Teaching Mathematics in Stage 2

This one day course will look at the Stage demands for teaching mathematics. A refresher of Stage appropriate content for teachers moving between stages or an introduction to teachers new to S2

Content focus:

• Important relevant stage syllabus outcomes – looking at what comes before and where we are going!
• Support teachers to encourage students to ask questions and use know facts, objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems and develop mathematical fluency.
• Develop strategies and concepts that link mathematical ideas and support students to explain concepts using appropriate language.
• Formative assessment examples in Mathematics
• The balance between formative and summative assessments to drive teaching and student groups.
• Differentiating content within the stage
• Backward mapping, intro
• A range of programming examples – bring and share ‘finding the positives in examples’ discussion