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Vale, Colleen; Roche, Anne; Cheeseman, Jill; Gervasoni, Ann; Livy, Sharyn; Downton, Ann – School Leadership & Management, 2023
Leading school mathematics is a complex task and the responsibilities and activities involved are not always clearly defined. School mathematics leaders (SML) in Australian schools are often expected to lead improvement in mathematics teaching and learning. Previous research typically focuses on the qualities of effective leaders rather than the…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
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Hardy, Ian – Journal of Education Policy, 2021
Drawing upon recent theorising of numbers and data, and applications to schooling, this paper reveals how tensions between more accountability-oriented logics, and more contextually-situated conceptions of engagement with data, played out in one school in a regional community in northern Queensland, Australia. The research reveals that at the same…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Accountability, Faculty Development, Academic Achievement
Downton, Ann; Giumelli, Kerry; McHugh, Barbara; Roosen, Tammy; Meredith, Nadine; Caleta, Geraldine; King, Melissa; Salkeld, Kathryn; Stenning, Paul – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
The complex nature of multiplicative thinking can be challenging for students and teachers to navigate. We report on the impact on student learning of school-based professional learning that targeted teachers' pedagogical content knowledge related to Multiplicative Thinking. Analysis of Year 4 students' longitudinal data indicated greater growth…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills, Pedagogical Content Knowledge