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 Computer Science Education, and passionate educator, Dr Linda McIver joins Allan to discuss best practices to grow students into powerful critical thinkers, challengers of orthodoxy, analysts and problem solvers via asking difficult questions, providing real emotional connections to projects, using real, messy data to teach, and more. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Get hundreds of great resources from the Australian Data Science Education Institute: https://adsei.org/ Get Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to Save the World from your favourite retailer: https://adsei.org/raising-heretics-how-data-science-education-can-change-the-world/ Get connected with more great resources at the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin | East Coast Studio

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 using AI large language models as a tool to improve the teaching of mathematics, as well as challenges with equity of access, techniques to create prompts for your AI, tailoring common exercises to your classroom with AI, and how AI has more to offer to teachers than to students. Key Links: Sign up for Tutero’s classroom software for free at: https://tutero.com.au And connect with Joey Moshinski on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joey-moshinsky-551540159 Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at https://www.tutero.com Get connected with more great resources at the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin | East Coast Studio

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 mathematical egotism, Rebecca’s journey from “disillusioned with mathematics” to PhD candidate in maths education, changing student’s relationships with mathematics, focusing more on student perceptions of mathematics, balancing collaboration and guidance, being aware of your own biases as a mathematics teacher, and contemplating what success in mathematics really means. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Read Rebecca’s paper on Mathematical Egotism here: https://go.aamt.edu.au/StrengthinNumbersS03E06 Burtenshaw, R. (2024). Contemplating the role of mathematical egotism. In T. Evans, O. Marmur, J. Hunter, G. Leach, & J. Jhagroo (Eds.). Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 104–111). PME Or follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-burtenshaw-32b79b191/ Podcast production by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio https://eastcoaststudio.com.au

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 engagement, pedagogy choice, teaching mathematical collaboration, transitioning students from concrete to abstract, cultivating positive dispositions towards learning mathematics, how important it is to join the maths education community and share your personal experiences, and that the only person you can change is yourself, so get out there and try something new. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Follow Matt Skoss on X: https://x.com/matt_skoss Get fantastic inquiry-based lessons through the AAMT’s Maths300 resource: https://aamt.edu.au/teachers/resources/maths-300/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio https://eastcoaststudio.com.au

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 about teaching statistics to students, his journey from avoiding statistics to loving it, the benefits of using real datasets over artificial ones, avoiding being swamped with data, helping students learn with free software that runs in browser, the tension between computation and interpretation, and how to find authentic, verified data for teaching. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Get in touch with Timothy Bond on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyjbond/ Use CODAP completely free: https://codap.concord.org/for-educators/ Get connected with more great resources at the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio https://eastcoaststudio.com.au

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 approach to teaching her Specialist Mathematics and year 11/12 General Mathematics classes. She explains her promising results from creating a playful and excited culture within the classroom, giving students room to explore, inquire, and question, being brave when trying something new, and developing more than just good test results from students. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Contact Stephanie Thomas via email at: sthomas@iggs.qld.edu.au Or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-thomas-293064325/ Learn more about the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio https://eastcoaststudio.com.au

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 McNeight joins the season 3 return of Strength in Numbers to help spread confidence in mathematics, effective learning tools, a willingness to try new things, and an understanding of the importance of reassurance and guidance for teachers too. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Connect with Donna McNeight on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-mcneight-610b0458/ Learn more about the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio https://eastcoaststudio.com.au

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 academic, Catherine Attard, join Allan to talk about the challenges universal to mathematics teaching regardless of hemisphere. They explore methods to choose the right pedagogy for the right moment, how there is no single cure-all solution to mathematics teaching, the seven key components of explicit teaching, lessons to learn from other teachers, and how students will show up in class the way they are and as teachers we must meet them there. Tutero Tutero is a Melbourne-based Australian education company that empowers maths teachers with innovative AI tools to effortlessly create customised lesson plans, assessments, and activities. You can find them at www.tutero.com Key Links: Connect with Catherine Attard on X: https://x.com/attard_c And explore her work at: https://engagingmaths.com/ Get in touch with Kevin Dykema on X: https://x.com/kdykema And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dykemamath/ Explore the AAMT’s Explicit Teaching in Maths resource: https://www.mathematicshub.edu.au/understanding-maths/professional-learning/explicit-teaching-in-maths/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin/East Coast Studio https://eastcoaststudio.com.au

