Fill up your kete
NZ teachers enjoy having an understanding of proven pedagogies and access to effective tools. Then they deliver quality mathematical education.The use of these approaches together builds a strong, inclusive and culturally aware learning programme for all learners.
Let's fill your kete together today!
Fill up your kete
NZ teachers enjoy having an understanding of proven pedagogies and access to effective tools. Then they deliver quality mathematical education.
The use of these approaches together builds a strong, inclusive and culturally aware learning programme for all learners.
Let's fill your kete together today!
Mastery Approach
This approach is foundational to all maths learning. It is where we form a belief that all children should have access to the learning opportunities at their level, with their peers altogether.It aims for deeper understanding of the concepts rather than rote learning. In doing so they are:
- Understanding the structures in maths
- Learning facts & developing fluency
- Developing strength in using mathematical language
- Generalising in maths & applying learning in different/unseen contexts
- Making connections within mathematical areas
- Developing complex reasoning
CPAL Approach
Essential to all learning areas. Within the context of maths, the CPA approach helps all students understand the abstract concepts that are hard to explore. All aspects of this model work intertwined and connect the learning modes simultaneously.
- C - Concrete - This is the 'doing' stage, often using a variety of manipulatives.
- P - Pictorial - We draw, illustrate or model our learning.
- A - Abstract - We represent our thinking using symbols
- L - Language - At Maths Associates, we believe that by adding the language aspect in (talking, thinking, listening, modelling key terms) we enhance the CPA approach more.
A Balanced Approach
We can help you create a balanced approach towards mathematics with solid foundational principles and pedagogy:
- Building knowledge
- Goal setting with your staff
- Developing teaching techniques in line with the mastery approach
- Providing feedback to embed practice
- Action planning
- Assessment support - formative and summative
- A three-year plan
Maths Discourse
Bring discussions into your maths programme in a safe, constructive way that helps students not only share their thinking but also work with others to build understanding.
Bar Modelling
A great way for teachers and learners to illustrate their thinking. It is also a useful tool to solve problems.
Active Maths
Explore useful and exciting ways to bring maths alive!
Let's get active with maths and apply learning in real life contexts.
We love linking Maths to other areas of learning like the arts, EOTC, and integrated studies.
Maths can be so much fun!
Education Hub
A practical guide to teaching maths
Education Hub approached us to film our teachers in action. Enjoy watching Laura working with a Year 5/6 class through a week. You will see:
- Differentiation in action
- Conversations and discussions - building oracy, reasoning and justifying. Students are eloquent and engaged when talking with the teacher about their work, and display an extremely positive attitude towards learning.
- Supporting students to master the new content being learned while developing the characteristics of confident, effective learners.
- Using concrete, visual, and abstract representations to support conceptual and procedural understanding