AMAonline Term 3 2024 - Auckland Mathematical Association

Caroline will share two exciting opportunities for teachers of maths and stats: a cash prize for teaching excellence, and a fellowship programme that pays teachers to study, as well as paying course fees, all funded by the John and Margaret Kalman Charitable Trust. I’ll speak about application details for each of these, and postgrad courses specifically designed for NZ maths and stats teachers.

Caroline Yoon is an Associate Professor in Mathematics Education at the University of Auckland. She is passionate about finding creative ways to engage people of all ages in mathematics, and is currently working on a collection of stories and reflections about our complex relationships with the subject. One of the most humbling and rewarding parts of her job is administering the Kalman Teacher Prizes and Kalman Teacher Fellowships.

10:00am : Keynote sessions

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KN 1: Maths Stories for parents

Associate Professor Caroline Yoon, The University of Auckland

Note : Due to copyright this session will not be recorded

Teachers are storytellers. We use stories to introduce an idea, to motivate the need for a new technique, to help students see how the maths they learn can be used beyond the classroom. Stories can be used to reassure students, to reward them, to help them remember. Our lessons can even be thought of as a story, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. In this session, I’ll share some stories about maths and family and whiskers on a cat.

KN2: The difference between Mathematics and Statistics and Pāngarau

Associate Professor Pania Te Maro, Massey Universit y and Mako Cooper

Join us for a seminar on Pāngarau. What are the differences between Maths and Pāngarau? Hear how kaupapa have been integrated following the design and writing of the pāngarau marau in 2023. Comment end.

Ko Hikurangi te maunga, ko Waiapū te awa, ko Ngāti Porou te iwi, ko Te whānau ā Pōkai te hapū, ko Pōkai te wharenui, ko Te Kapa a Hinekōpeka te tūrangawaewae, ko Pania Te Maro ahau.
I am currently an Associate Professor, with responsibilities as Kaihautū Māori and Kaiārahi Tiriti for the Institute of Education and Associate Dean Māori for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University. My career started in Kura, immersion teaching and learning. My Ph.D. is based in Kura and how Kura negotiated the conflicts and tensions of mathematics and pāngarau teaching and learning. I hope to engage in positive, constructively challenging, hope-filled ways to sustain mātauranga Māori in/by/through education, enabling greater inclusion for all in Aotearoa.

Moko is a senior kaiako in Wharekura of a Kura ā-Iwi. His kaupapa is sustaining mātauranga of the Iwi, hapū and whānau who form the community of his kura. He does that through his main subject which is pāngarau, which is a system of knowledge that incorporates mathematics. The kura teach and learn across learning areas by focussing on kaupapa that are relevant to the whānau, hapū and iwi in the rohe pōtae o Ngāti Raukawa. Moko has been involved in NCEA development and in writing the Tīrewa Marautanga Pāngarau for kura for the last couple of years (while teaching full time).

11am to 11:45am

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PAT Pāngarau|PAT Mathematics – more than just data!: Julie Roberts, NZCER

PAT Pāngarau|PAT Mathematics assessments are more culturally relevant, more accessible, and more authentic to Aotearoa New Zealand. The refreshed assessments now support Years 3 – 11. This workshop will explore the changes in the assessments and the range of reporting features at classroom and schoolwide level. Come and learn how to discover the story in your data, ways to effectively filter, and how to use this information to support teaching and learning.

Julie has two roles at NZCER, Kairangahau Mātua and Kaitohu Mātauranga. Julie is an experienced mathematics and assessment facilitator who has worked in a range of capacities delivering professional learning in schools and clusters. Julie was part of the Refreshed Mathematics and Statistics Curriculum writing team.

Maths routines for building positive learner identities: Rob Profitt-White

Rob has been working with High and Intermediate Schools across Australia and Aotearoa for a number of years as they co create routines to integrate through their units to initially maximise retention of key concepts and further develop the will and skill for mathematical processes: formulating, evaluating and reasoning. This workshop will go through some of the higher impact y7 to y10 routines that a) schools have been using across in Australia to successfully improve the numeracy demands of their students and b) have started to be used in Aotearoa with some partner Intermediate and High schools in Aotearoa for both Mathematical proficiency and year 10 numeracy. We shall explore these together with time for sharing ideas and insights from like-minded teachers.

