1.3 Effective teaching of numeracy

Referring back to your weekly learning outcomes, by the end of this topic, you will be able to:

  • argue what the characteristics are of highly effective teaching of numeracy.

In this next section, select one of the two activities to complete.

Activity 1: Characteristics of effective numeracy teaching

  1. Review the 'Characteristics of effective numeracy teaching' section of the Numeracy Guide located in Evidence base section and answer the following questions
  2. Consider the characteristics of effective numeracy teaching, how do you recognise when teachable moments occur? What numeracy opportunities do you create in your lessons that enable students to make mathematical connections?

Activity 2: Developing rich numeracy tasks

Watch and observe Professor Peter Sullivan talking about challenging and supporting tasks. Complete the following reflective prompt.

Reflective prompt: How might you use Professor Peter Sullivan's analogy in developin rich numeracy tasks?