Professional Learning

Multiplicative Thinking Workshop

Professor Di Siemon from RMIT presented a workshop on mutiplicative thinking on Wednesday March 24th, 2010. Here are links to some of her key papers, of particular relevance to teachers of Grades 4 - 8 and including assessment materials, learning plans, authentic tasks and a resource library:

http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/student/mathscontinuum/snmymultiplicativethinking.pdf

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/maths/snmy/default.htm

Problem Solving Evenings

The Problem Solving Evenings are held three times a year on Wednesday nights.

Proposed dates for 2010 are:

14 April

14 July

13 October

MAT Members (and others who wish to be involved) should, in the first instance, express a desire to be a part of the Problem Solving Group by contacting Ken Milton or Howard Reeves. They will then receive a collection of 20 problems approximately 2 months before the date set down for the next gathering of the Group. On the ‘Problem Solving Evening’, the Group gets together to consider the problems (which individuals have examined in the meantime) by presenting solutions, solution attempts and possible ‘extensions’ to the problems and discussing aspects of curriculum where problem solving has a place. The Evening (together with the ‘lead-up’) is great Professional Development and an occasion for informal social interaction.