Rob has spent his education career across multiple settings ( Kuwait, Melbourne, Queensland and now here in Aotearoa NZ) . His 10 years as the Queensland principal education advisor for maths saw him in schools four days a week working with faculty hods and feeder primaries to create and implement a range of routines, assessments and intercurricular tasks to ensure maths was explicit, mastered and engaging. The impact of this work saw an invite from the MoE to design a project for Years 5-8 in Aotearoa in 2021-2022. For the last five years he works with multiple primary and high schools across Australia and New Zealand ensuring schools develop processes to future proof their practice to the ever changing policies schools have to implement, creating collective networks to share best practice. He believes that great learning starts with building on the skills and ideas teachers have and working together to align these with tried and tested processes that puts the learner first.

Mathematics and Statistics course planning through a ‘science of learning’ lens : Rachel Cookson & Angela Seyb

This workshop is designed to look at secondary course design informed by 2024 implementation reflections and key science of learning principles. During this session we will explore what Kaiako have learnt so far in the NCEA implementation process and share ideas around planning for the rest of 2024 and into 2025. The ‘science of learning’ lens will guide our discussion around supporting ākonga to building understanding of Mathematics and Statistics in a meaningful and lasting way.

Rachel and Angela are NCEA Implementation Facilitators (NIFs)

Rachel is passionate about supporting ākonga in building a positive mindset to Mathematics and Statistics. Her belief is that learning is a reciprocal process and we can all benefit from a growth mindset. Rachel is an experienced kaiako having the pleasure to teach both Mathematics and Statistics to Year 7-13 in a variety of schools, and various roles within schools including Assistant Principal, Head of Faculty, Dean and Restorative Practice Coordinator.

Angela joined the Ministry from the secondary sector having spent 20 years teaching ākonga across a range of subjects, primarily Maths and Social Science (Psychology, Geography and History). She held HoD, SLT and Kāhui Ako leadership roles, and has particular interests in digital learning design and literacy. Data, spreadsheets and spatial analysis are a happy place for Angela. A recent highlights was participating in the Network of Expertise for Geography, focused on supporting the use of geographic information systems. Angela looks forward to supporting schools in Te Tai Runga with implementation of the NCEA changes.

12 pm to 12:45pm

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Census At School for Years 1-3 : Jules Coup & Jody Hayes

Census At School has new content for Years 1-3 that has been created by Jules and Jody. In this online workshop you will hear about two of the lessons created in detail. Jules and Jody will share the key teaching and learning ideas, and some ways to engage your young learners in statistics.
All activities referred to in this workshop are available for you to use at https://new.censusatschool.org.nz/year-level/years-1-3/

Jules currently works at Rutherford Primary School in Te Atatū, teaching Year 2 and 3 ākonga, where she is also a learning leader, WSL and numeracy lead. Jules received a 2023 Kalman Teacher Excellence Prize and a 2024 Kalman Teacher Fellowship, which she is using to advance her studies in mathematics education.

Jody is an educator who values collaborating with others for the benefit of students in Aotearoa. She has been in leadership and teaching across primary and intermediate schools. Jody is currently working at Grey Lynn School undertaking a collaborative project titled Threads of Learning and spending her day with new entrant learners.

Numeracy, how are we doing? Marion Steel & Halley Kondamudi

Schools are using a variety of different approaches to support student learning towards achieving the new NCEA Numeracy. This is a chance to hear about what is working (or not working) at other schools and to share what is happening at your school. What can we maths teachers be doing in the lead-up years to the co-requisite CAA? Are there tasks, or pedagogies that will engage our students better in developing numeracy for life skills and Numeracy for NCEA? How is responsibility for Numeracy shared across your school?

Marion Steel is currently head of maths at Epsom Girls Grammar School. She has been involved in many aspects of maths and stats teaching, professional development and teacher support over her teaching career.

Halley Kondamudi is Currently Assistant Head of Maths at Western Springs College – Ngā Puna o Waiōrea. He plays a key role in the Schools Literacy and Numeracy lead team. Comment end

Maths in Motion. Robyn Gandell

Do you find yourself moving when solving math problems? Research shows that both novice and expert mathematicians use movement to process simple and complex mathematical ideas. What if incorporating movement into your classroom activities could enhance your students’ mathematical understanding? In this workshop, we’ll share practical strategies for transforming your classroom into a dynamic environment where movement is mathematical thinking. Discover how to integrate movement into your math lessons and uncover new ways to explore and enhance your students' mathematical thinking.

Robyn Gandell is a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland with research interests in the intersection of mathematics learning and teaching and movement. She earned her PhD in mathematics education from the University of Auckland. Her latest publication, “Students’ Mathematical Thinking in Movement,” appears in the International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (IJRUME).

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