Mathematical Association of Victoria

Mathematical Association of Victoria Valuing mathematics in society. Supporting educators from Early Childhood to VCE. https://linktr.ee/maths.vic

Equipping teachers with tools, knowledge & community to build student confidence in maths. Based in inner-city Melbourne, MAV supports mathematics educators across Victoria — from early years to VCE. We provide professional learning, advocacy, student programs, and classroom-ready resources for our valued members and broader community: teachers, schools, early career educators, and education leaders across metro, regional, and rural settings.

As Term 1 wraps up, we want to acknowledge the incredible work all educators have put into supporting your students and ...
02/04/2026

As Term 1 wraps up, we want to acknowledge the incredible work all educators have put into supporting your students and school communities.

Teaching takes energy, care, and commitment, and this break is a well-earned opportunity to pause and recharge. We hope you find time to rest, reset, and enjoy a refreshing change of pace.

We’re looking forward to continuing the journey with you in Term 2!

Term 2 is a busy one, so why not bring some inspiring mathematics PL straight to you? Designed by teachers for teachers!...
01/04/2026

Term 2 is a busy one, so why not bring some inspiring mathematics PL straight to you? Designed by teachers for teachers!

The MAV Webinar Series offers short, practical sessions that you can join from anywhere, running from 4-5pm.

We will hear from:
⦿ Celia Coffa from the University of Adelaide
⦿ Renee Ladner from MAV
⦿ Dr. Selena Fisk
⦿ Antonio Sterich from Roxburgh Park PS
⦿ Dr. Caty Morris from ATSIMA and University of Adelaide

Take a look at what is on and secure your spot now 👉 https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Events/Professional-Learning-Events

Victorian teachers and MAV members — Can you spare a time over the break? we’d really value your voice!Our MAV Member Su...
01/04/2026

Victorian teachers and MAV members — Can you spare a time over the break? we’d really value your voice!

Our MAV Member Survey is designed to give you choice and flexibility. It’s intentionally detailed so you can share meaningful insights, but with minimal compulsory questions — feel free to skip sections that aren’t relevant to your role and dive deeper where you have ideas to share.

Your feedback directly helps the Mathematical Association of Victoria strengthen the professional learning, resources, services and advocacy we provide for our community.

☕ Take a moment when it suits you
✅ Focus on what matters most to you
📣 Help shape the future of MAV

Thank you for supporting continuous improvement — we appreciate every response. https://lnkd.in/gUHcURWj

31/03/2026

🌟 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲!

Join us at the 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, where we bring theory to life and empower educators to transform mathematics learning for every student.

This year’s theme “𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 ” celebrates the powerful intersection of research, practice, and innovation.

Be inspired by an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers who will challenge, provoke, and energise your thinking:
🎤 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴: Leading conversations on mathematics leadership and professional growth.
🎤 𝗗𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻: Exploring the bridge between research and practice in effective maths teaching.
🎤 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗻: Sharing insights into fostering engagement and equity in mathematics classrooms.
🎤 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸: Reflecting on curriculum, pedagogy, and the art of making mathematics meaningful.
🎤 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿: Offering rich perspectives from early childhood through tertiary education, connecting global research to classroom practice.

✨ Through keynotes, hands-on workshops, and collaborative sessions, you’ll gain practical strategies, deepen your understanding, and connect with a passionate community of educators and researchers.

🎟️ Registrations are now open - don’t miss your chance to be part of !
👉https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Conference/Melbourne-Mathematics-Conference

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30/03/2026

Get ready to play, problem-solve and power up your maths skills 🎲✨

MAV Games Days are back — and registrations open **April 20 (Day 1, Term 2)!**

Bring your students along for a day of hands-on mathematical games, friendly competition, and rich thinking. It’s the perfect opportunity to build confidence, spark curiosity, and show students that maths is so much more than worksheets.

Whether you’re a returning school or joining us for the first time, Games Days are guaranteed to energise your maths program and create lasting excitement in the classroom.

📅 Mark the date
🎯 Rally your team
🚀 Get ready to play

Spots fill quickly, don't miss out, see where yoiur closest Games Day is

Check out https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Student-Activities/Games-Days

What a fantastic way to wrap up our MAV Regional Tour at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership in Moe!The day...
29/03/2026

What a fantastic way to wrap up our MAV Regional Tour at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership in Moe!

The day reminded us to trust ourselves as teaching professionals and affirmed that we are the experts in our own classrooms — best placed to make informed pedagogical decisions about what our learners need and how they learn best.

We’re proud to continue supporting our regional members in ways that are meaningful, responsive, and tailored to their contexts. 💙

These events couldn't happen without the support of the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, Moe Albert Street Primary School, Di Siemon, Oxford University Press Australia, Jen Bowden, & Di Liddell

29/03/2026

It’s time for Years 7–12 students to unleash their brilliance. ✨

Up to $12K in prizes is available to creative students and their schools to share! 🎉

The Tax, Super + You competition is back, encouraging students to use their imagination and demonstrate what they know about tax and super.

They can write it, make it, or film it – whatever inspires them!

