Working through and with Community to support schools to improve mathematics learning. For example:
ATSIMA continues to develop relationships between Community, education (including research) and business. ATSIMA is supported by an increasing number of businesses across Australia and is further developing relationships between the three sectors including through our conferences.
These partnerships are vital to developing ecosystems of support for students and to the development of responsive and transformational teaching and learning that will equip Indigenous learners for the 21 century.
ATSIMA can support communities, schools and business in developing localised partnerships to improve learning and career opportunities for Indigenous learners.
Why should community, business and education work together? What are the benefits?
See discussion paper (PDF 2.6MB) Mathematics and Indigenous learners: Why community, business and education together must make a difference.
Professional learning for educators in mathematics education for Indigenous students. This might be:
All types of PL are important for teachers. However, the more teachers working in layer 3, the more chance you have of making a real difference to learning outcomes.
Layers of professional learning
Layer 1 - the outside layer: professional learning that looks for ideas to teach the next day
Layer 2 - the middle layer: professional learning programs that offer packages
Layer 3 - at the core: professional learning that is about deep pedagogic change or shift, changes a teacher’s thinking.
Leadership eLearning and face-to-face support
Contact us for leadership framework: enquiries@atsima.org
Support for professional learning communities who want to develop mathematics pedagogy for Aboriginal students that is culturally, socially and academically responsive includes:
For further information about any of these opportunities or to discuss customising options specific to your Community, school or professional learning community, please contact us