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 facing modern mathematics education. Whether you're an educator, a parent, or simply someone who wants to understand the complexities of modern mathematics education, this season of the "Strength in Numbers" podcast is not to be missed. Join us as we navigate the pedagogical battlegrounds and uncover the strategies and approaches that are truly making a difference in the lives of students around the world.

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 Schools recipient, Donna Buckley shares her expertise and experience on engaging students via challenges, the relationship between maths, science, and encryption, championing others in maths, encouraging collaboration between students, and much more. Key Links: Connect with Donna Buckley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-buckley-4642bb16b Girls’ Programming Network: https://www.girlsprogramming.network/ Contact Allan Dougan with guest suggestions at: https://twitter.com/allan_dougan See other exciting projects from the AAMT: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Evidence-based thinking vs assumption-based thinking, the power of front-loading, and what a PLC even is. Nichols Point Primary School teachers Annie and Beck, along with Teaching and Learning Manager at Essential Assessment, Jacinta Browning join the podcast to talk about how they have utilised Essential Assessment to drive community wide improvement cycles, used a PLC as a vehicle for student-led growth, helped students share their progress with their parents, and nurtured a culture of learning. Key Links: Essential Assessment: https://www.essentialassessment.com.au/ Jacinta Browning: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacinta-browning-798824235/ Nichols Point Primary School: https://www.nicholspointps.com Annie O'Rourke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-orourke-9a94b0223 Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Using storytelling as a teaching tool, the value of the relationship between student and lesson, hit YouTube channel MisterWootube, and the unique approach of the Mathematics Growth Team. Professor of Practice at the University of Sydney, published author, TED speaker, TV host on ABC and Channel 10, and Mister Wootube himself, Eddie Woo joins this episode of the podcast to share the many lessons he has learned over his career about overcoming student trauma responses to mathematics, learning how your students learn, the secret ingredient to a good lesson, and so much more. Key Links: About Eddie Woo: https://misterwootube.com/2020/03/18/about/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misterwootube YouTube (for Students): https://www.youtube.com/misterwootube YouTube (for Teachers): https://www.youtube.com/misterwootube2 TEDx Sydney Talk “Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had”  https://youtu.be/PXwStduNw14 Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Learning the teaching craft, creating your own manipulatives, and building a diverse professional network. Executive Officer with the Mathematical Association of Western Australia Paula McMahon joins the show to share her experiences with helping students connect different concepts of mathematics, learning the craft from teachers in other fields, advice for out of field teachers, and some thoughts on institutional changes to ease the teacher shortage. Key Links: Paula McMahon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-mcmahon-632130168 MAWA: https://mawainc.org.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Avoiding judgement and shame responses in the classroom, finding room to let go, and showing students that maths is an adventure, not a straight and narrow path. Ph.D. in Physics, founder of Maths Plus Academy and founding member of The Global Math Project, Raj Shah joins Allan Dougan on the podcast for a discussion about how harmful shame and judgement is for maths students, helping kids develop a passion for mathematics, the difference between maths and school maths, and how helpful a rebrand for maths would be. Key Links: Dr. Raj Shah on X: https://twitter.com/drrajshah The Global Math Project: https://globalmathproject.org/ Which One Doesn’t Belong: http://wodb.ca/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Valuing depth over speed, remaining a learner while teaching, the power of observation, and personal mathematical identities. Director of Mathematics and Numeracy with the ACT Education Directorate Sam Hardwicke joins Allan Dougan, CEO of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers to explore creativity in maths, asking of yourself what you ask of your students, building a culture of observation, and fostering the identity of a learner. Key Links: Sam Hardwicke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-hardwicke-82ba5914a ACT Education Directorate https://www.education.act.gov.au/ The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers: https://aamt.edu.au/ Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

