MathsTalk by AMSI Schools

Maths and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture with Prof. Chris Matthews

In this must-listen episode, host Leanne McMahon talks to Professor Chris Matthews from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural cross-curriculum priority inclusion in the new Maths Curriculum in Australian schools. Chris shares his mathematical and cultural history and challenges teachers to examine how the concept of Terra Nullius has affected the role of both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians today. He discusses the importance of culture to all students and looks at some relevant contexts and ways in which teachers can include the cultural priority in their planning.
Contact Chris: https://atsima.com/
MathsTalk Feedback: MathsTalk@amsi.org.au
Chris's talk - AMSI Summer School (Maths & Culture): https://ss.amsi.org.au/public-lecture/ (click on watch recording link)
Teacher Magazine Link: https://www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/authors/chris-matthews
The Orb: https://www.theorb.tas.gov.au/
ACARA Priority description: https://tinyurl.com/ATSIpriority

Assessment Insights and Ideas with Nadia

Welcome to MathsTalk, the podcast hosted by Leanne McMahon, with special guest, the ever popular Nadia Abdelal, a highly respected Maths consultant from EM Maths Consulting. In this episode, Nadia shares insights on assessment, including triangulation, great assessment tasks, rubrics, and more. As educators, we know that assessment is not just about testing, but also about gathering meaningful data to inform our instructional practices. Nadia will shed light on how triangulation, which involves using multiple sources of evidence to assess student learning, can provide a more comprehensive picture of students' mathematical understanding. She will also discuss the importance of well-designed assessment tasks that align with learning goals and engage students in deep mathematical thinking. Whether you're a maths teacher or passionate about mathematics education, this episode provides valuable insights into assessment strategies for better understanding students' mathematical learning. Let's dive into the world of assessment with Nadia Abdelal on MathsTalk!
Resources:
To contact Nadia: https://www.emmaths.com.au/about 
To contact us: MathsTalk@AMSI.org.au or our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/amsischools 
Triangulation: Oliver-Hoyo, M., & Allen, D. (2006). The use of triangulation methods in qualitative educational research. Journal of College Science Teaching, 35(4), 42–47.
https://www.madlylearning.com/assessment-and-the-triangulation-of-data/
Number talks: https://www.emmaths.com.au/post/number-talks 
https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Number_Talks.html?id=p4B9F1u2T4kC&redir_esc=y
NAPLAN Spreadsheet: Contact Nadia and she will pass on the link to the spreadsheet https://www.emmaths.com.au/about
Formulating an expression (Year 7) https://acaraweb.blob.core.windows.net/acaraweb/docs/default-source/assessment-and-reporting-publications/e6-naplan-2016-final-test-numeracy-year-7-(non-calc).pdf?sfvrsn=2 (Question 15)
Fraction Strips: https://www.math-salamanders.com/printable-fraction-strips.html
Trading game: See the classroom activity using place value houses http://amsi.org.au/teacher_modules/Using_place_value4-7.html
Michael Minas: Podcast - MathsTalk Episode 10 
Love Maths website: https://www.lovemaths.me/
Rob Vingerhoets: http://robvingerhoets.com.au/maths/
Victorian Department of Education: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/maths/Pages/maths-and-numeracy-assessment.aspx 
NSW Department of Education: https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/k-10/understanding-the-curriculum/assessment
 

Re- Release Pi Day - How changing the approach to Maths affects student learning

A replay of the special episode to celebrate International Maths Day. Host Leanne McMahon talks to AMSI CHOOSEMATHS award winners Elizabeth Dewar and Ryan Jellie. We discuss the changes that they've made to the teaching of Maths at Boneo Primary School and how these changes have affected their students. Former AMSI School Advisor Marcus Garrett joins Leanne in a road trip to Boneo to talk to the students and hear about their interpretation of 'Maths is everywhere.'

Great, easy and flexible classroom activities.

