1. Key Resources at MTSonline
Planning Resources Slides 3-6
Teaching Resources Slides 6-27
Assessing Resources Slides 28-35
PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION
The aim of this presentation is to provide users with a guide to the resources available in the Planning, Teaching and Assessing menu options.
This presentation has been specifically designed to assist teacher leaders to take colleagues through these 3 key menu options.
Individual teachers will equally benefit from independently going through the presentation at their own pace.
The presentation will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. However, it may take longer with group discussion time added in.
It is recommended that you download and print a copy of the slides and notes. You can then refer to the notes with the presentation in Slide Show mode.
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2. Ready to connect with your students?
Our PLANNING resources describe the content you teach.
Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
MTSonline supports the Australian Curriculum Mathematics, the NSW Mathematics K-7 Syllabus and the Victorian Curriculum Mathematics.
Almost all resources in the database are provided inside the 3 key menu options of Planning, Teaching and Assessing.
Other web features such as a Lesson Planner and Calendar are also available in the Planning menu but are not described here.
Visit the Help Menu>Planning and type in ‘Lesson Planner’ for more on these features.
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3. Our PLANNING resources describe the content you teach.
The Planning Menu
The content you teach at a year level is provided in a single page, tick-in-a-box Scope and Sequence Planner available in the Planning Menu.
The Scope and Sequence Planner lists the content to be taught.
The Scope and Sequence is based on the ACM in that it highlights the priority content to be taught at each level. This content is shown in blue italics.
The Scope and and also contains other content that should be attended to but is not a priority at any given level. This content is shown in black font.
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4. Our PLANNING resources describe the content you teach.
Select Planning to pre or post programme your teaching.
The menu system follows the Planning-Teaching-Assessing cycle.
Click on the Planning Menu to view the Scope and Sequence Planners for each year level for the Curriculum you have selected (i.e. Australian Curriculum Mathematics, NSW K-6 Syllabus, Victorian Curriculum Mathematics).
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5. Our PLANNING resources describe the content you teach.
Select your Year level.
Download and print your Planner.
Click on the Scope and Sequence button to download and print your Planner.
You can switch between the ACM, VCM and NSW Syllabus at the Curriculum dropbox. (Click to highlight ‘Curriculum’)
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6.  Our PLANNING resources describe the content you teach.
‘Tick-off the content you teach.
Blue italics indicate the ACM content priorities for this Year level. 
While the content in black font is not listed as priority content for the ACM-Year 4, it should not be ignored.
It should also be addressed so there is continuity of learning across year levels.
This is the Year 4 Scope and Sequence Planner for the ACM. A version also is available for the NSW K-6 Syllabus and VCM.
Scope: Because it provides the breadth of content to be taught at Year 4.
Sequence: Because there is an approved sequence of teaching priorities (based on the ACM) across the 8 year level Planners.
Note re Black Font Topics
Most of the content topics in black font has been taught as a priority at one or more previous year levels.
Some black font content may also be a precursor to priority content for the following year level.
While not items for priority attention, the black font topics should not be ignored.
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7. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
The Teaching Menu
A wide variety of multi-media teaching resources have been provided for every topic at each year level.
The focus for all resources in the database is the engagement of students in learning mathematics.
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8. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
Go to the Teaching menu for all Teaching resources.
Click on the Teaching Menu to view the range of multi-media resources.
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9. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
The Teaching menu has 2 Search Options.
Select your Year level.
Click on any Resource number to view a range of support options for the Topic. .
The same set of multi-media resources can be found using either of the 2 Search Options – Search Option 1 and Search Option 2.
The Search Option you use is a matter of preference.
Here, in Search Option 1, the Activities are listed adjacent to each topic.
Each Strand and Sub-strand title is hyperlinked to the ACM, VCM or NSW Syllabus.
You can use these hyperlinks to visit the ACM, VCM or NSW Syllabus at any time.
The codes shown with the italicised priority content are the same codes used for the ACM.
You can easily relate the topics to the ACM content. (Click to highlight the codes for Understand whole numbers).
Similar codes are provided for the VCM.
To view all of the resources associated with a topic such as Understands whole numbers click on any associated Activity number (e.g. 002).
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10. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
After clicking on an Activity number (002) you can view all of the support Topic options.
Each tab provides further Resources on the selected Topic.
The Activity (002) is displayed in a picture viewer so you can quickly decide if it meets your needs.
You can use the forward and back arrows to click through other Activities related to the topic. (Click to highlight the arrows)
As well as Activity 002 to download and print there are a number of other multi-media resource options available for the topic Understands whole numbers.
We are going to view an example of each of the available multi-media resources.
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11. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
Download the Activity using PDF or Word.
You can also Save the Activity on your computer.
From this tab you can view the Resource in black and white Portrait mode.
The first resource option is Activity 002 in black and white Portrait mode.
You can download and print the Activity using Adobe PDF or Word.
If you download in Word you also have the opportunity to save the file on your computer and Edit it.
Note
Activities can be saved on a computer as long as the copyright ownership is not removed.
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12. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view the Resource in colour Landscape mode.
The second resource option is to view and use the same Activity in colour Landscape mode.
As with Portrait mode, you can also download and print the Activity using Adobe PDF or Word.
However, Landscape mode is ideal for use via an IWB.
If you are connected to an IWB it will automatically form the Activity image to fit your screen.
Go to slide 13 to view a sample Landscape Activity.

