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2007 Conference Presentation notes and PowerPoints

Karen Ahearn Primary 3-6 Fractions and decimals: what can they really do?
Karen Ahearn Primary K-6 Talking Maths/Seeing Maths
Karen Ahearn
Georgina Havadjia		 Primary K-6 Looking deeper, probing for understanding
Judy Anderson
Katie Patterson		 Secondary 7-10 PDFPractical ideas for promoting mathematics at school
PDFHandout
PDFMind Reading table
Richard Andrew Secondary 7-12 Investigating Mathematics with Graphics Calculators (General Mathematics mainly)
Richard Andrew Secondary 7-12 Graphics Calculators - The Beginners Journey (7 - 12)
Richard Andrew Primary 6 &
Secondary 7-12		 Teaching conceptual Mathematics
Janine Angove Secondary 7-10 Working mathematically with HOTmaths
Stephen Arnold Secondary 7-12 PDFTechnology-rich approach to algebraic modelling brief summary
Catherine Attard Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-8 		PDFMotivation and engagement in middle years 5 - 8 mathematics
PDFBooklet    
PDFThinker's Key
Dawn Bartlett Secondary 7-12 PDFA Tale of Two Journeys
Jan Harte
Fran Bonanno		 Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-8 		PDFYear 5 to Year 8 Mathematics Project
Russell Brown Secondary 11-12 PDFProbability using technology can be fun
Douglas Butler Primary 

Plenary  session
ppthttp://www.tsm-resources.com/MANSW(primary)-Butler.pps 
websitehttp://www.tsm-resources.com 
Douglas Butler Secondary 11-12 &
Post-secondary

Pushing the boundaries with Autograph
websitehttp://www.autograph-maths.com/inaction  
Douglas Butler Secondary 7-10 &
Post-secondary		 Making the new MS Office 2007 Mathematically Friendly
Office 2003       PDFhttp://www.tsm-resources.com/doc/WordMaths2003.pdf  
Office 2007       websitehttp://word2003-2007.notlong.com           
Douglas Butler Secondary 7-12

Fun with Autograph for the youngsters
websitehttp://www.autograph-maths.com/inaction  

Douglas Butler Secondary 7-12 &
Post-secondary		 Did you say YouTube? - Yes: get that ban turned off!
websitehttp://www.tsm-resources.com/mlink.html
Rosemary Callingham Keynote address

PDFManufacturing Mathematics Teachers: Teaching Standards or Standardised Teaching?
Emma Campbell Primary K-6 &
Secondary 7-12		 PDFHow to make the most of MS Word Part 1
Emma Campbell Primary K-6 &
Secondary 7-12		 PDFHow to make the most of MS Word Part 2 (diagrams)
Emma Campbell Secondary 7-10 PDFProgramming years 7-10 with the "new" syllabus
PDFYear 8: Perimeter, Area & Surface Area
Word documentEvaluation form
PDFHyperlinks
Word documentScope & Sequence
Word documentUnit of Work Template
Michael Cavanagh Secondary 7-10 PDFArea measurement in year 7
Anita Chin Primary 4-6 &
Secondary 7-8 		A hands-on approach to fractions and decimals
PDFgameboards     
PDFFraction Tiles
PDFDimensions for constructing a Fraction Wall
Anita Chin Primary 4-6 &
Secondary 7-8 		PDFExploring number relationships: From patterns to algebra
PDFExploring the calendar    
PDFDiscovering number patterns   
PDFGuess My Rule     
PDFDiscovering square numbers
PDFExploring the hundreds chart
Marta Chylewski
Shari Harrington		 Primary K-2 You can Know how to develop young Mathematicians 2
Baden Colliss
Jacqui Lyon		 Secondary 7-10 PDFDeveloping rubric based assessment tasks
PDFYear 7 Area
PDFYear 7 Solids
PDFYear 8 Data
PDFYear 8 Life Skills
PDFYear 9 Data & Consumer
PDFYear 9 Algebra (advanced)
PDFYear 10 Data & Probability
PDFYear 11 General (Preliminary)
PDFYear 12 General

Nick Connolly		 Primary K-6 &
Secondary 7-12		 PDFBuilding a glossary of school mathematics
Tobias Cooper Secondary 11-12 Essential CAS software for secondary mathematics teachers
Tobias Cooper Secondary 7-12 GeoGebra - The next big thing in mathematics software
Tobias Cooper Secondary 7-12 FX Draw 3 - An essential graphing and drawing package for maths teachers
Mary Coupland Secondary 7-12 PDFLooking over the fence - mathematics in the post-compulsory years in other states and countries
Bev Dunbar
Jan Hart		 Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-8 		Making sense in numeracy: the years 5-8 mathematics project in action
Elizabeth Ferme Primary 6 &
Secondary 7-10		 PDFLearning journals     
PDFNotes
Peter Fox Secondary 11-12 Exponentially exciting
Peter Fox Secondary 7-12 Using origami and technology to explore mathematics
Peter Fox Secondary 7-12 Having fun with calculator robots
Kristy Goodwin
Kate Highfield		 Primary K-2 Digital Tools and Technology in the K-2 Mathematics Classroom
PDFNotes
PDFHelpful websites
Jim Green Secondary 7-12 Use of technology in Mathematics Classrooms
Tal Greengard Secondary 7-8 Creative use of technology for Stage 4 students
Margaret Grove Secondary 7-10 PDFIntroducing algebra - demystifying pronumerals
Ros Hamblyn Secondary 7-12 Actions speak louder than words
Boris Handal Secondary 7-10 CLI maths online resources
Janet Hunter Secondary 7-12 &
Post-secondary		 Fibonacci, the Golden Ratio and Other Curiosities
Tim Hildebrandt Secondary 7-12 PDFWhat does quality assessment look like in mathematics?
Karen Hughes Primary 6 &
Secondary 7-8 		PDFFleximaths - a new resource for middle school learning
PDFBooklet     
PDFTeacher Resources
Gary Hughes Secondary 7-12 Open source maths software
Rene Hutchins Secondary 7-12 Percentages in today's world
Ian Iredale
Rachael Mowe		 Primary 3-6 &
Secondary 7-12		 PDFX marks the spot!
David Keanan-Brown Secondary 7-12 Authentic Plane Geometry Lessons
Marian Kemp Secondary 11-12 Exploring statistics and probability distributions on a graphics calculator
Barry Kissane
Marian Kemp		 Secondary 7-12 Learning from spatial objects on a calculator
Barry Kissane Secondary 7-12 Spreadsheets on a calculator
Barry Kissane Secondary 7-12 Solving equations with calculators
Valerie Larkin Secondary 7-10 PDFTweaking the Year 7 program
PDFHandout
Edward Lewis Primary K-6 &
Secondary 7-8		 Relevant, unusual and stimulating? Contextual Mathematics activities for the K-8 classroom
John Ley Secondary 7-2 Integrating the teaching of spreadsheets into mathematics-enhancing the learning of mathematics
Sharon London Secondary 7-9 HOTmaths - Let me count the ways
Sharon London
Janine Angove		 Secondary 7-10 Gathering Data for Reporting and Teaching with HOTmaths
Rod Lyon Secondary 7-12 Marking the HSC General Maths
Mark Mackinnon Secondary 7-12 A Marvelous Markbook
Peter Maher Primary K-6 Making mental arithmetic mighty
Anthony Mahoney Secondary 7-12 Practical ideas for teaching number and algebra
Anthony Mahoney Secondary 7-12 Interesting Problems to motivate your students in Mathematics

Katherine Mar
Deborah Liang

 Secondary 7-10 PDFUsing ICTs, websites and Mathletics to teach stage 4 mathematics
web pageResources list
Professor Geoff Masters Keynote address   PDFMathematics Learning in Australian Schools
Karen McDaid Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-8		 How many? How far? how long? How much?
Neil McDermott Primary K-6 Teaching gifted children in a regular mathematics class
Heather McMaster
Michael Cavanagh		 Secondary 7-10 Introducing Wingeom
Mike Mitchelmore
Heather McMaster		 Secondary 7-10 PDFWorking mathematically with patterns & algebra
Zeffie Nicholas Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-8 		Numeracy across the curriculum
Mark O'Brien Secondary 7-10 Exploring and applying probability simulations
Mark O'Brien Secondary 7-10 PDFCooperative learning in the maths classroom
Paul Patterson All levels Experience the Interactive Whiteboard
Paul Patterson Secondary 7-12 The Electronic Whiteboard in your classroom
Zdena Pethers Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-8

PDFPractical numeracy strategies in the middle years classroom
PDFActivity Cover Sheet
PDFActivity Cover Sheet - Elastic Shapes
PDFBingo sheet - blank
PDFBingo cards - geometry
PDFBingo form
PDFTable Teasers
PDFUsing Information in a table to pose questions
PDFQuestions and Answers table
PDFQuality Teaching Elements
PDFSigns & Symbols
PDFMemory Cards - back
PDFMemory Cards - front

