Justine Sakurai

Justine Sakurai

Teacher and curriculum writer

Justine Sakurai is an experienced secondary teacher of over 20 years. She has written curriculum and served on multiple panels for VCAA (the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) and is deeply passionate about maths education being accessible for all abilities.

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Real life numeracy contexts – the spark to ignite mathematics learning
Real life numeracy contexts – the spark to ignite mathematics learning
Oct 07,2021

‘Our strong recommendation is to get creative and put real life contexts front and centre of your lessons, making mathematics relevant, engaging and meaningful…’ Justine Sakurai, Carly Sawatzki and Dave Tout discuss contextualised teaching and learning of mathematics through the exploration of six numeracy contexts, and provide several examples of what this could look like in the classroom.

numeracy, mathematics, curriculum design, curriculum implementation, long reads
Supporting critical numeracy and maths skills in teaching and learning
Supporting critical numeracy and maths skills in teaching and learning
Sept 13,2021

In today’s article, Dave Tout, Justine Sakurai and Carly Sawatzki discuss numeracy and its relationship with mathematics, and the importance of real-world contexts. They’ll also share a problem-solving cycle to help students develop their skills, and a classroom example of health numeracy, using trampolining as a focus for mathematical investigation.
numeracy, mathematics, curriculum design, curriculum implementation, long reads