Making Maths Matter

Interested in transforming the way you teach maths? Join us for Making Maths Matter, a one-day Professional Development event designed for maths teachers to strengthen their knowledge, boost student engagement, and bring maths to life in the classroom.

Explore hands-on workshops that focus on building strong conceptual foundations, simplifying complex ideas, and making maths relevant and meaningful for every student. Learn practical strategies and take away actionable tools to help students build confidence, develop real-world problem-solving skills, and see the value of maths beyond the textbook.

What you will receive: You will receive a certificate of participation, access to all tools, websites and software used during the PD, a copy of teaching resources and ongoing educational support beyond the PD

Learning Objectives

• Connect mathematical concepts to real-world contexts
• Use technology and apps to enhance learning
• Build teacher confidence in applying statistics, networks, and graph theory
• Explore strategies to make maths engaging and relevant

Schedule

8:45 am: Welcome

We will meet at the University of Queensland in Theatre (03-206) at the Global Change Institute.

9:00 am: Interactive Presentation

• Making Maths Meaningful - Explore pedagogical strategies to connect abstract mathematical concepts into relatable, real-world contexts. This session begins with the problem statement that maths is often perceived as disconnected from real life and focuses on practical approaches to boost student confidence, understanding, and engagement.

10:00 am: Hands-on Workshops

• Statistics for General Mathematics - A hands-on workshop exploring key statistics concepts and classroom-ready activities designed to strengthen understanding and application for General Mathematics students.

11:00 am: Morning Tea

Enjoy morning tea in the Atrium.

11:30 am: Hands-on Workshops

• Networks and Graph Theory - An applied session demonstrating how general graph theory can model real-life situations. Teachers will engage with hands-on activities, and visual tools to support student learning.

12:30 pm: Hands-on Workshops

• Statistics for Mathematical Methods - Build on conceptual and procedural understanding of statistical techniques within the Mathematical Methods syllabus through practical examples and engaging applications.

1:30 pm: Lunch

Enjoy a delicious lunch in the Atrium.

2:00 pm: Hands-on Workshops

• Teaching with Technology: Apps and Innovation in the Maths Classroom - Discover how technology can transform the way maths is taught and learned. This interactive session explores using apps to support conceptual understanding, providing teachers with take-home tools that encourage curiosity, engagement, and critical thinking.

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