With a teaching career spanning 49 years, Joanne (Jo) Bowman has an exceptional amount of experience, knowledge and insight, and ORIGO Education is thrilled to announce her as the very well deserving Teacher of the Month for March 2021. Jo has worked at Our Lady of Lourdes in Sunnybank Queensland for 32 years and currently […]
READ MORETEEN GEMMA BURNETT INSPIRING KIDS TO LEARN MATHS
If you ask young children what they want to be when they grow up, many say they want to follow in the steps of their parents. This is exactly the case for 16-year-old Gemma Burnett, whose YouTube channel Gemstones inspires children across the globe to love learning maths through her fun and engaging videos. After […]
READ MOREUsing multiple fraction representations to build a foundation of success in mathematics
The teaching of fractions is often identified as the point in primary school instruction when the “wheels tend to fall off’. While there could be many reasons for this, the overuse of one ‘preferred’ resource (e.g., circular discs) at the expense of a range of representations will often create gaps in understanding at best, and […]
READ MORENUMBERS ADD UP FOR MASSIVE MATHEMATICS COLLECTION
Mathema Foundation to be formally launched on World Maths Day – 3 March 2021 A collection of more than 5,000 rare and important mathematics books and other artefacts will soon be accessible through a new charity foundation established by two of Australia’s leading mathematics educators. The Mathema Foundation, formed this year and to be formally […]
READ MOREADA LOVELACE – A FEMALE MATHEMATICIAN WHO CHOSE TO CHALLENGE
A Brisbane-based mathematics education expert is determined to highlight the significant contribution women have made to mathematics in the lead up to International Women’s Day – 8 March. ORIGO Education co-founder Dr Calvin Irons, who has been involved in mathematics education for more than 50 years, believes one woman in particular, Ada Lovelace, should be […]
READ MORECongratulations Emily Fenner, ORIGO’s Teacher of the Month for February 2021!
For over 19 years Emily Fenner has dedicated her professional career to teaching. Having spent the last three years as an instructional coach in mathematics, she returning to the classroom after missing her students only to find herself in the midst of the global pandemic with the immediate need to find a new way to […]
READ MOREImproved Assessment Overview page in Stepping Stones
ORIGO Education is thrilled to announce that our exceptional mathematics writing team have started developing an improved Assessment Overview page in our core mathematics program, Stepping Stones. Accessed through the Slate portal, module 1 from each year level is now updated and available with a gradual roll-out of modules throughout the year to follow. The […]
READ MOREANIMATED BIG BOOKS SUPPORTING YOUNG MINDS
To support the growing need for digital learning resources, ORIGO Education introduced the Animated Big Books in 2020; a series of digital mathematical books aimed at Foundation to Years 2 students that introduce and discuss mathematical concepts and generate conversation. The Animated Big Books feature an avatar of teachers, one of which is ORIGO Education […]
READ MOREMake Term 1 Count
Assisting your kids with homework is one thing, but with Coronavirus potentially making you a full-time teacher, we can all agree that teaching is not for everyone. Dwelling on past experiences won’t really do you or your children any good though – what you need to do is make a conscious effort to make the […]
READ MORETOP TIPS TO SUPPORT KIDS’ MATHS STUDY IN 2021
After the challenges of 2020, entering the 2021 school year feels like a restart where parents can make a conscious effort to make the first term count. One of Australia’s leading mathematics educators and authors, James Burnett, offers his top tips for learning maths. What’s great is that you can implement these at home to […]
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