This post is inspired by Kristin Smith (@kasmith07.bsky.social) who asked how we might build up self-efficacy in Maths. The Australian Maths Curriculum (version 9) originally had fostering a positive …
Situation 1: Senior Class The class is working on a division problem. One student proudly proclaims, “I’m finished.” I ask them to talk me through their answer – they …
Patterns Are my students noticing or identifying patterns? Are they keen to play with numbers, pulling them apart, combining or reassembling them in a bid to find patterns? Do …