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Intervention. Part 1. Prevention is better than cure.

Initially Dr Paul Swan will discuss common predictors that indicate students are likely to experience difficulties in number and ways of preventing or least giving them early attention so that they don't develop into larger problems later. Later In this session Dr Paul Swan will focus on common issues that come up when teaching mathematics and look at some simple interventions to help 'cure' common problems. Note that many of the issues are often language based so elements of the Newman analysis will be shared to determine whether the issue is primarily a language based or a mathematics based issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz5lu33zoAQ

MAV Intervention Part 2.

In this session Narelle Rice and Dr Paul Swan will delve deeper into Wave 2 (Teir 2) and Wave 3 (Teir 3) interventions.

Narelle and Paul will focus on the common issues that regularly arise and trace some of them back to their source. Experience has shown that even children 'diagnosed' with a specific learning difficulty do not always fit a 'standard' pattern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m5GlGy3NV0

Membership renewals

MAV membership renewals start soon! You will receive your first reminders around mid-October. We hope that you will again support MAV to continue it's work in maths education.

Not a member?

If you are not a member, now is a good time to join and get a full year of benefits. Join now for 2022 and get benefits immediately through to end of 2022.

For more information on membership categories and benefits visit our website: https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Membership

Session overview: Mathematics By Design (Year 7 to 10 focus)

Meeting current education goals of developing learning opportunities for students that are not only highly collaborative, but also cross disciplinary can be challenging. In Victoria's Tech Schools, we use the Design Thinking framework as a way of developing collaborative STEM programs where students engage in new technologies to solve problems in a real-world context. Programs are typically centred around a “How might we…?” question designed to deeply understand the needs of people. This raises an interesting question: how can teachers incorporate design thinking with mathematics, a discipline that is often considered problem-centred rather than human-centred?

In this session, we will begin with an overview of the Design Thinking framework. We will then discuss how it is currently used within the Tech Schools, as well as provide examples of Design Thinking projects suitable for the classroom. In particular, we will focus on how these large, and often messy, real-world projects can incorporate mathematics. We offer our own insights into where design thinking might best be used in the STEM curriculum, addressing both the pros and cons of adopting such a framework.

This session brought to you by:

Why this session:

• Explore Design Thinking in existing and new learning design

• Ideas for contextual, real life maths

• Engage students through collaborative activities

• get cross disciplinary!

• Cutting edge pedagogy

Presenters:

Helen Sylvester - Director Casey Tech School

Jennifer Palisse - Programs and Performance Manager, Monash Tech School

Sarah Fenton - Principal Consultant at Square the Circle

Victorian Coding Challenge – Registrations now open!

The Victorian Coding Challenge 2021 has proven to be a hit once again with over 1400 high ability students joining in to participate in Stage 1.

You still have time to register your students into this free and exclusive program, as access expires at the end of the year. If your students have been involved in Stage 1 and want to get involved in the state-wide coding competition, please be sure to register them for Stage 2. We will close registrations for Stage 2 in one week’s time, so get in quick!

For all additional information, including what’s involved in both stages, registration forms, and key dates,

More information can be found here

VCE revision program: Registrations now open!

MAV prepares a very successful VCE revision package for students in the three VCE Mathematics studies:

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Further Mathematics.

The program received incredibly positive feedback as it was jam-packed with useful information and advice, and accessible all the way until the end of the VCE exams.

All course videos are delivered by highly qualified, experienced teachers who are current VCAA exam assessors. This means that the information the students receive will be the most relevant and up-to-date, and the tips will be based on where students typically make mistakes in their VCE exams. Furthermore, the courses feature technology videos created by TI and CASIO experts.

Find out more here.

ACTION: Please share the downloadable flier with your VCE mathematics students.

Download the flier here:

FREE VCE Exam preparation tip sheets

As we head towards the exam preparation period for VCE, please share MAV's tip sheets with your students, either download and send directly or place in your newsletter!

Two Tip sheets are available here:

VCE maths revision: Top 6 Tips for Students.

Need study tips for VCE maths success? Making ongoing summaries, joining revision programs, and showing all working step-by-step are all part of what leads to success. Find out more.

Good study habits: 5 tips for students.

Good study habits lead to success, if you need a few ideas on how to get set-up and prepared for study, check out our tip sheet now.

Learning is fun!
Invite your whole class (Yr 3 - 6) to participate in an event similar to an online games day.

Levels 3 to 6

Second repeat date opened for bookings!

Let your students participate fortnightly in 90 mins of Intention Fun through fluency and problem solving tasks.

Registration per class is $30 member or $42.50 non member. (If registering more than one class please select each classroom teacher on registration.)

Our first event on Friday 15th of October is now at capacity with approximately 2,500 students attending!

Visit the events to register for a repeat of this event with the same tasks and fun on Friday 22nd of October. Registrations close Monday 18th October, 5 pm.

We will continue to keep your students engaged with Intentional Fun Fluency Days scheduled around flexible and remote learning in October and November.

Join us and relax! We take care of the maths for the morning!

Book events now on MAV's events page

Building Numeracy Second Edition - NEW EDITION UPDATED

Classroom intervention strategies to build confidence and competence

Building Numeracy has been designed to assist all teachers, at all levels, to develop expertise and confidence in diagnosing student difficulties.

This book uses evidence-based, peer-reviewed intervention strategies that help teachers to:

• understand how mathematical concepts and processes are constructed and connected
• overcome mathematical misconceptions and inappropriate ways of thinking
• plan and implement appropriate intervention programs to build students' competence and confidence.
• In addition to the numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions screening tests from the first edition of Building Numeracy, this second edition also includes an early number screening interview and problem solving tests.

Get me now, I have new stuff in me!

Developing Teaching Expertise - NEW TITLE

by Ryan Dunn and John Hattie

Cultivate a Proactive & Efficient Learning by Doing Culture In Teacher Development

Do your teachers have the expertise to produce the best outcomes in every context? Do they confidently and intentionally inquire, adapt, and change based on student needs? This book offers a deep exploration into cultivating a culture of design thinking--a proactive process where teachers work through iterative design cycles and understand how to make what works best work.

• Explore how specific design and leadership approaches can form a framework for leading teacher professional learning
• Learn to navigate through complex educational environments
• Learn from illustrative action items, vignettes, and real-life examples and results

Get me now to help you lead change!

Junior Illustrated Maths Dictionary - get a class set ready for 2022!

This dictionary covers all the maths terms and concepts required in the junior primary years. Each word is clarified with engaging illustrations. The book is a very useful reference for both teachers and parents, but it is primarily intended for children to use individually in Years 1 - 4. It is expected that students will make it a Living Dictionary by adding their own supporting comments in the spaces provided, and also retain it from one year to the next.

Your kids will thank you - buy now.

Maths @ Home

Parents often go to great lengths to help their children succeed in their education. Unfortunately many parents believe that helping their children with mathematics is beyond their abilities. For some, learning mathematics was a dull and uninspiring experience that they are not keen to revisit. For others, the mention of mathematics is associated with a profound sense of fear or anxiety. Fortunately a rapidly growing body of scientific research has led educators to question much of what they thought they knew about the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Teachers and parents now have a shared responsibility to ensure that in future students can learn mathematics with confidence and understanding. It is designed to assist parents who wish to ensure that their children are capable and confident users of mathematics.

Share ideas with parents, buy me now.

MAV TRIAL EXAMS - LAST CHANCE!

Prepare effectively for VCE Mathematics Examinations with the MAV Trial exams for Mathematical Methods, Further Mathematics and Specialist Mathematics studies.

Each Trial Exam features: Original questions, highly relevant to the current course, fully worked solutions for all sections and clear marking schemes. Exam formats are similar to those used by the VCAA. Written in line with adjusted 2021 study design.

Permission for the purchasing institution to reproduce copies for its students.

Order now! You know you want it!

Intervention. Part 1. Prevention is better than cure.

Initially Dr Paul Swan will discuss common predictors that indicate students are likely to experience difficulties in number and ways of preventing or least giving them early attention so that they don't develop into larger problems later. Later In this session Dr Paul Swan will focus on common issues that come up when teaching mathematics and look at some simple interventions to help 'cure' common problems. Note that many of the issues are often language based so elements of the Newman analysis will be shared to determine whether the issue is primarily a language based or a mathematics based issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz5lu33zoAQ

MAV Intervention Part 2.

In this session Narelle Rice and Dr Paul Swan will delve deeper into Wave 2 (Teir 2) and Wave 3 (Teir 3) interventions.

Narelle and Paul will focus on the common issues that regularly arise and trace some of them back to their source. Experience has shown that even children 'diagnosed' with a specific learning difficulty do not always fit a 'standard' pattern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m5GlGy3NV0

Free job postings until end 2021:

MAV is making it’s jobs Board free until 31st Dec this year as we head into a peak of job advertising for many of you.

• Go to https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Services-and-News/Employment-Hub/Post-a-job-advertisement
• Select the option: ‘Job Advertising 1 month’ and follow the instructions.
• Tip: When you add your job information ensure you save at the bottom of the page before proceeding to the next screen or info may be lost.
• Apply the promo code at check-out ‘freejob’ to get a 100% discount.

Membership renewals

MAV membership renewals start soon! You will receive your first reminders around the end of October. We hope that you will again support MAV to continue it's work in maths education.

Not a member?

If you are not a member, now is a good time to join and get a full year of benefits. Join now for 2022 and get benefits immediately through to end of 2022.

For more information on membership categories and benefits visit our website: https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Membership

Dr Sharyn Livy

Dr Sharyn Livy is a Senior Lecturer of mathematics education at Monash University. Her research and teaching are driven by the desire to understand how teachers can be supported to extend their knowledge and pedagogical approaches for teaching mathematics. Improving teacher knowledge and practices were the driving force behind Sharyn’s PhD thesis, a study of pre-service teachers’ mathematical content knowledge. Sharyn’s current research includes an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage project titled Exploring Mathematics Sequences of Connected, Cumulative and Challenging tasks project (EMC3) with colleagues. Her contrition to the broader mathematical education community is wide and includes past VP (Treasurer) of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia and regular presenter at MAV’s annual conference.

