Saturday 2nd of November – 10am to 12:45pm
Registration are now CLOSED, If you registered to attend live please check your emails (including spam). If you registered to receive the recordings, you should receive the link to those a few days after the event.
Overview of the morning
| 10:00am -10:45am | 11:00am -11:45am | 12:00pm – 12.45pm |
| Year 0-8 Mathematics and Statistics Learning Area
Cami Sawyer & Kylie Begg Video |
Understanding my location by exploring data in CODAP.
Leticia Perez Video |
Diving into the rabbit hole of AI
Neil Marshall |
| Implications for Classroom Practice: Building a Shared Understanding of the Science of Learning and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning in Mathematics and Statistics
Renu Sikka Video |
Developing Mathematical Modelling Competencies in High School Students
Roelant Dewerse Roelant’s Slides |
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| Supporting Creativity, Curiosity and Inclusiveness in the Primary Mathematics Classroom Wendy LiddellSlides Video |
Census at School : Years 4 – 6
Landis Cunningham & Louise Graham Video |
Detail on sessions
10:00am:
Year 0-8 Mathematics and Statistics Learning Area. Cami Sawyer & Kylie Begg, Ministry of Education
Come hear about the developments being made in the Te Mataiaho – the updated Mathematics & Statistics curriculum, if everything falls into place we may be lucky enough to talk about the published 2025 curriculum hot off the press
Cami has been working for the Ministry of Education as a mathematics and statistics subject matter expert since 2021. She is leading the writing of the updated NZ Curriculum Mathematics and Statistics Learning Area, and she led the work on the common practice model. Before that she taught in the Manawatu for 15 years at various high schools and Massey University.
Kylie Begg was a maths and science teacher and HOD for many years before joining the Ministry in 2022. She is the subject matter expert for mathematics and statistics in The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Whāriki group.
11:00am to 11:45am
Understanding my location by exploring data in CODAP. Leticia Perez – WestEd, USA
Why is there so much daylight in the summer and hardly any in the winter? How does the amount of sunlight vary by location on the planet earth? If there are more hours of sunlight, does that mean there is always more energy? In this interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to use a new CODAP Data plugin with an integrated simulation to collect data about day length in different locations and use data to uncover phenomenon.
Leticia is a former high school science teacher with a passion for creating space for students and teachers alike to use data in creative and fun ways. She is the Data Science and Professional learning Specialist in Science and Engineering at WestEd in the USA. As Co-PI Boosting Data Science Teaching and Learning in STEM project and Co-lead of development work for the Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship Project (NASA PLACES) she supports teachers in the integration of Data Fluency in middle and high school math and science classrooms. By applying a critical and humanizing pedagogical lens to her work, Leticia seeks to center students’ identity and sense of place and being within data itself and broader educational experiences.
Implications for Classroom Practice: Building a Shared Understanding of the Science of Learning and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning in Mathematics and Statistics. Renu Siika , Ministry of Education
This session will foster a shared understanding of the Science of Learning through Math & Stats. There will be a quick overview to the Science of Learning, what the research on the science tells us about the cognitive processes that inform the learning process, and the implications of this on pedagogy and curriculum. The webinar will focus on exploring the biological and cognitive aspects of the Science of Learning. The session will explore implications for classroom practices, including the role of the gradual release of responsibility within an explicit teaching approach.
Renu Sikka is a Curriculum Lead at the Ministry of Education where she employs research and evidence-based collaborative practices to facilitate change within schools, Kāhui Ako and across networks. Renu excels in knowledge-rich curriculum design and pedagogical innovation, applying Universal Design for Learning and Assessment principles grounded in the Science of Learning. An NZ-trained secondary teacher with 20 years of experience across Years 0-10 in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland, Renu was awarded the ASG NEiTA -National Excellence in Teaching Award in 2020. She is currently undertaking her PhD study focusing on “Exploring culturally responsive teaching practices in Emergency Remote Teaching(ERT) within online learning environments.”
Supporting Creativity, Curiosity and Inclusiveness in the Primary Mathematics Classroom. Wendy Liddell, Tirimoana School
Mathematics is much more than numbers. This presentation will explore the many ways that mathematics can be presented to students so that all participants whether they have advanced number knowledge or not can actively be involved. The resources presented include logic puzzles, engaging lesson starters, games using spatial reasoning and much more….. There are links to intriguing websites that will enrich and broaden mathematics programmes. Resources provided will be ready for classroom use immediately.
Wendy has been teaching mathematics and science in the primary classroom for 20 years. Thirteen of those were spent at the Singapore American School where she established a science and math enrichment programme for the elementary school. She currently works at Tirimoana School where she teaches mathematics and also holds the role of an ASL in the Te Atatu Kahui Ako. Wendy is passionate about mathematics and science being accessible to all students, raising achievement levels and exploring creative and innovative ways to involve all participants in the excitement, beauty and relevency of mathematics.
12:00 to 12:45pm
Diving into the rabbit hole of AI. Neil Marshall
This workshop suggests ways that AI can enhance teaching and learning and invites participants to share their experiences and successes with AI. Hear from Neil about how chatGPT aided him in finding meaningful connections for mathematics learning. Participants can hear about a whole range of ways that AI could aid them in their work, from the administrative to the creative work we teachers do. There will be time to experiment – please have a digital NCEA assessment at the ready for this
Neil Marshall has recovered from his roles in: Teaching, Moderating (and he apologises for the pedantry.), Curriculum development, Professional Development. He still has a keen interest in what is going on and dabbles in some small contract work. His interest in using AI for teachers was piqued by a conversation with Charles Fadel (The Centre for Curriculum Redesign) and then with chatgpt.
Developing Mathematical Modelling Competencies in High School Students. Roelant Dewerse.
Mathematical modelling brings together authentic problematic situations and mathematical thinking. Students who learn modelling at school become more aware of useful applications of mathematics, and recognise its importance to them personally. However each stage of the modelling cycle requires its own competencies, some of which are not practiced much in many school curricula. The open and unstructured nature of the tasks can be confusing, and students often find it difficult to identify and make appropriate assumptions about relevant parameters. This workshop will summarise two approaches to developing modelling competencies in students, and give some examples of what these might look like in a high school context.
Roelant Dewerse has a background in professional engineering in Aotearoa NZ and overseas. He moved into teaching ten years ago, starting in primary teaching then moving on to teach secondary mathematics, physics and woodwork. He has retained a strong interest in applied mathematics and sees modelling as an opportunity for students to taste the power that mathematics has to guide good decisions and improve outcomes. To this end he has taught modelling in schools where the opportunity has arisen, and has supervised teams entering national and international school mathematical modelling competitions. He currently teaches at Titirangi Rudolf Steiner school.
Census at School : Years 4 – 6. Louise Graham and Landis Cunningham.
What is effective practice in Years 4 – 6 for teaching Statistics and Probability? It is a balanced programme with variety, relevance and contextualized for meeting the needs of our students. We will share some new Census at School resources designed to support teachers with activities that can be either stand-alone or designed to be incorporated in cross curricular teaching across the year.
Louise Graham has been a primary teacher for 25 years and completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Mathematics from Massey University in 2016. She is an AP at Tirimoana Primary in West Auckland and is passionate about teaching and learning in Mathematics.
Landis Cunningham is an experienced primary teacher teaching for 19 years. She is the WSL for Edmonton and is passionate about teaching and learning Mathematics. She believes that all children are able to learn Mathematics and is enthusiastic about helping children develop a love of Mathematics.
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