To help them get started, students can access the free Tax, Super + You resources, aligned to the Australian curriculum and designed to support their learning and creativity.

Find out more at https://taxsuperandyou.gov.au/competition

Victorian teachers, this finance teaching resource is hot off the press!Created by Deakin University's Carly Sawatzki an...
27/03/2026

Victorian teachers, this finance teaching resource is hot off the press!

Created by Deakin University's Carly Sawatzki and Jill Brown, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 is the result of more than a decade of research with Australian teachers and students.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲?
‣ 25 real-world lessons exploring financial hot topics.
‣ Aligned to the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0 (F–10).
‣ Interdisciplinary connections between mathematics, humanities, and digital technologies.
‣ A spreadsheet companion to support implementation.
‣ Practical advice for adapting tasks to your students and context.

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮

Check it out here: https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Resources/Member-Resources

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿? Join at https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/

26/03/2026

Today’s Number Facts post turns the spotlight to multiplication.

Victoria’s Arc website talks about knowing times tables but also emphasises that ‘Using number patterns and number properties makes learning the multiplication facts easier’ https://arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au/learning/sites/mcc/VCMNA155/Recall-multiplication-and-related-division-facts-up-to-10-x-10.

An approach focusing on pattern spotting uncovers properties of specific numbers (like multiples of 2 and 5) and general properties such as commutativity, associativity and the distributive property. Teachers can then support students to build number sense and rather than see times tables as a list of isolated facts, instead understand multiplication facts in a predictable, logical system

Some resources that support such an approach include:
🔗 Properties of Multiplication and Division - A deep dive from the New Zealand curriculum based on specific examples, with lots of visual representations to support understanding -
https://newzealandcurriculum.tahurangi.education.govt.nz/what-s-going-on---properties-of-multiplication-and-division/5637169399.p

🔗 The How Many Facts? Video – this animated video shows how the number of facts to be learned are not 100, but around 38 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSb40J9pcck. This Paul Swan video takes a similar approach to making the full multiplication chart seem more accessible - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg_6GlnwHV4

🔗 Maths300 subscribers should check out the highly visual Tackling Times Tables resource - https://www.maths300.com/lessons/ODFNYXRoc0xlc3NvbjMwMA==

Finally 🔗 Table Patterns Go Wild – is an interesting activity from nrich that encourages students to explore the visual patterns mapped out by the times tables on a hundreds grid -
https://nrich.maths.org/problems/table-patterns-go-wild

By highlighting these patterns and properties, we can empower students to derive facts they don't yet know and build their confidence and work towards fluency with their multiplication facts.

It’s also good to remember how we build up to knowing multiplication facts through foundational knowledge - the ‘critical stepping stones’ along the way as Ange Rogers discusses in this fun Karate Kid-themed blog -
🔗 https://www.numeracyteachersacademy.com/blog/Thekaratekidandmaths

Discover how young children build powerful number ideas through everyday play—sorting, building, sharing, and exploring ...
26/03/2026

Discover how young children build powerful number ideas through everyday play—sorting, building, sharing, and exploring patterns. 🧩

This webinar looks at the connection between early numeracy and spatial reasoning, and how playful, hands-on experiences help children understand concepts like more/less and whole/part.

Learn how to recognise and support spatial thinking in children’s play.

Register now: https://www.mav.vic.edu.au/Events

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗔𝗩 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝟯–𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Are you ready to put your organisation in front of thousands ...
25/03/2026

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗠𝗔𝗩 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 | 𝟯–𝟰 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Are you ready to put your organisation in front of thousands of passionate mathematics educators, school leaders, and sector influencers?

The MAV Annual Conference is Victoria’s largest mathematics education event—and our partners have the unique opportunity to shape the experience for delegates while showcasing their products, programs, and impact.

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝘀?

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
🔹 First choice of exhibition booth location (over 30% already sold to sponsors)
🔹 Exclusive Keynote, Morning tea, Lunch, or Happy Hour sponsorship
🔹 Branding across digital and onsite channels
🔹 Direct engagement with educators and decision-makers

Whether you’re looking to support teachers, promote resources, or strengthen your presence in the education community, this is the event to be part of.

📄 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
Visit our sponsorship page and download the full prospectus to see all opportunities and benefits 👉 https://buff.ly/nE8HbZG

📩 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀?
Contact Jen Bowden jbowden@mav.edu.au to secure your sponsorship package before April closes.

It’s been fantastic working with the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (VATL) on the Leading Mathematics prog...
25/03/2026

It’s been fantastic working with the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (VATL) on the Leading Mathematics program for a second year!Over the past term, MAV has been proud to deliver two modules of this important initiative to mathematics leaders right across Victoria. The engagement, collaboration, and commitment from participants have been inspiring, and we’re excited to see the impact this work will have in schools statewide.

There are still opportunities to join the East Melbourne intake, which will now commence with a delayed start in May. If you’ve been considering taking part, this is a great chance to get involved.

👉 Learn more and register here:
https://www.academy.vic.gov.au/professional-learning/leading-mathematics

We look forward to continuing this partnership and supporting maths leadership across the state!

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Melbourne, VIC
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Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30am
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30am
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30am
Friday 8:30am - 5:30am

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