Why see Sharyn!

• Engaging content
• Local expertise
• Lower primary focus
• Student-centred inquiry learning experiences
• Great strategies to take away!

Eliciting Critical thinking through the use of sequences of connected cumulative challenging tasks. (F to Year 2)

Robust critical and creative thinking is crucial in both the teaching and learning of mathematics, when used effectively it can facilitate deeper thinking and reasoning. In this Keynote presentation Sharyn will share findings from her research describing pedagogical practices that teachers use to guide student thinking through the use of sequences of connected cumulative challenging tasks. She will present a model for student-centred inquiry learning experiences that support students to justify their strategies and critical thinking skills. Examples of tasks for engaging Early Years students in critical and creative thinking experiences will also be shared.

Victorian Coding Challenge – Registrations now open for 2021!

MAV is again running an engaging 2-part coding challenge which provides fun-filled, stimulating and challenging practical coding problems for high-ability DET students FREE OF CHARGE.

Your students will be able to do this independently or in class, with minimal assistance from teachers, and no equipment required! This program was made possible by the funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and it is only available to government schools in Victoria.

Teachers are encouraged to register their Year 5-10 students for this program which received overwhelming positive feedback from last year’s participants.

More information can be found here

VCE revision program: Registrations now open!

MAV prepares a very successful VCE revision package for students in the three VCE Mathematics studies:

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Further Mathematics.

The program received incredibly positive feedback as it was jam-packed with useful information and advice, and accessible all the way until the end of the VCE exams.

All course videos are delivered by highly qualified, experienced teachers who are current VCAA exam assessors. This means that the information the students receive will be the most relevant and up-to-date, and the tips will be based on where students typically make mistakes in their VCE exams. Furthermore, the courses feature technology videos created by TI and CASIO experts.

Find out more here.

ACTION: Please share the downloadable flier with your VCE mathematics students.

Download the flier here:

FREE VCE Exam preparation tip sheets

As we head towards the exam preparation period for VCE, please share MAV's tip sheets with your students, either download and send directly or place in your newsletter!

Two Tip sheets are available here:

VCE maths revision: Top 6 Tips for Students.

Need study tips for VCE maths success? Making ongoing summaries, joining revision programs, and showing all working step-by-step are all part of what leads to success. Find out more.

Good study habits: 5 tips for students.

Good study habits lead to success, if you need a few ideas on how to get set-up and prepared for study, check out our tip sheet now.

Levels 3 to 6

Learning is fun!
Invite your whole class (Yr 3 - 6) to participate in an event similar to an online games day.

Let your students participate fortnightly in 90 mins of Intention Fun through fluency and problem solving tasks.

Registration per class is $30 member or $42.50 non member. (If registering more than one class please select each classroom teacher on registration.)

Visit the events page for more information and to register for our first event on Friday 15th of October.

Join us and relax! We take care of the maths for the morning!

Book events now on MAV's events page

Free job postings until end 2021:

MAV is making it’s jobs Board free until 31st Dec this year as we head into a peak of job advertising for many of you.

• Go to https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Services-and-News/Employment-Hub/Post-a-job-advertisement
• Select the option:  ‘Job Advertising 1 month’ and follow the instructions.
• Tip: When you add your job information ensure you save at the bottom of the page before proceeding to the next screen or info may be lost.
• Apply the promo code at check-out ‘freejob’ to get a 100% discount.

As we continue to work with students through lockdowns in Victoria, I would like to remind you that during 2020 MAV produced over 150 free activities from F to year 10 for use with students during remote learning. 

These free activities are still available for you to access to save planning time and keep your students engaged. 

You can find them on our MAV website here, please share this link with your colleagues.

Ashleigh Koo

Anyone who knows Ashleigh is aware that she LOVES teaching mathematics. She has worked as a maths educator in both primary and secondary settings. She is currently a Learning Specialist for Mathematics at Victoria University Secondary College in Melbourne’s west. Ashleigh is also studying a Master of Education at Melbourne University, taking a special interest in mathematics education. She is focussed on improving not only her own teaching, but also facilitating professional development to advance the pedagogy of those around her. Ashleigh is particularly interested in the role that gender plays in mathematics education, looking at ways to support all people in choosing mathematics as a career pathway.

Tom Moore

It doesn't take long to notice that Thomas Moore is extremely passionate about teaching Mathematics. He is the founder of EngageME Mathematics and is currently completing his PhD, exploring how Maths teachers build productive pedagogical relationships with their students in the middle years. Thomas has been a leading teacher (Head of Mathematics) in the past, and he is currently working as a Tutor at Frankston High School. He is also interested in school leadership and affording Maths teachers the agency to take risks and develop their craft. 

Keynote: Teaching in Action: Using Problem Based Lessons to develop student capabilities in Mathematics (Year 7 to Year 12)

Victorian Coding Challenge – Registrations now open for 2021!

MAV is again running an engaging 2-part coding challenge which provides fun-filled, stimulating and challenging practical coding problems for high-ability DET students FREE OF CHARGE.

Your students will be able to do this independently or in class, with minimal assistance from teachers, and no equipment required! This program was made possible by the funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and it is only available to government schools in Victoria.

Teachers are encouraged to register their Year 5-10 students for this program which received overwhelming positive feedback from last year’s participants.

More information can be found here

Maths Talent Quest 2021

Judging is now complete for the MTQ 2021. Thank you to all the judges who gave up their time to complete judging! This year we received over 360 entries from 50 schools across Victoria, we are now preparing entries for the National Maths Talent Quest which will be hosted by MAWA.

MTQ Coordinators should keep an eye on their inboxes for results which will be sent out over the next week. The online ceremony will be on the 21st of October.

Congratulations to all students who completed investigations - your work was outstanding!

VCE revision program: Registrations now open!

MAV prepares a very successful VCE revision package for students in the three VCE Mathematics studies: 

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Further Mathematics.

The program received incredibly positive feedback as it was jam-packed with useful information and advice, and accessible all the way until the end of the VCE exams. 

All course videos are delivered by highly qualified, experienced teachers who are current VCAA exam assessors. This means that the information the students receive will be the most relevant and up-to-date, and the tips will be based on where students typically make mistakes in their VCE exams. Furthermore, the courses feature technology videos created by TI and CASIO experts.

Find out more here.

ACTION: Please share the downloadable flier with your VCE mathematics students.

Download the flier here:

FREE VCE Exam preparation tip sheets

As we head towards the exam preparation period for VCE, please share MAV's tip sheets with your students, either download and send directly or place in your newsletter!

Two Tip sheets are available here:

VCE maths revision: Top 6 Tips for Students.

Need study tips for VCE maths success? Making ongoing summaries, joining revision programs, and showing all working step-by-step are all part of what leads to success. Find out more.

Good study habits: 5 tips for students.

Good study habits lead to success, if you need a few ideas on how to get set-up and prepared for study, check out our tip sheet now.

Event

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Details

FREE Virtual learning sessions!
We have had an amazing turn out at our free online learning sessions! Thanks to you all for attending and making the most of these opportunities. Please remember to provide your feedback through the surveys. There is one session to go!

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 -Unit 4: common traps, misconceptions.

Target Audience: VCE teachers.

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 is a follow up session to that held in Term 2. The focus this time is on Units 3 & 4. With the change of mathematics study design being implemented in 2023, this session will look at introducing the networks module into the VCE General Mathematics course at Units 3 & 4. The session will focus on explanations of different network theories (particularly critical path analysis), working through typical VCE networks questions and tips for teaching networks in VCE mathematics.

Wednesday 8th September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Book events now on MAV's events page

It's time to explore some of the long-held assumptions about mathematics education and poke the bear!

How do we engage students in an authentic way with the ‘messiness’ of this glorious subject? Let’s embrace the necessities of content, curriculum and sequence using contemporary practices and broadening our reach to other disciplines.  There are plenty of Mathematics educators in schools right now ditching antiquated practices, keeping the timeless ones that work and moving to innovative approaches. 

Let’s hear from these disruptors, change makers and classroom practitioners who are shaking things up and moving beyond conventional structures to engage learners and challenge the traditional models of mathematics teaching and learning.

International Keynote speaker:

Dan Meyer!

Dan Meyer taught secondary maths to students who didn't like secondary maths. He has advocated for better maths instruction on CNN, Good Morning America, Everyday With Rachel Ray, and TED.com. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in maths education and is the Dean of Research at Desmos where he explores the future of maths, technology, and learning. He has worked with teachers around the world and calls California home.

Keynote Abstract: The mathematics education community has worked to destigmatize mistakes in recent years, yet it continues to diagnose as mistaken what is instead very purposeful student thinking. We'll learn about curriculum, technology, and strategies that celebrate and develop that thinking instead, helping learners grow in their mathematics identity and knowledge.

Audience: Teachers of F to year 10.

Date: Friday 10th September 2021

Time: 9am until 3pm

Venue: Virtual

Registration fee: $335 (Places strictly limited to 90 attendees)

Program: Click here to download the program with sessions, speaker info and more

 
Click to download

Financial Capability Summit

Deakin University researchers are looking for Year 9 & 10 students from across Australia to tell us what they want from their financial education at school. We are hosting a Financial Capability Summit online via Zoom on 1st October, 2021.

Young people’s insights matter and can help shape future directions in policy, curriculum and teaching.

Visit the link below to find out more and nominate your teens to participate!

https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_9Y4wZzdk64QDAyO

Gain a fully funded graduate certificate in maths or science

Out-of-field maths and science teachers are encouraged to express their interest for Intake 2 of the fully funded Secondary Mathematics and Science Initiative (SMSI). Participants of the SMSI gain a graduate certificate in either mathematics or science through Deakin University. Participants will experience contemporary, research informed approaches to learning and teaching that is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 7–10.

