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2017 MASA Executive & Committee
PRESIDENT – AAMT
Council David Shigrov
St Peter’s College Junior School
IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT Marion Gaertner
MASA Office Finance iQ
VICE PRESIDENT
David Andrew
MASA
TREASURER Mark Darrell
MASA
SECRETARY Irene Kiroff
MASA
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Carol Moule
MASA
PUBLIC OFFICER Keith Hamann
COMMITTEE
Amie Albrecht
Michael Bammann
Neil Davis
Vanessa Fay
Rebecca Garrett
Vanessa Gorman
Jacqueline Hiscock
Jo Kellaway
Sharon Kennare
David Martin
Sandra O’Leary
Maryanne Rischmueller
Christine Slattery
Sarah Walsh
5 August
(week 2)
5 August
(week 2)
9 August
Discrete and Continuous Probability Functions Year 12 Methods–
9am-12noon – MASA/Parish Meeting Room, 80 Payneham Road, Stepney
– to Register (click here)
Saturday Maths Problem Solving – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm – University
of Adelaide North Terrace Campus – to Register (click here)
MASA Quiz Night - Statewide
10 August
(week 3)
MASA Executive Committee – 5.00 pm MASA Office – 80 Payneham
Road, Stepney
12 August
(week 3)
SACE Methods/Specialist Mathematics Stage 1 Transitioning to Stage 2
9am to 12 noon MASA/Parish Meeting Room, 80 Payneham Road Stepney
– to Register (click here)
25 August
(week 5)
4-8 Sept
(week 7)
7 Sept
(Week 7)
7 Sept
(Week 7)
Junior Secondary Mathematical Enrichment Project – Delivery of entries
to MASA 80 Payneham Road, Stepney
JSMEP JUDGING – MASA office – 80 Payneham Road, Stepney
MASA Executive Meeting – 5pm MASA office – 80 Payneham Road,
Stepney
MASA Committee Meeting – 7pm MASA office – 80 Payneham Road,
Stepney
9 Sept
(week 7)
Saturday Maths Problem Solving – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm – University
of Adelaide North Terrace Campus
12 Oct
2nd week
school
holidays
10-17 Oct
Primary Teachers of Mathematics Conference – St Peter’s Junior School,
North Terrace, Hackney to Register (click here)
To Present (click here)
Global Math Week Register Here
28 Oct
(Week 2
Of Term 4)
Saturday Maths Problem Solving – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm – University
of Adelaide North Terrace Campus
25 Nov
(week 6
of Term 4)
1 Dec
(week 7
Of term 4)
Saturday Maths Problem Solving – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm – University
of Adelaide North Terrace Campus
STEM Conference – Australian School of Science and Mathematics,
Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park. – To Submit an abstract (click here)
2017 TERM 3 Newsletter
Mathematics support for Reception to Year 12
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Index to Term 3 Newsletter
Calendar (Front Page) Page 1
Index Page 2
Important Information about the MASA Website change Page 3
Professional Development opportunities: Page 4
Discrete and Continuous Probability Functions Year 12 Methods SACE Methods/Specialist Mathematics Stage 1 Transitioning to Stage 2
Primary Teachers of Mathematics Conference STEM Conference
Student Activities: Page 6
Quiz Night
Junior Secondary Enrichment Project
National Maths Summer School
Saturday Morning Problem Solving
SPE School Visits
Publications Page 9
Revision Guides
Trial Exams
Back to Front
Think Squared
24 game
Notices Page 12
Credit Union fitbit
SACE Website
CSIRO Maths
Global Math Project
Stats TV Show
Education Perfect competition results
AAMT
Lucky MASA Draw
MASA Membership
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
For quite some time now MASA has had two websites as we transition away
from www.masa.on.net towards masaonline.org.au. The old website has very
little information on it and no longer has links to forms as we plan its demise.
The new website is linked to our membership and events and in the future
there will even be online shopping. For Annual Conference and Primary
Conference this year we have trialled online registration and this will become
available for many more MASA events in time. We are a small organisation
and projects like these take talent; we are very fortunate to have the support
of Andrew Fergusson to achieve these improvements.
REMEMBER: www.masaonline.org.au
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Coming in week 2!
5th August - Register straight away
Discrete and Continuous Probability Functions
Year 12 SACE Stage 2 Mathematical Methods
Are you needing ideas for the new Statistics sections in Mathematical Methods? Jim Potter ran two
sessions in Term 2, and now offers a consolidated 3 hour version of the material. Notes will be
supplied.