Host Leanne McMahon has a long awaited discussion with Maths educator and former AMSI Schools Mathematics Advisor Cass Lowry about great Maths activities that are flexible enough to be done in the classroom, in hybrid mode or via remote learning. This conversation took place when schools were moving to remote learning daily and teachers needed to be able to switch easily and without taking hours in preparation.
The activities are as timely today as they were then and Cass gives some fabulous ideas on how they can be used in both primary and secondary settings.
Cass can be contacted via Twitter @Cass_Lowry
Contact us on MathsTalk@amsi.org.au with any comments, queries or suggestions
Remote and Classroom Learning Resources
 Which one doesn’t belong? A shapes book ~ Christopher Danielson (2016) Stenhouse Publishers
Which one doesn’t belong? http://wodb.ca/
How many? A counting book ~ Christopher Danielson (2018) Stenhouse Publishers
Talking Math With Your Kids: https://talkingmathwithkids.com/
Christopher Danielson @Trianglemancsd
Search Twitter: #tmwyk #unitchat #WODB
Same or Different ~ Meaningful Math Moments (Jennifer Barker) http://www.meaningfulmathmoments.com/same-or-different.html
Same or Different Examples (Brian Bushart) https://samedifferentimages.wordpress.com/
Brian Bushart @bstockus
Search Twitter for: #samediffmath #ElemMathChat
 
Dan Finkel - Number Talks https://mathforlove.com/lesson/number-talks/
Dan Finkel @MathForLove
Nat Banting - Fraction Talks http://fractiontalks.com/
Nat Banting @NatBanting
Number Talks – YouCubed (Jo Boaler) https://www.youcubed.org/resources/stanford-onlines-learn-math-teachers-parents-number-talks/
Mathematical Number Talks http://www.mathnumbertalks.com/resources/
Number Strings: https://numberstrings.com/what-is-a-number-string/
 
Steve Wyborney - Subitizing Slides https://stevewyborney.com/2018/09/100-subitizing-slides-10-challenge-patterns/
Steve Wyborney - Splat! https://stevewyborney.com/2018/09/splat-for-google-slides-40-lessons/
Steve Wyborney - Esti-Mysteries https://stevewyborney.com/2019/09/51-esti-mysteries/
Steve Wyborney @SteveWyborney
 
Robert Kaplinsky - Open Middle https://www.openmiddle.com/
Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky and @openmiddle
 
 
Pam Harris - MathStratChat Examples https://www.mathisfigureoutable.com/mathstratchat
Pam Harris @pwharris
Search Twitter: #MathStratChat
 
Berkeley Everett - Number Search https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPUhHweMG3cpSQ2CRL0scB2KtIKi2D6UFLrLtVuBNpr_z-UWsqce6nzZGmkWi5UWA?key=QlZfb2Rtd05vbXRiVklUSldiUGVTSVMxd2hINXJn
Berkeley Everett @BerkeleyEverett
Simon Gregg @Simon_Gregg
Search Twitter: #numbersearch
 
Great Maths Instructional Videos
Howie Hua https://www.youtube.com/c/HowieHua1/
James Tanton https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesTanton_SquineCosquineTanq
Joel Speranza https://www.youtube.com/c/JoelSperanzaMath
Eddie Woo https://www.youtube.com/c/misterwootube

