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Numicon Conference 2025
Unlock the Power of Mathematics in Your Classroom at Numicon 2025!
Are you passionate about enhancing your students' mathematical understanding? Join us at the Numicon 2025 Conference, where innovative teaching strategies meet hands-on learning experiences.
Why Attend?
- Engaging Workshops: Participate in interactive sessions designed to provide practical tools and techniques that you can immediately implement in your classroom.
- Expert Speakers: Gain insights from leading educators and researchers in mathematics education who will share the latest developments and best practices. Louise Pennington from Oxford University Press will be our keynote speaker presenting expert advice on getting the best out of the Numicon approach to teaching mathematics.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow educators to exchange ideas, challenges, and successes, fostering a community dedicated to improving math education.
Event Details:
- Date: 9-10 July 2025
- Location: Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland
Cost (inclusive of GST):
| Earlybird Registration | Standard Registration | |
| Delegate | $632.50 | $690 |
| Teacher Aide/Student | $115 | $115 |
| Wednesday 9 July Only | $300 | $360 |
| Thursday 10 July Only | $300 | $360 |
Don't miss this opportunity to invigorate your teaching approach and inspire your students with a deeper understanding of mathematics. Register today and be part of the movement to transform math education!
All prices are in New Zealand Dollars and include Goods and Services Tax of 15%. International delegates are welcome too!
Earlybird registration closes on 6 June 2025. If payment has not been received by this date, then standard rates will apply. Full payment for registration fees must be received to secure your place at the Conference.
For more information please view the Terms and Conditions page.
Cancellations
Where cancellation advice is received in writing no later than 6 June 2025, you will receive a refund less a cancellation fee of $75. Cancellations made after this date are non-refundable.
If for reasons beyond the control of the organisers, the Conference is cancelled, registration fees will be refunded after the deduction of expenses already incurred.
Accommodation:
A block booking has been made at Novotel Auckland Ellerslie. Special rates and terms and conditions have been negotiated.
Making a reservation
Hotel bookings should be made via the registration booking form by June 5, 2025. Accommodation bookings will be subject to availability after this time.
Changing your reservation
Please advise the Conference Organisers of any change to a reservation rather than contacting the hotel direct. Email: numicon@theconferencecompany.com. Telephone NZ +64 9 360 1240. If you are residing in Australia, you can call free on 1800 193 405.
Early access
If you have an early morning arrival and require an early check-in, you will need to reserve your room from the previous night.
Terms and Conditions
It is important you are aware of the Novotel Auckland Ellerslie Accommodation Terms and Conditions.
  | Amenities include a restaurant and bar, room service, self-parking at $20/day, fully equipped fitness centre and 24-hour reception. Check in 2pm / Check out 11am. Breakfast is additional at the conference rate of $29 per person, per day. Room rate is $230 per night | Single occupancy (king bed) Twin occupancy (2x queen beds) |
Questions? Contact the organisers at numicon@theconferencecompany.com.
Louise Pennington - Keynote:
In her Keynotes, Louise will explore the proven benefits of combining oracy and manipulatives in teaching maths, through the sharing of research and best practice. Calling on the recent ‘Talk for Maths Benchmarks’ written by Oxford University Press in collaboration with UK Oracy Charity Voice21, she will signpost key themes to focus on in order to promote engagement and understanding in maths.
The science of maths - Mathematical proficiency is built on the foundational knowledge of concepts, procedures, reasoning, strategies and a child’s disposition. Calling on the growing body of evidence, Louise will explore what we know about how children best learn mathematics and how Numicon can and does supports this. This approach is also seen in low threshold - high ceiling activities with Numicon
Conference workshops
You can attend any combination of workshops to suit you best! There is a room limit, so get in quickly to avoid disappointment.
Leading with Impact: Embedding Numicon for Lasting Change
Turn obstacles into opportunities. Join us for a dynamic workshop designed for Maths Leaders, team leaders, assistant and deputy principals, and principals. Gain a clear maths vision, build momentum, and drive lasting change in student Maths achievement. Don’t miss out—lead with impact!
Going deeper with Geometry - More than a worksheet
Explore a range of Numicon activities in geometry, How can teachers promote deep thinking and communication in geometry? How are geometric relationships explored and generalisations made?
Exploring Statistics & Probability
New statistics and probability lessons have been written by Kiwi teachers using Kiwi contexts to match the NZ curriculum. Come and explore a selection of these activities together. Belinda, one of the writers, will share her passion and insights for Stats and Probability.
Planning the activity groups and managing the classroom
Come and learn from an experienced Numicon teacher. Fran Tohill will share her insights about planning and managing a class.
