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Numeracy, mathematics & Indigenous Learners What are the Cluster Findings from the Make It Count project and what do they mean for teaching and learning
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Numeracy, mathematics & Indigenous Learners
What are the Cluster Findings from the Make It Count project and what do they mean for teaching and learning
The Clusters - mic.aamt.edu.au
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The Cluster Findings
The Cluster Findings - Professional Knowledge
1. Know Indigenous learners and know how they learn: be aware, be connected, be sensitive.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Knowledge
2. Know the mathematics content and know the different ways to teach it effectively to Indigenous learners: be a mathematician, be a learner, be coherent and creative.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Practice
3. Plan for and implement Responsive Mathematics Pedagogy for Indigenous learners that is culturally, academically and socially inclusive: be intentional, be responsive, be effective. All students will benefit.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Practice
4. Create and maintain learning environments in which Indigenous learners feel safe and supported: be sensitive, be demanding, be supportive.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Practice
5. Develop and use tools that assess both affective and cognitive learning outcomes specific to Indigenous learners, provide feedback, and report on student learning: be constructive, be clear, be flexible.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Engagement
6. Engage with colleagues in professional learning communities in ongoing, action oriented, professional learning and who are prepared to push the boundaries, move outside their comfort zone. Strive for collegial innovation in both Indigenous education and mathematics and numeracy education: be brave, be open, be collegial.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Engagement
7. Engage with Indigenous parents, families and community in two-way dialogue: be a listener, be a leaner, be an advocate, be a share of knowledge.
The Cluster Findings - Professional Engagement
Layers of professional
learning
Layer 1: professional
learning
that looks for ideas to teach
the next day
Layer 2: professional
learning programs that offer
packages
or
Layer 3: professional
learning that is about deep
pedagogic change or shift,
changes a teacher’s
thinking.
Responsive Mathematics Pedagogy
What I’ve learned about teachers & teaching
1. relationships2. perceptions of maths3. repertoire of teaching
practices (RMP)4. professional learning5. leadership6. umcomfortable
A ‘new space’
Education
Business/Industry
Community
