Primary Maths – What Now and What Next?

Rebecca Hanson

< 1 min read

About the Talk

In this workshop, Rebecca explores big picture considerations of teaching and learning in elementary math while diving into key structures of infant and junior math. Explore the larger purpose of primary math and consider its future through the lens of teachers, learners and policymakers. Don’t miss the engaging discussions Rebecca fosters to push your thinking of underlying structures of primary math.

Key Objectives and Takeaways

Through this workshop,

Understand your teaching context better
Confidently champion the strengths of your practice and recognise different strengths of teachers working in circumstances which are different from your own.
Develop a deeper understanding of primary math

Dive into an infinite bank of Math learning experiences created by educators like you, on Toddle Community.

Check Out Everyday Math Collection

Speaker

Rebecca Hanson

Founder, Authentic Maths

Disclaimer - This event is organised independently of and not endorsed by the IB. Toddle’s events and webinars are organised to enable an exchange of practices and ideas within the educator community and are not a replacement for official IB workshops. Views and opinions expressed by the speakers are their personal views and should not be construed as official guidance by the IB. Please seek assistance from your school’s IB coordinator and/or refer to official IB documents before implementing shared ideas and strategies in your classroom.

Up next: Related articles, talks and more

View all

Back

Rebecca Hanson

Rebecca chose to teach math in state-funded secondary schools in communities with many challenges. She then lectured in mathematics education at Manchester Metropolitan University and for the Open University before setting up her own business (Authentic Maths), running professional development for primary teachers. Since 2014, Rebecca has been working with expert primary math teachers to capture and share what they do. Rebecca is now freesharing the professional development that emerged from this project on her ‘RebeccaTheMathsLady’ YouTube channel (where she is now also posting videos about primary maths for locked-down parents). Rebecca started her teaching career in Hong Kong and has also taught in Jordan. She runs the discussion group ‘Math, Math Education, Math Culture’ on LinkedIn where experts from countries around the world have been discussing math education in-depth for the last eight years.

Leadership

Primary Maths – What Now and What Next?

In this workshop, Rebecca explores big picture considerations of teaching and learning in elementary maths while diving into key structures of infant and junior maths. Explore the larger purpose of primary Maths and consider its future through the lens of teachers, learners and policymakers. Don’t miss the engaging discussions Rebecca fosters to push your thinking of underlying structures of primary maths.