AAMT e-news

for the Australian mathematics education community

5 December 2016

AAMT 2017 conference

AAMT's 26th biennial conference will be held 11–13 July 2017 at the National Convention Centre Canberra.

Registration is now open and offers to present seminars and workshops are being sought.

For more information, go to http://tiny.cc/aamt2017.

Excellence in Professional Practice Conference (EPPC)

Gold Coast, 25–26 May 2017

Join teachers, principals, school leaders and educational professionals at a conference exploring best practice for teaching and learning, through presentations and discussions facilitated by leaders and peers within the educational community.

Proposals to present are now being sought.

For more information, go to www.acer.edu.au/eppc.

NAPLAN online

With plans to move NAPLAN testing online from 2017, the public demonstration site is now available with mini-tests and other information. Go to www.nap.edu.au/online-assessment/naplan-online/naplan-online-public-demonstration-site.

Catch an idea

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"This clock has an angle in the two hands; it can sometimes be acute and sometimes be obtuse but it is only ever a right angle if it is 9 o'clock or 3 o'clock."

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[featured resource] How the Brain Learns Mathematics (2nd ed.)

David A. Sousa

In this recently published second edition, new brain-friendly practical strategies are included in a unique four-step teaching model, making this a most useful addition to your professional library. This edition features more ways to motivate young people, new information on the effects of technology on the brain, integration of the arts into mathematics teaching, and expanding sections on number sense and ELL instruction. The latest research from education and neuroscience gives insight into students' developing brains, helping you to teach mathematics in the most effective ways.

#ECA019 $122.50 * AAMT members: $98.00 *

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Newest-resources/How-the-Brain-Learns-Mathematics-2nd-ed