Spread the loveMichael Cowling, CQUniversity Australia and Cris Brack, Australian National University There is no doubt that digital technologies have disrupted our modes of teaching. The resources and inputs into teaching have changed to incorporate computer-aided approaches such as “flipped” classrooms, mobile-phone-enabled interactions, video capturing of lectures and enhanced mixed realities. The old “sage on the stage” model of teaching has been pushed into becoming the “guide on the side”, or possibly even further out of the picture – “voice on the video”, perhaps? – by the technology revolution. And yet, the national scores in NAPLAN and our competitive education […]

Spread the loveIn classroom instruction, differentiation is vital to ensure students of all caliber levels can achieve mastery. In terms of mathematics, it often becomes difficult to identify useful ways to differentiate and scaffold. teachers need to assess each student’s proficiency level first and comprehend the areas of knowledge gaps to achieve useful differentiation. Once teachers identify the students that require differentiation, they need to identify language, activities, and modeling approaches that students can access. Flexible grouping and tiered instruction are two powerful differentiation strategies. Let’s understand these concepts and how they can easily be incorporated into classroom instruction. Pinpointing […]

Spread the loveQuadratic functions and graphs can be a tricky concept for students to grasp. However, with the right activities and approach, teachers can make learning quadratic functions and graphs a fun and easier task. Here are some activities that teachers can use to teach students how to match quadratic functions and graphs. 1. Guess the correlation game: To play this game, create small cards with quadratic functions and graphs on them, making sure to keep them different. Shuffle the cards well, pick one card and display either the graph or the function to the class, and ask the students […]