engagement Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/engagement/ Pushing The Edge for Critical Thinking in Education Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:32:35 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pushingtheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-PTE-512x512-32x32.png engagement Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/engagement/ 32 32 Grading Students’ Work in Maths with Margarita Breed https://pushingtheedge.org/grading-students-work-in-maths/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 02:30:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=13000 In Episode 55, is it an A (top mark), B, C or D mark? The ever-present challenges of grading students’ work in maths. Plus, how we inadvertently signify to students to stop thinking, and supporting students to move from additive to multiplicative thinking. Episode 55 CLICK PLAY to listen to Margarita Breed Episode Guest Margarita Breed is a Numeracy Consultant and former secondary school teacher in Victoria, Australia. She works with teachers in Victoria and South Australia. Quick Guide Grading students’ work – A-B levels Explaining and making connections Reasoned versus thorough interpretations Arrays and regions in multiplication Using efficient strategies

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]]> Why is the Maths Teacher Here for Social Studies with Jenna Laib https://pushingtheedge.org/why-is-the-maths-teacher-here-for-social-studies/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:30:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=12338 In Episode 54,  how can we challenge Eurocentrism in the maths classroom and value Indigenous knowledge? Plus, how can we use graphs to explore social justice issues, and cultivate mathematical thinking with all our students. Episode 54 CLICK PLAY to listen to Jenna Laib Episode Guest Jenna Laib is a K-8 Math Specialist in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Quick Guide Exploring the Seattle Maths K-12 Math Ethnic Studies Framework (2019) Privileging particular names in Maths and erasing others Fibonacci (Leonardo Pisano Bigollo) and Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Kindi The devaluing and destruction of Indigenous mathematical knowledge Getting beyond Eurocentrism in Maths

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]]> Building Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom with Margarita Breed https://pushingtheedge.org/building-cultures-of-thinking-in-the-maths-classroom/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:05:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=12329 In Episode 53, taking the emphasis off the answer in maths, focusing on building meaning and connections rather than remembering rules, and using low floor, high ceiling maths tasks. Plus, we have lots of maths resources to share. Episode 53 CLICK PLAY to listen to Margarita Breed Episode Guest Margarita Breed is a Numeracy Consultant and former primary and secondary school teacher. You can find her on Linked in. Quick Guide Why maths matters Learning maths as a lonely and isolating experience How Children Learn and Fail – The quality of teacher explanation John Holt Dianne Siemon (see YouTube clip below)

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