Rich Tasks Module 1

What is a rich task?

Duration: 60 minutes

Year levels: 1, 1, 1, 1, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10A, 10A, 10A, 10A, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, Foundation, Foundation, Foundation, Foundation

Proficiency standards: Fluency, Fluency, Fluency, Fluency, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Problem Solving, Reasoning, Reasoning, Reasoning, Reasoning, Understanding, Understanding, Understanding, Understanding

AITSL standards: 1.2 Understand how students learn, 1.2 Understand how students learn, 1.2 Understand how students learn, 1.2 Understand how students learn, 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full, 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full, 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full, 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full, 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area, 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area, 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area, 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area, 2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies, 2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies, 2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies, 2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies, 3.3 Use teaching strategies, 3.3 Use teaching strategies, 3.3 Use teaching strategies, 3.3 Use teaching strategies, 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice, 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice, 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice, 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice, 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice, 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice, 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice, 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice, 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning, 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning, 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning, 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning

Use: Groups of Teachers, Groups of Teachers, Groups of Teachers, Groups of Teachers

Teaching practices: Attitudes, Attitudes, Attitudes, Attitudes, Differentiation, Differentiation, Differentiation, Differentiation, Engagement, Engagement, Engagement, Engagement, Gifted, Gifted, Gifted, Gifted, Group Work, Group Work, Group Work, Group Work, Indigenous, Indigenous, Indigenous, Indigenous, Student Learning, Student Learning, Student Learning, Student Learning

This module is designed to be an introduction to exploring rich tasks in the mathematics classroom.

This module introduces teachers to the characteristics that make a mathematical task rich while allowing them to recognise and describe the role of rich tasks in the active learning of students. Links to the Proficiencies and General Capabilities of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics are highlighted.