 To apply for the SMSI and for more information, visit the SMSI webpage

Kerry Landman Scholarship

The Kerry Landman Scholarship at the University of Melbourne will be available again in 2022 with applications opening on 1 October 2021. The Kerry Landman Scholarship supports high-achieving mathematics graduates that demonstrate a passion for education and wish to train as mathematics teachers. This scholarship is valued at up to $60,000 in total and students with a mathematics major who are enrolling in a Master of Teaching Secondary at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are encouraged to apply. This scholarship aims to address the shortage of mathematically trained teachers who can passionately communicate the beauty and applications of mathematics to encourage, inspire and empower students to succeed. A successful candidate will have the potential to become a leader in a mathematics education. Further detail regarding the scholarship can be found here: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/kerry-landman-scholarship

Making Number Talks Matter: Developing Mathematical Practices and Deepening Understanding, Grades 4-10

Making Number Talks Matter is about the myriad decisions facing teachers as they make this fifteen-minute daily routine a vibrant and vital part of their mathematics instruction. Throughout the book, Cathy Humphreys and Ruth Parker offer practical ideas for using Number Talks to help students learn to reason numerically and build a solid foundation for the study of mathematics. This book will be an invaluable resource whether you are already using Number Talks or not

SIREN "Screening And Intervention Resource In Early Number" Complete Set (School License)

Screening and Intervention in Early Number (or S.I.R.E.N for short) is a set of materials, manual and associated games that focus on the early predictors of mathematics performance. First released in 2014, SIREN has seen a large overhaul in 2021 that adds games and makes the materials even easier to use.

Young children are tested on predictors when on entry interviews take place (MAI etc).

Now we are pleased to release a set of materials, SIREN, that will help teachers target these key predictors. The materials are designed to be used with small groups and are made up of a manual and some A3 games. The materials may be used as part of a balanced program or used to support any young children identified as experiencing difficulties in mathematics.

Challenging Mathematical Tasks - BEST SELLER!

Challenging Mathematical Tasks supports the idea that students learn best when they work on problems that they do not yet know how to solve. Peter Sullivan's research shows that many students do not fear challenges in mathematics, but welcome them. And rather than having teachers instruct them, these students prefer to work out solutions for themselves. Challenging Mathematical Tasks: includes activities that allow for sustained thinking, decision-making and risk-taking by the student: features a Learning Focus, "Key Mathematical Language", "Pedagogical Considerations", "Enabling and Extending Prompts" for each task, plus "Supplementary Tasks" and "Possible Solutions" - is written by a well-established expert in the field of teaching and learning mathematics - follows a set structure to help students approach and work through the tasks.

Open Ended Maths Activities Revised Edition - BEST SELLER

Open-Ended Maths Activities discusses the features of ‘good’ mathematical questions. It provides practical advice on how teachers can create their own open-ended and problem-solving questions, and use them effectively in the classroom.

• Open-Ended Maths Activities:
• includes over 80 pages of ‘good’ questions for teachers to use in the classroom
• organises questions into content areas (Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics and Probability)
• indicates the suggested age level of students for each question
• is written by a well-established expert in the field of teaching and learning mathematics, and an experienced author with a primary teaching background.

Leading Improvements in Mathematics Teaching and Learning

by Peter Sullivan

School leaders have ready access to assessment data, motivating efforts to improve the numeracy outcomes of their students, but it can be difficult for principals to decide how to achieve these goals within their school's existing strategic plans and policies.

Emeritus Professor Peter Sullivan brings his decades of experience and research in mathematics teaching and education to a carefully curated selection of proven practices and effective approaches that will help school leaders empower teachers and achieve improved numeracy outcomes for their students.

With links to the OECD's Future of Education and Skills 2030 framework and the Victorian Education Department's high impact teaching strategies, the book gives school leaders insights into professional learning opportunities and high-impact practices that can align improvement visions and goals with effective classroom approaches.

Quality learning experiences, lesson structure, learning sequences, classroom culture, collaborative planning and effective teaching are addressed in ways that will help school leaders improve not only students' numeracy and mathematics outcomes, but also their critical and creative thinking skills, enabling classroom learning to be transferred to real-life contexts.

Leading Improvements in Mathematics Teaching and Learning provides a framework for a set of high-impact strategies that individually and together can be the focus of teacher professional learning, school improvement and student numeracy achievement.

MAV TRIAL EXAMS - AVAILABLE

Prepare effectively for VCE Mathematics Examinations with the MAV Trial exams for Mathematical Methods, Further Mathematics and Specialist Mathematics studies.

Each Trial Exam features: Original questions, highly relevant to the current course, fully worked solutions for all sections and clear marking schemes. Exam formats are similar to those used by the VCAA. Written in line with adjusted 2021 study design.

Permission for the purchasing institution to reproduce copies for its students.

Order now! You know you want it!
 

Need something hands-on?

Maybe a card game to send home to all students working from home?

During these challenging times it may be useful to remind parents of how they can support students at home with mathematics. We need to ensure that our parents value the mathematics experience that our students have, and develop strategies to support and encourage students to overcome maths anxiety and remain engaged in mathematics throughout their years of schooling. 

MAV has produced a number of tip sheets for parents and resources that may be useful. 

Please feel free to share any of the tip sheets in your newsletters in coming weeks as a way to remind parents of the importance of mathematics in students learning.

Check out the 'Top 5 tips for Maths at Home' sheets as a starting point!

Versions are available for primary and secondary parents through our parent support pages: https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Resources/parents 

Action: Please share the parent page link with your school community or add a tip sheet to your newsletter.

Dr. Peter Liljedahl

Professor of Mathematics Education - Simon Fraser University in British Columbia

Dr. Peter Liljedahl is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education. He is the former president of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), the current president of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), senior editor for the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (IJSME), on the editorial boards of ESM, JMTE, MERJ, MTL, CJSMTE, and a member of the NCTM Research Committee. Peter is a former high school mathematics teacher who has kept his research interest and activities close to the classroom. He consults regularly with teachers, schools, school districts, and ministries of education on issues of teaching and learning, problem solving, assessment, and numeracy.

Keynote Abstract:

Building Thinking Classrooms (All Year Levels)

Maths Camp for regional and rural students of high potential

In 2021, MAV will again host the popular and successful Mathematics Camp for Year 10 Regional students. However, due to COVID-19, the 2021 camp will be conducted predominantly virtually. It is anticipated, COVID-19 restrictions permitting, that students would come to Melbourne on the Thursday and present the findings of their investigative project onsite on the Friday. Alternatively, presentations will be conducted virtually.

The mathematics camp brings together high potential rural and regional students to experience what a career in some of the most exciting organisations in the STEM industry look like.

Twenty-four Year 10 regional students will be selected via an application process to participate in a Virtual Mathematics Camp to be held during the second week of the Term 3 school holidays (Monday 27th September– Friday 1st October).

APPLICATIONS for the 2021 MAV VIRTUAL MATHS CAMP CLOSE FRIDAY 20th AUGUST, 5pm.

For further details refer to MAV website:

https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Student-Activities/Maths-camp-for-regional-Year-10-Students

The camp is free to attending students and funded by Strategic Partnership Program, and initiative of the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

For more information contact Helen Haralambous: 

hharalambous@mav.vic.edu.au  

Maths Talent Quest

Registrations are now closed for 2021.

• Thanks to all participating schools, it was great to see participation grow again after a COVID hit 2020 MTQ. We have over 50 schools and 370 entries for 2021!

For more information about MTQ check out the MTQ website.

Student Games Days

Registrations for the final State-Wide Student Games Days are open!

Some events are moving to virtual formats, with great success so far! 

For more information and registration links, visit the Student Games Day website or contact Helen hharalambous@mav.vic.edu.au 

Victorian Coding Challenge – Registrations now open for 2021!

MAV is again running an engaging 2-part coding challenge which provides fun-filled, stimulating and challenging practical coding problems for high-ability DET students FREE OF CHARGE.

Your students will be able to do this independently or in class, with minimal assistance from teachers, and no equipment required! This program was made possible by the funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and it is only available to government schools in Victoria.

Teachers are encouraged to register their Year 5-10 students for this program which received overwhelming positive feedback from last year’s participants.

More information can be found here

VCE revision program: Registrations now open!

MAV prepares a very successful VCE revision package for students in the three VCE Mathematics studies: 

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Further Mathematics.

The program received incredibly positive feedback as it was jam-packed with useful information and advice, and accessible all the way until the end of the VCE exams. 

All course videos are delivered by highly qualified, experienced teachers who are current VCAA exam assessors. This means that the information the students receive will be the most relevant and up-to-date, and the tips will be based on where students typically make mistakes in their VCE exams. Furthermore, the courses feature technology videos created by TI and CASIO experts.

Find out more here.

ACTION: Please share the downloadable flier with your VCE mathematics students.

Download the flier here:

Event

Description

Details

FREE Virtual learning sessions!

These sessions are funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training's 'Strategic Partnerships Program'. 

(Sessions are listed in order of dates - note some sessions have multiple parts, register for each session/part separately)

Maths 300: Anatomy of a Lesson eg. Dice Footy

Presenter: Charles Lovitt.

Target Audience teachers of Years 5- 10. 

When you find a successful maths lesson it is professionally interesting to 'pull it apart to find out what makes it tick'. One successful and timely Maths300 lesson is known as Dice Footy (its currently Footy season) and it is primarily this lesson that will be work-shopped to find its underlying 'anatomy' i.e those features and ingredients that can make all lessons more successful. It looks initially like a simple game but rapidly becomes a seriously productive mathematical investigation. 

Wednesday 18th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 2: The lesson structure and enabling and extending prompts. 

Thursday 19th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

NEW SESSION!

Let's Talk Strategy - Using Maths300 to start and shape classroom conversations (and debate)

Target Audience teachers of Years 5- 10.

Maths300 lessons continue to provide a rich resource for teachers to explore. This session will focus on harnessing the investigative energy of students to develop and test strategies for solving problems. Two specific lessons from the library will be introduced in this session, “A knights tour” and “Greedy Pig”. The only pre-requisite for this session is that attendees have accessed their free trial pack of Maths300 lessons and have set some time aside to explore the lessons and the interface.

