Dr Ange Rogers

Practice makes permanent

In this session Ange will share the importance of developing a strategic and targeted approach to Number fluency within your classroom and across your school. Ange will start by exploring the research that underpins fluency development. She will explore its place in the curriculum and the impact a systematic approach can have on student confidence, motivation and achievement in mathematics. This session will provide you with practical, research-informed ideas to ensure their practice does indeed make their knowledge and skills permanent!

Session Length: 37 minutes

Emeritus Professor Dianne Siemon 

You don’t need to differentiate everything – it’s the Big Ideas that make a difference! 

Formative assessment holds the key to improving mathematics learning outcomes but not everything needs to be assessed formally and not everything needs to be differentiated. This session will make a case for focusing on the Big Ideas in Number without which student’s progress in school mathematics will be seriously impacted. We will consider the basis for the Big Ideas and explore the recently updated Assessment for Common Misunderstandings (AfCM+) and Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Years (SNMY+) formative assessment resources. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of what will make a difference to student learning outcomes in mathematics.

Session Length: 37 minutes

Dr Paul Swan & Narelle Rice

Establish routines

In this session Paul and Narelle will show how routines can be used to streamline the teaching of mathematics and allow students to focus on the mathematics embedded in a task or game.

Session Length: 35 minutes

Dr James Russo & Dr Jane Hubbard

The preliminary task matters!

When teaching mathematics through challenging tasks the preliminary experience (i.e., what happens before launching the main task) can better support students in experiencing productive struggle when solving the task. This session presents various ways the preliminary experience may be designed and executed by activating prior knowledge and/ or introducing important mathematical representations.

Session Length: 37 minutes

Dr Katherin Cartwright

Be a flexible practitioner

In this session Katherin explores the key features of being a flexible practitioner through the lens of the teaching standards. The session will discuss the importance of building your repertoire of strategies, choosing wisely, continuing to learn, and developing your mathematical content knowledge. You will walk away from this session with advice on what flexibility might involve in relation to knowing your students and how they learn, and knowing the content and how to teach it.

Session Length: 21 minutes

Dr Aylie Davidson

Make reasoning part of every lesson!

“Reasoning is the glue that holds everything together” (Kilpatrick et al., 2001) and should feature in every mathematics lesson. In this session, Aylie will explore the critical features of mathematical reasoning namely 1) Analysing, 2) Generalising, and 3) Justifying. Drawing on research from classroom practice, participants will engage with mathematical tasks that foster reasoning and critical thinking and identify strategies when working with colleagues to embed reasoning into their regular planning and teaching routines. Participants will also consider the role of fluency, understanding and problem solving when planning through a proficiency lens.

Session Length: 28 minutes

Alex Box

Use the power of visual maths to develop mental computation strategies with these 3 key habits

Join Alex on an exploration of visual mathematics — why it's so important and three key teaching and learning habits to make visual maths opportunities a core component in school. Leave with practical ideas and resources to help students use mathematics to communicate their own ideas, interact and play with concepts, learn and build confidence when operating with numbers, and simply enjoy number concepts for their own sake. This session is for primary and secondary maths teachers.

Session Length: 30 minutes

Dr Sara Gaul-McKee

Embrace flexible planning approaches to spark interest in every student!

In this session, Sara explores the importance of moving beyond a one-style-fits-all approach to primary mathematics instruction. To effectively engage students and help them make meaningful connections to mathematical concepts, it is essential to incorporate a diverse range of teaching strategies. Sara will focus on the value of integrating open-ended tasks, problem-solving activities, fluency exercises, and explicit instruction to meet the varied learning needs of all students.

Session Length: 24 minutes

Jess Batinovic & Nicole Thompson

Teach with a strong understanding of the learning sequence

In the session Nicole and Jessica will highlight the importance of having a strong knowledge of the learning sequence in mind when planning and teaching. You will leave this session knowing how to use a learning continuum to guide you in planning for differentiated learning that is both achievable and effective.