13. In Landscape mode the image automatically adjusts to your IWB for presentation.
Teaching from an IWB is a particularly effective context for student learning.
For more on teaching in conjunction with an IWB, got to the Help Menu>Teaching and type in ‘IWB’.
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14. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view and download the Teacher Notes for each Activity.
The third resource option is to view the Teacher Notes to support the Portrait and Landscape Activity.
The Teacher Notes can be printed by clicking on the link: Print Teacher Notes. (Click to highlight the link)
All Teacher Notes provide the same information in support of each Activity including Main Idea, Grouping ideas, Resources necessary, Lesson Notes – including key questions to ask, Reflection suggestions and Answers.
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15. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view (on your whiteboard) and download the Answers for each Activity.
The fourth resource option is to view the Answers to support each Portrait and Landscape Activity.
The Answers are a PDF booklet to open and scroll numerically to the Activity you need.
The Answer page can be viewed on your IWB.
The Answers can also be printed as individual Activity pages or as an Answer Booklet.
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16. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
The Answers are provided on a copy of each Activity page.
The Answers are provided on a duplicate copy of the Student Activity in Landscape mode.
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17. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view and download the PowerPoint FlipCharts for the selected Topic.
PowerPoint FlipCharts are the fifth resource option.
FlipCharts are presentations for your IWB.
FlipCharts have been purposely designed to help students construct mathematical understandings.
As such they are, arguably, the most important resource in the database.
FlipCharts should largely be used in conjunction with the explicit teaching model at an IWB.
You can see more on using FlipCharts and explicit teaching by going to the Help Menu>Teaching and typing in ‘FlipCharts’.
Note
To fully appreciate the FlipCharts (including the samples on the following slides) you need to view them in Slide Show mode.
The teaching steps – including questions to ask – are provided to support every FlipChart in the database.
Go to slides 18, 19,20, 21 to view sample FlipCharts (with their teaching notes) from different levels and topics.

18. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From Foundation: Understands whole numbers.
Slide Teaching Notes
Click to reveal each person.
Ask: How old do you think this person is? Why do you think that?
General Discussion: Can we know exactly how old a person is? How can we tell how old a person might be?
Teacher: Use the PowerPoint pointer option to write in numbers/ages as suggested by students.

19. From Foundation: Understands whole numbers.
Slide Teaching Notes
Say: Here is a line of blue squares.
Ask: How many squares can you count?
Say: Here is a line of pink squares. (Click to show pink squares)
Ask: How many pink squares can you count? Are there more blue or pink squares? Why do you think that? How many more blue squares are there than pink squares? How did you work that out?
Repeat for the other sets of squares.

