2025 will be the sixth and final year of Rob Vingerhoets and Michael Minas’ hugely popular webinar series. This year’s series of webinars will explore the Big Ideas in number, while also highlighting the important role that the proficiencies (problem solving, understanding, fluency and reasoning) play in maths education. There will be one webinar per term, designed for educators working from Foundation to Year 6.
Unlocking the Power of Place Value and Reasoning
Explore how developing deep conceptual understanding of place value strengthens skills across all content areas of maths- from money through to measurement. Learn key strategies for flexible operations, mental math, and problem-solving, and discover how these concepts apply to real-world situations. Place value and reasoning will be explored via practical, engaging and differentiated tasks that you will be able to use with your students immediately.
Date: Wednesday 19th February 2025
Year Levels: Foundation to Year 6
Exploring Fluency Through Addition and Subtraction
Join us for a hands-on webinar designed for educators looking to deepen their teaching strategies and enhance students' fluency. In this interactive session, we will explore effective approaches to building fluency in addition and subtraction, focusing on practical techniques that can be immediately applied in the classroom. Through engaging, real-world tasks and games, we will demonstrate a range of place value-based approaches for devloping fluency with both addition and subtraction.
Date: Tuesday 13th May 2025
Year Levels: Foundation to Year 6
Mastering Multiplicative Thinking Through Problem Solving
This engaging and interactive webinar explores effective strategies to help young learners develop a deeper understanding of multiplication concepts, moving beyond rote memorization to a more intuitive and conceptual approach. Topics covered include the importance of multiplicative thinking in building a solid foundation for mathematics, how to use visual aids and hands-on activities to reinforce key multiplication concepts and real-world examples that connect multiplication to everyday situations. You will leave the session with a range of ideas and resources to engage your students and build their confidence with multiplication.
Date: Monday 4th August 2025
Year Levels: Foundation to Year 6
Building Conceptual Understanding of Fractional Thinking
This hands-on session focuses on helping students move beyond procedural knowledge to build strong conceptual understanding of fractions. We will look at how to introduce key concepts in fractional thinking in an accessible and engaging way, strategies to help students visualise fractions and techniques to foster an understanding of equivalence, comparison, and addition of fractions. You will leave this webinar with a repertoire of practical tools and tasks to guide your students in mastering fractions and developing a strong conceptual foundation.
Date: Tuesday 14th October 2025
Year Levels: Foundation to Year 6