2 February 2015

Quantitative skills in the workplace

Before Christmas, the Office of the Chief Scientist released the reports from the Quantitative Skills in 21st Century Workplaces project which was undertaken by AAMT with the Australian Industry Group.

These reports are available on the AAMT website, but of particular interest might be the Quantitative Skills Map which identifies the actual mathematics involved in the workplaces investigated.

www.aamt.edu.au/Library/Projects/Workplace-maths-skills

StartSmart

The Commonwealth Bank StartSmart program is a free financial literacy workshop for school and vocational education students. The workshops about money management are interactive, engaging and fun, and give students the confidence to make smart decisions about money. Workshops are mapped to curriculum and have been designed with education experts. For more information or to register your interest go to www.startsmart.com.au

[event] Maths Inspiration

Maths Inspiration, one of the largest maths enrichment programs for teenagers in the UK, is coming to Australia! It's a chance for 15–17 year olds, even those who aren't really 'into' maths, to experience three of the UK's most entertaining maths speakers live, presenting mathematics in the context of exciting, real-world situations. 14–15 May 2015

www.mansw.nsw.edu.au/events/category/maths-inspiration

[event] Excellence in Professional Practice Conference

"Improving assessments of student learning"

21–23 May 2015, Novotel, Brighton Beach, Sydney

ACER invites teachers and school leaders, and researchers working with schools, to submit proposals to present; submissions close 13 February.

www.acer.edu.au/eppc

[featured resource] Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction (2nd ed.)

This critically-acclaimed book will help teachers and coaches meet the challenges of differentiating instruction through the use of open questions and parallel tasks. This second edition includes many new examples with almost 300 questions and tasks that can be adopted or used as models. This is a wonderful guide to help create a more inclusive classroom learning community.

#NCT1070 $40.00 * AAMT members $32.00 *

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Entire-catalogue/Good-Questions

​[featured resource] Picture Puzzles

One screen, two learners, concrete materials and a challenge.

A useful addition to your school’s mathematics resources, Picture Puzzles comprises many PDF slide show files suitable for students from Years 2 to 12. The activities are modelled on pairs of students working through the stimulus using concrete materials, sharing their learning.

Membership of Picture Puzzles is permanent and normally costs $330 for members and $412.50 for non-members.

#MC001 FEBRUARY SPECIAL $275.00 * AAMT members $220.00 *

www.aamt.edu.au/Webshop/Entire-catalogue/Picture-Puzzles

Other news

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

Are digital textbooks worth it?

Mindfulness exercises improve kids’ math scores

The cure for early grades assessment difficulties? Take a tablet

New study utilizes Kinect for Windows technology to teach elementary school students geometry

Which of these top 20 programming languages should your school teach?

Student success better predicted by personalities than intelligence; Why being smart isn't enough

India Questions Math Genius Professor Manjul Bhargava

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