Session Length: 30 minutes

Dr Bern Long

Mathematics classrooms must strive to be places that encourage students to think deeply and be flexible learners

As teachers we are constantly being told to give students lots of experiences with problem solving. Teachers try so hard to teach students how to problem solve. However, many of the examples we are being shown are based around worded problems. There are many other ways for students to develop problem solving skills. In this presentation I will provide a variety of examples of ways class teachers from F-6 can encourage students to think deeply, work collaboratively and reason their way to mathematical solutions while promoting maths as a fun subject.

Session Length: 37 minutes

Stephanie Watts and Nicola Kovacs

Supporting students in the transition from primary to secondary maths. It’s all about working together

In this session Nicola and Stephanie explore what the transition from primary to secondary school can be like for students through a mathematical lens. Nicola and Stephanie present information from research findings on the impact of transition on mathematics and then ideas that can be applied to support teachers and students through the transition from primary to secondary school.

Session Length: 18 minutes

Michaela Epstein

How to turn ordinary maths resources into ones that sparkle

How often have you found yourself endlessly scrolling online to find the perfect maths lesson?

Some resources are pitched too low. Some are too high. Others are so bad, they’re not worth anyone’s time. This doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, there are easy ways to make even the worst resources worthwhile.

So, in this session, we’ll focus on: how you can turn ordinary maths resources into ones that sparkle. Michaela will share 5 practical strategies for adapting your existing resources (not reinventing the wheel). Plus, 3 principles for designing compelling maths tasks, so you can help your students go deeper in their thinking and look forward to maths class.

Session Length: 31 minutes

Dr Kristen Tripet

Teach students to see, think and work like a mathematician

What is the purpose of school mathematics? In this presentation, Kristen uses this question to shape her advice for teaching mathematics. Participants will explore what this means through the context of a mathematics problem and then learn some strategies to make this a reality in their classroom.

Session Length: 28 minutes

Nadia Walker

Embedding working mathematically: Unlocking proficiency

In this presentation, Nadia explores ways that teachers can integrate the Working Mathematically processes — reasoning, problem-solving, understanding and fluency, and communication — into daily lessons to unlock proficiency and deepen student engagement. Nadia emphasises the interconnected nature of content and processes, highlighting practical strategies for choosing rich tasks and fostering mathematical thinking.

Session Length: 32 minutes

Mike Nelson

Developing multiplication sequentially

In this session Mike explores the need to develop the multiplication concept in a sequential manner, through the development of connections between the different areas of multiplication. You will walk away from this session with the ability to take either your class or your entire school through multiplication in a manageable way.

Session Length: 51 minutes

Dr Elise van der Jagt

(Re)discovering the joy of teaching maths through anticipation and exploration

In this session, Elise talks about strategies to rekindle the joy of teaching mathematics through engaging activities that foster students' exploration. Classroom ready, engaging tasks are explored, such as the fishing problem and Noah's ark, encouraging critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Elise emphasises opportunities for developing mathematical knowledge for teaching and the importance of the "anticipate" phase in lesson planning, where teachers identify learning goals and select tasks that align with students' prior knowledge. By participating in these activities, educators will walk away with helpful tips to create a more joyful and effective mathematics learning environment for their students.  

Session Length: 35 minutes

Taryn Volpe & Nikki D'Antonio

Fostering Growth Mindset and Positive Learning Dispositions: The Key to Enhancing Student Engagement and Achievement

In this session, Taryn and Nikki from Limitless Maths will guide educators in exploring the powerful role of mindset and learning dispositions in mathematics. Participants will gain insights into fostering growth mindsets and productive learning dispositions in students, alongside strategies to encourage positive learning behaviours. Through hands-on tasks and practical tools, attendees will leave equipped with effective techniques to integrate these concepts into everyday teaching, empowering students to approach maths—and all learning—with confidence and self belief.

Session Length: 25 minutes