Category Archives: Mathematics

Do all lesson structures support students retaining information?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by mwalker

Recently I was listening to a teacher at my school, Aylie Berger, present some work on learning in Mathematics. A number of items were really interesting but for me the research around the “primary recency effect and cognitive closure” really … Continue reading →

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Maths Problems: how to engage youth in learning to ask and solve maths problems using a little bit of technology.

Posted on May 19, 2010 by mwalker

Another fabulous TED talk this time on Mathematics, one of our school improvement targets. Meyer’s a secondary school maths teacher shows how we can connect students to maths problems using technology in real life situations. To learn to ask the … Continue reading →

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What are the big ideas in maths that students need to know – in the Early Years?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by mwalker

At the start of the school year most of the local primary schools got together to hear Di Siemon from RMIT speak about the big ideas in mathematics education. Di really challenged some of our teacher ideas and spoke about the big ideas … Continue reading →

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