Reimagine maths through creative discovery using Linear Abacus® and Numero®
Bring Expertise to Your Doorstep
By bringing mathematics specialists Genovieve Grouios from Linear Abacus® and Julie Richards from Numero® directly to Katanning’s Kobeelya Conference Centre, we’re eliminating barriers to professional growth for rural educators and providing powerful, practical strategies to transform how you teach mathematics in years K-8. Our commitment goes beyond a single workshop— we’re building a foundation for lasting change in your classroom and community.
Our goal is straightforward but profound: to empower rural educators like you with the innovative tools needed to close achievement gaps and create pathways for every student to thrive in mathematics.
Join us and be part of this educational transformation in the heart of the Wheatbelt.
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that all communities have the chance to flourish. We understand the unique challenges of teaching in rural and isolated communities, where achievement gaps persist and resources and funding are scarce. We are also aware of the difficulties and expense around releasing teachers for professional learning. Your role requires passion, resilience and an unwavering commitment to student success despite these obstacles.
That’s why we’re bringing our expertise directly to you and on a weekend.
Our workshops aren’t just part of another professional development event—it’s a game-changing approach to mathematics education that brings affordable and practical lessons to support and improve the teaching and learning of maths in rural schools.
Making a Difference
What makes our workshops different? Active participation is at the heart of everything we do. You’ll experience firsthand how to create hands-on learning experiences that build deep, intuitive mathematical understanding. These interactive sessions provide a supportive space to ask questions, play and explore mathematics in new ways.
You’ll witness what engaging, active lessons look like in practice, helping you transform traditional, mechanical learning.
Most importantly, we’ll guide you to think from your students’ perspective, giving you powerful insights to better understand and support their mathematical journey. Walk away with practical strategies you can implement immediately to turn mathematics into an exciting, meaningful experience for your classroom.
What you'll Receive
Your investment in this professional development goes far beyond a typical workshop experience. You will benefit from rich, classroom-tested training tailored specifically to rural mathematics education. The methods shared have been refined through years of practical implementation and real-world teaching experiences.
You’ll walk away with a collection of practical tasks and complete lesson plans that can be implemented in your classroom immediately—no additional preparation required. We’ll also share effective assessment strategies that help identify student needs and measure progress in meaningful ways. During breaks, explore our resource booths to examine our full range of teaching materials and discuss implementation with our team. All products are designed to make quality mathematics education accessible and achievable in your unique rural teaching environment. (If you’re lucky, you may even win some on the day.)
Agenda
Breakdown of the Workshops
Concurrent Sessions 1 and 2:
LINEAR ABACUS WORKSHOP: Transforming Place Value & Metric System (Length measurement) Understanding.
In this workshop, discover a powerful new approach to teaching fundamental mathematics with the Linear Abacus. We’ll tackle the root causes of why children struggle with number operations by rebuilding their place value understanding of whole numbers and decimals from the ground up and show you how decimals are used in measurement. This isn’t just another manipulative – it’s a complete mathematical ecosystem that delivers exceptional results and creates breakthrough moments for students who’ve struggled with traditional approaches.
NUMERO WORKSHOP: Reshape Number Understanding & Problem-Solving Techniques.
In this workshop, discover uncover how Numero can provide students with clear, concrete methods for learning both basic and complex operations. While learning to play Numero yourself, you’ll discover numerous mental strategies that enable students to find solutions to everyday equations, at varying levels. You’ll gain practical techniques to help children build computational fluency, strategic thinking and confidence – all through an engaging game that students enjoy.
Session 3:
JOINT WORKSHOP: Mathematic Proof and Reasoning.
Experience the powerful synergy of combing the Numero card game with the Linear Abacus to transform how students approach mathematical thinking. In this engaging session, you’ll learn how to guide students in writing mathematical proofs using arithmetic and creating models on the Linear Abacus that prove why the mental strategies they develop through Numero work so effectively. We’ll explore practical applications including constructing number lines, building area models and understanding number properties – all through hands-on activities you can implement in your classroom. This innovative combination of tools creates a multi-sensory learning experience that makes abstract mathematical reasoning concrete and accessible for all learners.