The 3 domains of engagement in students, gaining confidence as a teacher, and the relationship between academic and practitioner. Author of EngagingMaths.com and President-Elect of AAMT Professor Catherine Attard joins this week’s episode to help teachers seek help from their local professional organisation, talk about how engaged teachers create engaged students, how academics choose their research, and bringing academia back into practice. Key Links: Catherine Attard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-attard-8a38b490 EngagingMaths: https://engagingmaths.com/ Technology-enabled Mathematics Education: Optimising Student Engagement: https://www.routledge.com/Technology-enabled-Mathematics-Education-Optimising-Student-Engagement/Attard-Holmes/p/book/9780815392996 Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Integrating maths into a student’s daily life, Maths Week Scotland, and Pi Day shenanigans. That Maths Newsletter guy and Scottish Teacher of the Year 2018, Chris Smith joins the podcast to regale us with stories of his adventures and escapades during Pi Day celebrations, talk about progress with maths awareness during Maths Week Scotland, how to engage students with fun classroom events, and his maths newsletter known around the world. Key Links: Maths Week Scotland: https://www.mathsweek.scot/ Chris Smith on X: https://twitter.com/aap03102 Use a Ruler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmbugJ82jA Podcast produced by Martin Franklin / East Coast Studio

Engagement vs enjoyment, fluency vs quick recall, combating maths anxiety, and well-meaning but harmful attitudes. EdTech Specialist and creator of Number Hive, Chris Hogbin joins us today to talk about the dangers of focusing on quick recall and student enjoyment, the importance of showing the purpose of maths, alternate measures of success, and fighting maths anxiety one harmful sentiment at a time. Key Links: Number Hive: https://www.numberhive.app/ Play here: https://play.numberhive.org/ Chris Hogbin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-hogbin-651361121/

Motivating students, pruning the curriculum, and getting parents involved using modern assessment tools. Essential Assessment’s Teaching and Learning Manager Jacinta Browning and President of the Queensland Catholic Primary Principals Association, Gavin Rick join to discuss the role assessment can play for students, teachers, parents, and school leadership alike. Key Links: Essential Assessment: https://www.essentialassessment.com.au/ Jacinta Browning: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacinta-browning-798824235 Gavin Rick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinrick/

Using technology to make maths relevant to student interests, breaking down walls in the classroom, unique technological manipulatives, and only using technology when you have to. Desmos Computation Layer Specialist, John Rowe joins us to talk about his unique experience using technology in the classroom, his viral quadratics tool, how to keep students engaged with each other in the classroom while using technology, avoiding choosing technological solutions for efficiency and instead focusing on efficacy, and avoiding student apathy towards digital tools. Key Links: Super Mario Quadratics Video: https://youtu.be/ewAHYVzMobw Hook, Line, and Sinker: https://mrrowe.com/book Desmos Classroom: https://teacher.desmos.com/ Find John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkarowe/

Challenging high potential underachievers, equipping your students with multiple toolsets, utilising productive struggle, and seeking out help from other teachers. PhD candidate and Master Teacher at the Education and Research Directorate, Andrea de Carvalho joins the podcast to talk about challenging already excelling students, preparing alternate work each lesson for students who need other pathways to understanding, and the advantage of a broad range of student experience and starting points in a single classroom. Key Links: Find Andrea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-de-carvalho-417152190/

Reintroducing physical props when teaching maths, the loss of tangible numeracy in a digital world, ditching the worksheet as the first port of call, and focusing on the language of mathematics. Numeracy Consultant at the Association of Independent Schools WA, Sheila Griffin joins Allan Dougan to discuss the loss of physical, tangible examples of maths outside the classroom and how best to counteract it, how to get students to guide learning, and allowing students to fill more of the conversation. Key Links: Sheila Griffin https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheila-griffin-2b53b11b4/

