Coding for Teachers: The Kickstart Guide for 2023
“I’m just not a computer person.” Sound familiar? How about “I’m not good with computers.” Using a computer for anything more than checking an email …
Place Value Activities: Printable Number Expanders
Extending Place Value Research reports that many children lack an understanding of the relative sizes of numbers greater than 100. (Fuson 2003; Payne & Huinker …
Assessment Rubric for Scratch
The Gist Use for Scratch or another block-based programming language Rubrics should be based on what the student demonstrates Informed by Griffin’s Assessment for Teaching …
Assessment Rubric for Coding
The Gist Rubrics should be based on what the student demonstrates Informed by Griffin’s Assessment for Teaching on writing quality criteria Uses Dreyfus’s model of …
Values in NAPLAN Numeracy
This post is a direct dump of the research that I undertook as part of my final semester in my teaching degree. The subject centred …
Authentic use of ICT in Mathematics
In this digital age, young people need to be highly skilled in the use of ICT since it has redefined the way in which people …
Investigative Approach to Mathematics
At its most fundamental level, an investigative approach to mathematics involves teachers beginning with students’ questions (Department of Education and Science [DES], 1982). Students are …
What impact can flipped classrooms have on parental involvement in mathematics?
The complexity of the classroom is overwhelming for a pre-service teacher. Inclusive learning, differentiation, classroom management and rich content knowledge are challenging enough to achieve …