TY - BOOK AU - Gaffney,Michael AU - Faragher,Rhonda TI - Leading improvements in student numeracy SN - 9781742860459 U1 - 372.720994 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Camberwell, Victoria PB - ACER Press KW - Numeracy KW - Study and teaching KW - Australia KW - Mathematics KW - Australian N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index; Section 1. Leading teaching, improving numeracy -- Section 2. Building capability, changing practice -- Section 3. Aligning efforts, encouraging coherence -- Section 4. Defining principles, sustaining numeracy development -- --; Section 1; Leading teaching, improving numeracy --; 1; The numeracy challenge: Student achievement, teacher quality, school leadership and system policy; Rhonda Faragher --; 2; Improving student numeracy: A framework for development; Rhonda Faragher -- --; Section 2; Building capability, changing practice --; 3; Teaching mathematics effectively; Doug Clarke --; 4; Leading mathematics teaching; Chris Branson --; 5; Engaging school communities with numeracy; Michael Gaffney -- --; Section 3; Aligning efforts, encouraging coherence --; 6; Networking numeracy development; Michael Gaffney --; 7; Supporting numeracy development; Michael Gaffney --; 8; Connecting school and system perspectives in numeracy development; Michael Gaffney -- --; Section 4; Defining principles, sustaining numeracy development --; 9; Articulating purposes and practices in numeracy development; Matt Skoss --; 10; Embedding numeracy development; Doug Clarke N2 - Founded upon evidence & research from Leading Aligned Numeracy Development (LAND) project an Australian government initiative this resource provides practical framework, guidelines & tools, to develop teacher competence & enhance leadership systems that support & consolidate student numeracy skills. Gaffney at Uni of Canberra, Faragher at ACU ER -