Tuesday 24th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 1: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Initially Dr Paul Swan will discuss common predictors that indicate students are likely to experience difficulties in number and ways of preventing or least giving them early attention so that they don't develop into larger problems later. Later In this session Dr Paul Swan will focus on common issues that come up when teaching mathematics and look at some simple interventions to help 'cure' common problems. Note that many of the issues are often language based so elements of the Newman analysis will be shared to determine whether the issue is primarily a language based or a mathematics based issue.

Thursday 26th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 3: Orchestrating a productive mathematical discussion. 

Tuesday 31st August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 2: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

In this session Narelle Rice and Dr Paul Swan will delve deeper into Wave 2 (Teir 2) and Wave 3 (Teir 3) interventions. Narelle and Paul will focus on the common issues that regularly arise and trace some of them back to their source. Experience has shown that even children 'diagnosed' with a specific learning difficulty do not always fit a 'standard' pattern.

Thursday 2nd September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 -Unit 4: common traps, misconceptions.

Target Audience: VCE teachers.

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 is a follow up session to that held in Term 2. The focus this time is on Units 3 & 4. With the change of mathematics study design being implemented in 2023, this session will look at introducing the networks module into the VCE General Mathematics course at Units 3 & 4. The session will focus on explanations of different network theories (particularly critical path analysis), working through typical VCE networks questions and tips for teaching networks in VCE mathematics.

Wednesday 8th September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Book events now on MAV's events page

It's time to explore some of the long-held assumptions about mathematics education and poke the bear!

How do we engage students in an authentic way with the ‘messiness’ of this glorious subject? Let’s embrace the necessities of content, curriculum and sequence using contemporary practices and broadening our reach to other disciplines.  There are plenty of Mathematics educators in schools right now ditching antiquated practices, keeping the timeless ones that work and moving to innovative approaches. 

Let’s hear from these disruptors, change makers and classroom practitioners who are shaking things up and moving beyond conventional structures to engage learners and challenge the traditional models of mathematics teaching and learning.

International Keynote speaker:

Dan Meyer!

Dan Meyer taught secondary maths to students who didn't like secondary maths. He has advocated for better maths instruction on CNN, Good Morning America, Everyday With Rachel Ray, and TED.com. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in maths education and is the Dean of Research at Desmos where he explores the future of maths, technology, and learning. He has worked with teachers around the world and calls California home.

Keynote Abstract: The mathematics education community has worked to destigmatize mistakes in recent years, yet it continues to diagnose as mistaken what is instead very purposeful student thinking. We'll learn about curriculum, technology, and strategies that celebrate and develop that thinking instead, helping learners grow in their mathematics identity and knowledge.

Audience: Teachers of F to year 10.

Date: Friday 10th September 2021

Time: 9am until 3pm

Venue: Virtual

Registration fee: $335 (Places strictly limited to 90 attendees)

Program: Click here to download the program with sessions, speaker info and more

  
Click to download

Financial Capability Summit

Deakin University researchers are looking for Year 9 & 10 students from across Australia to tell us what they want from their financial education at school. We are hosting a Financial Capability Summit online via Zoom on 1st October, 2021.

Young people’s insights matter and can help shape future directions in policy, curriculum and teaching.

Visit the link below to find out more and nominate your teens to participate!

https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_9Y4wZzdk64QDAyO

Gain a fully funded graduate certificate in maths or science

Out-of-field maths and science teachers are encouraged to express their interest for Intake 2 of the fully funded Secondary Mathematics and Science Initiative (SMSI). Participants of the SMSI gain a graduate certificate in either mathematics or science through Deakin University. Participants will experience contemporary, research informed approaches to learning and teaching that is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 7–10.

 To apply for the SMSI and for more information, visit the SMSI webpage

Kerry Landman Scholarship

The Kerry Landman Scholarship at the University of Melbourne will be available again in 2022 with applications opening on 1 October 2021. I hope you may be able to assist in sharing this valuable scholarship opportunity through any appropriate channels you may have. The Kerry Landman Scholarship supports high-achieving mathematics graduates that demonstrate a passion for education and wish to train as mathematics teachers. This scholarship is valued at up to $60,000 in total and students with a mathematics major who are enrolling in a Master of Teaching Secondary at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are encouraged to apply. This scholarship aims to address the shortage of mathematically trained teachers who can passionately communicate the beauty and applications of mathematics to encourage, inspire and empower students to succeed. A successful candidate will have the potential to become a leader in a mathematics education. Further detail regarding the scholarship can be found here: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/kerry-landman-scholarship

Have you paid your MAV Invoice?

Please ensure that your school has paid any outstanding invoices for bookings made for events over the previous months. 

Rachel Spinks MAV's finance officer has been sending reminders and following up unpaid accounts. We appreciate your support in helping her seek payments, so that we may continue our work.

If you need support with accounts please contact Rachel at finance@mav.vic.edu.au  

Games for Maths Games Days

Kick off a lesson with some fun!

MAV's Games Days are very popular and a great way of engaging students through competing with like-minded individuals.

The MAV often gets enquiries from schools either wishing to run smaller scale games days at a local or school level or requesting games days resources.

In this updated publication, MAV has compiled a selection of favourite Maths game including the addition of four new games, some used in games days. Whether for games days or for general classroom use, the games are a useful tool in engaging all students. 
 

Five Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussion

The same five practices teachers know and love for planning and managing powerful conversations in mathematics classrooms, updated with current research and new insights on anticipating, lesson planning, and lessons learned from teachers, coaches, and school leaders. This framework for orchestrating mathematically productive discussions is rooted in student thinking to launch meaningful discussions in which important mathematical ideas are brought to the surface, contradictions are exposed, and understandings are developed or consolidated.

Learn the 5 practices for facilitating effective inquiry-oriented classrooms

MAV TRIAL EXAMS - AVAILABLE

Prepare effectively for VCE Mathematics Examinations with the MAV Trial exams for Mathematical Methods, Further Mathematics and Specialist Mathematics studies.

Each Trial Exam features: Original questions, highly relevant to the current course, fully worked solutions for all sections and clear marking schemes. Exam formats are similar to those used by the VCAA. Written in line with adjusted 2021 study design.

Permission for the purchasing institution to reproduce copies for its students.

Order now! You know you want it!
 

MAV Picture books galore!

Did you know that MAV has over 50 picture books available for purchase? See our curriculum guide aligning each book to the relevant year level and content to help you select books for engaging students in your own class.

Teachers can create rich learning experiences based on the picture story books we have selected, and revisit the book throughout a unit to help bed down the ‘big ideas’.

Picture books in mathematics examine big ideas through imaginative story-telling. They can motivate students by:

• stimulating curiosity and interest in mathematical concepts
• providing a platform for mathematical discussion where prior knowledge, conjecture and hypothesis can take place.
• provide a ‘so-what?’ rationale for the learning, generally through the exploration of a ‘real-life’ mathematical conundrum.

Find out more here!

Maths Talent Quest

Registrations are now closed for 2021.

• Thanks to all participating schools, it was great to see participation grow again after a COVID hit 2020 MTQ. We have over 50 schools and 370 entries for 2021!

If you need any support as you upload your entries to our portal please contact Jen Bowden.

For more information about MTQ check out the MTQ website.

Online judging will take place from 16-22 August 2021.If you would like to be a volunteer judge in 2021 please complete this form before Thursday 12th August.

Student Games Days

Registrations for the State-Wide Student Games Days are open!

Some events are moving to virtual formats, with great success so far!

For more information and registration links, visit the Student Games Day website or contact Helen hharalambous@mav.vic.edu.au

Victorian Coding Challenge – Registrations now open for 2021!

MAV is again running an engaging 2-part coding challenge which provides fun-filled, stimulating and challenging practical coding problems for high-ability DET students FREE OF CHARGE.

Your students will be able to do this independently or in class, with minimal assistance from teachers, and no equipment required! This program was made possible by the funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and it is only available to government schools in Victoria.

Teachers are encouraged to register their Year 5-10 students for this program which received overwhelming positive feedback from last year’s participants.

More information can be found here

VCE revision program: Registrations now open!

MAV prepares a very successful VCE revision package for students in the three VCE Mathematics studies:

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Further Mathematics.

The program received incredibly positive feedback as it was jam-packed with useful information and advice, and accessible all the way until the end of the VCE exams.

All course videos are delivered by highly qualified, experienced teachers who are current VCAA exam assessors. This means that the information the students receive will be the most relevant and up-to-date, and the tips will be based on where students typically make mistakes in their VCE exams. Furthermore, the courses feature technology videos created by TI and CASIO experts.

Find out more here.

ACTION: Please share the downloadable flier with your VCE mathematics students.

Download the flier here:

Event

Description

FREE Virtual learning sessions!

These sessions are funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training's 'Strategic Partnerships Program'.

(Sessions are listed in order of dates - note some sessions have multiple parts, register for each session/part separately)

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 1

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 1 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 1: Teaching through problem solving.

Tuesday 10th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Data Use for Instruction: Beyond the Spreadsheets and Numbers

Target audience: Primary Teachers

School professional learning that focuses on evidence-based practices and building a community of practice can help your school not fall into the trap of being data rich but information poor. Teachers who are engaged in a dialogic approach to data are better able to diagnose and act on their students' learning needs and more effectively use evidence-based instructional strategies. These will be discussed in this workshop.

Tuesday 12th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

NEW SESSION JUST ADDED!

Maths 300: Anatomy of a Lesson eg. Dice Footy

Presenter: Charles Lovitt.

Target Audience teachers of Years 5- 10.

When you find a successful maths lesson it is professionally interesting to 'pull it apart to find out what makes it tick'. One successful and timely Maths300 lesson is known as Dice Footy (its currently Footy season) and it is primarily this lesson that will be work-shopped to find its underlying 'anatomy' i.e those features and ingredients that can make all lessons more successful. It looks initially like a simple game but rapidly becomes a seriously productive mathematical investigation.

Wednesday 18th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 2: The lesson structure and enabling and extending prompts.

