This year Pt England are under going professional development with Jo Know from the university of Auckland. In this session Jo went over some of the basics, to remind us of how simple and yet complex teaching maths can be!
Some take outs for me were:
- Knowledge and strategy are equally important. It can be very easy to get into just teaching strategy, or just number. However, without the correct context either of these on their own aren't doing enough for our children.
- A reminder of what kids do when completing tasks at all of the different levels. This is hugely important to keep at the forefront of your mind when teaching and testing children in maths!
- Risk taking. If teachers aren't taking risks then children can't either!
Really looking forward to continuing the learning journey with Jo!
Thanks for sharing the learning Kent. I have felt context is the key to having kids love maths. Would love to hear more about strategies and stages.
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