Using Explicit Teaching to Build Number Sense — online teacher workshop

This online workshop is for primary and secondary teachers of numeracy and mathematics. For the in-person workshop version of the same, held in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, please go here.

Together we'll explore important ideas in number through hands-on activities and collaborative learning discussions. 

Leave with practical and versatile activities that can be adapted to any year level, make space for student ownership, and can be adjusted and repeated to foster student number sense over time.  

Topics: Counting & Arithmetic, Trusting the Count, Place Value, Multiplicative Thinking, Worded Problems

What to expect:

• Hands-on Activities: Experience first-hand how each activity differentiates to all abilities, is inclusive and celebrates diversity while also having a rigorous mathematical focus on critical knowledge and skills in number
• Pedagogical Focus: Understand the place of Explicit Teaching alongside four cornerstones of mathematics instruction to support mathematical inclusion, rigour, confidence and success.
• Supporting Resources & Advice: Benefit from supporting resources to use immediately and pedagogical advice from over 15 years of research, experimentation and pedagogical refinement.
• Curriculum-Aligned Content: References made to the Australian Maths Curriculum (v9), Victorian Maths Curriculum (2.0) and Numeracy Progressions (3.0).
• AITSL-Aligned Professional Learning: Addressing standards 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.5, 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.4. Professional learning certificates can be issued on request.

Date & Time:

Tue 6th Mar 2025, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM AEDT

1:30PM - 2:30PM AWST; 4:00PM - 5:00PM ACDT

3:30PM - 4:30PM AEST; 6:30PM - 7:30 PM NZDT

Check your time zone here.

Doors will open ten minutes earlier for a prompt start. 

The session will be recorded:

There will be opportunities for those who attend live that won't be recreated through the recording. That said, there will be a session recording made available for all who register. 

The recording and links to supporting resources will be sent to inboxes within a week of the live event. 

Lead Facilitator

Alex Box — Primary Learning Specialist, Founder of Maths Play & International Day of Maths Ambassador — This year the International Day of Maths global theme is Mathematics, Art and Creativity

Discounts for those in need:

Hopefully your school can support and fund your attendance at this session as part of your professional development journey. If you not in this position, and you are experiencing financial hardship, please contact alex@mathsplay.com to enquire about scholarships which are in place for these kinds of circumstances.