20. 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
100 g
From Year 4: Mass
Slide Teaching Notes
Say: Here is a spring balance.
Ask: What do the numbers represent on the scale? Could I measure the mass of an object that weighs close to a kilogram? Why not?
Say: Watch while I suspend a weight from a spring balance that measures mass in grams.
Click to show a weight.
Say: Watch what happens to the arrow.
Click to show the arrow move.
Ask: What is the mass of the suspended weight?
Click to show the mass as 95 g. 95

21. A B C From Year 7: 2D shape - congruency. Slide Teaching Notes
Say: We are going to construct a triangle congruent to triangle ABC using a ruler and compass.
Say: Start by drawing a straight line.
Click to draw a line.
Say: Use your compass to find the length of BC.
Click to show the compass.
Say: Use the compass to inscribe an arc on the straight line.
Click to move the compass.
Click to inscribe an arc.
Click to remove the compass.
Say: Use your compass to find the length of AB.
Say: Use the compass to inscribe an arc at approximately the same point as A on triangle ABC.
Say: Now we can draw the side congruent to AC.
Click to draw the side.
Say: Use your compass to find the length of AC.
Say: Use the compass to intersect the arc you have just drawn.
Say: We can now draw the sides congruent to AB and AC.
Click to draw the 2 sides.
Ask: Can you show me the congruent sides?
Click to show the congruent sides.

22. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view and download the Interactives for the selected Topic.
The sixth resource option are the Interactives.
Interactives are available to support every topic at every year level.
Interactives are provided to guide students in constructing mathematical ideas and in the practice and application of mathematical skills.
Click on any of the blue ‘descriptor’ Links to view the Interactive.
You can also Bookmark any Interactive by clicking on the associated ‘star’.
You can see more on Bookmarking and the Lesson Planner by going to the Help Menu>Planning and typing in ‘Lessons’.
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23. Our TEACHING resource links engage your students in learning.
To view the sample Interactive, make sure you are in Slide Show mode, then click on the url above the Interactive screenshot.
Once you have viewed the Interactive, exit it and come back to slide 21 of this presentation. The presentation will have remained open on your task bar.
Further Interactives to View (copy and paste the url into your browser)
Prime Numbers:
Prime Numbers and Venn Diagrams:
Measure 1 L:

24. Our TEACHING resource links engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view short Video Resources for the selected Topic.
The seventh resource option are the Videos.
Videos are available to support many topics at every year level.
Videos are provided to help students construct understandings, view mathematics as used in real-life and to stimulate interest in mathematics.
Click on any of the blue ‘descriptor’ Links to view the Video.
You can also Bookmark any Video by clicking on the associated ‘star’.
You can see more on Bookmarking and the Lesson Planner by going to the Help Menu>Planning and typing in ‘Lessons’.
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25. Our TEACHING resource links engage your students in learning.
To view the sample Video, make sure you are in Slide Show mode, then click on the url above the Video screenshot.
Turn sound on. Expand the viewer to full screen. Turn Closed Caption on or off (if available).
Once you have viewed the Video, exit it and come back to slide 25 of this presentation. The presentation will have remained open in your task bar.
Further Videos to View (copy and paste the url into your browser)
Angles:
Shape Nets:
Reading a Timetable:

26. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view and open Song Resources for the selected Topic.
The eighth resource option are the Songs.
Songs are available to support many topics at every year level.
Songs are provided to help students construct understandings, view mathematics as used in real-life and to stimulate interest in mathematics.
Click on any of the blue ‘descriptor’ Links to view the Song.
You can also Bookmark any Song by clicking on the associated ‘star’.
You can see more on Bookmarking and the Lesson Planner by going to the Help Menu and typing in ‘Lessons’.
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27. Our TEACHING resource links engage your students in learning.
To view the sample Song, make sure you are in Slide Show mode, then click on the url above the Song screenshot.
Have your sound on. Expand the viewer to full screen. Turn Closed Caption on or off (if available).
Once you have viewed the Song, exit it and come back to slide 27 of this presentation. The presentation will remain open in your task bar.
Further Songs to View (copy and paste the url into your browser)
Counting by Tens:
Using a Protractor:
Drawing Pie Charts:
Rounding in Hundreds: OR

