Teaching Mathematics in Stage 2

This one day course will look at the Stage demands for teaching mathematics. This could be  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!
• Unpack ideas on developing fluency using efficient mental and written strategies to solve problems.
• Build understanding and link mathematical concepts and ideas for Stage 2 students.
• Use of technology to investigate mathematical concepts
• Formative assessment examples in Mathematics
• The balance between formative and summative assessments to drive teaching and student groups.
• Differentiating content within the stage – differentiating planning using rich tasks.
• Backward mapping – for planning rich learning tasks.
• Simple classroom resources