AAMT e-news

for the Australian mathematics education community

26 September 2016

NLNW survey

Did you take part in National Literacy and Numeracy week activities? If so, then your feedback is important to help improve things (submission time extended until 14 October). If not, then you can still check out the activities!

Go to www.literacynumeracy.gov.au

Catch an idea

Don't forget to submit your Catch an Idea to nlnw@aamt.edu.au – like this one from Miriam Lees, Blacktown Boys High, NSW:

As a the teacher in charge of buying the SRC Basketball competition awards, I had to work out how many basketballs fit in a shopping trolley and would the basketballs fit in my boot!

Mathematics Education for the Future conference

The 14th International Conference of the Mathematics Education for the Future Project will be held 10–15 September 2017 in Hungary. Papers and workshop summaries for presentation at the conference are now being sought. Download the first announcement from http://directorymathsed.net/montenegro/AAAAHungaryFirstAnnouncementDraft.pdf or email Alan Rogerson at alan@cdnalma.poznan.pl for more information.

[featured resource] Teaching Number in the Classroom With 4–8 Year Olds

Robert J Wright, Garry Stanger, Ann K Stafford & Jim Martland

This very popular and well-regarded book is now in its second edition, printed in full colour and with a companion website holding downloadable resources, a facilitator’s guide and demonstration videos. Its focus is a practical, step-by-step guide to classroom activities, using an inquiry-based approach to assess children’s knowledge, and then building on this to develop a firm foundation of understanding and confidence in mathematics. Topics covered range from beginning number and early counting strategies to multi-digit addition and subtraction, right through to multiplication and division.

#ECA009 $72.50 * AAMT members: $58.00 *

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Entire-catalogue/Teaching-Number-in-the-Classroom-2nd-edition