20250730 MAV25 synopsis - Flipbook - Page 54
SESSION A: Thursday, 11am-12pm (cont.)
A20 BRINGING JOY TO THE MATHEMATICS
CLASSROOM: PUZZLES, PROBLEMS AND
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
Mike Ristovsky and Taylor Pervan, Christ Church
Grammar School, WA
(Year 7 to Year 10)
Capturing students’ attention in the mathematics classroom
isn’t always easy, but carefully designed hands-on activities
can spark curiosity, conversation, and joy. In this session,
I’ll share six of my favourite activities, gathered over more
than 30 years of teaching secondary students. Each activity
positions learners as decision-makers, engaging them in
reasoning, problem-solving, and communicating their
mathematical thinking.
Participants will experience the activities first-hand at a
comfortable, accessible pace, ensuring everyone can join
in. Practical resources will also be provided, so you can take
these ready-to-use activities straight into your classroom on
Monday morning.
Key takeaways:
1. A set of 6 problems/puzzles with solutions that can be used
in a variety of class settings.
2. Strategies and approaches that will allow for student
engagement in mathematics at a variety of levels.
Remember:
Bring a pen/pencil, calculator (any type) but most importantly
an inquisitive mind!
A21 OUR JOURNEY BACK INTO EXPLICIT
INSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION
This is a commercial presentation
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Jen and Sudha will take you through their new approach,
as well as how they’re using Mathspace print and digital
textbooks for explicit teaching. In addition to other resources
that are provided to Catholic schools by the Melbourne
Archdiocese of Catholic Schools, such as the materials from
OCHRE Education.
Key takeaways
1. Learn why Jen and Sudha moved back to an explicit
teaching focus at Emmanuel College.
2. Observe examples of explicit instruction and application
work in the mathematics classroom.
3. Find out why Emmanuel College chose to booklist
Mathspace textbooks as of 2024 for maths classes (Years 7
to 10 inclusive).
A22 MATHEMATICAL MODELLING USING
IMAGES AND TECHNOLOGY
Subtheme: Innovation and inspiration
Kevin McMenamin, Mentone Grammar
(Year 7 to Year 10)
This hands on session will use images to explore mathematical
modelling. Part of the session will brainstorm questions that
would scaffold and develop the modelling process linked to
a chosen image. These questions would form the basis of
the modelling task. Part of the session would be dedicated
to using the device to explore the brainstormed questions to
see how they apply to the image and to give the opportunity
to make amendments where necessary. The aim is to have a
modelling task ready to go.
The session is designed for middle school levels and the
featured device is the ClassPad.
Key takeaways:
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
1. Confidence to develop problem solving and modelling
tasks.
Jennifer Wagner and Sudha Rao, Emmanuel College,
Daniel O’Kane, Mathspace
(Year 7 to Year 10)
2. An understanding of the importance of technology in
developing explorative skills.
The mathematics department of Emmanuel College
Melbourne decided to change their pedagogical approach,
after several years of mastery-based learning and
individualised differentiation practice, to one of explicit
instruction and application.
The presentation will showcase the Casio Classpad.
Delegates can provide their own and there will be some
available for use in the session.
Remember:
