Middle School teacher. Passionate about fostering a love of learning, particularly in Making & Mathematics.
Victoria, Australia
Joined June 2015
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I am excited to be able to present in this webinar series @MTLC_ACU. Algebraic thinking 'online' can be a challenge. Friendly cartoon characters and colour will help communicate important reasoning ideas in a sense making way.
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My son loved his learning at home maths task today: How many different arrays can you make with 36 blocks? @MTLC_ACU #mathed #multiplicativethinking #MTBoS
Kelly Watson retweeted
A ‘bottom-up’ approach for building a challenging mathematical task into a mini-sequence of learning #startwithagoodtask @tobyrusso @kath_cartwright @AusTeacherRiss @MTLC_ACU @ayliedavidson @Corovie @helenjwc @NadiaWalker_edu @Simon_Gregg @MonashEducation researchgate.net/publication…
Kelly Watson retweeted
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If we want learning to be “sticky” we could:
-Focus on connections between concepts (not rules/procedures)
-Delve deeply into a few powerful visual tools that help us make connections between concepts
-Focus on reasoning not memory aids
buildingmathematicians.wordp…
#OpenUpMath
Thanks Lachie @GeelongTS for presenting the Checkmate CAD & 3D printing workshop today. Developing knowledge as a consequence of experience is always meaningful, engaging & inspiring. @AndrewMcKie5
#turtleart - Great way to engage Ss in #geometry + #mathematicalreasoning. Today's challenge for Yr5 - create a design that has #rotationalsymmetry. @MTLC_ACU @garystager #stem #MTBoS @CodeClubAus @jcolbert1980 @AndrewMcKie5
Kelly Watson retweeted
reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry is an innovative national program. @Kelly_Watson01 will explore the program and how to implement this in your classroom in her workshop at our Dec conference. Register now! acu.edu.au/mtlc #resolve #mathspd
Kelly Watson retweeted
This video from @gfletchy explains multiplication from 2nd to 5th grades and applies to middle and high school teachers too (think: distributive property, polynomial multiplication, etc.). gfletchy.com/2015/12/18/the-… #iteachmath #MTBoS
#Yr5makerstgc @geelongcollege share this terms Design projects. @LEGO_Education @birdbraintech @MakerEDau @jcolbert1980 @AndrewMcKie5 @MelbourneStem #stem
Great creativity expressed in the design & construction of this Yr5 Ss treehouse project. @birdbraintech @LEGO_Education @MelbourneStem @AndrewMcKie5 @jcolbert1980 @MakerEDau #Yr5makerstgc
Using a CRA approach with my Ss to develop conceptual understanding of division. Moving from arrays to area models. #mentalstrategies #multiplicativethinking #mathematicalreasoning #mtbos @gfletchy @MTLC_ACU
Congratulations @geelongcollege Ss on your Best Regional Team award at today’s Vic State RoboCup Competition. A huge thanks to RoboCup and all the volunteers for making this fantastic event possible. @AndrewMcKie5 @jcolbert1980 @leannejrussell
Thanks @garystager for another great day of inventing to learn at your Melbourne workshop. Can’t wait to see my Ss enhance their learning & creativity with the Hummingbird bit! @birdbraintech @microbit_edu @Edtechs @MSAUedu @CodeClubAus
So many creative solutions to the #Yr5makerstgc latest @birdbraintech challenge. Ss now designing systems that integrate inputs & outputs. @SnapCloud @AgencybyDesign @CodeClubAus @DLTVictoria @MakerEDau @jcolbert1980 @AndrewMcKie5 @garystager
Kelly Watson retweeted
Banish the FOIL! Teach for understanding with Charles Lovitt! #primarymath #iTeachMath @MTLC_ACU #elemmathchat #edblog
‘Mathematics thinking & reasoning are the basis of understanding mathematics’. Thanks @jillbrown_AUS & Mel O’Reilly for sharing rich tasks that can help teachers develop student reasoning. @MTLC_ACU #mtbos #mathschat #reasoninginmaths
Kelly Watson retweeted
"I believe there's no place for formally introducing conventional algorithms to children in the first five years of school." Doug Clarke's 2005 article makes a compelling case for holding off on algorithms. #iteachmath #MTBoS #elemmathchat researchgate.net/publication…'
Thank-you @jillbrown_AUS for challenging and inspiring me throughout my Grad Cert in Ed - Middle School Mathematics. I hope to foster the same love of learning maths with my Ss that you share with yours. Looking forward to the upcoming ACU maths conferences. @MTLC_ACU
It’s always exciting to put creative technologies in the hands of curious minds. Yr5 Ss nearing completion of their first projects with @birdbraintech Hummingbirds & Snap. @AndrewMcKie5 @jcolbert1980 @CodeClubAus @DLTVictoria @adriancamm @SnapCloud
Another amazing #Yr5makerstgc student project. An up-cycled jacket with LEDs. @SparkFunEDU @MakerEDau @Makerspaces_com #STEMeducation @adriancamm @AndrewMcKie5 @jcolbert1980