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Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Effective Differentiation through One Good Question

Lisa discusses how she used the ACoM problem solving format with one good question to allow differentiation within her …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Wednesday, 28 August 2019

What do you see? How many?

Scott and Ryan use unit chats as quick and engaging ways to warm-up a maths lesson.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Friday, 9 August 2019

Fear Factors

Arna describes how her class lose their fear of collaborating and speaking out and how students from a range of ability …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Monday, 8 July 2019

Exploring Insights and Addressing Misconceptions

Susie explains how her confidence, ability and even appreciation of maths itself, has grown through the lessons she has run …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Wednesday, 26 June 2019

On coaching, capsicums and connectionist teaching: My journey so far…

Rachel gives a detailed account of her journey through the Alcoa Champions of Maths program, showing, through examples, the …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Discussion is Critical to Understanding

Jodie talks about the importance of discussion in her class and how it leads to deeper understanding.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Thursday, 6 June 2019

Do you make this mistake with word problems?

The vocabulary we use and how we look at language in maths problems can send really different messages to students around …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Bananas, pizza and pies – Where’s the problem?

Hilary gives a deeply personal account of her journey as a reflective and continually improving maths teacher.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Thursday, 16 May 2019

Equality, Respect and Solving Problems in Groups

Lisa talks about promoting equality and respect between the students so that the groups could work more effectively.

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Tuesday, 7 May 2019

What’s the Most Efficient Solution?

Kate will walk you through how she has begun to emphasise the importance of mathematical efficiency in the classroom and …

Alcoa Maths Enrichment Program (AMEP)

Posted Thursday, 2 May 2019

Scitech and Alcoa Create Maths Champions

In this introduction to the blog, Shyam explains the research and background to the Alcoa Champions of Maths Program, which …

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