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Do tasks work? ... Yes tasks work.

Teachers proactively using tasks - questioning, discussing, encouraging, celebrating - in the hands-on context improves learning for students.

You are invited to judge for yourself the value of a Working Mathematically curriculum built around the three lives of a task.

The following teacher stories and research results are offered as evidence to consider as you make your judgement.


Task 140, Time For Tiling, Crossways Lutheran School, Ceduna, SA

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Teacher Stories

  • Damian Howison
    MacKillop College, Swan Hill, Victoria
    ... National Maths Day 2008
  • Lynne Ord
    Ivanhoe Grammar School, Victoria
    ... Maths300 in Cambodia
  • Damian Howison
    MacKillop College, Swan Hill, Victoria
    ... Starting a Task Centre & ...
  • John Eade
    Maidavale State School, Queensland
    ... Maths All Day
  • Cherie Cooper
    Barmera Primary School, South Australia
    ... Mini Maths Expo
  • Nicholas Dale
    Winkie Primary School, South Australia
    ... Reflection on 6 Day PD Program
  • Donna Dubey
    Winnisquam Regional High School, New Hampshire, USA
    ... Sphinx & Algebra 1
  • Mike Tattersall
    Wonthaggi Secondary College
    ...Student Training Day
  • Rachel Boyce
    Ceduna, South Australia
    ... Hands-on Maths Experiences
  • Erin Sells
    Ernabella Anangu School, South Australia
    ... Using the Task Kit for Aboriginal Students
  • Ruth Lansdell
    Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) Tasmania.
  • A Collection of Cameos
    Short, excited messages of success from a range of teachers in a range of places.
  • Neville de Mestre*
    ... How task centres began
  • Michael Richards*
    ... A 10 year retrospective
  • Karen Palmer*
    Northern Territory
    ... A good task is the tip of an iceberg
  • Dominic Killalea*
    Sydney, New South Wales
    ... Success with the Aboriginal Task Kit

Research

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