Mathematical Association of Tasmania
Welcome to the website of the Mathematical Association of Tasmania. This site contains valuable information for teachers of mathematics from Kindergarten to year 12, and for anyone interested in mathematics in Tasmania.
The Mathematical Association of Tasmania (MAT) was founded in 1961 and is a non-profit organisation supporting Mathematics Teachers from K-12. MAT aims to link teachers through association activities, our annual conference, and regular communication. Through our activities and services we aim to promote mathematics education and support teachers in engaging their students in the learning of mathematics.
MAT is an affiliate of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) http://www.aamt.edu.au and also of The Network of Education Associations in Tasmania (NEAT).
Membership 2011
Annual Conference 6th & 7th May 2011
2011 Events
- Special Event: "The Power and Beauty of Geometry: Reasoning and Sense Making" Professor Mike Shaughnessy, Friday the 1st of July, 2011
Venue: Conference rooms, University of Tasmania
Cost: MAT Members - free, non-members - $20
(Prof) Mike Shaughnessy is President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in the US. He is a keynote speaker at the AAMT conference in Alice Springs the week after his visit to Tasmania. He is very well known internationally for his research and professional work in statistics and geometry.
As Reasoning, Understanding, and Problem Solving are among the Proficiencies in the National Curriculum: Mathematics, this talk will be relevant to Tasmanian Teachers at all levels.
Mike will be presenting his talk in Hobart but this will be available via video conference to the North and North West. The meeting will start at 4:00 with afternoon tea before hand at all 3 venues. Mike will answer questions and welcome discussion among the venues.
Attendees should confirm their attendance by emailing the contact person for each venue
Burnie: Cradle Coast Campus, Burnie video-conference Room A159 brett.riley@education.tas.gov.au
Launceston: A Block, Room A023 (next to Degrees restaurant) Rosemary.Callingham@utas.edu.au
Hobart: Underground Seminar Room, Morris Miller Library B102 Jane.Watson@utas.edu.au
Due to the time of day of this presentation CH3CH2 OH may be available at some venues!! But probably not in large quantities as it may inhibit reasoning and sense making in adults.
- Mathematics Relays 2011
This year the relay will be held on Sunday, August 7th at Rosny College (South), Newstead College (North) and Burnie High School (North-West). Schools enter teams of four students in Primary (grades 5, 6), Lower Secondary (grades 7, 8), Upper Secondary (grades 9, 10) or Senior Secondary (grades 11, 12)..
Entry form for 2011 Relay Sunday 7th August 2011
Sample questions and solution papers are now available! See Student Activities
- National Mathematics Day 2011
This event will be held on Friday 20th May (see Activities for further information)
- MAT Mathematics Problem Competition 2011
For more than 40 years the Mathematical Association of Tasmania has conducted the MAT Mathematics Problem Competition for Tasmanian students in Years 7 to 12. Through this Competition some outstanding Mathematics students have been identified and, for other students, the Competition has sparked an interest in Mathematics. The event consists of a set of mathematical problems which aim to test the student’s logic. There are normally 12 questions for each of the three divisions (7-8, 9-10, 11-12).
The 2011 competition will be held on Thursday, 7th July.
- ML Urquhart Competition
Held in August each year this Competition is the most mathematically demanding of competitions conducted by the Association. In 2011, the competition will take place on Tuesday August 9th.
News
- You can join us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sandy-Bay-Australia/Mathematical-Association-of-Tasmania-MAT/194312834795?ref=mf
- Take a look a t the draft version of the Australian curriculum for Mathematics K-10. Go to http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Home and register to have your say.
- The National Numeracy Review report has been published on the COAG website. Read the executive summary and key recommendations here. NNR Executive Summary
- NAPLAN (National Assessment Program in Literacy and Numeracy) results have been distributed to parents. The release of the summary report has resulted in a range of comments in the media. The AAMT's views are detailed in the Position Paper which can be downloaded from http://www.aamt.edu.au/Documentation/Statements .
- Read these position papers released by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: Standards for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, Mathematics for the 21st Century, Financial Literacy
Recent Events
- National Mathematics Day: Past activities are available here: Activities
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Proudly an affiliated association of the
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers