Judy Hartnett
Mathematics Education Consultant
Making Maths Reason-able, QLD
Dr Judy Hartnett is a Mathematics Education Consultant working in schools to support teachers to improve maths learning outcomes for their students. With a primary teaching background and a passion for maths teaching, Judy has worked in maths education as an independent advisor in the government and Catholic education systems, and in universities, for more than 25 years collectively. She is particularly passionate about teaching maths using an inquiry approach and helping students to understand maths, not just ‘do’ maths.
In 2019, Judy joined with a previous colleague from the YuMi Deadly Maths team at Queensland University of Technology to create ‘Learning Through Doing’. This approach to teaching maths provides teachers with detailed inquiry lessons, videos, webinars and professional development all through an online platform. The website is growing and has nearly 100 lessons so far.
WORKSHOP A5 | Getting young mathematical minds measuring
What do young students need to understand as they learn to measure? This insightful workshop will investigate concepts and processes that underpin topics in Measurement before formal units are introduced. Participants will gain some great, practical ideas for classroom lessons and activities to get young students thinking and measuring with understanding.
- Year level: K-2
- Career stage: early career teachers, experienced teachers, maths leaders.
WORKSHOP B5 | Planning lessons for Y3-6 that develop mathematical minds
What’s the best way to structure an effective maths lesson? This workshop will model a three-part pedagogical framework that can be used to scaffold student learning in engaging yet challenging lessons that spark that deep mathematical thinking that we’re all looking for from our students. Participants will be shown how to use an inquiry approach to get students thinking and understanding and be taken through outlines and activities for a variety of lessons to showcase this planning process.
- Year level: Y3-6
- Career stage: early career teachers, experienced teachers, maths leaders, school leaders.
WORKSHOP C5 | Planning lessons for K-2 that develop mathematical minds
What’s the best way to structure an effective maths lesson? This workshop will model a three-part pedagogical framework that can be used to scaffold student learning in engaging yet challenging lessons that spark that deep mathematical thinking that we’re all looking for from our students. Participants will be shown how to use an inquiry approach to get students thinking and understanding and be taken through outlines and activities for a variety of lessons to showcase this planning process.
- Year level: K-2
- Career stage: early career teachers, experienced teachers, maths leaders, school leaders.