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dc.contributor.authorHurst, Chris
dc.contributor.authorSparrow, Len
dc.contributor.editorJaguthsing Dindyal
dc.contributor.editorLu Pien Cheng
dc.contributor.editorSwee Fong Ng
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:21:56Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:21:56Z
dc.date.created2013-03-20T20:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationHurst, Chris and Sparrow, Len. 2012. Professional Learning for Teaching Assistants and its Effect on Classroom Roles, in Dindyal, J. and Cheng, L.P. and Ng, S.F. (ed), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Jul 2-6 2012, pp. 362-369. Singapore: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38481
dc.description.abstract

The Swan Valley Cluster of schools for the Make It Count project identified the professional learning of teachers and teaching assistants as a key factor in improving numeracy outcomes for urban Indigenous children. Initial training for assistants began in late 2010 and took the form of workshops based on a modified First Steps in Mathematics Number program. It was continued in 2011 and lead to a pilot program in training assistants to plan for targeted mathematics learning for individuals and small groups of children. This paper reports on the success of the pilot with regard to the improved confidence and ability of the assistants to assume greater responsibility for teaching, as well their development as integral members of professional learning communities.

dc.publisherMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc
dc.relation.urihttp://www.merga.net.au/documents/Hurst_&_Sparrow_2012_MERGA_35.pdf
dc.titleProfessional Learning for Teaching Assistants and its Effect on Classroom Roles
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage362
dcterms.source.endPage369
dcterms.source.titleMathematics Education: Expanding Horizons (Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia)
dcterms.source.seriesMathematics Education: Expanding Horizons (Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia)
dcterms.source.isbn978-981-07-2527-3
dcterms.source.conference35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJul 2 2012
dcterms.source.conferencelocationSingapore
dcterms.source.placeAdelaide, Australia
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