Course description
This one-day face-to-face PL program will prepare teachers for upcoming content on curriculum maps by focusing on how to improve the teaching of fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios and rates. Connections between these quantities will be highlighted and connections to probability will also be made.
Course outcomes
Participants will develop a deeper understanding of:
- How to use the progression of key concepts when planning for learning and how to connect new learning to prior learning.
- Evidence-based Tier 1 instruction in Mathematics/Numeracy (using the Pedagogical Framework and teaching strategies which are relevant for specific mathematical concepts).
- Monitoring student learning and planning next steps using conceptual development guides and ASGs.
- How to use the resources on the TLC (including sample mathematics tasks) to support differentiation and meet the needs of learners.
*Future PL days with the same program outcomes but different content focuses will also be offered throughout the year, i.e. Algebra (Term 1 Week 10), Statistics and Trigonometry (Term 2 Week 10), Measurement and Space (Term 3 Week 10).
Australian Professional Standards
- Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn
- Standard 2 – Know content and how to teach it
- Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
- Standard 5 – Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
- Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning