Description
Games are often used to 'make maths fun' for practise or are used after the 'real work' has been completed.
This jam-packed day will be based on five principles of educationally rich maths games.
All participants will attend a short Keynote and then select one of the two options offered for each of the three (3) breakout sessions. The program is shown below.
Participants will receive a set of basic game materials and a booklet full of games targeting years 2 - 7, and also a variety of concepts, such as place value and time.
Our aim is for participants to leave the Conference invigorated to use maths games in their classrooms, for Term 2 2023 and beyond.
| Programme | ||
| Time | Description | Presenter |
| 9.00AM | Registration | |
| 9.15AM | Welcome and Housekeeping | |
| 9.25AM | Keynote: Five Principles for Choosing Maths Games | Dr Paul Swan |
| Session 1 | ||
| 9.45AM | Games not Just Trivial Pursuits (3 - 7) | Dr Paul Swan |
| 9.45AM | Addition & Subtraction Warm Up Games (2 - 4) | Sheila Griffin |
| 11.00AM | Morning Tea | |
| Session 2 | ||
| 11.30AM | Using Games to Develop Place Value Understandings (3 - 7) | David Dunstan |
| 11.30AM | Time & Money (2 - 4) | Sheila Griffin |
| 12.45PM | Lunch | |
| Session 3 | ||
| 1.30PM | Games in the Middle Primary Years (2 - 4) | Dr Paul Swan |
| 1.30PM | Using Cards for Game Play and Assessment (3 - 7) | David Dunstan |
| 2.45PM | Prize Draws | |
| 2.55PM | Farewell | |
Presenters
David Dunstan (AISWA Staff)
Coordinator | Numeracy
David has worked with AISWA for 15 years as a Numeracy Consultant. He taught mathematics to rural students in WA for 28 years. David regularly presents at state and national conferences, and delivers ‘hands-on’ workshops, which includes, “A Whole School Approach to Teaching Place Value” and “Using Cards and Counters to Link the Proficiencies”. In collaboration with Dr Paul Swan, David has co-authored many books, which includes the “Check the Clues” series, “My Word Book: Mathematics” and the 2024 published, “Mathematics Games with School Friendly Cards Book 3”.
Sheila Griffin (AISWA Staff)
Numeracy Consultant
Numeracy Consultant
Sheila has a passion for improving the teaching of mathematics by supporting schools and teachers through targeted professional learning and practical differentiated classroom ideas. Sheila is co-author of Teaching Mathematics Through Story Books 1,2 and 3 with Dr Paul Swan which was shortlisted at the national publication awards in 2022.
Sheila has a primary school background working in the state school sector where she had a range of Numeracy and leadership roles including the West Australian Project Officer for the teaching of Consumer and Financial Literacy education through the MoneySmart Program. Sheila has also delivered “hands on” Primary Maths workshops at Murdoch University.
She has received several awards with recognition at a national level when she was awarded an Excellence in Teaching Mathematics and Outstanding Primary Maths Teacher of the Year from the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI). Additionally, she received an award for her whole school approach to the teaching of Consumer and Financial Literacy.
Dr Paul Swan
Dr Paul Swan has many years of experience having taught at the primary secondary and tertiary level. He has written many books and games and created resources to help support teachers and the teaching of mathematics. His website www.drpaulswan.com.au contains many further support materials, many which are free.
He is the recipient of many awards, the most recent being for the development and publishing of Bond Blocks. Recently he has developed video PL courses and offers live and pre-recorded video PL as well as face to face PL.
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Segments
Event Segment
Date / Time
20 Apr 2023 Starts: 09:00 Finishes: 15:00Delivery Format : In Person
PL Hours : 6.00
Learning Area
- Mathematics
- Numeracy
School Area
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Year 7