Cassandra Portelli
Sue McGibbon		 Secondary 7-10 Spreadsheets and the CASIO FX 9860 G AU
WordUsing a Spreadsheet to Mimic a Random Pattern
WordUsing a Spreadsheet to Analyse data
WordUsing a Spreadsheet to Calculate Wages
WordUsing a Spreadsheet to find Maximum Area
Paul Rehill Secondary 7-10 Interactive maths series software training session
Jon Roberts Secondary 11-12 Trigonometric functions and real world data
PDFPeriodic Data Plots
WordAntarctic-Station
WordDenmark
WordSydney
WordMelbourne
Jon Roberts Secondary 11-12 PDFA context for curved areas
Scott Rodham Secondary 7-12 PDF1 thing about Mathematics    
PDFTitle Page      
PDFInteresting Number Facts
PDFOne      
PDFStand Up / Sit Down      
PDFTIDAL ROC
Robert Rowland Secondary 11-12 PDFGeneral Maths using the Casio fx-9860G AU
Peter Rundle Secondary 7-12 PDFA Maths Department Faculty Handbook
Pep Serow
Michaela Inglis		 Secondary 11-12 Dynamic geometry software templates: developing understanding of circle geometry theorems with a time-saving bonus
Karen Skilling Primary 5-6 &
Secondary 7-10 		PDFReflecting on mathematical understandings
Ed Staples Secondary 7-12 PDFConcept exploration in mathematics using Spinnamaths
Elizabeth Stone Secondary &
primary 		PDFFaster preparation of beautiful maths resources & tests (even for beginners)
Paul Smith Primary &
Secodary		 Mathletics - Delivering individualised teaching to your class in an on-line environment.
Patrick Sullivan Secondary 7-12 PDFTeaching geometry with masking tape
Smart Note Book file (Download Smart Note Book player here)
Marye Taylor Secondary 7-12 Average students can do deductive geometry well - how to make it happen
Peter Taylor Secondary 7-12 PDFMethods of problem solving
Sue Thomson Secondary 11-12 Calculus and technology
PDFIntroducing ex the technology way
PDFButton Pression     
PDFDerivative of Trignometric Functions
PDFDifferentiating Logs    
PDFInvestigating the gradient of y = x2

Sue Thomson Secondary 7-12 Dynamic geometry
PDFButton Pressing     
PDFBisecting the sides of a triangle
Sue Thomson Secondary 7-12 Professional looking worksheets
Sue Thomson Secondary 7-12 Thai food carving and geometry
Brian Tickle Primary K-6 A real hands-on approach to teaching place value
Gerard Tuffield Primary K-6 Consolidating mental computation strategies via games
Allan Turton Primary K-6 Powerful number fact strategies
Allan Turton Primary 3-6 &
Secondary 7-10		 Fantastic folding feats
Nikky Vanderhout Secondary 11-12 PowerPointA positive approach to absolute value
Katrina Watson Secondary 7-12 Music and maths
PDFTeach Us Some More Mathematics Man
PDFMy Calculator
PDFMixed Numerals
PDFI Will Survive
PDFExact Ratios
Jennifer Way
Gary Halpin
Chris Herbert		 Primary 3-6 Teaching Fractions with Technology
Garry Webb Secondary 7-10 Determining School Certificate grades in Mathematics
Garry Webb Secondary 11-12 Assessment in the new Stage 6 Mathematics courses
Allan White
Ly Soc Borey
Borhan Shouk
Omar Merheb
Majed Kabbara		 Primary 3-6 PDFBoost students' mathematics learning through the use of interactive spreadsheets
PDFWhat is my pattern?
Allan White Primary 3-6 &
Secondary 7-10 		What does NSW global education have to offer middle school mathematics classroom? Only the whole world.
www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au
Paul White
Sue Wilson		 Primary 6 A different approach to teaching percentages in year 6
Norman Wildberger Secondary 7-12 &
Post-secondary		 Grid geometry and rational trigonometry
Sue Wilson Post Secondary Bibliotherapy, a powerful tool to alleviate mathematics anxiety in pre-service primary teachers: a reflective report
Sue Wilson Primary 3-6 &
Secondary 7-10		 CRIMS (Context Rich Integrated Mathematics and Science) and teacher professional learning.
Jennifer Woods Secondary 7-12 Circuit maths
Jennifer Woods Secondary 7-12 Alternative assessment strategies
Jennifer Woods Secondary 7-12 Girls' resilience in mathematics

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