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Angela Cowan
Mathematics Learning
Area Leader
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The days of teacher-lead, instructed lessons and This year we had students enter in the International
textbook-centred learning are behind us. Our Competitions and Assessment for Schools (ICAS)
classrooms are now centred around collaboration, Mathematics Competition as well as Maths
group tasks, and concept consolidation. Olympiad. We had several students achieve solid
academic results in both competitions attaining both
Mathematics knowledge is not just to be learnt or
credit and distinction levels, which is a wonderful
mastered but rather applied to various situations,
and all year levels devote time to the application reflection of both the student’s and teacher’s efforts.
Well done to those students involved.
of knowledge in real world scenarios. All maths
classes use devices as tools to assist their learning; I take this opportunity to thank the Maths Learning
whether it be through the use of Edrolo or podcasts Area staff for their dedication to sharing their skill,
in the senior classes, or the online textbook and knowledge, and passion with the students.
assessment system, Maths Pathways, used in the
junior classes.

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