Imagine if students had the opportunity to do mathematics like a research mathematician!
MathsCraft takes students on authentic, challenging adventures that provoke curiosity, inspire creativity, and promote logical and critical thinking – all using mathematical knowledge they are already comfortable with.
These adventures nurture the joy of doing mathematics and provide motivation for learning new mathematical skills.
If you come to our professional development workshops you will learn how to make those adventures happen in your classroom.
The MathsCraft Curriculum is a companion to the Australian Curriculum and provides a way to regularly incorporate these experiences into school maths classrooms.
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Teachers that participated in MathsCraft professional development events in 2019
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Students that participated in MathsCraft events in 2019
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Students that undertook MathsCraft Curriculum Pilot Program in 2019
How can MathsCraft benefit your students?
Students will further develop their skills in
The Australian Curriculum’s Mathematics Proficiencies
understanding, problem solving, and reasoning
The Australian Curriculum’s General Capabilities
Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Numeracy, and Literacy.
Your students will:
Have independent ideas and explore them.
Share ideas and collaborate mathematically.
Develop an appreciation of logical arguments and how to build them.
Learn to reason in order to become sure of an idea.
Appreciate ‘dead ends’ as a positive step in their adventure.
Develop their critical and creative thinking, resilience and persistence.
Deb Woodard-Knight
Maths Teacher
Walford Anglican School
I have seen students develop their confidence and willingness to 'give it a go'. Allowing students to articulate and develop their ideas by asking their own questions in a completely open manner is a delight to witness.
Professor Jan de Gier
Mathematician
University of Melbourne
MathsCraft is an effective program based on enquiry and curiosity. It engenders self motivation, team spirit, joy and pride through mathematical discovery and collaboration.
Professor Peter Taylor
Mathematician
University of Melbourne
It's great to see students take on open-ended questions, become confident in thinking aloud and experiencing the profound sense of satisfaction that comes with understanding the essence of a problem.
Dr. Rheanna Mainzer
Statistician
Murdoch Children's Institute
... We worked on problems that encouraged logical thinking, exploration, creativity, communication and team-work. There was a respectful classroom culture where it was safe to speak up and share ideas. The problems began simply, and then evolved - if something interesting was discovered, we were encouraged to explore it further. This process closely resembles what it is like doing research as a mathematician.
MathsCraft engages your students with doing mathematics in a way that will capture their interest and challenge their thinking.
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