Making Maths Reason-able
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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I have been a primary education teacher in Queensland Australia. I have taught all ages from 5 to 13 including a year in a 1 taeacher school where I was the only teacher for 13 students in years 1-7.
I have worked as a Mathematics Education Advisor/Consultant for the past 15 years in Catholic and State schools mostly in Queensland, Australia.
I have also taught undergraduate teacher education students at University.
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Teaching Computation using strategies instead of algorithms
This is a teacher resource book that provides information about a series of strategies for all operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This resource is the culmination of many years work including with schools who have replaced the teaching of operations using algorithms completely with these strategies with very positive results in terms of student attitude, confidence and knowledge. Information provided includes background information, details of the strategies and exa
PreK - 7th, Higher Education
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Numbers
Teaching Basic Facts using strategies
This is a teacher resource booklet to support teachers developing lessons, activities and programs involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of single-digit numbers. It provides a summary of strategies that can be used to develop understanding and associated number sense rather than just committing these facts to memory. This resource has developed from my work as an educational consultant for nearly 20 years and is based on the work of many mathematics educators. The idea
PreK - 7th, Adult Education
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math
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Experience
I have been a primary education teacher in Queensland Australia. I have taught all ages from 5 to 13 including a year in a 1 taeacher school where I was the only teacher for 13 students in years 1-7.
I have worked as a Mathematics Education Advisor/Consultant for the past 15 years in Catholic and State schools mostly in Queensland, Australia.
I have also taught undergraduate teacher education students at University.
Teaching style
Inquiry.
Real life links to development of the conceptual understandings that underpin Mathematics.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Conibutor to the writing of syllabus documents.
Contributor to Go Maths a primary school Mathematics textbook series in Australia.
Author of Thinking Caps. An inquiry-based mathematics teaching program. Published by Origo Education in Australia and soon to be released in the USA
My own education history
Diploma of Teaching
Graduate Diploma of Computer Education
Master of Education-Mathematics
Doctor of Education
Additional biographical information
I am married to Russell. We have one daughter - Kelsey.
We live on 5 acres of land about 30km NW of Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
I play hockey and intend to keep playing until I can make a state representative team (probably when I am over 60).
I play the flute and piccolo in a community concert band.
My husband, daughter and I race an off road buggy in the Australian Off Road Championship.
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