LEaDME: Leading Educators and Development in Mathematics Education

In this post, I am pleased to announce that we have finalised our 2019 primary mathematics leadership conference program. I am quite excited about this year’s conference. We have a range of new topics that will be presented by some of my colleagues from ACU, Deakin University, Monash University, Melbourne University, RMIT, and my colleagues who work with mathematics education consultancies and who currently work in schools. All of our presenters work closely with or have worked with mathematics leaders and numeracy coordinators.

We are especially pleased to welcome Aylie Davidson as our keynote speaker. Aylie’s recently completed doctorate focused on teachers’ planning practices. Through her research, Aylie was able to develop a framework to support teachers’ planning practices.

Some of the other leadership topics that will be presented at our 2019 conference program are:

• Maths Trails as a way of engaging students, teachers, and families in mathematics beyond the classroom (Andrea McDonough)
• Leading the development of number fluency in your school (Mel O’Reilly)
• Gifted and “high achieving” students in maths (Linda Parish)
• Exploring the ‘summarise phase’ of the maths lesson (Ann Downton)
• Making greater sense of the Australian Curriculum (James Russo)
• Implementing whole school practices to support students dealing with dyscalculia (Claire McMahon)
• Leading teachers to understand the importance of productive struggle (Doug Clarke)
• Role of the critical friend in collaborative mathematics planning (Aylie Davidson)

These are only some of the presentations that we have in our conference program. There are many other workshops where you have the opportunity to explore issues and trends in primary mathematics education from the perspective of the primary school mathematics leader/numeracy coordinator.

Personal (shameless) plug: I am presenting a workshop on a way of creating a Mathematics Teaching and Learning Statement with staff in your school, and another workshop on creating a Mathematics Leadership Activity Plan to support your leadership of mathematics education in your school.

For further information (including access to the conference flyer) please use the link below. Information about how to register is also presented. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via Twitter or contact Michelle Fabris via email (michelle.fabris@acu.edu.au)

https://www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/institutes-academies-and-centres/mathematics-teaching-and-learning-centre/professional-learning

I would love to see you at our 5th National Conference for School Leaders in Primary Mathematics Education.