28. Our TEACHING resources engage your students in learning.
From this tab you can view and open Maths Tools to support the selected Topic.
The ninth resource option are the interactive mathematics Tools.
Tools are available to support many topics at every year level.
Tools are provided to help students construct understandings and practise skills.
They are interactives that can be used multiple times.
Click on any of the blue ‘descriptor’ Links to view the Tool.
You can also Bookmark any Tool by clicking on the associated ‘star’.
You can see more on Bookmarking and the Lesson Planner by going to the Help Menu and typing in ‘Lessons’.
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29. Our TEACHING resource links engage your students in learning.
To view the sample Tool (interactive calculator), make sure you are in Slide Show mode, then click on the url above the Tool screenshot.
Have your sound on as many of them have associated sound effects. Expand to full screen.
Once you have viewed the Tool, exit it and come back to slide 29 of this presentation. The presentation will remain open in your task bar.
Further Tools to View (copy and paste the url into your browser)
Early Place Value:
Number Recognition to 10:
Place Value (Click on Manipulatives then click on Base ten Blocks):

30. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
The Assessing Menu
The Assessing Menu provides for both short term, ongoing assessment (Formative) and long term once-off assessment (Summative).
The assessments are in the form of tests.
It should be noted that not all tests are the same as they can have different purposes.
Make sure you read the Test Guidelines for both the Formative and Summative Assessments to maximise the integrity of the tests.
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31. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
Go to the Assessing Menu for all assessment Resources.
The Assessing Menu houses a large number of Formative and Summative Assessment resources for Foundation to Year 7. Kindergarten to Year 7 in the NSW Syllabus. Foundation to Level 7 for the VCM.
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32. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
There are 4 assessment options. Select the one to meet your needs.
Use the menu to select the Test option that meets your needs.
Formative Tests are used across the year and are provided for each topic to be taught at each year level.
Summative Tests are used to assess each student’s overall standards achieved at a point in time – generally speaking as close to the end of a school year as possible.
National Numeracy Tests are provided to give the opportunity to practise working with Naplan test samples.
The EasyMark Tests are not provided by SchoolCentre.
However, as we recommend the EasyMark Standardised Tests as the best standardised tests available, we have provided a link to the EasyMark website.
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33. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
Formative Tests are used across the year. There is a Formative Test for every topic at every year level.
The Formative Tests are mastery tests.
That is:
Each Test Topic contains one or more Test Tasks
Each Test Task contains 3 Test Items
Students need to provide correct responses to at least 2, but preferably 3, of the Test Items in each Test Task so we can say the student has ‘mastered’ the Test Topic.
From this screen you can also download:
The Marking Key
The Class Record spreadsheet
The Test Guidelines
For more on using the Formative Test resources read the Test Guidelines (very important).
You can also go to the Help Menu>Assessing and type in ‘Formative’.
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34. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
Print the Test Task.
Test Topic.
Test Task.
3 Test Items for each test Task.
Each Formative Test can be viewed in our picture viewer mode.
Here you can download and print the tests as a PDF or Word doc.
If you download a test as a Word doc you can also customise it to better meet your needs.
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35. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
Select your Year level
Click on the buttons to download and print the Summative Test resources.
The Summative Tests are annual tests
They provide an indication of a student’s achievement standard relative to a Year level.
For example, to be at Foundation level a student will need to achieve 66% or better on the Foundation Written and Mental Tests (combined).
From this screen you can also download:
The Marking Key
The Class Record spreadsheet
The Test Guidelines
For more on using the Summative Test resources read the Test Guidelines (very important).
You can also go to the Help Menu>Assessing and type in ‘Summative’.
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36. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
Front page for the Year 4 Written Test.
The front page of each Summative Test shows the number of test items for each strand.
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37. Our ASSESSING resources track your student achievements.
These Naplan test samples mirror the actual Naplan tests for each year.
The Naplan test samples can be:
Downloaded and printed by clicking on the Portrait PDF button. (Click to highlight the button)
Downloaded and opened for viewing on an IWB (recommended) by clicking on the Landscape PDF. (Click to highlight the button)
The Naplan test samples are designed to be used with students groups in front of an IWB.
For more on using the Naplan test samples go to the Help Menu>Assessing and type in ‘National Numeracy Tests’.
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