20250730 MAV25 synopsis - Flipbook - Page 70
SESSION B: Thursday, 12.10pm-1.10pm (cont.)
2. Explore multiple representations — recurrence relations,
graphs, and amortisation tables — beyond the finance solver.
B29 MATRICES BY MAFFSGURU AND
NELSON VICMATHS
3. Discover engaging, visual strategies suitable for middle
years and senior financial maths to support conceptual
understanding and data skills.
Subtheme: Pedagogy and curriculum
Remember:
CAS calculator or software required (the Ti calculator will be
used in the workshop but the Casio is welcome).
Robert Yen, Cengage Learning Australia, Darren Smyth,
Wesley College
(Year 11 to Year 12)
B28 ONE SCHOOLS APPROACH TO
TEACHING UNIT 3/4 FOUNDATION MATHS
Darren and Robert tackle this year’s VCE exam questions
on Matrices 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:
Tom Robinson, Greater Shepparton Secondary College
(Year 11 to Year 12)
1. Teaching tips for this complex VCE General Maths topic.
This presentation will outline one schools approach to
teaching Unit 3/4 Foundation Maths and the learnings from
the first 3 years of the new study design. Resources that will
be provided and discussed include:
•
Student notes aligned with all chapters of the Jacaranda
text book
•
Accompanying PowerPoints for all notes with Warm Up
tasks throughout
2. Learn about common student errors and what not to do as
a teacher.
3. Learn calculator shortcuts and exam hacks.
B30 THRIVING IN MATHEMATICS EXAMS
WITH A CASIO CLASSPAD (METHODS AND
SPECIALIST)
This is a commercial presentation
•
A yearly planner
Subtheme: Contemporary challenges and successes
•
The three SACs - iterations developed from QATs
resource
Alastair Lupton, Casio Education Australia
(Year 11 to Year 12)
•
Discussion on latest and previous exams
This workshop will share a range of exam preparation tips
for students using a Casio ClassPad in a VCE Methods or
Specialist (CAS-permitted) exam. We will cover everything
from operating system updates to global and app-specific
settings, clever ways to work with input and output, and use
the Graph &Table app efficiently, tips on equation solving,
as well as how to create and use User Defined Functions and
add-in programs. A video covering all this has been added
to the Casio Education suite of VCE resources, which we will
visit to see what else can support your students in these high
stakes assessments.
This presentation will be relatively informal, welcoming the
opportunity to network and learn from each other and share
other schools approaches and experiences.
Key takeaways:
1. An opportunity to discuss the Unit 3/4 Foundation Maths
course and the experience for schools so far.
2. Access to resources that can be used immediately, aligned
with Jacaranda text book.
Key takeaways:
1. How students can get the best out of their ClassPad in a
high-stakes exam.
2. How user-defined functions and add-in programs can be
best used.
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ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA
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