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Visiting Teachers' Perceptions About Working With Teacher Assistants And Teachers, Derek Hurrell, Lorraine Day
Visiting Teachers' Perceptions About Working With Teacher Assistants And Teachers, Derek Hurrell, Lorraine Day
Lorraine Day
This chapter looks at two stories from visiting teachers/consultants in settings that were extremely diverse; one situated in a remote community with indigenous students in Western Australia, and the other in suburban schools in two capital cities in Australia. Even though the settings and experiences of the visiting teachers/consultants varied greatly, several themes around working with teachers and teacher assistants in inclusive education emerged. As the visiting teachers/consultants were invited into many schools they had the opportunity to view practices in a range of settings. They came with few preconceived ideas about the constraints of particular workplaces and consequently were …
Mathematically Rich, Investigative Tasks For Teaching Algebra, Lorraine Day
Mathematically Rich, Investigative Tasks For Teaching Algebra, Lorraine Day
Lorraine Day
Two rich tasks - extending the pattern of a mountain range and counting the painted faces of a cube—help students manipulate symbolism and rules in the mysterious world of algebra.