My Inquiry for 2020!

I am still a little unsure of quite how to tackle this, and am looking forward to meeting with my colleagues to discuss the best approach, but I am thinking that my Inquiry for this year will look at developing a successful Maths programme in my own class, that I can then bring to my team and we can continue to develop together. 

 I am interested in how best to incorporate the professional learning we have had in Mathematics through the DMiC PLD over the last two years, with the more prescriptive approach through using the NZC Mathematics Books as a resource throughout the school this year. I would like to try to balance the two approaches, so as to ensure full and appropriate curriculum coverage while still giving children the rich discussion and problem solving approach. 

 So, currently, my Inquiry focus question is: How can I use purposeful teaching of mathematical language to raise the achievement of my learners in Mathematics? But I am aware this doesn't quite cover the full scope of what I would like to do...

I have signed up to join a Maths Leadership Made Easy course, with Jo Knox and Marie Hirst, which I am hoping will provide me with a little more direction.