On this page:
- Event Details
- Parking & Transport
- Schedule
- Presentation Slides & Handouts
- Reading Material provided by Prof. David Evans
- Speakers
- Feedback & Certificate Survey
Event Details
Date: Sunday 2nd April, 2023 (in-person event)
Time: 9:15am arrival for a 9:45am start, concluding at 3:15pm
Location:
Treacy Centre
126 The Avenue
Parkville (map)
Parking & Transport
Parking
On weekdays between 7:30am and 6:30pm, up to 11-hour metre parking is available on The Avenue (park side) and Walker Street at $0.80 per hour. The machines do not take coins but use the pay stay app https://www.paystay.com.au/. Royal Parade also offers limited parking. Parking is available at the Zoo car park located closest to The Avenue, situated on Elliot Avenue, which is only a short walk from the Conference Centre.
Public transport
Tram
Tram 19 from Elizabeth Street to Walker Street, (stop 16), is a quick, pleasant and easy ride from the city.
Train
The Upfield Train will take you to Royal Park Station. This train runs from all city stations, at intervals of 20 minutes. The victrip time table is available online at: www.ptv.vic.gov.au/timetables. If you require any further assistance then please call us on 03 8359 0101
Schedule
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 9:15am to 9:45am | Registration, tea & coffee, peruse Anne Barton Resources | |
| 9:45am to 9:50am | Welcome | Elaine McLeish, LDA President |
| 9:50am to 10:00am | Tribute to Anne Barton | Dr David Barton |
| 10:00am to 11:00am | Enabling Numeracy for All Across the Curriculum+ Q&A | Prof David Evans |
| 11:00am to 11:30am | Morning tea, peruse Anne Barton Resources | |
| 11:30am to 12:15pm | Automaticity in basic number facts: Freeing up the load | Dr Anne Bellert |
| 12:15pm to 1:00pm | Early Numeracy Competencies and Mathematical Language | Nathalie Parry |
| 1:00pm to 1:15pm | Q&A | |
| 1:15pm to 2:15pm | Lunch, peruse Anne Barton Resources | |
| 2:15pm to 3:00pm | Numeracy in Everyday Life for Secondary School Students | Erin Rollason |
| 3:00pm to 3:15pm | Q&A + farewell |
Presentation Slides & Handouts
Presentation Slides (online version)
- Enabling Numeracy for All Across the Curriculum (Prof. David Evans)
- Automaticity in basic number facts (Dr Anne Bellert)
- Early Numeracy Competencies and Mathematical Language (Nathalie Parry)
- Numeracy in Everyday Life for Secondary School Students (Erin Rollason)
Presentation Slides (printable version)
- Enabling Numeracy for All Across the Curriculum (Prof. David Evans)
- Automaticity in basic number facts (Dr Anne Bellert)
- Early Numeracy Competencies and Mathematical Language (Nathalie Parry)
- Numeracy in Everyday Life for Secondary School Students (Erin Rollason)
Handouts
- Enabling Numeracy for All Across the Curriculum (Prof. David Evans)
- Automaticity in basic number facts (Dr Anne Bellert)
- Early Numeracy Competencies and Mathematical Language (Nathalie Parry)
- Numeracy in Everyday Life for Secondary School Students (Erin Rollason)
Reading Material provided by Prof. David Evans
Speakers
Professor David Evans
David Evans is a Professor of Special and Inclusive Education at the Sydney School of Education and Social Work (University of Sydney) and an Adjunct Professor at Universitas Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia. David is a Doctor of Philosophy (University of Oregon) and he has a Master of Arts (Special Education), a Graduate Diploma in Special Education and a Bachelor of Education (Primary).
Originally a primary trained teacher, David has worked throughout his career to address the provision of inclusive educational environments that support all learners to receive a robust and dignified education in their local neighbourhood. He has a particular interest in numeracy, and the instructional design features we can apply to ensure all learners are numerate.
Dr Anne Bellert
Anne is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New England, NSW (2012) and has a Master of Leadership, Monash University, VIC (2022). She also has a Bachelor of Education (Special Education) and Bachelor of Teaching (Primary). Anne worked as a classroom teacher, support teacher and school advisor in schools in regional NSW for 10+ years.
In 2014, she began working in the tertiary sector as a lecturer in inclusive education (Southern Cross University). In 2017, Anne was promoted to Senior Lecturer. In August 2022, Anne started working at Melbourne Graduate School of Education, in the Learning Intervention team. She is the Course Co-Ordinator for the Graduate Certificate in Education. Anne is co-convener of LDA’s Consultants Committee.
Nathalie Parry
Nathalie has a Masters in Education (Specific Learning Difficulties) and is a joint PhD Candidate (Melbourne Graduate School of Education & Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium). Her current research focuses on the learning potential of young children at risk of mathematics learning difficulties through interactive learning.
Nathalie is a specialist teacher in the area of learning differences and lecturer in initial teacher education and learning intervention at the University of Melbourne.
Erin Rollason
Erin has a Bachelor in Science and post graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary). She also has a Masters in Learning Intervention (SLD).
Erin currently works at a very large mainstream, government secondary college in South East Melbourne. Her leadership role encompasses Literacy and Numeracy interventions, with a supportive direction in positive learning for students with disabilities and SLD’s. Being neurodiverse herself, Erin is passionate about providing students with disabilities and SLD’s skills to ensure equity in the school context.
Feedback & Certificate Survey
Please click here to complete the feedback survey. A certificate of attendance will be automatically emailed to you on completion of the survey. Please check your junk folder if you do not receive it and email events@ldaustralia.org.