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KEYNOTES: FRIDAY
PRESENTERS
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DR JULIA HILL
TOM MAHONEY
MATHEMATICAL
WELLBEING:
PLACING STUDENT
FLOURISHING AT
THE HEART OF
MATHEMATICS
EDUCATIONS
WHAT IS
MATHEMATICS
TEACHING ABOUT?
BUILDING A
FRAMEWORK OF
PURPOSE TO GUIDE
PRACTICE
Dr Julia Hill is a Lecturer in Mathematics and Numeracy
Education at RMIT University. Drawing on her background
in teaching and educational psychology, Julia’s research
explores how students feel good and function well
in mathematics education. Julia is the creator of the
mathematical wellbeing framework, now adopted by
researchers across more than 10 countries, and used with
over 30,000 students internationally. Her work examines
systems-level factors shaping mathematical wellbeing,
including student perspectives, teacher wellbeing, and the
pedagogical practices that support thriving mathematics
classrooms.
Tom Mahoney is a mathematics learning specialist and
psychology teacher with experience teaching in Victorian
independent and government secondary schools. At
Deakin University, Tom completed both a BAEd and
MEd (specialising in inclusive education) and is currently
completing his PhD part time through Deakin University. His
PhD research is currently exploring the possible relationships
between critical reflection of educational ideologies and
teacher agency.
Tom is an educational commentator and publishes monthly
posts through his Substack blog, The Interruption, exploring
the ideological nature of education and the impact of various
ideologies upon teachers, students, school leaders, and
communities.