Thursday 19th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 1: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Initially Dr Paul Swan will discuss common predictors that indicate students are likely to experience difficulties in number and ways of preventing or least giving them early attention so that they don't develop into larger problems later. Later In this session Dr Paul Swan will focus on common issues that come up when teaching mathematics and look at some simple interventions to help 'cure' common problems. Note that many of the issues are often language based so elements of the Newman analysis will be shared to determine whether the issue is primarily a language based or a mathematics based issue.

Thursday 26th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 3: Orchestrating a productive mathematical discussion.

Tuesday 31st August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 2: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

In this session Narelle Rice and Dr Paul Swan will delve deeper into Wave 2 (Teir 2) and Wave 3 (Teir 3) interventions. Narelle and Paul will focus on the common issues that regularly arise and trace some of them back to their source. Experience has shown that even children 'diagnosed' with a specific learning difficulty do not always fit a 'standard' pattern.

Thursday 2nd September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 -Unit 4: common traps, misconceptions.

Target Audience: VCE teachers.

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 is a follow up session to that held in Term 2. The focus this time is on Units 3 & 4. With the change of mathematics study design being implemented in 2023, this session will look at introducing the networks module into the VCE General Mathematics course at Units 3 & 4. The session will focus on explanations of different network theories (particularly critical path analysis), working through typical VCE networks questions and tips for teaching networks in VCE mathematics.

Wednesday 8th September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Book events now on MAV's events page

It's time to explore some of the long-held assumptions about mathematics education and poke the bear!

How do we engage students in an authentic way with the ‘messiness’ of this glorious subject? Let’s embrace the necessities of content, curriculum and sequence using contemporary practices and broadening our reach to other disciplines. There are plenty of Mathematics educators in schools right now ditching antiquated practices, keeping the timeless ones that work and moving to innovative approaches.

Let’s hear from these disruptors, change makers and classroom practitioners who are shaking things up and moving beyond conventional structures to engage learners and challenge the traditional models of mathematics teaching and learning.

International Keynote speaker:

Dan Meyer!

Dan Meyer taught secondary maths to students who didn't like secondary maths. He has advocated for better maths instruction on CNN, Good Morning America, Everyday With Rachel Ray, and TED.com. He earned his doctorate from Stanford University in maths education and is the Dean of Research at Desmos where he explores the future of maths, technology, and learning. He has worked with teachers around the world and calls California home.

Keynote Abstract: The mathematics education community has worked to destigmatize mistakes in recent years, yet it continues to diagnose as mistaken what is instead very purposeful student thinking. We'll learn about curriculum, technology, and strategies that celebrate and develop that thinking instead, helping learners grow in their mathematics identity and knowledge.

Audience: Teachers of F to year 10.

Date: Friday 10th September 2021

Time: 9am until 3pm

Venue: ISV, 40 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne (Based on Government advice and COVID restrictions at the time this event may be held virtually)

Registration fee: $335 (Places strictly limited to 90 attendees)

Program: Click here to download the program with sessions, speaker info and more

Click to download

Gain a fully funded graduate certificate in maths or science

Out-of-field maths and science teachers are encouraged to express their interest for Intake 2 of the fully funded Secondary Mathematics and Science Initiative (SMSI). Participants of the SMSI gain a graduate certificate in either mathematics or science through Deakin University. Participants will experience contemporary, research informed approaches to learning and teaching that is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum levels 7–10.

To apply for the SMSI and for more information, visit the SMSI webpage

School Maths Olympics

(SMO) is a fast-paced, teamwork-centred annual maths competition for high school students, organised by Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society and sponsored by MAV. This year, SMO will take place virtually on Sunday August 22nd at 1:30-3:30pm. If you're a teacher at a Victorian high school, you can register up to two teams from your school at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mums-school-maths-olympics-2021-tickets-163272760221 .

National Science Quiz

Thursday 19 August, 6pm-7pm AEST
Register to receive the event and competition links: https://bit.ly/NSQ2021

Join us as we celebrate National Science Week with the return of the National Science Quiz. Hosted by Charlie Pickering, of ABC’s The Weekly Program, the Quiz brings together six of Australia’s best scientists and science communicators as they battle it out for the honour to be the 2021 Quiz champions. The best part, though, is that you can do more than just watch this online event. We’ve made this an interactive event that will allow you to test your scientific knowledge and reasoning and play along for a chance to win cash and prizes for the top 10 winners, with first prize: $1,000 cash!

Further details are available on the website: www.nationalsciencequiz.com.au

Tax, Super + You competition

The Tax, Super + You competition is a fun and engaging way for high school students to learn about the value of tax and super, and the role they play in our community. Plus, there are some great prizes for both the winning students and their schools!

Students are asked to develop a creative project on their topic. There are two entry topics this year:

• Junior (Year 7–9): Highlight the value of tax or super (or both) in the community.
• Senior (Year 10–12): Your first job – what you need to know about tax and super.

Watch this video featuring Assistant Commissioner Sally Bektas as she explains how students and their schools can get involved!

We have also created some resources for teachers to incorporate the competition into their lesson plans. You can find out more at: taxsuperandyou.gov.au/competition-teachers-kit.

Common Denominator:

Free for everyone to read now!
 

Prime Number:
 

For Primary members
(Login required)

Vinculum
 

For Secondary members
(Login required)

Maths Talent Quest

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

• Already have an MAV account? Register your entries here.
• Not in the MAV database? Set up an account and register your entries.

In 2021 we will continue will a digital format and online judging system. To ensure success for the program, All schools will be required to participate in online judging.

Please address any questions to Jen Bowden, but remember to check out the MTQ website first.

Student Games Days

Registrations for the State-Wide Student Games Days are open!

This year we have over 14 events to challenge thousands of students across Victoria!

For more information and registration links, visit the Student Games Day website.

Book now! Places are limited.

Victorian Coding Challenge – Registrations now open for 2021!

MAV is again running an engaging 2-part coding challenge which provides fun-filled, stimulating and challenging practical coding problems for high-ability DET students FREE OF CHARGE.

Your students will be able to do this independently or in class, with minimal assistance from teachers, and no equipment required! This program was made possible by the funding from the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and it is only available to government schools in Victoria.

Teachers are encouraged to register their Year 5-10 students for this program which received overwhelming positive feedback from last year’s participants.

More information can be found here

VCE revision program: Registrations now open!

MAV prepares a very successful VCE revision package for students in the three VCE Mathematics studies: 

• Mathematical Methods
• Specialist Mathematics
• Further Mathematics.

The program received incredibly positive feedback as it was jam-packed with useful information and advice, and accessible all the way until the end of the VCE exams. 

All course videos are delivered by highly qualified, experienced teachers who are current VCAA exam assessors. This means that the information the students receive will be the most relevant and up-to-date, and the tips will be based on where students typically make mistakes in their VCE exams. Furthermore, the courses feature technology videos created by TI and CASIO experts.

Find out more here.

ACTION: Please share the downloadable flier with your VCE mathematics students.

Download the flier here:

National Mathematics Summer School: Applications close 30th July.

The National Mathematics Summer School (NMSS) is a two-week residential mathematics school that takes place every year in January at the Australian National University. It has been enriching and broadening the mathematical minds of young Australians since 1969. It is the oldest and most prestigious summer school in Australia.

The NMSS is a great place for students who are going into Year 12 and who have a passion for mathematics. They can advance their skills with leading mathematicians. There is also an exciting program of social activities that provides participants the chance to get to know each other and develop life-long friendships. For any student with a talent for mathematics, the NMSS is not to be missed.

Find out more here. 

Download flier:

MAV Girls in STEM

FREE CAREERS VIDEOS!

Our famous Girls IN STEM event was back for 2021 and held late in term 2. We know not everyone could make it, but the good news is that you can access and share our speakers with your school community - especially relevant to all years 9 and 10 students interested in STEM based careers. 

Access the speakers here and learn about the following showcased careers:

• Data engineer (Australian Federal Police)
• Meteorologist (Bureau of Meteorology)
• Civil Engineer (ARUP)
• Market Research (Mondelez international (Cadbury)
• Engineering (Ford including Ford's graduate program)

Watch the speakers from 2021 here.

(Further speakers from various other careers are available here under the 2018 event.)

We would like to thanks Ford for being our Gold Sponsor in 2021!

Event

Description

FREE Virtual learning sessions!

These sessions are funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training's 'Strategic Partnerships Program'. 

(Sessions are listed in order of dates - note some sessions have multiple parts, register for each session/part separately)

Using Concrete Materials for Conceptual Understanding in Maths: Positives & Potential Pitfalls

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 7-10.

During the many lockdowns over the past 16 months, Thomas Moore has spent his time creating animations which demonstrate various maths concepts using no words. This has required him to think deeply about a number of different concrete materials teachers often use in their classroom. In this workshop, Thomas will share a number of concrete materials which teachers can use to develop a conceptual understanding of Mathematics with their students. This workshop promises to provide teachers with a number of strategies they can take away and use with their classes the very next day, whilst offering a framework through which to critique the materials purchased and used within their school.

Tuesday 20th July 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

How can visuals prompt discussion that value and extend every learner?

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Regular, whole-class maths talks deliver many learning benefits for all learners and can dramatically transform a maths learning culture. The session will look at how each of these routines can be used strategically to focus on important concepts whilst supporting development of the maths proficiencies.

Thursday 29th July 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Formative Assessment: The Power of Just In Time Assessment and Instruction

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Discovering what students know while they're still in the process of learning it-can be tricky, but data is useless unless it is used. . This session offers some practical, formative assessment and feedback tools which you can use daily in the classroom to ensure that you target your instruction to your students' point of need and adjust your practice to help student's maximise their learning.

Thursday 5th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 1

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 1 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 1: Teaching through problem solving. 

Tuesday 10th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Data Use for Instruction: Beyond the Spreadsheets and Numbers

Target audience: Primary Teachers

School professional learning that focuses on evidence-based practices and building a community of practice can help your school not fall into the trap of being data rich but information poor. Teachers who are engaged in a dialogic approach to data are better able to diagnose and act on their students' learning needs and more effectively use evidence-based instructional strategies. These will be discussed in this workshop.

Thursday 12th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 2: The lesson structure and enabling and extending prompts. 

