Kelly Watson

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.

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

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/33…

A4 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.wordpress.com/2016/06/29/a-f… #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

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

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

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

"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/25…'

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