Teaching Mathematics Better - Teaching for understanding and agency

A 1-hour interview of Richard Andrew (Owner, Learn Implement Share) with Michelle Ang from 3P Learning (Mathletics, Reading Eggs and Mathseeds)

Video timestamps below:
0:00 Intro
1:05 ‘How did you get to where you are now?’ (Richard’s background)
6:10 What makes you passionate about teaching mathematics (The art of teaching maths)
9:05 Can people who are not great at maths be maths teachers?
9:35 A major problem all maths teachers face
11:05 The issue with maths teachers not being confident with mathematics
12:30 How to deal with a disengaged maths class
13:47 The Procedures-first, Understanding-second approach explained
16:05 The problem with replication practice
17:45 The #1 aim of maths education?
18:45 How to teach for understanding - The Understanding-first, Procedures-second approach unpacked
21:55 Dividing fractions - Teaching using Procedures-first compared to teaching with Understanding-first
26:00 The perils of Trick Teaching (Nix The Trix reference)
28:45 When students are stuck on a equation - A great tip to use
29:50 More on the perils of replication practice
30:10 The importance of students having a sense of control over activities
31:35 Most PD doesn’t work because there are no required strategy implementations
32:20 Student agency unpacked
33:10 The case for having student agency as the #1 focus - Delivering Extraordinary Mathematics Lessons
34:35 How do teachers get ideas to teach using an Understanding-first Approach? (Department-wide PD unpacked)
36:00 The important question for all maths teachers to ask
36:30 One way to foster active (rather than passive) learners - The Workshopping of Concept-Specific Open-Ended Questions
38:00 The power of creating an activity where there is no procedure to follow
38:26 Fostering active (rather than passive) learners, example 2: Conceptual Coordinate Geometry
41:15 Why many teachers struggle to teach using the ‘facilitator approach’
42:00 Why student-centric teaching gets a bad rap
42:30 The power of using a quality student-centric approach
43:55 An Understanding-first approach will (should) save you time!
45:30 Student centred learning needs to be highly structured
46:55 Authentic engagement vs normal (external) engagement (the limitations of ‘toolkit activities’)
49:45 What percentage of lesson time are your students learning passively?
51:10 Don’t be fooled into thinking your compliant students have agency!
52:15 What are the common roadblocks school leaders face when trying to bring about change in their teachers’ teaching?
55:15 What is our default approach and does it create passive or active learners?
55:55 What advice do you have for leaders wanting to bring about change in their teachers’ teaching? (The role of awareness change)
57:05 Teachers and Leaders as equals
57:30 The importance of having a transparent environment
58:35 We maths teachers need to lighten up!

Links and PD references:
Info: Department-wide Approach to PD - https://courses.learnimplementshare.com/pages/team-pd-explained
Info: The Workshopping of Concept-Specific Open-Ended Questions - https://courses.learnimplementshare.com/courses/workshopping-open-ended-questions
Info: Conceptual Coordinate Geometry - https://courses.learnimplementshare.com/courses/understanding-first-thru-coordinate-geometry
Department-wide Approach: https://courses.learnimplementshare.com/pages/team-pd-explained
3P Learning (Mathletics, Reading Eggs and Mathseeds): https://www.3plearning.com/

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