Thursday 19th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 1: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Initially Dr Paul Swan will discuss common predictors that indicate students are likely to experience difficulties in number and ways of preventing or least giving them early attention so that they don't develop into larger problems later. Later In this session Dr Paul Swan will focus on common issues that come up when teaching mathematics and look at some simple interventions to help 'cure' common problems. Note that many of the issues are often language based so elements of the Newman analysis will be shared to determine whether the issue is primarily a language based or a mathematics based issue.

Thursday 26th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 3: Orchestrating a productive mathematical discussion. 

Tuesday 31st August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 2: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

In this session Narelle Rice and Dr Paul Swan will delve deeper into Wave 2 (Tier 2) and Wave 3 (Tier 3) interventions. Narelle and Paul will focus on the common issues that regularly arise and trace some of them back to their source. Experience has shown that even children 'diagnosed' with a specific learning difficulty do not always fit a 'standard' pattern.

Thursday 2nd September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 -Unit 4: common traps, misconceptions.

Target Audience: VCE teachers.

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 is a follow up session to that held in Term 2. The focus this time is on Units 3 & 4. With the change of mathematics study design being implemented in 2023, this session will look at introducing the networks module into the VCE General Mathematics course at Units 3 & 4. The session will focus on explanations of different network theories (particularly critical path analysis), working through typical VCE networks questions and tips for teaching networks in VCE mathematics.

Wednesday 8th September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Other events!

Don't miss out! STARTS SOON!

Learnership - The Skill of Learning in mathematics

Target audience: Primary Teachers

The MAV is proud to be partnering with leading educator James Anderson to bring you this unique learning opportunity focusing on 'Learnership' - the skill of learning, with links and practical application directly to the primary mathematics classroom.

This is a series of professional learning modules with 6 online learning modules to completed, each followed by a live webinars. You are a skillful teacher. But are your students' skillful learners in mathematics?

Monday 2nd August - Monday 25th October 2021

See event information for details

Virtual Learning Program

Last chance to register!

Horsham Regional Conference

Target Audience: Teachers of Years F- 12.

Building articulate mathematical thinkers with the proficiencies:

Dr Sharyn Livy (Monash Uni)
Jen Bowden (MAV)
Helen Haralambous (MAV)
Ellen Corovic (Monash Uni)
Thomas Moore (EngageME)
Janine Sprakel (AMT)
And more!

Friday 23 July

Horsham West PS

Book events now on MAV's events page

For teachers of F to year 10.

Click here to watch now on You Tube!

What really counts in learning, and how can we support teachers in making it happen?

As teachers, we hope to craft ambitious and equitable classrooms – learning environments from which students emerge as knowledgeable and resourceful thinkers. As mathematics and numeracy leaders, and instructional coaches, we hope to provide consistent and coherent support for students and teachers.

The Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework identifies five key dimensions of classroom practice that make a difference and that can be the underpinnings of coherent professional development. I’ll exemplify TRU with classroom video and discuss tools that professional learning communities can use for ongoing student-focused reflection and growth.

Professor Alan Schoenfeld

Alan Schoenfeld is the Elizabeth and Edward Conner Professor of Education and Affiliated Professor of Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley. 

A mathematician by training who studies issues of mathematical thinking, teaching, and learning, he has served as President of the American Educational Research Association and been awarded the Felix Klein Award for life-time achievement in mathematics education research by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction.

His main research focus is on the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework, which concerns creating learning environments from which students emerge being knowledgeable and flexible thinkers and problem solvers.

For teachers of F to year 6.

Click here to watch now on You Tube!

Identifying and assisting students assessed as being at or below national minimum standards for numeracy.

Many students may be mathematically ‘at risk’ and struggling to solve mathematical tasks. Early childhood teachers need to provide a range of opportunities so their children develop mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding while interacting with their environment. Some primary students rely on inefficient methods such as guessing, trying to remember rules, using tally marks and always use the inefficient method of ‘count all’ when solving a range of mathematical tasks. In both early childhood and primary settings there needs to be an emphasis on mathematical tasks that relate to students’ everyday life and build on the mathematics the students already know and can do. Students should be encouraged to use concrete materials, 2D representations, drawings or diagrams, as well as words and symbols when recording solutions to mathematical tasks. The focus should be on developing and demonstrating fluency, understanding, problem solving and reasoning rather than rote learnt rules and procedures.

Dr Cath Pearn

Dr Cath Pearn is a lecturer in mathematics education at The University of Melbourne. She has taught in the Master of Teaching programs across all levels – Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary. Cath is currently supporting South Australian teachers in both the Early Childhood and the R – 2 Numeracy Programs. She is particularly interested in the identification and assistance for students mathematically ‘at risk’ of not meeting the national minimum standards and those who are not achieving their mathematical potential. Cath is also a Senior Research Fellow in the Assessment and Reporting Division at ACER. Cath developed Mathematics Intervention, a program for Year 1 students mathematically ‘at risk’, which she continues to support. Her PhD investigated the links between fractional competence and algebraic reasoning of middle-years students.

For teachers of F to year 10.

Click here to watch now on You Tube!

What really counts in learning, and how can we support teachers in making it happen?

As teachers, we hope to craft ambitious and equitable classrooms – learning environments from which students emerge as knowledgeable and resourceful thinkers. As mathematics and numeracy leaders, and instructional coaches, we hope to provide consistent and coherent support for students and teachers.

The Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework identifies five key dimensions of classroom practice that make a difference and that can be the underpinnings of coherent professional development. I’ll exemplify TRU with classroom video and discuss tools that professional learning communities can use for ongoing student-focused reflection and growth.

Professor Alan Schoenfeld

Alan Schoenfeld is the Elizabeth and Edward Conner Professor of Education and Affiliated Professor of Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley. 

A mathematician by training who studies issues of mathematical thinking, teaching, and learning, he has served as President of the American Educational Research Association and been awarded the Felix Klein Award for life-time achievement in mathematics education research by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction.

His main research focus is on the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework, which concerns creating learning environments from which students emerge being knowledgeable and flexible thinkers and problem solvers.

For teachers of F to year 6.

Click here to watch now on You Tube!

Identifying and assisting students assessed as being at or below national minimum standards for numeracy.

Many students may be mathematically ‘at risk’ and struggling to solve mathematical tasks. Early childhood teachers need to provide a range of opportunities so their children develop mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding while interacting with their environment. Some primary students rely on inefficient methods such as guessing, trying to remember rules, using tally marks and always use the inefficient method of ‘count all’ when solving a range of mathematical tasks. In both early childhood and primary settings there needs to be an emphasis on mathematical tasks that relate to students’ everyday life and build on the mathematics the students already know and can do. Students should be encouraged to use concrete materials, 2D representations, drawings or diagrams, as well as words and symbols when recording solutions to mathematical tasks. The focus should be on developing and demonstrating fluency, understanding, problem solving and reasoning rather than rote learnt rules and procedures.

Dr Cath Pearn

Dr Cath Pearn is a lecturer in mathematics education at The University of Melbourne. She has taught in the Master of Teaching programs across all levels – Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary. Cath is currently supporting South Australian teachers in both the Early Childhood and the R – 2 Numeracy Programs. She is particularly interested in the identification and assistance for students mathematically ‘at risk’ of not meeting the national minimum standards and those who are not achieving their mathematical potential. Cath is also a Senior Research Fellow in the Assessment and Reporting Division at ACER. Cath developed Mathematics Intervention, a program for Year 1 students mathematically ‘at risk’, which she continues to support. Her PhD investigated the links between fractional competence and algebraic reasoning of middle-years students.

Event

Description

FREE Virtual learning sessions!

(Sessions are listed in order of dates - note some sessions have multiple parts, register for each session/part separately)

Embedding the Maths Proficiencies in Classroom Practice

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 7 - 10.
 

The proficiencies - understanding, reasoning, fluency and problem solving - are a lens through which we can look at all learning in mathematics. Why does thinking about the proficiencies matter? How does each proficiency support and enhance the others? And how might we design classroom experiences with the proficiencies in mind? In this hands-on session, we will look at these questions by examining and experiencing practical examples. Attendees will receive resources, including links to research and tasks suitable for primary and secondary students.

Wednesday 14th July 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Numbers talks - What are they and how do they serve all learners?

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Using number talks regularly in the classroom is a powerful way to develop mental computation strategies and build mathematical proficiency for learners of all mathematical experience. This session is an introductory focus on what number talks are and how, with careful and sustained implementation, they can transform students' maths learning experience.

Thursday 15th July 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Using Concrete Materials for Conceptual Understanding in Maths: Positives & Potential Pitfalls

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 7-10.

During the many lockdowns over the past 16 months, Thomas Moore has spent his time creating animations which demonstrate various maths concepts using no words. This has required him to think deeply about a number of different concrete materials teachers often use in their classroom. In this workshop, Thomas will share a number of concrete materials which teachers can use to develop a conceptual understanding of Mathematics with their students. This workshop promises to provide teachers with a number of strategies they can take away and use with their classes the very next day, whilst offering a framework through which to critique the materials purchased and used within their school.

Tuesday 20th July 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

How can visuals prompt discussion that value and extend every learner?

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Regular, whole-class maths talks deliver many learning benefits for all learners and can dramatically transform a maths learning culture. The session will look at how each of these routines can be used strategically to focus on important concepts whilst supporting development of the maths proficiencies.

Thursday 29th July 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Formative Assessment: The Power of Just In Time Assessment and Instruction

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Discovering what students know while they're still in the process of learning it-can be tricky, but data is useless unless it is used. . This session offers some practical, formative assessment and feedback tools which you can use daily in the classroom to ensure that you target your instruction to your students' point of need and adjust your practice to help student's maximise their learning.

Thursday 5th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 1

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 1 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 1: Teaching through problem solving. 

Tuesday 10th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Data Use for Instruction: Beyond the Spreadsheets and Numbers

Target audience: Primary Teachers

School professional learning that focuses on evidence-based practices and building a community of practice can help your school not fall into the trap of being data rich but information poor. Teachers who are engaged in a dialogic approach to data are better able to diagnose and act on their students' learning needs and more effectively use evidence-based instructional strategies. These will be discussed in this workshop.

