Cultivating positive dispositions
Explore key ideas about the role dispositions and mindsets play in mathematics and numeracy.
This mathematics professional learning opportunity examines important findings related to:
- how beliefs have an impact on learning
- what teachers and school communities can do to create positive learning environments.
Participation
This bite-size course is for all K-8 staff wishing to learn about cultivating positive dispositions in mathematics.
The video is about 17 minutes long. It is recommended to allocate 1 to 2 hours to access the video and supporting resource through MyPL. We recommend viewing the video in its entirety and then re-viewing and pausing at key moments that resonate within your context. You may like to use the supporting resource as a guide to pause, reflect and plan for taking action.
Mode of delivery
Becoming mathematicians: cultivating positive dispositions is available on demand through MyPL.
Additional professional learning
Cultivating positive dispositions is a part of the Becoming Mathematicians bite-size on-demand professional learning series. These are short, focused mathematical videos and resources that explore important mathematical concepts from K-8. They are each designed to be completed in one session with suggested opportunities to further explore ideas in practice.
These include:
Contact us
Contact the NSW Mathematics Professional Learning team for further information.