AMAonline: Term 4 Saturday morning resources
[Updated] We hope you enjoyed your morning of professional learning. Recordings of November 7 and past sessions are available on the AMA Youtube Channel and linked below the descriptions here. If you watched live or are going to watch the recordings we would love...
Statistics teachers day 2020 – registration open
This years theme ... Bring Your Own “big ideas” for teaching statistics We have Andrew Sporle from the department of statistics opening the day and Dr Michelle Dalrymple giving the closing address with 23 workshops to choose from in between Andrew is is one of three...
Keeping you in the loop
Term 4 update from the networks of expertise, As we race towards the end of this roller-coaster year, AMA is really excited to be able to host the first face to face event of 2020, Mathex. 371 teams from 91 schools re-signed for the two nights of competitions. ...
Thinking about study in 2021?
There are two scholarships available for post graduate study at the University of Auckland for 2021 Jean Heywood Postgraduate Scholarship This Scholarship was established in 2007 by Jean Heywood, nee Miller, who graduated with an MA in Mathematics from the...
NEX national newsletter
This Term's National newsletter is the last one under the current Networks of Expertise funding. Highlights from the newsletter : PC4G: a competition for Year 10 girls with or without prior programming experience, but who are recognised by their teachers or peers as...
News from across the ditch
This week kiwis can spread their wings and fly to Australia 🙂 In this post we share the October newsletter from the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) In the Newsletter is information about Maths Mastery webinars ($) Ritangle. an online maths...
Breaking down the silos: Integrating mathematics and statistics with other curriculum areas
Guest post from Dr Pip Arnold: Pip is an accredited PLD facilitator and a member of the AMA executive. The ideas in this post are from Pip’s perspective and experiences and may not represent the views of others on the AMA executive. "One of the guiding principles of...
7 sites for maths class
We are often looking for ideas to have students work purposefully for short or longer bursts. This post has a collection of seven sites that you and your students could work on independently, in pairs, small groups or as whole class. They can also be used to develop...
What does the research say about homework at primary and secondary school?
Grab a coffee and tune into the Education Hub Webinar on Tuesday 29 September at 9.00am and hear from Professor Cathy Vatterott (University of Missouri-St. Louis), an international expert in homework, as she discusses the research evidence on homework. The webinar...
Kalman Fellowship: Time for a project
Do you have a teaching innovation that you would just love some time to be able to develop? Then the Kalman Teacher Fellowships might be for you. There are five Fellowships available for the 2020/21 year. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5pm on MONDAY 21st SEPTEMBER...