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It’s Friday night, in August, and the space is filled with groups of year 7, 8 and 9 students huddled around tables in groups of 3 or 4, busily working out the most efficient algorithm for [...]

In maths classes teachers often approach differentiation by setting different levels of work for learners at different levels of ‘ability’. However, this approach may fail to develop the types of [...]

Last weekend on the train from the city, I watched an interaction between a young mum and her preschooler that really made me smile. Little Miss Three Year Old had grabbed a hold of her mother’s [...]

“Wow Michael, so much I didn’t know about clocks. Sometimes we do get caught up in teaching the skills and forget about the interest factor. Thanks for a great lesson today. Kind regards,” [...]

A recent German study suggests that in some circumstances, parents’ assistance with their kids’ mathematics can be counterproductive. Here’s why. In 2004 my wife and I decided to take our young [...]

The question of how to plan and deliver an effective mathematics lesson holds no easy answer. A ‘good’ maths lesson can be as varied in scope, structure, content and delivery as the degree [...]

Part of the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership’s (AITSL) Illustrations of practice series, the video “The No Language Method” demonstrates a strategy that encourages students [...]

“When a problem comes along, you must whip it.”  –  Mark Allen Mothersbaugh & Gerald Casale, ‘Whip it’ by ‘Devo’   Why is it that so many students – and [...]

As Billy Connolly says, “Why would I want to learn Algebra? I never plan to visit there.” In this article we explain why providing real-world context can be critical to engaging students in [...]