The Problem with Maths (and some digital ideas to fix it)

Happy New year and welcome to 2022! In our first episode for the year, host Leanne McMahon talks to educator and digital guru Greg O'Connor from Texthelp. Greg poses some of the problems he sees in how our students are learning maths and suggests some solutions for overcoming these issues. Contact us at www.calculate.org.au or https://www.facebook.com/amsischools  Resources: Contact Greg: Email: [email protected] Twitter @gregoconnor Webpage: gregoryoconnor.com Texthelp www.texthelp.com EquatIO https://www.texthelp.com/en-au/products/equatio/  EquatIO - Free for Teachers http://text.help/freeforteachers EquatIO For Schools/Universities - contact [email protected] Other resources: Early math skills predict later academic success Australia’s Chief Scientist 2020 Australia's STEM Workforce Report A couple of posts by Greg: Literacy the real barrier to STEM uptake Can educational technologies help to reverse Australia’s maths slump? How should schools tackle the maths slump? Research has shown that mathematics textbooks contain more concepts per sentence and paragraph than any other type of text. Joan M. Kenney (2005) Literacy Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction, ASCD, 2005 STEM texts are often written above the grade level for which they are intended Barton, M. L., Heidema, C., & Jordan, D. (2002). Teaching Reading in Mathematics and Science. Educational leadership, 60(3), 24-28. PDF Does reading *really* matter in mathematics? https://www.theconfidentteacher.com/2021/04/does-reading-really-matter-in-mathematics/ Readability with Rewordify https://rewordify.com/