maths
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Health+Wellbeing
‘I was scared’: many student teachers had bad maths experiences at school. Here’s how they can do better
What do you remember about maths at school? Did you whizz through the problems and enjoy getting the answers right?…
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In The Classroom
‘I feel very lucky’: Uni teacher of the year on making maths meaningful
Dr Poh Wah Hillock likes to ask her students a lot of questions in class, even if they might find…
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In The Classroom
Addressing maths gaps highlighted by Covid-19: podcast
The covid-19 pandemic has underlined a mathematical skills gap as many Australians were unable to correctly assess the health data…
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In The Classroom
One ‘rich’ maths lesson per month is enough to engage kids: podcast
Students' interest and enrolment in maths subjects has dropped sharply in recent years following a longstanding national decline. Yet, reviving…
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In The Classroom
Analysing the new maths curriculum and thoughts on increasing student engagement – podcast
In the past few weeks, mathematics has made the headlines of the education sector news. Amongst the issues are a…
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In The Classroom
Woo’s new series helps students understand how maths made Sydney Opera House a reality
Australia’s most well-known high school teacher Eddie Woo has collaborated with the Sydney Opera House to develop a four-part series…
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Health+Wellbeing
Teachers urged to avoid rushing students through maths curriculum they’ve “lost”
Maths experts have warned that, as students return to school after COVID-19 closures, rushing through content to catch up will…
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News
Australians generally have a rosy view of schools: national survey
All in all, Australians are pretty happy with the state of classroom education. Despite a hefty amount of negative media…
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News
Out-of-field maths teaching by the numbers
Just how many students are learning maths from those teaching out of field? More than three quarters in years 7 to 10,…
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News
NSW unveils strategy to get every student into HSC maths
It’s the question just about every maths teacher will hear multiple times a year – ‘Will we even use this…
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