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Aligning Challenging Mathematical Tasks with Contemporary Learning Design: Practical Strategies for Classroom Implementation with Peter Sullivan
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Date(s): 9th Nov 2026
Time: 3:45PM - 4:45PM AEDT
Venue: Virtual Learning Session Details and invitation to join the meeting will be provided closer to the date of the event. Online session delivered by MAV
Costs: Member: Free Non-Member: $30.00 Members, login now to receive your best price
Description: Why Challenge Matters in Mathematics - A webinar with Peter Sullivan Challenge is not a barrier to learning, it is the pathway to deep understanding. In this webinar, Peter Sullivan explores how well-designed mathematical tasks motivate students, build persistence, and strengthen reasoning. Drawing on the revised edition of Challenging Mathematical Tasks, Peter demonstrates how teachers can maintain high intellectual demand while managing cognitive load through clear, consistent task design. Participants will learn how challenging tasks can be used across a teaching sequence to support retrieval, consolidation, and durable learning. This practical, research-informed session is ideal for educators seeking to build confident, resilient mathematical problem solvers. Register now and discover how challenge can transform learning. Emeritus Professor Peter Sullivan Peter Sullivan has extensive experience in research and teaching in teacher education. He was a member of the Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences panel of the Australian Research Council College of Experts from 2005 to 2008, and was an editor of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education for 8 years. He is the immediate past President of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers and was the lead writer of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics.
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