Sense of connectedness or belonging is a construct that is measured across the system as it is known to correlate strongly with academic achievement outcomes as well as with wellbeing and social outcomes. Emerging research is digging into the importance of a 'sense of belonging' or 'sense of connectedness' in classrooms and today's session will explore the importance of this construct for learning in Mathematics as well as for emerging issues in Mathematics education including the growing prevalence of Maths Anxiety and the attrition of certain cohorts (girls, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities) from the discipline. The session will explore what is known in the literature and data sets (PISA, AToSS, etc) and identify strategies that teachers and leaders can use to improve belonging for staff and students.

Key takeaways:
1. Activities that can be used to explore levels of belonging of staff and students in the mathematics classroom.
2. Activities to build student (and staff) connectedness and belonging.
3. Where to go to find out more.

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