Building Critical Thinkers: How Messy Data Creates Analysis

Situating the curriculum in real life to engage students, giving purpose to learning, teaching that real data is never perfect, the value of not having the right answer as a teacher, and much more. Founder of the Australian Data Science Education Institute, author of Raising Heretics, PhD in Compu…

Your Own AI Teachers’ Aide: Using Tutero to Promote Mathematical Thinking in Your Students.

The power of AI as a teaching aid, how to ethically use AI and ChatGPT as a thinking partner, content generator, and consumer of data. Co-CEO of Tutero, Joey Moshinski, and Education Specialist at AAMT, Denise Halliday join Allan to talk about the benefits, challenges, limitations, and ethics of u…

Show Don’t Tell: Contemplating Mathematical Egotism

The value of mathematical empathy, combatting societal perceptions about mathematics, meeting students where they are in order to understand them, and more. PhD Candidate and author of “Contemplating the Role of Mathematical Egotism”, Rebecca Burtenshaw joins Allan for a conversation on mathematic…

Starting Lessons Strong: Engaging Students as Problem Posers

Student engagement, #lessonstarter, engaging students with concrete materials, supporting pre-service and early career teachers, and getting out of your comfort zone. Legendary Alice Springs based teacher, teacher educator, and maths consultant Matt Skoss shares with Allan his keys to student enga…

Statistically Significant: Removing Barriers to Learning Statistics

The accessibility and power of CODAP, finding the right tools to teach statistics, mining for dataset gold, linking students' lived experiences to statistics, and embracing the specificity of statistics. Director of Learning Analytics and Technology at Loreto College, Timothy Bond chats with Allan…

Playfulness in Specialist Mathematics: Excited Students are Productive Students

How playfulness in the classroom can help get through content more quickly, help students communicate difficulties, and motivate them to be more engaged and excited about mathematics. Australian Education Awards 2023’s Rising Star of the Year, Stephanie Thomas, joins Allan to share her unique appr…

From Being in a Jam to Making It Your Jam: Building Confidence in Maths with Donna McNeight

Reasoning boards, building confidence in teachers and students alike, avoiding pitfalls in pre-assessment, breaking down “right or wrong” thinking, and encouraging productive classroom discussion. Creator of Reasoning Boards, author of articles in both Prime Number and APMC Voluma 28, Donna McNeig…

Different Continents, Same Challenges: Learning Lessons from American Mathematics Teachers.

The maths education pedagogy war, the role of questioning, inquiry based teaching, pedagogical paralysis, developing students who appreciate mathematics, and more. President of the American NCTM and 8th grade teacher of over 25 years, Kevin Dykema, and AAMT’s own president and maths education acad…

More Strength in Numbers: Season 3 Coming Soon

The Strength in Numbers podcast is back for its highly anticipated third season, and this time, we're diving deep into the heart of mathematics education. Join us as we hear from a diverse array of guests – from seasoned educators to renowned experts and academics – who unpack the challenges facin…

Maths Teacher Wins Prime Ministers Science Prize, with Donna Buckley

Extending students creatively with the National Maths Talent Quest, the value of slow mathematics, contextualising theory with practice, how cybersecurity can engage students in mathematics, and the Maths Book Club WA. 2023 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Sch…