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Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 9 November 2021

The Social-Emotional Considerations of Mathematics

Michelle Winship from Makybe Rise Primary School shares her experience with helping her Year 6 students simultaneously …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Monday, 1 November 2021

Using rich tasks to develop early multiplicative thinking

Lene Voorn realises her Year 2 students are learning much faster than she thought

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Thinking beyond the answer

Year 2 teacher Abi Cook learns the importance of using questions to further develop her students’ understanding of maths.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Monday, 6 September 2021

From trial and error to real lightbulb moments

Kate, a Year 4 teacher shares how her class transformed from using trial and error methods to understanding and detecting …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Wednesday, 18 August 2021

When it comes to maths, my students are capable of much more than I realised

Year 2 teacher, Abi Cook from Settlers Primary School shares her experience with the Alcoa Champions of Maths program.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Thursday, 12 August 2021

Transforming students from passive to fully engaged learners!

Year 2 teacher, Lene Voorn from Baldivis Primary School shares her experience with the Alcoa Champions of Maths program.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Thursday, 5 August 2021

From crying when we have to problem solve, to crying when we can’t!

Year 4 teacher, Rebecca Alcock from Settler's Primary School shares her experience with the Alcoa Champions of Maths program.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Makybe Rise Year 4 Primary School students solving maths problems as a group

Posted Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Growing Confidence and Competence in Maths

Year 4 Teacher and curriculum coach Katrina Westwood shares her experience with the Alcoa Champions of Maths program.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Scitech Professional Learning consultant Shyam Drury solving a maths problem with students using a whiteboard

Posted Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Welcome back to the blog!

Shyam Drury looks back on the Alcoa Champions of Maths program journey, now in its third and final year.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 22 December 2020

A Year of Success

Program coordinator Shyam Drury, reflects on the wins, wins, wins of 2020

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 22 December 2020

One Year On…Part 2

Shyam Drury revisits the original cohort of program teachers, to see how they continue to be Maths Champions

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 22 December 2020

One Year On…Part 1

Shyam Drury revisits the original cohort of program teachers, to see how they continue to be Maths Champions.

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The Social-Emotional Considerations of Mathematics