Worded Problem Solving

PL # 11021

  • Starting from 1 Mar 2017 till 7 Jun 2017
  • Cancellation permitted until 24 Feb 2017
  • Event registrations closed on 24 Feb 2017

Delivery Format :

Event registration is Closed

Description

Students need to be problem solvers!

Futurists tell us that the rate of technology is doubling every 2 years and that today’s teenagers will have between 10 and 14 jobs by the time they are 38 years old. This means that students will have to embrace new challengers and become problem solvers.

It is a known fact that multiple step worded problems create difficulty for students. In this two day workshop our major emphasis will be on a schema based approach to problem solving involving Polya and Ann Newman. Teachers will be given a range of tools to address the difficulties associated with worded problems.

Presenters

Kristin Humphreys (AISWA Staff)

Numeracy Consultant

Kristin Humphreys <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

Kristin Humphreys has been working at AISWA for the past five years in the roles of Australian Curriculum Mathematics Consultant and currently as a Numeracy Consultant. She has a Graduate Diploma in Primary Education and has taught at West Australian Government and Independent Schools. Kristin has experience with inquiry based learning and has training and knowledge of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the Primary Years Program (PYP). She has worked with numerous schools to re-write and produce a Numeracy/Mathematics Policy for their school. Kristin has created various planners and scope and sequence documents, located on the AISWA website, to assist teachers with effective planning.

She is an accomplished presenter and co-author of ’10 Minutes Tops’, a book of 20 reflection tools for all learning areas. Kristin completed her Masters of Education in Learning Difficulties in 2012 and has independently researched the effective use of iPads in the primary mathematics classroom. This research has led to multiple teacher workshops and many schools implementing effective iPad teaching and learning strategies.  Kristin has a passion for hands-on learning experiences, innovation and technology in the classroom.

Dr Paul Swan

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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Segments

Event Segment

Date / Time

1 Mar 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00

Delivery Format : In Person

AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)

PL Hours : 6.00

Day 2

Date / Time

7 Jun 2017 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00

Delivery Format : In Person

AISWA Seminar Room (First Floor)

PL Hours : 6.00

Learning Area

  • Numeracy

School Area

  • Early Childhood (PK - 2)
  • Middle Primary (3-6)

Event Contact

AITSL Standards