20250730 MAV25 synopsis - Flipbook - Page 110
SESSION F: Friday, 12.10pm-1.10pm (cont.)
2. Free financial literacy training courses for your students,
featuring micro-credentials.
F31 NETWORKS BY MAFFSGURU AND
NELSON VICMATHS
3. Free Australian-context, animated, financial literacy
education videos and games.
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
Remember:
Creating a free educator account at www.financialbasics.
org.au and having an internet-enabled device with you will
guarantee the most hands-on experience.
F30 10 WAYS TO MAKE TEXTBOOK STYLE
QUESTIONS FUNNER
Darren and Robert tackle this year’s VCE exam questions
on Networks and explain their teaching tips for this complex
topic. Learn about common student errors, what not to
do, calculator shortcuts and exam hacks. Suitable if you’re
teaching General Maths for the first time or if you haven’t
taught it recently.
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
Key takeaways:
Troy Boote and Lizzy Barker, Warrnambool College
(Year 7 to Year 12)
1. Teaching tips for this complex VCE General Maths topic.
This session will provide examples and inspiration of 10
relatively easy ways to turn routine practice questions into
more engaging classroom activities for high school maths
students. Many ideas are also adaptable to other subjects.
There will be an opportunity to play, some explanation and
discussion amongst participants. Participants will have time
and resources to begin making their own ‘funner textbook
questions’ activity and/or be given a ready-to-use one from
the session.
Key takeaways:
1. Textbook practice is important, but that doesn’t have to
make it boring.
2. Maths can sometimes be difficult to integrate with other
subjects, but this is one easy (if superficial) way.
3. Self-marking activities are the best.
Remember:
Please bring a collaborative spirit a pen or pencil and a
calculator (any kind).
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ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
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Darren Smyth, Wesley College, Robert Yen,
Cengage Learning Australia
(Year 11 to Year 12)
2. Learn about common student errors and what not to do as
a teacher.
3. Learn calculator shortcuts and exam hacks.
