Doctor John Ley
Associate Lecturer, Mathematics Education,
Secondary Education
Biography
John is a passionate and innovative mathematics educator. Having taught in six schools since 1982 holding the positions of head of mathematics, assistant principal and acting principal, John has a wealth of experience. His qualifications include B.Sc., Dip Ed. (UNSW) M.A Pure Mathematics (Syd. U), Grad Dip RE (ACU), Diploma in Children’s Services and he is currently completing his Phd in mathematics education. John worked as a sessional lecturer at WSU from 2004 to 2009 and since 2014 has lectured and tutored in mathematics and mathematics education at WSU and ACU. An experienced senior marker for the SC and HSC, John was a member of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 assessment committees setting the HSC calculus course examinations. An experienced textbook author John has written the Insight series published by Oxford university press. He has presented an array of workshops on mathematics teaching and integrating spreadsheets into mathematics for MANSW, AIS, AAMT, and CEO, and internationally at NCTM and NCSM.
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Qualifications
- PhD Western Sydney University
- GradDipRelEduc Australian Catholic University
- MArts University of Sydney
- BScDipEd University of New South Wales
Professional Memberships
- MACE (2014 - 2024)
- IEU (1982)
- MERGA (2014)
- MANSW (1988)
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Secondary Education
Contact
| Email: | J.Ley@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | n/a |
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| Location: | J Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 100633 Mathematical Patterns and Relationships, 2014
- 100633 Mathematical Patterns and Relationships, 2015
- 100633 Mathematical Patterns and Relationships, 2016
- 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B, 2015
- 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B, 2017
- 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B, 2018
- 102089 Secondary Curriculum 1C, 2016
- 102089 Secondary Curriculum 1C, 2017
- 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A, 2016
- 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A, 2017
- 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A, 2018
- 102091 Secondary Curriculum 2B, 2015
- 102091 Secondary Curriculum 2B, 2019
- 102113 Numeracy for Teaching, 2018
- 102113 Numeracy for Teaching, 2019
- 102119 Early Primary Mathematics, 2018
- 102119 Early Primary Mathematics, 2019
- 102135 Developing Primary Mathematics, 2018
- 102135 Developing Primary Mathematics, 2019
- 102208 Fundamentals for Working Mathematically, 2014
- 102208 Fundamentals for Working Mathematically, 2015
- 102208 Fundamentals for Working Mathematically, 2016
- 102208 Fundamentals for Working Mathematically, 2017
- 102208 Fundamentals for Working Mathematically, 2018
- 102208 Fundamentals for Working Mathematically, 2019
Phd completed
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Teaching for Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics Using a Five Question Approach.
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