Differentiating engagement from entertainment, harnessing fun in the classroom, and The International Congress on Mathematical Education returns to Australia for the first time in 40 years in 2024 with ICME #15. Head of the School of Education at UNSW, Professor Kim Beswick and Former AAMT Chief Executive, Will Morony join Allan Dougan to discuss the upcoming International Congress of Mathematics Education being held in Sydney, how ICME can benefit your classroom and your career, and how they first got involved as Convenors of the Congress. Key Links: ICME 15 https://icme15.org/ Kim Beswick https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/kim-beswick https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-beswick-7020871b9/ Will Morony https://aamt.edu.au/about-us/honours/life-membership/will-morony/

Making maths accessible, bringing student interests into mathematics, intentionality in pedagogies, and the art of being less helpful. Master Teacher, Deputy Principal and published mathematics author, Mark Hansen joins us today to talk about his unique maths journey, German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus’s curves of learning and forgetting and using interleaved activities to combat it, and the future of maths education in our modern age. Key Links: Mark Hansen mathsclassrenos@outlook.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhansen1983/ Hermann Ebbinghaus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Ebbinghaus

Solutions to common struggles facing teachers of mathematics, stories of classes that went wrong, and breakthrough moments facilitated by changing teaching tools. AAMT Chief Executive, Allan DOUGAN speaks with Dr. Peter Liljedahl - the author of bestselling teacher’s guide “Building Thinking Classrooms Creating a classroom that necessitates thinking and participation can be challenging, and the huge body of research on the subject can be difficult and time intensive to navigate, but with just a few practices in mind the classroom can be transformed. Peter’s book “Building Thinking Classrooms” puts into words that gut feeling you have as a teacher, and explains intuitive, practical steps to take towards improving student engagement based on data and research. Key Links: Dr. Peter Liljedahl https://twitter.com/pgliljedahl #thinkingclassroom Building Thinking Classrooms https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/ Building Thinking Classrooms Group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingthinkingclassrooms/

Learning pedagogical techniques from other disciplines, shaking up the structure of the classroom, and getting support from your local organisations. President of MASA, Rebecca Garrett and AAMT Chief Executive Allan Dougan talk about getting students excited about mathematics, disarming maths intimidation through fun challenges, and the roles your local organisations can play in helping strengthen your teaching and improve your classroom. Key Links: Rebecca Garrett on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-garrett-5a7210120/ The Mathematical Association of South Australia: https://masaonline.org.au/

Unique perspectives on the place mathematics has in our data-driven modern world, and how using tools like Desmos and Wolfram Alpha can help students visualise mathematics. AAMT Education Specialist Denise Halliday joins Chief Executive Allan Dougan to talk about how Denise’s early career in accounting and investment banking helped ignite her passion for teaching and gave her unique insights on the value mathematics holds in every career and industry, as well as exciting trends and tools to help maths teachers reach and engage their students. Key Links: AAMT Website https://aamt.edu.au/ AAMT Twitter https://twitter.com/aamtinc Denise Halliday on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-halliday-83926825/

Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of mathematics education, exploring innovative teaching pedagogies, sharing classroom success stories, and unravelling the mysteries behind those 'Aha!' moments. Whether you're a maths enthusiast or just looking to improve your teaching skills in mathematics, this podcast brought to you by AAMT is your go-to resource for engaging, sometimes light-hearted, and informative discussions on all things maths education related! We'll bring together a dynamic and diverse range of guests of experienced educators, mathematicians, and researchers to tackle a wide range of topics. From breaking down complex concepts into digestible bites to discussing the latest trends in maths pedagogy, we've got you covered. We'll also explore practical strategies for engaging students, debunk common maths myths, and share personal anecdotes that will leave you inspired. But it's not all serious business—expect a healthy dose of fun along the way. We are passionate about creating a supportive and entertaining environment, where maths education becomes an enjoyable adventure. So, whether you're a seasoned teacher, a new educator, or simply curious about maths, tune in to Strength in Numbers and let's explore the world of maths education together! Remember, there's strength in numbers, and we're here to multiply your mathematical prowess. Let's count, calculate, and celebrate the beauty of maths education. Get ready for a podcast that adds up to infinite possibilities!