Maths Active School Accreditation Application Form2017

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Maths Active School Accreditation

Maths Active School accreditation is provided to schools that demonstrate effective mathematics teaching and learning programs. It has been designed to show case and acknowledge best practice in mathematics education.

Once your application has been submitted a team of MAV Mathematical Education Consultants will review it and provide feedback. Following this, and any possibly revised applications, your application will be tabled at a suitable MAV Council meeting for their approval.

You will be notified shortly afterwards whether you were successful and an invoice will be issued.

Approximately six to eight weeks after confirmation of your accreditation, a plaque will be presented to your school by MAV CEO Peter Saffin or an MAV Councillor. This is often done best at a whole school assembly. To make arrangements for your schools’ presentation, please contact Darinka or Ellen on 9380 2399.

Tips for your Maths Active School accreditation application

Tips Completed1. Ensure that you have your Principal and school leadership teams

approval.2. Thoroughly proof read your application.3. Ask at least one other staff member to review your application to

check that nothing has been left out.4. Review the Assessment Rubrics our Education Consultants use to

assess each application.5. Be clear what each criteria is asking for by reviewing all of the points

in the Criteria Further Explored part of this document6. Ensure that each criteria point is included in your application with

specific examples.7. Review all information on the MAV’s Maths Active Schools pages

including Case studies and What a Maths Active School looks like.8. Contact Ellen Corovic to discuss your application or find out any

further information eg application due dates for each Council meeting

Criteria Further Explored

Please provide specific examples and practices that demonstrates your schools mathematics teaching and learning program.

Criteria 1Actively supports targeted mathematics professional learning for all staff

Organises in-school mathematics professional development for all staff (including teachers and support staff)

Actively attends and/or presents at mathematics conferences, conventions or workshops Has mathematics as a key focus in Strategic Plan/Annual Implementation Plan Is involved in mathematics professional learning with a team of like schools Has mentoring for graduate teachers Encourages teachers to submit mathematics articles for publication, Participates in coaching, learning walks or similar

Criteria 2Has appropriate school structures in place to maximise the learning and teaching of mathematics

Has an active numeracy/mathematics professional learning team Teaches mathematics for at least 5 hours per week at all year level Regularly reviews the mathematical support resources available in school and updates as

required Has an effective whole school numeracy plan. Has an effective whole school assessment plan.

Criteria 3Promotes effective learning and teaching practices in mathematics

Differentiates teaching to meet learning needs of all students (may use TM4U) Structures daily maths lessons to include tuning in, and reflection time Uses hands-on materials to teach mathematics at all levels Uses a variety of tools to engage students in mathematics including investigations, project,

picture books, images, and videos. Integrates mathematics across the curriculum Uses AusVELS, Australian Curriculum, and AAMT resources as wells as DEEDS

Mathematics Learning and Teaching Resources to help inform teaching.

Criteria 4Uses assessment to inform teacher practice to enhance student learning outcomes

Uses a range of diagnostic assessment tasks (Eg Mathematics Online Interview, Assessment for Common Misunderstandings, Factions and Decimal Online Interview, Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Year

Uses other assessment tasks eg On Demand, PAT Maths, NAPlan Uses rich assessment tasks Uses assessment data to inform teaching and improve learning Invites students to participate in self and peer assessments

Criteria 5Participates in student mathematics activities

Runs a mathematical investigation for all year levels and (optionally) enters the best investigations into the state level Mathematics Talent Quest

Enters mathematics competitions (for example AAMT’s Reach for the Stars, AMC and the Mathematics Challenge)

Organises and/or participates in mathematical games days Organises mathematical themed days (for example maths dress up day, maths activity

days, pi day, maths Olympics) Has programs that cater for special needs (e.g. ESL, gifted, indigenous)

Criteria 6Actively demonstrated a commitment to valuing mathematics in our society by incorporating parents and the community

Has trained parent help with mathematics in the classroom (e.g. Mathematics Recovery)

Regularly has mathematics content in school newsletter, class blogs or similar Promotes mathematics by placing displays in classrooms, around the school, on school

websites or blogs Runs successful sessions explaining the teaching and reporting of mathematics to parents Runs family mathematics events Has at least one mathematics trail around the school or community Runs mathematics excursions/incursions

Criteria 7Promotes the effective use of technology in the learning of mathematics

Uses ICT to help students learn mathematics – at all levels Supports staff to develop ICT skills and pedagogies in relation to mathematics teaching Incorporates online mathematics activities for students eg HSFO, Numerical Acumen, Incorporates the use of apps into student learning activities (i.e Made By Maths, Google

Maps,)

MAV Maths Active School Application form 2017

Please complete this Maths Active School application form then submit to Ellen Corovic ecorovic@mav.vic.edu.au.

School contact detailsSchool name School phoneSchool address SuburbState Postcode

Key contact name Principal’s nameKey contact position Principal’s emailKey Contact email Principal’s

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Maths Active CriteriaPlease provide specific examples and practices that demonstrates your schools mathematics teaching and learning program.1. How does your school actively support the mathematics professional learning needs of staff?

2. How does your school structure the mathematics program to maximise learning and teaching?

3. How does your school promote effective learning and teaching practices in mathematics?

4. How does your school use assessment to inform teacher practice to enhance student learning outcomes?

5. How does your school participate in student mathematics activities?

6. How does your school demonstrate a commitment to valuing mathematics in our society by incorporating parents and the community?

7. How does your school promote the effective use of technology in the learning of mathematics?

Numeracy Action Plan

Please outline your schools key goals, tasks and time frame in the area of numeracy for 2017. These goals may be taken directly from your schools Annual Implementation Plan, School Charter or other reporting documentation.

Goal Tasks Time frame