Read about a range of topics for Australian Foundation to Year 10 teachers of mathematics. Engage with topics including planning, pedagogies, teaching strategies and approaches.

Building connections by using one activity to develop multiple ideas

Have you ever felt that there is a lot of content to get through? So many parts of a topic to teach? One way to deal with this is to look at where aspects of a topic can be combined and addressed using a single activity rather than through a series of discrete activities. This approach also has the benefit of developing conceptual understanding and procedural fluency together.

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Further articles

Open questions – providing opportunities for success Image
Open questions – providing opportunities for success

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Why lesson planning is important for student success Image
Why lesson planning is important for student success

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Explicit teaching in mathematics: Effective assessment Image
Explicit teaching in mathematics: Effective assessment

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Delivering specific and actionable feedback in mathematics education Image
Delivering specific and actionable feedback in mathematics education

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Explicit modelling of reasoning and processes behind actions Image
Explicit modelling of reasoning and processes behind actions

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Encourage deeper mathematical learning with dialogic teaching Image
Encourage deeper mathematical learning with dialogic teaching

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Catering for students’ learning needs Image
Catering for students’ learning needs

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How do we make our planning purposeful and focused? Image
How do we make our planning purposeful and focused?

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Unpacking the components of explicit teaching  Image
Unpacking the components of explicit teaching

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