Effective and Collaborative Problem Solving

Host, Leanne McMahon catches up with highly experienced mathematics educator and founder of  Maths Teacher Circles in Australia, Michaela Epstein to discuss how Problem Solving in classrooms of all year levels can be effective and collaborative. We discuss how teachers can go about incorporating problem solving into their classroom practice and how to structure these activities. We also look at the false dichotomy between problem solving and explicit instruction and why each of these has its place in the contemporary Maths classroom.
Resources:
Michaela's website: https://www.michaelaepstein.com.au/ 
Other links discussed by Michaela:
Maths Teacher Circles website: https://mathsteachercircles.org/amsi 
We share problems on a regular basis that we believe you will love:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MathsCirclesOz
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MathsTeacherCircles/
Samantha Hellessey’s Twitter https://twitter.com/s_hellessey?s=20&t=edSZrVJoQVJGk-troBLsHQ
A presentation given by Norman Do at AMSI https://rhed.amsi.org.au/dr-norman-radio/
Some good sources of Problems:
NZ Maths https://nzmaths.co.nz/problem-solving (Some great articles to read here too)
NRich from the University of Cambridge. https://nrich.maths.org/ (Also terrific articles)
Not free, but worth checking out is Problemo https://problemo.edu.au/
Re Solve - Maths by inquiry https://resolve.edu.au/
AMSI Calculate has some lessons written up for you https://calculate.org.au/
Contact us on MathsTalk@amsi.org.au or Twittter @AMSIschools or Facebook MathsTalk by AMSI Schools

How to improve curriculum planning in schools: Ending the lesson lottery - A Discussion

The Grattan Institute recently released a report looking at the benefits of a coordinated, whole-school approach to planning, which carefully sequences learning of key knowledge and skills across subjects and year levels. In this episode, Leanne McMahon (AMSI) and Nadia Abdelal from EM Maths discuss the significance of this report and how the recommendations would play out in schools. Naturally we focus on Mathematics, but this is a discussion that belongs across all learning areas.
The report can be found here: https://grattan.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ending-the-lesson-lottery-Grattan-Report.pdf
Nadia can be contacted here: https://www.emmaths.com.au/ 
Leanne can be contacted here: mathstalk@amsi.org.au
Find resources and ICE-EM Books at https://calculate.org.au/ 
Teachers to Leaders https://www.teacherstoleaders.com.au/ 

Creating Success for ALL students (re release with sound fixed)

After feedback from our audience, we have cleaned up the audio for this episode to make it infinitely more listenable!
Host Leanne McMahon sits down to talk with Kerryn Sandford, a mathematics educator and principal of a secondary school in Melbourne, about her thoughts on how we can ensure our students achieve success in mathematics.
This episode sponsored by AMSI's own ICE-EM textbook range: https://schools.amsi.org.au/ice-em-mathematics-textbooks/ 
We cover all manner of topics that she mentions in her article in the latest edition of MAV's "Common Denominator" which can be accessed here:
https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Services-and-News/Common-Denominator-Magazine
Other topics covered are:
Out of Field Maths teachers: https://tinyurl.com/AMSIOoF Also keep an eye out for the Report from the National Summit on Teaching Out-of-field: Synthesis and Recommendations for Policy, Practice and Research. Due end of June 2022.
Year 12 mathematics participation report: https://tinyurl.com/AMSIMathsChoices 
Explicit Instruction: https://tinyurl.com/ExplicitInstructionVicEd
Twitter: @AMSIschools
Contact us: mathstalk@amsi.org.au

Maths Anxiety in Teachers

Host Leanne McMahon talks to Teacher education expert and former AMSI Outreach Officer, Helen Booth about the 'elephant in the room' for many primary teachers, Maths Anxiety. We look at its origins, how it may manifest itself and the effect it can have on our students. Secondary school maths teachers will also be interested in this topic, as they may have remnants of MA themselves, or could be asked to work with out of field colleagues who carry the burden.
Resources:
ICE-EM Textbooks: https://schools.amsi.org.au/ice-em-mathematics-textbooks/
Maths Anxiety paper used for stimulation:
Gerardo Ramirez, Stacy T. Shaw & Erin A. Maloney (2018) Math Anxiety: Past Research, Promising Interventions, and a New Interpretation Framework, Educational Psychologist,
53:3, 145-164, DOI: 10.1080/00461520.2018.1447384
AMSI Research into MA: https://schools.amsi.org.au/2019/01/14/choosemaths-days-2018-report-3-2/
Maths Anxiety and Gender: https://schools.amsi.org.au/2019/06/21/choosemaths-gender-report-2019/
Calculate: https://calculate.org.au/
Contact us at: MathsTalk@amsi.org.au