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KRIS WESTCOTT
DR PAUL SWAN
PROVOKING
POSITIVE
DISPOSITIONS.
CONCRETE
REPRESENTATION
ABSTRACT IS NOT
ENOUGH: MAKING
THE LINKS EXPLICIT
Kris Westcott has been teaching in Southwestern Sydney
primary schools for over 25 years. She consistently seeks out
opportunities to further her own conceptual and pedagogical
understandings to benefit the students and teachers she
serves. Kris founded the Campbelltown MANSW Cluster
in 2018 prompted by the lack of a local network to share
with and learn from. Kris was active in the NESA Teacher
Expert Network throughout the various stages of recent
NSW curriculum reform including K-2 and 3-6 mathematics
syllabus writing. She has been a frequent presenter at both
MANSW and MAV conferences and regularly provides
support to schools on request. Kris is also a casual academic at
University of Wollongong.
Dr Paul Swan is a mathematics educator who tries to bridge
the gap between theory and the classroom. He has written
many books and designed many games and materials to
support teachers trying to engage students in meaningful
learning. He now supports schools, leaders and teachers
trying to offer an effective mathematics programs to children.
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