AAMT e-news

for the Australian mathematics education community

7 November 2016

National Mathematics Talent Quest

The award ceremony for the National Mathematics Talent Quest was held recently, organised by the Mathematical Association Victoria. Congratulations to all individuals, groups and classes involved! A list of winners is available on the AAMT website at www.aamt.edu.au/Student-activities/NMTQ/NMTQ-winners-2016.

Jen Bowden, the event organiser, would also welcome feedback on the judging criteria.

Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards

The awards are open to all registered teachers and school leaders currently working in any Australian school. Applications for teaching achievements in challenging and socially diverse communities are especially encouraged

Twelve award recipients will receive a 12-month fellowship that includes $10 000 for professional development and an overseas observation visit valued at $5000. Plus, your school will receive $30 000 to fund a high-impact project.

Applications close Wednesday 30 November 2016. Go to https://teachingawards.com.au.

Financial Literacy Australia Awards

The FLA Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of organisations and individuals working to improve Australians’ financial literacy – including teachers and schools. There are six award categories:

Large program
Small program
Targeted program
Financial literacy resource or communication
Contribution to financial literacy
Research/evaluation

The closing date for applications for the 2017 Awards is Sunday 11 December 2016. For more information and to apply, go to http://finlit.org.au/awards.

Unsung Heroes Awards

EducationHQ is offering you the opportunity to sing the praises of someone in your education community who you feel, deserves a special mention.

Nominations are now open for the Unsung Heroes Awards 2016, with entries welcome in four categories: Leader, Teacher, Technology and Support.

Nominations close 13 November and voting opens 14 November. Go to http://au.educationhq.com/unsung-heroes.

14th International Conference of The Mathematics Education for the Future Project

Mathematics Education for the Next Decade: Heuristics and Challenges of Pólya and Lakatos

10–15 September 2017, Balatonfüred, Hungary.

For more information, download the PDF First Announcement from http://directorymathsed.net/montenegro/AAAAHungarytFirstAnnouncementDraft.pdf

Catch an idea

Mosaics

Mosaics can look very random but there are a lot of changing distances to make the tiles fit.

[featured resource] Measurement

Paul Lockhart

This is a book to be read and relished. The author explores complex mathematical ideas about shape and motion and renders them intuitive and graspable. In the first section, the conversation begins at regular polygons and finishes with mechanical curves, taking in symmetry, area, volume, trigonometry and conic sections on the way. The second section ventures into coordinate systems, dimension, vectors, velocity and differential calculus. This hardback book is a great idea for a student prize!

#ECA016 $67.50 * AAMT members: $54.00 *

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Entire-catalogue/Measurement