Thursday 12th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 2 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 2: The lesson structure and enabling and extending prompts. 

Thursday 19th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 1: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

Initially Dr Paul Swan will discuss common predictors that indicate students are likely to experience difficulties in number and ways of preventing or least giving them early attention so that they don't develop into larger problems later. Later In this session Dr Paul Swan will focus on common issues that come up when teaching mathematics and look at some simple interventions to help 'cure' common problems. Note that many of the issues are often language based so elements of the Newman analysis will be shared to determine whether the issue is primarily a language based or a mathematics based issue.

Thursday 26th August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3

Target Audience: Teachers of Years 5- 8.

Differentiating Teaching: One lesson for all! Part 3 of 3 part series. "It is better to work on a problem in many different ways rather than work on many problems in the same way." Georg Polya.

Part 3: Orchestrating a productive mathematical discussion. 

Tuesday 31st August 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Intervention Part 2: Prevention is Better Than Cure

Target audience: Primary Teachers

In this session Narelle Rice and Dr Paul Swan will delve deeper into Wave 2 (Teir 2) and Wave 3 (Teir 3) interventions. Narelle and Paul will focus on the common issues that regularly arise and trace some of them back to their source. Experience has shown that even children 'diagnosed' with a specific learning difficulty do not always fit a 'standard' pattern.

Thursday 2nd September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 -Unit 4: common traps, misconceptions.

Target Audience: VCE teachers.

Teaching VCE Networks Part 2 is a follow up session to that held in Term 2. The focus this time is on Units 3 & 4. With the change of mathematics study design being implemented in 2023, this session will look at introducing the networks module into the VCE General Mathematics course at Units 3 & 4. The session will focus on explanations of different network theories (particularly critical path analysis), working through typical VCE networks questions and tips for teaching networks in VCE mathematics.

Wednesday 8th September 2021

4:00PM - 5:00PM

FREE Virtual Learning Session

Other events!

Learnership - The Skill of Learning in mathematics

Target audience: Primary Teachers

The MAV is proud to be partnering with leading educator James Anderson to bring you this unique learning opportunity focusing on 'Learnership' - the skill of learning, with links and practical application directly to the primary mathematics classroom.

This is a series of professional learning modules with 6 online learning modules to completed, each followed by a live webinars. You are a skillful teacher. But are your students' skillful learners in mathematics?

Monday 2nd August - Monday 25th October 2021

See event information for details

Virtual Learning Program

Horsham Regional Conference

Target Audience: Teachers of Years F- 12.

Building articulate mathematical thinkers with the proficiencies:

Dr Sharyn Livy (Monash Uni)
Jen Bowden (MAV)
Helen Haralambous (MAV)
Ellen Corovic (Monash Uni)
Thomas Moore (EngageME)
Janine Sprakel (AMT)
And more!

Friday 23 July

Horsham West PS

Book events now on MAV's events page

Professor Alan Schoenfeld

Alan Schoenfeld is the Elizabeth and Edward Conner Professor of Education and Affiliated Professor of Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley. 

A mathematician by training who studies issues of mathematical thinking, teaching, and learning, he has served as President of the American Educational Research Association and been awarded the Felix Klein Award for life-time achievement in mathematics education research by the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction.

His main research focus is on the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework, which concerns creating learning environments from which students emerge being knowledgeable and flexible thinkers and problem solvers

What really counts in learning, and how can we
support teachers in making it happen?

As teachers, we hope to craft ambitious and equitable classrooms – learning environments from which students emerge as knowledgeable and resourceful thinkers. As mathematics and numeracy leaders, and instructional coaches, we hope to provide consistent and coherent support for students and teachers. The Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) Framework identifies five key dimensions of classroom practice that make a difference and that can be the underpinnings of coherent professional development. I’ll exemplify TRU with classroom video and discuss tools that professional learning communities can use for ongoing student-focused reflection and growth.

A Virtual event for educators from Age 3 to Year 6.

Registrations now open; Find out all about it here and download the full program:

https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Conference/2021-Primary-and-Early-Childhood-Conference

Maths Talent Quest

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

• Already have an MAV account? Register your entries here.
• Not in the MAV database? Set up an account and register your entries.

In 2021 we will continue will a digital format and online judging system. To ensure success for the program, All schools will be required to participate in online judging. Please address any questions to Jen Bowden, but remember to check out the MTQ website first.

Student Games Days

Registrations for the State-Wide Student Games Days are open!

This year we have over 14 events to challenge thousands of students across Victoria!

For more information and registration links, visit the Student Games Day website.

Event

Description

Primary & Early Childhood Conference

For teachers of 3 and 4 year olds and Years F - 6

Meaningful maths - making mathematics education engaging for all.

MAV in collaboration with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education's Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Group (MSTEG) present a conference focusing on early childhood and primary school mathematics education.

Download the program find out more at the conference page.

Day 1: Thursday 10th June = Leaders day

Day 2: Friday 11th June = Teachers day

Economics + Maths = Financial Capability professional learning series

Would you like to boost your knowledge and confidence for teaching economics and finance topics in Year 7-10? This course aims to challenge what it means to be financially capable and promote research-informed teaching ideas and strategies.

Deakin University is hosting a six-part professional learning series for teachers, online via Zoom.

Use the MAV booking link to receive a 20% discount. Various dates starting Wed 2nd June

MAV facilitated Australian Curriculum consultation

MAV is running a consultation for the draft revised AC to help give Victorian mathematics educators an opportunity to provide feedback. Including two virtual sessions and survey, please help us respond to the draft curriculum on behalf of Victorian educators.

Free for maths educators, register to participate on our Events page.

First session is Thursday 27th May at 4pm.

Book events now on MAV's events page

Location

Wangaratta

Horsham

Date

Theme

What’s the glue that binds our mathematics curriculum together?Proficiencies, dispositions, content?

Building articulate mathematical thinkers with the proficiencies.

Year levels

F – 10

F – 12

Presenters

Dr Paul Swan
Andrew Lorimer-Derham
Andrea O’Connor
Jess Mount (MAV)
Janine Sprakel (AMT)
Amanda Cassidy
and more!

Dr Sharyn Livy (Monash Uni)
Jen Bowden (MAV)
Helen Haralambous (MAV)
Ellen Corovic (Monash Uni)
Thomas Moore (EngageME)
Janine Sprakel (AMT)
And more!

Download Program

Wangaratta Program

Horsham Program

Book now!

Book for Wangaratta

Book for Horsham

We’ve combined our love of sport and our love of maths with the power of live performance to bring you The Maths and Sport Show!

The Maths and Sport Show is a live touring performance that is:

• Fun, engaging and entertaining
• Promotes mathematical reasoning
• Full of audience interaction – delivered COVID Safe!
• Perfect for a Maths Week activity (in an Olympic Year!)
• Easy to organise – we come to you 

You can view a trailer at https://vimeo.com/482471888

We have different versions available for Junior Secondary and Primary students.
The show is proudly sponsored by the Mathematical Associations of Victoria, NSW, W.A. and S.A. with a 20% discount available to members.

Email: info@felstead.com.au Phone: 0402 223406
Web: https://www.felstead.com.au/portfolio/mathsandsport/

It was awesome! The performer was engaging and hilarious. The kids loved the show!

Libby Foley, Maths Teacher, Chevallum State School

Event

Description

'The Big Ideas' to support learning intervention: Tips for tutors and teachers.

For teachers of Years F - 10

This series has started, but you can still join and get access to missed sessions to review prior to joining later sessions. Don't delay!

These 5 after school professional learning sessions are designed for educators and those who will be supporting student learning in 2021.

One big idea in number will be focused on during each session. Advice to identify difficulties and misconceptions, building student knowledge and confidence and targeted teaching tips will be shared. Each session will consist of hands on tasks ready for you to utilise in the classroom to check for understanding.

Multiple Dates: Tuesday 23rd February to Tuesday 27th July 2021

Time: 3.30 to 5pm each session

Venue: Virtual series

Presenters: Jen Bowden and various special guests

Target audience: Year F to 6 

Book on our events page now!

Primary & Early Childhood Conference

For teachers of 3 and 4 year olds and Years F - 6

Meaningful maths - making mathematics education engaging for all.

MAV in collaboration with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education's Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Group (MSTEG) present a conference focusing on early childhood and primary school mathematics education.

Download the program and find out more at the conference page.

Day 1: Thursday 10th June = Leaders day

Day 2: Friday 11th June = Teachers day

Book on our events page.

Location

Wangaratta

Horsham

Date

Monday 12 July

Friday 23 July

Theme

What’s the glue that binds our mathematics curriculum together?Proficiencies, dispositions, content?

Building articulate mathematical thinkers with the proficiencies.

Year levels

F – 10

F – 12

Presenters

Dr Paul Swan
Andrew Lorimer-Derham
Andrea O’Connor
Jess Mount (MAV)
Janine Sprakel (AMT)
Amanda Cassidy
and more!

Dr Sharyn Livy
Jen Bowden (MAV)
Helen Haralambous (MAV)
Ellen Corovic (Monash UNi)
Thomas Moore
Janine Sprakel (AMT)
And more!

Download Program

Wangaratta Program

Horsham Program

Book now!

Book for Wangaratta

Book for Horsham

Event

Description

'The Big Ideas' to support learning intervention: Tips for tutors and teachers.

For teachers of Years F - 6

This series has started, but you can still join and get access to session 1 to review prior to joining later sessions. Don't delay!

These 5 after school professional learning sessions are designed for educators and those who will be supporting student learning in 2021.

One big idea in number will be focused on during each session. Advice to identify difficulties and misconceptions, building student knowledge and confidence and targeted teaching tips will be shared. Each session will consist of hands on tasks ready for you to utilise in the classroom to check for understanding.

Multiple Dates: Tuesday 23rd February to Tuesday 27th July 2021

Time: 3.30 to 5pm each session

Venue: Virtual series

Presenters: Jen Bowden and various special guests

Target audience: Year F to 6 

Book on our events page now!

