20250730 MAV25 synopsis - Flipbook - Page 85
Key takeaways:
1. Understand what it means for students to thrive
mathematically as knowers and doers of mathematics.
2. Learn key mathematical practices students use in when
engaged in genuine mathematical inquiry
3. Explore how different pedagogical practices can support
and enhance students’ mathematical inquiry.
KF04 THRIVING IN MATHEMATICS
TEACHING: THE ROLE OF PRODUCTIVE
TEACHER NOTICING
Subthemes: Pedagogy and curriculum; Contemporary
challenges and successes; Innovation and inspiration
Ban Heng Choy, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
(F to Year 12)
What are the key characteristics of effective mathematics
teaching? Against the backdrop of highly polarised discourse
on what constitutes high-quality instruction, teachers have
been pulled in different pedagogical directions, although it is
widely recognised that effective teaching can take different
forms. How can teachers thrive as they continue doing the
ambitious work of improving their teaching expertise amidst
this pedagogically divisive educational landscape? In this
keynote, I aim to argue that the key to unlocking the kind
of teaching that empowers teachers to be adaptive in their
instruction—a hallmark of effective teaching—is to improve
their ability to productively notice critical mathematical and
instructional details as they prepare, teach, and reflect on
their lessons. By seeing every lesson as an opportunity for
improving teaching, teachers can begin to focus on providing
high-quality learning experiences for their students to learn
and do mathematics.
Key takeaways:
1. To thrive in mathematics teaching, mathematics
teachers need to learn to be adaptive, embracing different
pedagogical approaches to meet the diverse needs of their
students.
2. Productive noticing is the key to unlocking adaptive
teaching, a hallmark of effective teaching.
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