Positive maths culture
This planning resource is for teachers who want to explore ways a positive maths culture can actively challenge stereotypes and support all students to see maths as a creative, inclusive field of study, and themselves as capable, engaged maths learners. View our 5 key steps to help develop a positive maths culture which includes: ‘Combat stereotypes’, ‘Support emotional regulation’, ‘Celebrate mistakes’, ‘Support reasoning and deep thinking’ and ‘Value student voice and collaboration’.
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| Audience | Teacher |
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| Format | Web page |
| Keywords | learning environments, student disengagement, biases and stereotypes, Positive maths culture, student voice, maths eyes |
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| Organisation | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Copyright | © 2024 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated |
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