Opportunities for teachers
National Literacy and Numeracy Week activities
The dates for 2009 are 31 August - 6 September.
National Literacy and Numeracy Week is an Australian Government initiative conducted in collaboration with the Government, Catholic and Independent education sectors. National Literacy and Numeracy Week focuses on literacy and numeracy practices from Kindergarten to Year 10 and celebrates successful numeracy and literacy projects and programs by schools and their local communities.
Visit the NSW website to explore the activities, available resources and archives.
A range of vidcasts and audiofiles are available for parents support and teacher professional learning:
What is NAPLAN?
Everyday numeracy K-4
Why use maths?
Supporting young children's literacy development
Critical numeracy in context
Teaching writing.
There is a secure link at Kids' Links where children can explore many numeracy and literacy websites and build up their skills.
For parents and carers, there are many brochures and leaflets with ideas for building literacy and numeracy skills at home or during family activities.
Reach for the Stars (for pre-school, primary and middle school students)
Reach for the Stars and Let's Be Fair are Australia-wide activities for schools conducted by AAMT with the support of the Australian Government as part of National Literacy and Numeracy Week
“Reach for the Stars” is a national numeracy activity associated with National Literacy and Numeracy Week. It has been conducted by the AAMT since 2003. It is designed for students from pre-school to junior secondary, with an emphasis on flexibility for teachers to adopt those aspects of the event which suit their own classrooms.
Further information is available on the AAMT website.
Australian Mathematics Teacher Enrichment Project (AMTEP)
The Australian Mathematics Trust has initiated AMTEP in order to provide professional support for teachers of mathematics in Australian Schools. To this end it has accredited the Graduate Certificate in Education (Enrichment Mathematics) with the University of Canberra.
The course enhances teachers' capacity to enrich mathematics for students, particularly those with mathematical talent, in years 5 to 10. It consists of coursework and a school-based research project and can be used as credit for one quarter of a Master of Education Degree.
Further information is available on the Australian Mathematics Trust website
National and International Teacher Exchange Program
The Teacher Exchange Program provides the opportunity for New South Wales teachers to work in different education systems, exchange ideas and knowledge, and observe different educational practices while living in other cultural contexts.
Participants exchange teaching assignments and accommodation with overseas and interstate teachers for a period of one year, generally beginning in January.
This program is available to full-time permanent teachers in New South Wales government schools and Technical and Further Education colleges who have at least five years' teaching experience.
Further information about the Teacher Exchange Program is available on the
NSW Department of Education and Training website
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