AAMT e-news

for the Australian mathematics education community

1 February 2016

AAMT seeks Implementation Officers

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) is in partnership with the University of Tasmania on the Towards Educating Mathematics Professionals Encompassing Science and Technology (TEMPEST) project. The project is seeking to employ two Implementation Officers: one for NSW and the ACT, and another for Queensland.

For more information, go to www.aamt.edu.au/News/Opportunities.

Free resources from AITSL

To start off the 2016 school year, AITSL is running a special campaign for teachers and school leaders by sharing ten professional resources over ten days. Featured resources will include:

classroom observation strategies resources
interactive leadership profiles
enablers for effective professional conversations

Go to www.aitsl.edu.au/1010.

Numerical Acumen Semester One Challenge

The Numerical Acumen Semester One Challenge 2016 will run from 15 February – 13 June 2016.

Suitable for students in Years 2–9, it is a long-term, self-paced challenge. Entry to the challenge is free for:

primary schools in NT, SA and Victoria thanks to the generosity of The People's Choice Credit Union
schools in any state that are part of CASIO's free Prime Schools Plus program.

For more information, go to www.numericalacumen.com.

Connect with Maths Day 2016

Connect with Maths Day on Friday 18 March is a one-day professional learning event to celebrate and promote the importance and diversity of mathematics in society, themed by the five Connect with Maths communities.

Attend in person or connect online!

For more information, go to http://connectwithmathsday.aamt.edu.au.

Education Perfect information sessions

Education Perfect will be holding sessions for teachers about its 2016 Proficiency Week (22–26 February, when its online diagnostic assessment tools will be available for use for free), as well as more information about the Education Perfect learning platform.

These PD sessions are open to all teachers of Science, Maths, English and/or Languages, who are interested in online learning and diagnostic assessment. Places will be allocated on a first-in, first-served basis in various capital cities.

For more information and to register, go to http://worldseries.educationperfect.com/proficiency-week.html.

[featured resource] Problem Pictures Mathematics Calendar 2016

For your office or classroom wall, as a stimulus for a lesson, or as a gift, this calendar, published by AAMT, contains 13 stunning photographs and intriguing mathematics problems.

#AAM2016 $20.00 * AAMT members: $16.00 *

Discounts for multiple copies. Price includes postage.

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Entire-catalogue/Problem-Pictures-Calendars/Problem-Pictures-Mathematics-Calendar-2016