The Mathematical Association of Tasmania
PO Box 313, SANDY BAY TAS 7006
For more details please contact
Jane.Skalicky@utas.edu.au

Professional Learning

Full day workshops - Teaching Fractions and Decimals

Hobart - 14th August Flyer (HBT) Registration (HBT)

Launceston - 23rd October Flyer (LTN) Registration (LTN)

The Catholic Education Office organised some great professional learning workshops on the teaching of fractions and decimals. They were presented by Doug Clarke and Anne Roche, accomplished researchers in this area (details on the flyer).

Problem Solving Evenings

Dates for 2007:

Wednesday 16th April, Hytten Hall, University of Tasmania (Hobart Campus) Room 405, 7:30 pm
Wednesday 16th July (same location and time details)
Wednesday 15th October (same location and time details)

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 shall 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.