Explicit teaching is one of 4 elements in the updated Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 released this year. In this session we will discuss some approaches that ‘marry’ explicit teaching and rich problems. This marriage provides students with the tools and strategies to engage with challenging problems, and the opportunity to explore, reason, justify, connect ideas and deepen understanding. Engagement is a key element to success in mathematics and central to fostering a positive disposition, which is often regarded as the 5th proficiency in mathematical education. In this interactive session you will engage with a challenging problem and use this to consider and discuss the aspects and approaches outlined above.

Key takeaways:
1. Strategies to help students engage in problem solving.
2. The benefits of explicitly considering what’s required for students to lead into successful problem solving.
3. The importance of fostering a positive disposition towards mathematics learning.