Improving Mathematics Outcomes in Schools
The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) is pleased to collaborate with Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI) in the UK to offer Australian maths educators a series of two webinars on Teaching for Mastery. The first webinar will look at the impact on maths education in England as a result of the wide-spread promotion and adoption of mastery teaching and learning practices. The second will focus on the detail of the structure and delivery of a mastery maths lesson in multiplicative reasoning at primary level.
Past mathematics teaching practice in the UK, like Australia, often emphasised inquiry or topic based pedagogical approaches. Starting in 2015, linking with Shanghai Normal University, England’s National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) started to promote and introduce teaching for mastery practices to primary and secondary schools across England. These practices include more explicit teaching of mathematical concepts and their interconnectedness to ensure students acquire a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. The aim is to improve mathematics education outcomes for all students at all levels in maths.
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