Primary & Early Childhood Conference

For teachers of 3 and 4 year olds and Years F - 6

Meaningful maths - making mathematics education engaging for all.

MAV in collaboration with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education's Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Group (MSTEG) present a conference focusing on early childhood and primary school mathematics education.

Download the program find out more at the conference page.

Day 1: Thursday 10th June = Leaders day

Day 2: Friday 11th June = Teachers day

Book on our events page.

MAV Term 1 Magazine:

Don't forget to read our latest free magazine, or login to our website to access your journals, if you are member.

  Check the great article on Maths Anxiety! 

Undergraduate and first year teachers

MAV is here to support you! As a new teacher either about to head out to teaching rounds, or starting your first job in either secondary, primary or early childhood education, there is heap of support available for you at MAV!

In fact, most of the support we provide for other teachers will be relevant for you also!

To get you started we have put together some quick links here to show you around our site and resources that are available.

https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Resources/-Undergraduate-and-first-year-teachers

Enjoy using these resources, and if you need help let us know and we will get one of our education consultants to get in touch: office@mav.vic.edu.au

Event

Description

'The Big Ideas' to support learning intervention: Tips for tutors and teachers.

For teachers of Years F - 6

This series has started, but you can still join and get access to session 1 to review prior to joining later sessions. Don't delay!

These 5 after school professional learning sessions are designed for educators and those who will be supporting student learning in 2021.

One big idea in number will be focused on during each session. Advice to identify difficulties and misconceptions, building student knowledge and confidence and targeted teaching tips will be shared. Each session will consist of hands on tasks ready for you to utilise in the classroom to check for understanding.

Multiple Dates: Tuesday 23rd February to Tuesday 27th July 2021

Time: 3.30 to 5pm each session

Venue: Virtual series

Presenters: Jen Bowden and various special guests

Target audience: Year F to 6 

Book on our events page now!

VCE - Meet the Assessors

Our VCE Program is well underway with some . Meet the Assessors sessions still to go!

Various dates: 15th to 24th March

Book on our events page now!

Need Professional Learning and Support for Mathematics Education in your School for 2021?

Many schools are now finalising professional learning plans for 2021. MAV has a strong foundation in designing and delivering professional learning partnerships targeted to school based needs and drawing upon evidence informed research. Book a time to have a conversation to see how our team of consultants can support your mathematics learning needs.

This may be short ongoing virtual sessions, one off curriculum days, modeled teaching and coaching, or support as your critical friend. We work with many schools on an ongoing basis over many years!

Get in touch with Jen Bowden jbowden@mav.vic.edu.au to learn more.

MAV20 Virtual Conference Keynotes and Sessions Thursday & Friday
 

10 Keynotes and 100 Sessions available OnDemand.

MAV20 Virtual Conference Keynotes and Sessions Thursday 3 December
 

5 Keynotes and 50 Sessions available OnDemand.

MAV20 Virtual Conference Keynotes and Sessions Friday 4 December
 

5 Keynotes and 50 Sessions available OnDemand.

NEW: SIREN  for yrs F-2 by Dr Paul Swan

Do you work with students in Pre-Primary, Year 1 or 2? Do you want to know how to quickly identify and target children lacking the most fundamental building blocks of early number skills?

Screening and Intervention in Early Number (or S.I.R.E.N for short) is a set of materials, manual and associated games that focus on the early predictors of mathematics performance. First released in 2014, SIREN has seen a large overhaul in 2021 that adds games and makes the materials even easier to use.

 SIREN provides educators with tools to:

• plan a high quality instructional program which targets key mathematical skills.
• efficiently identify students likely to have difficulties with mathematics.
• target those students who need support with teacher-lead ‘games’ which support key mathematical skills.

SIREN “Screening And Intervention Resource in Early Number” Complete Set (Class Licence)

Member: $160   Non-member: $200

SIREN “Screening And Intervention Resource in Early Number” Complete Set (School Licence)

Member: $520   Non-member: $600

A Collection of Mathematics Activities:

For yrs F-8

These publications provides tried and tested activities that can result in enjoyable, exciting and rewarding mathematical moments for students. The activities support individual, partner, small and large group applications, falling into two categories of spatial and number. A table maps each activity to school levels from Foundation to Year 8 and to the proficiencies of Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning, providing a guide for their selection.

A Collection of Mathematics Activities: Book 1 

Member: $25.00  Non-member: $30.00

Book 1 contains 31 activities, that are described using a consistent format and are supported by reproducible masters, suitable for copying.

A Collection of Mathematics Activities: Book 2

Book 2 contains 25 activities that are described using a consistent format and are supported by reproducible masters, suitable for copying.

Member: $25.00  Non-member: $30.00

The King’s Chessboard   for yrs 2-VCAL

A great story for children learning mathematical concepts, The King’s Chessboard tells the story of a wise man who refuses the king’s reward for completing a favor. When the king insists the man accept a reward, the man proposes a deal: He will take a payment of rice equal to each square on the king’s chessboard—doubling the amount he receives with each day. This quickly empties out the royal coffers. . . .

A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies and Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children

Member: $14.00   Non-member: $17.50

Buy me now!

Location

Wangaratta

Horsham

Date

Monday 12 July

Friday 23 July

Theme

What’s the glue that binds our mathematics  curriculum together? Proficiencies, dispositions, content?

Building articulate mathematical thinkers with the proficiencies.

Year levels

F – 10

F – 12

Confirmed presenters

Dr Paul Swan
Andrew Lorimer-Derham
Andrew O’Connor
Helen Haralambous
More to come!

Dr Sharyn Livy
Jen Bowden
Ellen Corovic
Thomas Moore
More to come!

BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

DATE: Thursday 10th June 2021

For current and emerging mathematics leaders, and system leaders in primary schools and early childhood settings, including Principals, Deputy Principals, Numeracy Leaders, Academics, DET, VCAA and others.

BUILDING CAPABILITY FOR ALL MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS

DATE: Friday 11th June 2021

Designed for primary teachers and early childhood educators regardless of experience level. Sessions will build confidence and develop professional ability as a mathematics educator in a supportive, hands-on and engaging series of workshops.

2021 members and now due. Please renew your partnership with MAV, by paying your invoice as soon as possible.

Membership benefits will expire at the end of this month for those not paid.

And a big 'Thank you' to those who have already renewed.

For new members, now is a great time to join!

If you have any questions or require support in renewing your membership please contact MAV's Membership Officer, Michael Green on mgreen@mav.vic.edu.au. or call the office on (03) 9380 2399.

And a big 'Thank you' to those who have already renewed.

Do you owe MAV a payment for services?

There are many unpaid and late invoices for services supplied in 2020 by MAV to educators, ranging from MAVshop to events. Our Finance Officer Rachel Spinks will be following these up over coming weeks. Please pay all invoices promptly to avoid late fees and to save us time and effort! We value your support but need all invoices paid to ensure we can continue our work.

For any invoice or payment queries please contact finance@mav.vic.edu.au

Event

Description

'The Big Ideas' to support learning intervention: Tips for tutors and teachers

For teachers of Years F - 6

This series of 5 after school professional learning sessions are designed for educators and those who will be supporting student learning in 2021.

One big idea in number will be focused on during each session. Advice to identify difficulties and misconceptions, building student knowledge and confidence and targeted teaching tips will be shared. Each session will consist of hands on tasks ready for you to utilise in the classroom to check for understanding.

Multiple Dates: Tuesday 23rd February to Tuesday 27th July 2021

Time: 3.30 to 5pm each session

Venue: Virtual series

Presenters: Ellen Corovic and Jen Bowden

Target audience: Year F to 6 

Book on our events page now!

VCE Professional learning series 2021

Our VCE Program is underway. Meet the Assessors, SAC workshops and Whole day VCE PD days are back!

Bookings are open and include a mix of face-to-face and virtual events. These events will go ahead as planned in virtual format if required, don't miss out

Various dates and locations including virtual

Book on our events page now!

Need Professional Learning and Support for Mathematics Education in your School for 2021?

Many schools are now finalising professional learning plans for 2021. MAV has a strong foundation in designing and delivering professional learning partnerships targeted to school based needs and drawing upon evidence informed research. Book a time to have a conversation to see how our team of consultants can support your mathematics learning needs.

This may be short ongoing virtual sessions, one off curriculum days, modeled teaching and coaching, or support as your critical friend. Get in touch with Jen Bowden jbowden@mav.vic.edu.au to learn more.

MAV20 Virtual Conference Keynotes and Sessions Thursday & Friday

10 Keynotes and 100 Sessions available OnDemand.

MAV20 Virtual Conference Keynotes and Sessions Thursday 3 December

5 Keynotes and 50 Sessions available OnDemand.

MAV20 Virtual Conference Keynotes and Sessions Friday 4 December

5 Keynotes and 50 Sessions available OnDemand.

MAV Solutions 2020 VCAA Exams - All studies - Online resource

Ensure students prepare effectively for VCE Mathematics Examinations with the MAV solutions to the 2020 VCAA Examinations 1 & 2 for Mathematical Methods, Specialist Mathematics and Further Mathematics. Each solution set features: fully worked solutions for all sections, advice on solution processes and permission for the purchasing institution to reproduce copies for its students.

Footy Feud Card game!

Footy Feud! is an Australian football themed-card game.

Players are dealt numeric cards, and choose the highest value for scoring.
The objective is to have the highest score at the end of the game (played over 4 quarters).

4 cards in the deck allow stealing or score multiplication.

Do I need to know about Australian football to play the game?
No; Footy Feud! has tested very well with people of all ages who have no interest in Australian football.

Thinking Mathematically

Thinking Mathematically is perfect for anyone who wants to develop their powers to think mathematically, whether at school, at university or just out of interest. This book is invaluable for anyone who wishes to promote mathematical thinking in others or for anyone who has always wondered what lies at the core of mathematics. Thinking Mathematically reveals the processes at the heart of mathematics and demonstrates how to encourage and develop them. Extremely practical, it involves the reader in questions so that subsequent discussions speak to immediate experience.