CONFERENCE DATESaturday 4 March 2017
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LOCATIONThe Epping Club, Sydney
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EARLY BIRDRegister by 3/2/17
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Anita's Inaugural Annual Conference
You are invited to be part of the first annual primary mathematics conference hosted by Anita Chin. As a celebration of her career as a Mathematics educator for 23 years and now as the Director of her own professional learning consulting business, she is wanting to give back to educators what students have given her - a passion for teaching learners of all ages.
Who Will Attend?
This is a school team-based conference. Schools are encouraged to send a team of up to five educators, however, individual delegates may still attend as it will be a wonderful networking opportunity with 200 delegates in attendance. For larger school teams, please contact Anita.
Why Attend?
This conference is designed to EXPLORE, DISCUSS and INSPIRE educators to LOVE teaching mathematics to all learners K-6 and improve educators pedagogical content knowledge (PCK).
- Learn from some of the best researchers and expert practitioners in Australia
- Hear case studies from schools who are implementing a whole-school approach to mathematics
- Collaborate and strategically plan for a whole school approach to maths for your school with your school team
- Interact with some of the latest school resources at the trade displays.
Theme: A Whole School Approach to Mathematics
High Value-Add (HVA) schools report that having a whole-school approach to professional learning enabled a shared professional dialogue across the school, which fostered further professional development and kept learning current (CESA NSW. 2015. High Value-Add Schools: Key Drivers of School Improvement).
This team-based conference provides an opportunity for schools to begin their whole-school approach journey by:
This team-based conference provides an opportunity for schools to begin their whole-school approach journey by:
- educators strategically planning who will attend the conference - a team of colleagues from various schools (small or regional schools), a school team, or just a friend who loves teaching maths
- delegates pre-selecting their workshops to attend depending on their role at school
- learning how we can teach for a depth of understanding by making the maths visible for all learners consistently across your whole school using appropriate tasks, tools and talk.
Conference Highlights
- 75-minute interactive keynote address by Anita Chin
- 3 one-hour concurrent sessions, each with five practical workshops to select from
- 30-minute school team planning session…. speed dating style!
- Fabulous food to fuel your mind
- Meet Anita's family and her mentors that have shaped her career in mathematics education
- Prizes and certificates
Accreditation
Completing Primary Mathematics 2017 Conference: Visualising Mathematics - It's a Whole School Approach will contribute 5 hours of QTC registered PD addressing 2.5.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.2 and 6.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
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Other Speakers
- Allison Pegus - Executive Consultant & Coach, Learning Professional Consulting
- Sorubi Thavaratnam - CEO & Founder, IDEALearning
- Tim Waugh - Teacher Educator/Curriculum Advisor, Catholic Schools Office, Lismore, NSW
Case Studies: Transforming Learning and Teaching
Three case study schools who have embarked on a whole school approach will share their journey with you:
- Cartwright Public School, Liverpool, NSW
- St Mary's School, Bowraville, NSW
- Unity Grammar College, Austral, NSW
Conference Pricing and Registration
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