19 December 2016

Enjoy your Christmas break!

The Council and staff of the AAMT would like to wish all members and the wider mathematics education community a very happy festive season.

Please note that the AAMT office will be closed from midday 22 December 2016 until 3 January 2017.

2016 NAPLAN National Report

ACARA has released the 2016 NAPLAN National Report. This is available as an online interactive report or can be downloaded as a PDF. Go to http://reports.acara.edu.au.

[featured resource] AAMT Mathematics Calendar 2017

An attractive and engaging full-colour calendar, ideal as a gift for your colleagues, student prizes, and as a thought-provoking mathematical addition to your classroom. For 2017, photography by the late Richard Phillips is again featured, along with additional images to give an Australian flavour. Each monthly spread has a main image plus smaller images based on an open-ended mathematical prompt. These can be used as a starting point for exploring mathematics.

#AAM2017

1 copy $20.00 * AAMT members: $16.00 *
2 copies $18.00 each * AAMT members $14.40 *
3 copies or more $15.00 each * AAMT members $12.00 *

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Entire-catalogue/AAMT-Mathematics-Calendars

Other news

The articles below were posted to AAMT's Facebook and LinkedIn pages and Twitter feed, and link to various sites:

How to Plan for Spontaneity

Coping with 'classroom shock': new teachers susceptible to stress and burnout

Animals can do ‘almost math’

2016 NAPLAN results show maths, literacy skills flatline

It Turns Out Spending More Probably Does Improve Education

STEM and assessment: what’s important?

NAPLAN shows Indigenous students improving

How To Ensure Students Are Actively Engaged and Not Just Compliant

For Australia to improve in maths, policymakers need to make a plan and stick to it

Children's early math knowledge related to later achievement

Australian schools are in 'absolute decline' globally, says PISA report

PISA 2015: Australian students’ achievement

What’s the Best Way to Give Math Homework?

Why Play is Essential for the Classroom

'A teacher is an actor, writer, doctor, lawyer, politician, painter and director - who wouldn't want that?': Teachers around the world share their stories

How to Integrate Growth Mindset Messages Into Every Part of Math Class

4 ways to enhance STEM in preK classrooms

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