Maths Enrichment: Helping Students See the Bigger Picture

About this episode

Jessica Zhu and Denise Halliday discuss maths enrichment and related educational topics.

Maths enrichment, identifying student progress, the YMSA competition, and early career challenges. Trinity Grammar’s Mathematics Specialist, Jessica Zhu, joins AAMT’s Education Specialist, Denise Halliday, to discuss all things maths enrichment: open vs closed ended tasks, fighting against the forgetting curve, engendering maths creativity in students, the YMSA competition, Pi Day, and more. Key Links: Check out the YMSA competition: https://www.mathsthroughstories.org/competitions.html And explore AAMT’s resources, events, and news: https://aamt.edu.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Allan Dougan

Guest: Jessica Zhu

Topics covered

• maths enrichment
• student progress
• YMSA competition
• maths creativity
• Pi Day
• education challenges

Keywords

• maths enrichment
• YMSA competition
• student progress
• maths creativity
• Pi Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trinity Grammar, AAMT, YMSA, Maths Through Stories

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