NEW: Peter Sullivan - Teaching Maths
Peter has had a career that combines research into task design with the development of teacher support resources and classroom trialling. He was author of the Shape of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum, a paper commissioned by the National Curriculum Board to lay the foundation of the Australian curriculum. Subsequently he was appointed the “lead writer” for the development phases of the curriculum and has supported ongoing development of the documents, including consulting on the review conducted in 2015. He was also the author of the Australian Education Review publication “Teaching mathematics: Using research-informed strategies” that has now been downloaded over 240,000 times from the ACER website.
Peter was editor for seven years, and for three years chief editor of the prestigious Journal for Mathematics Teacher Education, published by Springer. He was also editor of the Mathematics Education Research Journal published by Springer. He has an extensive list of publications for teachers and researchers including books, books chapters, journal articles and conference publications.
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5 itemsNumber Flexibility Games
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Peter introduces activities for foundation to year six students focus on developing flexibility with numbers through engaging games. Students use dotted dice to enhance fluency and reduce classroom disruption. This approach builds confidence in recognizing totals without counting individual dots,...
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6 itemsConnections Between Inverses
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Peter Sullivan introduces activities that highlights the relationship between addition and subtraction and multiplication and division as inverse operations. He explains that the order of numbers can influence addition, especially with larger numbers. Activities are suggested to practice fact fa...
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4 itemsArrays
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Peter Sullivan explains the significance of arrays in multiplicative thinking across educational levels. He highlights the importance of recognizing groups and different types of multiplicative thinking. The discussion covers inefficient counting methods and the need for better strategies. Visual...
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Reading and Recognising Numbers F-6
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Peter demonstrates some great ideas and activities for you to implement with your class.
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7 itemsCounting Experiences F-6
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Great counting ideas to spark mathematical thinking in your classroom.
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9 itemsEmpty Number Lines F-6
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Peter demonstrates some great experiences you can use with your students.
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Patterns and Sequences Using Number Lines F-6
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Peter Sullivan presents a flexible approach to mathematics education focuses on recognising and creating patterns and sequences.
