Hey there EdThreaders
Today is an exciting day. I’m delighted to be able to share with you something that I have been keeping pretty quiet for the past two and a half years!
The more I have learnt about education, the more I have realised the importance of high quality curriculum resources as a basis for quality instruction.
In recent decades, fantastic strides have been made in high quality curriculum resources for primary reading in particular, but one area that has been significantly lacking is primary mathematics.
This is why over the past couple of years I have teamed up with a fantastic team of educators to try to plug this hole in Australian Education.
I have been working with David Morkunas, Toni Hatten-Roberts, and Wendy Taylor to create an out-of-the-box mathematics teaching solution from Foundation Year to Year 2, to be released next year! (with other year levels planned to come shortly thereafter).
It’s called the Explicit Mathematics Program and we have already seen some phenomenal results from the EMP in our trial schools throughout 2024, we just can’t wait for it to go live in schools across Australia in 2025!
The Explicit Mathematics Program (EMP) is a one stop solution for F-2 mathematics for schools. It includes everything from explicit lessons, daily reviews, student independent practice, as well as assessments and reporting guidance.
I’ll be sharing much more about the EMP in coming months, but the first opportunity to get a bit of a look at it, with more of a focus on the research and principles behind the program, please do come along to our presentation for Think Forward Educators on Wednesday July 31st!
If you have any questions about the EMP, please do come along on Wed July 31st, or sign up via the link above to receive the recording after the webinar.
Have a great rest of the week, weekend ahead, and I hope to see you next Wednesday!
Ollie.
Ps: It’s been a busy two weeks for me. I’ve been travelling around with Josh Goodrich, Harry Fletcher-Wood, and Rory McCaughey running the in-person days for the Certificate in Coaching Leadership as well as an Instructional Coaching Intensive. It’s been great! Here’s a happy snap from one of our few days off where we managed to get up to the top of Cathedral Peak on a bit of a bleak day. Shortly after this photo the clouds did clear and we got a glimpse of the view. It’s such a privilege to work and travel with such educational experts. I am learning heaps every day about teaching, coaching, and running effective PD!