20250730 MAV25 synopsis - Flipbook - Page 108
SESSION F: Friday, 12.10pm-1.10pm (cont.)
Key takeaways:
1. Practical activities for fun and engagement.
2. Links to further resources.
Remember:
Bring along an expectation to have some fun.
F25 VICTORIA AND THE NEW MATHS
CURRICULUM: LESSONS FROM ACROSS
AUSTRALIA
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
Alex de Lacy, Oxford University Press
(Year 7 to Year 10)
Victoria has adopted and adapted the Australia Curriculum:
Mathematics Version 9.0 to create the Victorian Curriculum:
Mathematics Version 2.0. The curriculum has been
compulsory to implement since the start of 2025. After a
year of the new curriculum in Victoria, it’s time to reflect on
this implementation. But Victorian teachers and schools are
not alone in this regard!
From 2026, every school across Australia will be
implementing either the Australian Curriculum V9.0
Mathematics or a state based adaptation. In this session, we
will consider the implementation of a new curriculum around
the country and discuss challenges facing schools and talk
about potential solutions. What is Victoria doing well? What
could we do better?
No experience of working with other state curriculums is
required. Come prepared to discuss your experiences of
implementing the new curriculum!
F26 UNPACKING THE MATHS IN
SUPERANNUATION USING A SPREADSHEET
This is a commercial presentation
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
Tracey West, Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation
(Year 7 to Year 12)
Superannuation is a good real-world context with which to
explore applied problems involving financial transactions
and use of percentages and rates. This presentation will step
participants through building a spreadsheet to explore rate
calculations relating to the Superannuation Guarantee Rate,
fees, and investment returns. First, the spreadsheet is set up
to calculate rates annually and explore the necessary inputs,
which include superannuation eligibility and income estimates
over the lifecourse. Then, the spreadsheet incorporates
monthly contributions. This allows students to directly
compare the final balance between returns compounding
annually and monthly.
In addition to developing skills in spreadsheet data entry
and formulae across multiple sheets, graphs can be used to
visually represent cumulative returns, income estimates and
investment returns. Opportunities to further explore the data
and other in-class discussion prompts will be discussed.
Key takeaways:
1. Superannuation calculations involve several rates
(contribution rates, fees, investment returns).
2. Superannuation is a good application to understand
compounding interest.
3. Modelling superannuation contributions in a spreadsheet
allows students to explore a variety of scenarios over the
lifecourse.
Key takeaways:
1. Increased awareness of shared challenges in recent
curriculum implementation across Australia.
2. Practical ideas for improving the implementation of the
new curriculum in Victoria.
F27 LEAVING, LEARNING, LOVING AGAIN:
CONFESSIONS OF A WASHED-UP MATHS
TEACHER
Subtheme: Contemporary challenges and successes
David Innes, Evaluate for x
(Year 7 to Year 12)
After 12 years in the classroom, David Innes burnt out. He
left to write curriculum, observe lessons, work with teachers
— and doom-scroll LinkedIn. Now, he’s back in front of
the whiteboard with fresh eyes and a very full notebook. In
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