The joy of Numicon in Years 7-8
How is the Numicon equipment used in Phase 3? Numicon supports and challenges older learners to think and communicate mathematically. Learn how this prepares them for secondary school.
Managing Inclusive Classrooms
UDL and CPA. Learn how Numicon caters for different learning styles and preferences through multiple means of representation, action & expressions and engagement through diverse strategies.
Assessment
Assessment is built into the Numicon programme allowing teachers to both respond in the moment to learning needs and use evidence and summative data to guide their team and school decision making. This workshop will include examples of how this has been successful in raising achievement in schools.
Exploring Numicon Online Years 2-8
Come on a tour of Numicon Online with your own experienced guide. Learn how the resources support planning and assessment. Bring your own laptop to fully participate in this workshop. The interactive whiteboard (IWB) will be briefly introduced but another "IWB workshop" explores this in more depth.
Building Language Skills in Maths
How does Numicon build language skills? Come and learn how to encourage articulate communication in maths through intentional language practices such as oracy based tasks, sentence stems and others. In this workshop , Louise will explore what Oracy is, and why it is important both generally, and specifically for mathematics. Exploring research and examples of how language can enhance teaching and learning in mathematics. Delegates will also have the chance to consider opportunities for thinking and talking first hand, through engaging in a non-routine mathematical problem.
The Secrets of Cuisenaire Rods
Discover the beauty of mathematical reasoning and problem solving with Cuisenaire rods. Explore how to use this amazing tool with all students focusing particularly on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions. We will also look at Bar Modelling with Cuisenaire rods in this hands-on workshop.
Mastering the Interactive White Board (IWB)
Brittany will demonstrate how she uses the Interactive Whiteboard to promote learning in her maths lessons. Explore the different features of the IWB and hear tips and tricks from an experienced IWB user. Bring your own laptop to fully participate in this workshop. Teachers who whose classrooms monitors are not interactive will still find this session beneficial.
Explicit Teaching - Why and How
What does the research say about explicit teaching and inquiry learning? How do teachers move to using explicit teaching in their classrooms? Learn from Louise about the joy of teaching this way. Explicit instruction is a clear and structured way of teaching students, breaking new learning into manageable steps, guiding children from initial instruction to independent application. These are clearly shown in the Numicon planning. The workshop will bring these to life and support you in your planning and creating of slides.
How do I adapt my teaching for various student needs?
How to scaffold, support and extend when working from one Numicon book. Brittany will share specific examples of how she used Numicon 3 (Yr 4) and Numicon 4 (yr 5) with students requiring different levels of support and challenge.
Numicon for New Entrants and Year 1 - Firm Foundations
Come and learn how building firm foundations can grow great mathematicians. This session explores how the Year 1 programme builds a sense of number and algebra. We will also include tips for encouraging deep mathematical reasoning through talk.
Numicon for Years 2 and 3 - Numicon 1 & 2
Numicon 1 and 2 introduce important mathematical ideas and relationships. Come and see how Numicon supports all learners to grasp these important ideas. Also learn from an experienced teacher how her planning caters for diverse needs at this level.
Supporting Tier 3 Students
Are you supporting learners with special educational needs? This workshop will look at the Numicon Breaking Barriers resource. You will learn how Numicon makes abstract ideas visible and how learning can be broken down into very small steps.
No one left behind - including intervention
How do the Numicon resources support those not grasping ideas quickly? Come and hear how Science of Learning principles in the Numicon programme support all learners to achieve. This workshop also introduces the Numicon Intervention Programme (NIP) for those learners who need small group intervention.
Manipulating Manipulatives - the CPA Approach
Why are manipulatives so important? Dive into a fun, practical workshop where you’ll learn about the "Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract" approach to teach number. We will explore Numicon Shapes, Rods, Baseboards, and more. Get hands-on experience, discover engaging activities, and build confidence to bring Numicon to life in your classroom. Perfect for teachers and support staff new to Numicon.
Numicon and the NZ Curriculum
Learn how the Curriculum resources and Numicon's scope and sequence can work together in your school. Explore Numicon's documents and teacher-designed planning and assessment documents that link Numicon to the Curriculum. Janette is an experienced facilitator of the Curriculum and Numicon.
Numicon in Phase 2
Jo, an experienced teacher with Numicon and former consultant will share the maths knowledge and practicalities of Numicon in Phase 2. Jo will focus on planning and managing the class during the lessons. Bring your laptops to access Numicon Online.
Dyscalculia
Students with the gift of dyscalculia are incredible learners, but in a different way. How to they manage it? How can we support them in their journey?
Let's do TIME & MEASUREMENT with a focus on Phase 1
Reading and calculating with an analogue and digital clock presents some challenges for children. See how Numicon does this. This is a hands-on session. Bring your laptops to access Numicon Online.