Session Details:
Saturday 5th August 2017
9am – 12 noon
MASA – Parish Meeting Room
Rear 80 Payneham Road, Stepney SA 5069
Click here for Registration Form
SPECIALIST MATHEMATICS STAGE 1 TRANSITIONING TO STAGE 2
Year 11 AND 12 SACE
Presenter: Deb Woodard-Knight
Date: Saturday 12th August, 2017
- 9.00 am to 12.00 noon
Venue: MASA / Parish Meeting Room
80 Payneham Road, Stepney
Cost $ 40 per head
Workshop Description: A session for those who are new to teaching and/or new to teaching Stage
1 Methods and/or Specialist Maths for an opportunity to review what has
been done, and take a look at what is to come and how it leads into Stage
2 mathematics. Please register by Wednesday 9th August, 2017
Click here for Registration Form
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2017 PRIMARY TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE
St Peter’s College Junior School
9.00am to 4.00pm
Thursday 12th October 2017
A great opportunity to explore resources and pedagogy.
Click here for Registration form, or go to masaonline.org.au and register online Click here for Presenter form
Save the date for the 2017 MASA/SASTA STEM conference
Friday 1st December 2017
Australian School of Science and Mathematics
Flinders University, Sturt Drive, Bedford Park
Click here to submit and abstract to present at STEM
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Reminder: The MASA Quiz Night is approaching. Host schools will receive venue
packs by end of week 2 and all involved will receive confirmation of details.
Be prepared for a great event.
MASA Junior Secondary Mathematics Enrichment Project 2017
Developing Powerful Learners
Entries due Friday August 25th
Jointly sponsored by The Mathematical Association of SA Inc.
and
The Department for Education and Child Development (DECD)
Teaching and Learning Services
The Mathematics Enrichment Project is an open-ended mathematical investigation with the
student’s choice of topic
Students should aim to choose an original and novel concept. Real world problems
are often most interesting.
Think about how they are going to gain information, collect data and analyse their
results.
They can work as an individual, a member of a group (maximum of five students) or as part
of a class.
Their project must have a title and all references and assistance (including teachers
and parents) must be acknowledged.
They should aim to interest their audience.
Documents to inform and assist with this project – (click below)
Information for Students
2017 Enrichment Project Outline
More Details 2017 Enrichment Project
Key dates 2017
2017 MEP Rubric
Answering your Questions 2017
2017 Registration Enrichment Project
2017 Student Cover Sheet
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NMSS is a two week residential school held each January at the
Australian National University for mathematically gifted and talented
senior high school students.
Dates for next year: 7-20 January 2018
History and Purpose The NMSS was established under the joint educational sponsorship of the ANU and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers in 1969 by the late Professor A.L. Blakers AM of the University of Western Australia. Almost 3,000 students from all states and territories around Australia have attended the NMSS.
Academic Program
The main activity of NMSS is an in-depth study of three or four different areas of mathematics. Each is very challenging and will extend every student. On the other hand, the program is non-competitive and very much hands-on. The emphasis is on doing mathematics, not just on listening to someone else talking about it. For information contact [email protected] and cc [email protected]
Saturday Maths Problem Solving
Saturday 5th August
9.30 am to 12.30 pm – University of Adelaide North Terrace Campus
to Register (click here)
upcoming dates for Saturday Maths Problem Solving:
Saturday 9th September
Saturday 28th October
Saturday 25th November
Registrations open at conclusion of previous session
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School visits from engineering professionals! SPE-SA would like to support you in encouraging STEM based learning. Our keen volunteers would
appreciate the opportunity to speak to your Year 9 to 12 students about the engineering
profession.
To arrange a school visit, please email your contact details to [email protected]
A wealth of energy education resources are also available at www.energy4me.org to assist
teachers
Who is SPE?
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a not-for-profit, professional organisation with 168,000
members worldwide. The local South Australian Section (SPE-SA) has 500 members and is run by a
team of enthusiastic volunteers. SPE’s vision is to enable the sharing of technical knowledge
amongst its members, to meet the world’s growing energy needs, in a safe and environmentally
responsible manner.
As part of our commitment to the local community, SPE-SA actively supports the promotion of
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based learning. We see this as an
investment in the next generation of talented students who will become South Australia’s future
engineers and leaders.
SPE-SA has been an avid supporter of MASA for the past two decades, through sponsorship of the
School Mathematics Competition. Over the past 30 years our volunteers have also been actively
engaged with the broader community via school visits, organisation of student / teacher workshops
and Science Alive!
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MASA Publications Booklet (click here)
Publications Order Form (click here)
Back to Front Maths Order Form (click here)
AUSPEN Order Form (click here)
NEW 2017 Revision Guides
Revision Guides for the four new subjects of the Year 12 SACE Mathematics curriculum have been
delivered to the clever people who pre-ordered right now. For those who have yet to think about
Revision Guides, stocks are very low.
Order form link (click here)
2017 Trial Exams a very popular item Trial Exams to help students prepare for their final exams. These resources are delivered in a digital
format to enable teachers to set the questions and topics of their choice with professional
appearance and formatting. $110 per title with 10% discount for MASA members.
