Dr Paul Swan |
12:45 PM | LUNCH |
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1:30 PM | Session 3 Fostering Fluency and Engagement with Card Games (3-8) Making Connections with Maths Number Talks (P-6) |
David Dunstan
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2:45 PM | Farewell gathering, Evaluations and Prize Draws |
Numbers are limited. There are session limits, so first in, first preference allocation. All day street parking is available for $5.
Presenters
David Dunstan (AISWA Staff)
Numeracy Coordinator
David is the AISWA Numeracy Coordinator and has worked with AISWA for over 13 years. He taught mathematics to rural students in WA for 28 years. David regularly presents at state and national conferences, and delivers ‘hands-on’ workshops, which includes, “A Whole School Approach to Teaching Place Value” and “Using Cards and Counters to Link the Proficiencies”. In collaboration with Dr Paul Swan, David has co-authored 27 books, which includes the “Check the Clues” series, “My Word Book: Mathematics” and the 2023 published, “Teaching Place Value” series.
Sheila Griffin (AISWA Staff)
Numeracy Consultant
Numeracy Consultant
Sheila has a passion for improving the teaching of mathematics by supporting schools and teachers through targeted professional learning and practical differentiated classroom ideas. Sheila is co-author of Teaching Mathematics Through Story Books 1,2 and 3 with Dr Paul Swan which was shortlisted at the national publication awards in 2022.
Sheila has a primary school background working in the state school sector where she had a range of Numeracy and leadership roles including the West Australian Project Officer for the teaching of Consumer and Financial Literacy education through the MoneySmart Program. Sheila has also delivered “hands on” Primary Maths workshops at Murdoch University.
She has received several awards with recognition at a national level when she was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Outstanding Primary Maths Teacher of the Year from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). Additionally, she received an award for her whole school approach to the teaching of Consumer and Financial Literacy.
Dr Paul Swan
Dr Paul Swan has many years of experience having taught at the primary secondary and tertiary level. He has written many books and games and created resources to help support teachers and the teaching of mathematics. His website www.drpaulswan.com.au contains many further support materials, many which are free.
He is the recipient of many awards, the most recent being for the development and publishing of Bond Blocks. Recently he has developed video PL courses and offers live and pre-recorded video PL as well as face to face PL.
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Date / Time
15 Jul 2021 Starts: 08:45 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
AISWA Training Room Suite 1
PL Hours : 6.00
Learning Area
- Mathematics
- Numeracy
School Area
- Preschool (PK-K)
- Early Childhood (PK - 2)
- Primary (P-6)
- Middle Primary (3-6)
- Secondary (7-10)
- Senior Secondary (11 - 12)
- Leadership
- Education Assistants
- Business Manager
- Other (non-teaching)