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December Newsletter 2023

Maths knowledge is hierarchical, it hasn't changed but good teaching assists students to make connections and provide opportunities to use their knowledge. How do I know if I have learnt something until I need to use it again....

Designing a Maths Programme

What do you need to consider when designing a maths programme. Created from information from Associate Professor Fiona Ell & Dr Lisa Darragh from the Universtiy of Auckland....

November Newsletter 2023

The topic is Politics and Education - what we can learn from history and what we would like to see....

Assessment Screen Order Form

Order your assessment screens using this order form during term 4 to receive 15% of the total price. (Payment and delivery due Term 1 2024)...

October Newsletter 2023

Compulsory requirements for maths and digital technology in the classroom...

September Newsletter 2023

This months newsletter focuses on the "understand", Big ideas behind the mathematics and statistics learning area in the curriculum refresh. Do your beliefs align with the writers beliefs?...

Algebra in the Curriculum Refresh

I have extracted the statements referring to algebra for the first 4 phases in the Curriculum refresh to give an indicative guide to a progression. These statements refer specifically to patterning and symbols and expressions but are also relevant to the addition & subtraction, and multiplication & division progressions....

Multiplication & Division in the Curriculum Refresh

I have extracted the statements referring to multiplication and division for the first 4 phases in the Curriculum refresh to give an indicative guide to a progression. I am disappointed to see no reference to arrays which are crucial to thinking multiplicatively....

Addition & Subtraction in the Curriculum Refresh

Extracted statements relating to addition and subtraction from the number and algebra sections of the curriculum refresh to give a progression guide...

Place Value in the Curriculum Refresh

I have extracted place value as a progression from the curriculum refresh. There is an awful lot of understanding underpinning these few statements which will be dependent on teacher knowledge of the number system....

Fractions in the Curriculum Refresh

I have extracted the progression of fraction understanding from the curriculum refresh statements ...

August Newsletter 2023

Discussion around Assessment Refresh as part of the curriculum refresh ...

Directory Guide: Professional resources

A guide to the teacher professional resources available in the members area. Building professional knowledge, planning and assessment templates etc....

Directory Guide: Student resources

A guide to finding the student resources from the directory...

Measurement, Space, Statistics & Probability in Curriculum Refresh

Phase 1 gives more guidance than phase 2 but  teachers are still going to have to design their own curriculum to achieve the outcomes at the end of each phase. Totally dependent on teacher knowledge unless you have a scheme of work to follow. Luckily Maths Aoteroa is a published scheme that builds up to achieving the progress outcomes....

Number & Algebra in Curriculum refresh

Charts showing how the progress steps build into the progress outcomes for each of phases 1 and 2...

June Newsletter 2023

Keep up to date with the changes and requirements of the new mathematics and statistics learning area....

Progress Steps

Phase 1 and Phase 2 progress steps are not a proxy curriculum for years 1 & 2 and years 4 & 5...

May Newsletter 2023

Find out about the pedagogies for teaching mathematics...

February Newsletter 2023

Curriculum refresh: Focus on recommendations for professional learning...

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