Order form link (click here)
Back to Front Publications
MASA is proud to sell the Back to Front Publications, including the five books in the very popular
‘Fixing Misconceptions’ range. Please go to http://www.masanet.com.au/publications-booklet/ to
gain more information on these and our other popular publications.
Tierney Kennedy – Rotation Group Activities for Primary Schools
New resources available through MASA! At the 2017 MASA Annual Conference in April we met Andrew Lorimer, whose games set us on fire.
Andrew is a classroom teacher in Victoria.
MASA is now stocking a selection of the THINKSQUARE
range. For sales contact [email protected]
Please see next two pages for resources
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24 Game - limited packs available
24 Game is a series of card games for one or more players, challenging
players in a range of mathematical problem-solving.
MASA has a limited stock of classroom packs available for the reduced price
of AUD$20 for MASA members.
Order Form (click here)
We have in stock: Single Digit and Double Digits. To learn more about 24
Game, check this link www.24game.com
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Education is in our DNA here at Credit Union SA.
Originally established by South Australian teachers nearly 60 years ago, we’ve been providing
banking and financial services to education workers – and their families – ever since.
Not only do we value the work of educators, but we also provide special banking packages for
anyone working in the education community. Check out our latest special offer
https://creditunionsa.com.au/cards/teachers-fitbit/
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Make use of SACE As many will be aware, there has been a major restructuring of the SACE Senior Mathematic
Curriculum starting in 2017. MASA has rewritten the Revision Guides to align with the new content
The SACE website www.sace.sa.edu.au can be a source of useful information.
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Maths resource a common-wealth
The CSIRO website may be a surprising place to find maths activities and
experiments for primary school pupils but click on the link and take it for a test
drive: www.csiro.au/en/Education/DIY-science/maths
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Get involved with the Global Math Project 10-17 October 2017
Some of you met James Tanton at a MASA event a few months ago where he did a brief explanation of his
"exploding dots" materials. This material is now going to be used to promote a Global Maths Week starting
on October 10th.
MASA has become an ambassador for this week so we urge you to register your students to take part and
make it a truly amazing first for mathematics.
Go to this link for further information and to find out how to register.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aD7LxuVMuGV6Ennz5nqRkKU6THX4UWYB1-oUUcrgXvI/edit#
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Check out this upcoming TV series:
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Register your interest for Education Perfect NAPLAN resources
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AND THE WINNER IS…..We will be conducting draws throughout the year where
one lucky Member each Term will receive a $25.00 Dymocks book voucher.
The winner for Term 3, 2017 is Troy Welfare / Flinders View Primary School, Port Augusta West –
Congratulations!
Each year MASA presents an award to a teacher, who attends one of our Professional
Development Sessions. All teachers who put their name on any of our Professional Development
Forms will automatically be entered into the draw. The prize of a $100.00 book voucher is sponsored
by Dymocks Adelaide. This draw is held at our AGM on Tuesday 28th November at our MASA
office. We appreciate the continued support of Dymocks Adelaide and once again extend our
thanks for their contribution.
Renew your MASA Membership for 2017 (nearly time to think about
next year)
– (click here)
The subscription year is 1st of January to 31st of December.
Many of you have already renewed but we are still missing some of
you.
Remember to renew to receive discounts on PD workshops and
conferences and selected publications, and many other benefits.
Highlighting our New Membership Category for Retired Teachers
MASA has many members who have recently or not so recently,
stepped away from the classroom. For MASA, the experience and
expertise of these people is something we value and we wish to
maintain links with these retired teachers.
As an incentive for retired teachers to remain in the fold, we have created a new level of
membership that gives full voting rights and an included subscription for the discounted price of
$70 per year.
If you have any issues making the level change in your renewal, please call Patricia Chigwidden at
the MASA office on 8362 4332 for assistance.
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Online Membership System masanet.wildapricot.org
Your subscription can easily be recovered within the year through significant concessions to
MASA conferences and workshops, access to student activities and our publications.
Australian Mathematics Teacher (4 issues per year)
Australian Senior Mathematics (2 issues)
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom (4 issues)
Membership of MASA automatically affiliates you with AAMT. One AAMT journal is included in
the MASA membership fee, others may be purchased separately by completing the relevant
details on the MASA membership form.
access to MASA’s extensive professional development programs at Member’s rates
substantial Member concessions on conferences and publications
affiliation with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (AAMT)
extensive deductions to a range of AAMT publications and services
regular information about developments in mathematics education
subscriptions may be deducted from your Credit Union SA account.
tax-deductible Membership
The AAMT publications section offers a wide range of high quality mathematics
education materials for sale at reasonable prices. The AAMT Mathematics Resource
Catalogue and newsletter (Highest Common Factor) is sent to all MASA members.
Members can also select extra magazines to receive throughout the year. These are
listed on our Membership form titled Serial Publications. AAMT gives a substantial
reduction in cost to all MASA Members. It does pay to become a MASA member
and save on the cost of resources.
For further information visit www.aamt.edu.au
