PMA MathsSA - Primary Mathematics Association of SA
Proudly serving and connecting Birth to Year 6 Mathematics Educators
PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATE!
Every child, every learner deserves the right to learn with professionals who are at the top of their game, who are connected to their professional network and who are constantly learning as part of their evidence-informed approach to learning.
Are you associating?
Welcome to Term 4!​​
HAS YOUR PRESCHOOL OR R-6 SITE REGISTERED FOR THE MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE YET?
Learning evidence due Week 5, this term - get involved!
PMA Challenge | pmasa (primarymathematicssa.com)
DEPT SITE ?
Don't use the SA
Curriculum yet - it is a
prototype, NOT for implementation - want to know more? Get involved in the SACPE network to join the conversation. Email primarymathsPD@bigpond.com to join
How will you ensure that your learners are playing in all five "drawers" of mathematics as often as possible every term?
Regularity of experience matters!
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professional educators learn with their colleagues!
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Let us help you be and become the best Mathematics Educator
you can be in 2024!
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AITSL Standard 7.4 demands that we collaborate as professionals
and that is what Professional associations are all about, so come and learn, challenge and belong to your community of PMA MathsSA Colleagues
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What are your key learning questions as a mathematics educator and/or leader?
Now that we are in the second half of our learning year, what areas of investigation do you want to connect with other educators about?
Is it the Art, Craft or Knowledge of learning and teaching that you are wanting to explore?
If you are in a Department site – are you wanting to take a “deep dive” into the “Four Areas of Impact” and what it means for your practices in action? Are you looking to explore the "SA Curriculum for Public Education" - remember DON'T START TEACHING IT YET! It is a prototype, not for implementation. Join one of our FREE MEMBER learning conversations around the Strategy and the Curriculum to learn more...
If you are in a Catholic site – are you wanting to think about the implications of the CESA Numeracy Strategy for you and your learning and teaching? Are you playing with Ochre and the Department's materials from pLink? How are you using them to build your capacity as a mathematics educator?
As a Preschool educator or leader – are you wanting to think about EYLF V2.0 and the impact for numeracy learning and teaching?
As a R-6 educator or leader– are you wanting to think about your system’s version of the AC: V9.0 and what it means for your learning and teaching?
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Email us at primarymathsPD@bigpond.com and let us know how we can help you associate and learn with your colleagues in Term 4 and beyond.
Learning resources to support you...
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Preschool Educators...
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Are your mid year learners settled in now? How are you dealing with the challenges of extending your January learners, whilst still connecting with your July learners? Remember to check out our curated resources as one of your support tools.
These resources provide some great ideas for staff teams about how to:
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Clarify your hopes and aspirations for the next part of your mathematical learning year
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As a staff team, explore, clarify and describe which intentional teaching strategies through play you are going to utilise to provoke your children as mathematicians
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Plan your learning through the year so that you can ensure you meet your responsibility to provide a learning environment which provokes all learners to explore all the Indicators of Numeracy and the Learning Processes (all five drawers of Mathematics) in a differentiated way for both your January learners and your new July learners
We hope you can use them to drive some powerful mathematical thinking at your place
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https://www.primarymathematicssa.com/pma-resources-preschool
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Remember to use your new 2024 Members password, if you are not sure what it is please email us at
R-6 Educators…
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Now you are heading off on your final term of learning for 2024, it is a great time to reflect on whether you have been making the best use of the R-6 PMA Members Resources.
They provide some great ideas for staff teams about how to:
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Build powerful mathematical learners. Check out the resource titled “Connecting with your learners as mathematicians”. It is never to late to engage in some of these ideas.
There is an R/1 version and a Yr 2-6 version
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Designing and reviewing your year overview.
Now that half your learning year is behind you, it's a great time to reflect and make some powerful learning decisions about how you will spend the last nine weeks of learning in 2024! Check out our "one pager" descriptions for each year level - can you use them with and for your learners to help them connect with where they are up to with their learning
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https://www.primarymathematicssa.com/pma-resources-r6
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Remember to use your new 2024 Members password, if you are not sure what it is please email us at primarymathsPD@bigpond.com
Professional educators are always learning!
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Based on our Members requests, we have two strands of learning available in 2024…
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Developing your art, craft and knowledge as a Maths Educator
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Developing your art, craft and knowledge as an Educator
(learning environment, relationships, educational theory)
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Where will you start your learning journey?
October Holiday Programme under development now!
What would you like to learn and explore with your PMAMathsSA Colleagues in the coming term?
Email primarymathsPD@bigpond.com and let us know
JOIN US FOR THESE LEARNING EVENTS IN OCTOBER…
(Want to see everything that is on this year? Check out all the upcoming learning events for 2024 on the PL calendar further down below)
CHECK OUT THE DETAILS AT:
Any queries re registration please email primarymathsPD@bigpond.com”
Professional Learning Calendar
PMA MEMBER LEARNING COMMUNITY – REMEMBER YOU CAN ACCESS 1:1 OR TEAM MENTORING THROUGH OUR CONSULTANCY SERVICE.
CHECK OUT THE DETAILS AT ….
Hi PMA MathsSA Community Members!
Are you thinking about your 2024 Professional Learning Programme?
Both the Department and CESA have a mathematics priority in 2024, so we are sure Mathematics is on your learning agenda!
Why not become a PL Host in 2024 and take advantage of the opportunity to have some on-site PL at no cost to you.
Check out the info here…
https://www.primarymathematicssa.com/news-and-feedback
and then email us at primarymathsPD@bigpond.com
Congratulations to our two “Whole School Winners” for the 2023 Mathematics Challenge!
HAS YOUR SITE ENROLLED FOR THE 2024 CHALLENGE YET?
METRO WHOLE SCHOOL WINNER -
PROSPECT PS
COUNTRY WHOLE SCHOOL WINNER -
SNOWTOWN PS
"JOIN OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY NOW"
“Associate and build your learning community"
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Check out all the details https://edsagateway.com.au/members/pma/login/
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Congratulations to our World Teachers Day Awardees 2023 – Margaret Lohmeyer Kindergarten Team!
Congratulations to our PMA Challenge Educator Award 2023 winner – Jacqueline Anderson, Hendon PS
World Teachers Day Awards -
Celebrating excellence in the learning and teaching of mathematics!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022 WORLD TEACHERS DAY AWARD WINNERS!
Greg Parker receiving his
“Lifetime Contribution Award”
from Minister Boyer
Congrats to our
2021 World Teachers Day,
Curriculum Leadership Awardee -
Gail Powers.
Prospect North Primary School
Congrats to our two 2019 Early Career Maths Educator Award winners - Laura Toland and Andy Thomas from Northfield PS.
Andrew Plastow, Principal Ngutu College receiving
the WEF award for Contribution to Learner Agency
from Department Chief Executive Martin Westwell
and WEF representative Gwendolyn Morphett
Congrats to our
2020 World Teachers Day
Curriculum Leadership Award Winner -
Cassia Konistis - Ngutu College
Congrats to our very own Mike Chartres, winner of the 2019 World Teachers Day TRB Mentoring Award!
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