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Dr Sharyn Livy is a lecturer of mathematics education in the Faculty of Education.
Sharyn's PhD thesis, Development and Contributing Factors in Primary Pre-Service Teachers' Mathematical Content Knowledge was awarded in 2014. The study investigated the mathematical content knowledge prospective teachers developed and used during their four-year university teacher preparation program and factors that enhanced this knowledge for teaching primary mathematics.
Before joining Monash University in 2015, Sharyn was a numeracy consultant with the Mathematical Association of Victoria (MAV). This role included, delivery of professional learning experiences for primary and secondary mathematics teachers, demonstration lessons as well as mentoring teachers, numeracy coaches and primary mathematics specialists, providing professional support for mathematics teachers and industry partners including the Australian Association of Mathematics. Sharyn also has experience as a primary school teacher.
Sharyn’s research interests are closely linked with teaching in supporting primary pre-service teachers (and teachers) to extend their knowledge for mathematics teaching, including ways to improve pre-service teachers’ university experiences. In 2017 Sharyn received an award from the Australian Teacher Education Association, related to her work with pre-service teachers and co-teaching with primary teachers. Other research interests include implementation of sequences of challenging tasks; geometric reasoning; and engaging children with mathematics through picture story books. Sharyn is also a co-author of Engaging with mathematics through picture books (Muir, Livy et al., 2017), a mathematics resource book for early years’ teachers.
Memberships:
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)
Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Mathematics Association of Victoria (MAV)
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Research interests
- primary mathematics teaching and learning
- geometry and geometric reasoning
- teacher leaders of mathematics
- student engagement
- children's literature and maths
External positions
Treasurer, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
1 Jan 2019 → 1 Jan 2022Research area keywords
- teacher knowledge
- mathematical content knowledge
- geometry
- coaching
- primary
- mathematics
- numeracy
- literature
- teacher
- pre-service teacher
- mentoring
- engaging
- early years
- middle years
- rich tasks
- challenging tasks
- problem solving
- multiplicative thinking
- Australian Curriculum Mathematics
- proportional reasoning
- geometric thinking
- coding
- computer technology
- teaching mathematics
- pedagogical content knowledge
- algebra
- differentiation
- number
- angles
- technology
- place value
- ratio
- number sense
- lesson plans
- online
- pre-service teachers
- primary mathematics specialists
- chance and data
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Projects 2017 2022
Exploring mathematical sequences of connected cumulative challenging tasks
Sullivan, P., Bobis, J., Downton, A., Livy, S., Russo, J., Stenning, P. & Giannopoulos, J.
4/09/19 → 3/09/22
Project: Research
Provide guidance and specialist content knowledge of primary years mathematics
15/03/19 → 3/06/19
Project: Consultancy
Exploring mathematical sequences of connected, cumulative and challenging tasks in the early years
Downton, A., Livy, S. & Russo, J.
30/01/19 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
Building school partnerships to enhance pre-service teachers’ mathematical knowledge
Livy, S., Downton, A. & Muir, T.
16/07/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
Turning inquiry experiences into robust learning: Exploring the potential of structured mathematics learning sequences
Livy, S., Downton, A., Russo, J., Sullivan, P., McCormick, M., Hughes, S. A., Bobis, J. & Cheong, S.
14/03/18 → 19/05/19
Project: Research
Research Output 2010 2020
Exploring the relationship between teacher enjoyment of mathematics, their attitudes towards student struggle and instructional time amongst early years primary teachers
Russo, J., Bobis, J., Sullivan, P., Downton, A., Livy, S., McCormick, M. & Hughes, S., Feb 2020, In : Teaching and Teacher Education. 88, 9 p., 102983.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Changing teacher practices while teaching with challenging tasks
Bobis, J., Downton, A., Hughes, S., Livy, S., McCormick, M., Russo, J. & Sullivan, P., 2019, Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Graven, M., Venkat, H., Essien, A. A. & Vale, P. (eds.). 1st ed. Pretoria South Africa: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Vol. 2. p. 105-112 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review
Characteristics of a secondary school with improved NAPLAN results
Herbert, S., Muir, T. & Livy, S., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Mathematics Education Research Journal. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Developing primary pre-service teachers’ mathematical content knowledge: opportunities and influences
Livy, S., Herbert, S. & Vale, C., 15 Sep 2019, In : Mathematics Education Research Journal. 31, 3, p. 279-299 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Dilemmas in suggesting mathematics representations to students
Sullivan, P., Bobis, J., Downton, A., Hughes, S., Livy, S., McCormick, M. & Russo, J., 2019, In : Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom. 24, 4, p. 36-40 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Prizes
Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA): Teacher education partnership grant
Sharyn Livy (Recipient) & Johnson Alagappan (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Early Career Research Faculty of Education: Peer Recognition Award
Sharyn Livy (Recipient), 11 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities 2017 2018
- 2 Editorial responsibility
Mathematics Teacher Education and Development (Journal)
Tracey Muir (Guest editor), Leicha A Bragg (Guest editor), Sharyn Livy (Guest editor)Nov 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (Event)
Ann Patricia Downton (Associate editor), Sharyn Livy (Associate editor), Jennifer Hall (Associate editor)2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility