Training
Conferences and workshops
We have been attending conferences and running teacher workshops for many years now. We have found this to be an incredible source of professional development, both for the sessions and presenters we have been able to learn from and the experience of providing professional development for other mathematics teachers. This page has links to some of the resources we have used to do this.
Animated Questions
The following page is intended as a record of ideas and resources for use during and after the session at the ICTMT 10 conference. More resources will appear here before and after the session.....
Applets & Tech activities
People who work in mathematical or scientific fields today use technology to enhance the development of their work on a daily basis. This session aims to look at uses of technology in education that significantly...
Applications, Hands-on Maths & Self-instruction
There are lots and lots of great videos out on the net that make an engaging introduction to mathematical concepts and techniques. This session aims to show you some examples of:1. Applications of Mathematics
Applications, MathsinNews & Datasets
There are lots and lots of great videos out on the net that make an engaging introduction to mathematical concepts and techniques but finding them can take time! This session will take a quick tour of...
BCME - Real Data
This page will act as a resource sharing area for the session being run at the BCME 8 conference in Nottingham 2014
BYOD Geneva
This page is set up for the BOYD professional development day at the International School of Geneva, Campus des Nations, May 21st 2013. The focus is on the impact of having computers at your disposal...
Data, data, everywhere
As a teacher I am increasingly excited by the availability of real and relevant data for classroom use and the ease with which technology allows us to get it and process it. There are also a number...
Extending the classroom
This session is aimed at sharing examples of practical maths lessons that take place in the hall/playground/corridor/field etc helping to break up the routine of desk or computer based activity. We...
Geogebra(advanced): Create your own Interactive materials
1. Equation Reflections - an introduction to how Geogebra facilitates students making the links for themselves across different topics: geometry, number and algebra.TASKCreate a quick question sheet...
Inquiry Activities post-16
Jackie Gernstein (c/o Lorraine Heinrichs)Data sensors offer a rich vein of hands-on-mathematics for the mathematics classroom (and experience of common practices in most scientific/mathematical careers.
Inquiry Based Learning Activities!
We could start with a few definitions, a nice image, a history of the concept of "inquiry/discovery/problem based" learning in education but . . . there are a lot of educators in this room who I'm sure...
ISMTF 2012 Engaging Learners
Dynamic geometry and graphing software provide an amazing opportunity to engage learners. Beautiful graphs, dynamic images, video type games can provide a hook to instantly absorb students. In this...
Lesson Ideas&Starters and inquiry
1. Human Transformations2. Wire Transformations3. Wave Transformations How your ear hears (first 5m10 for IB trig classes, first 2m25 as an intro to Tri, or from 3m to 5m10 as a fractions starter!)...
Lisbon - November 2011
Objectives - To support workshop participants to get to grips with geogebra software and demonstrate its uses in the mathematics classroom. Aims - Participants should observe potential, get practice,...
Oxford - October 2011
'Oxford University department of Educational Studies - A presentation/workshop for PGCE students' The principle aim of this session is to look at how ICT is so much more than just a medium for mathematics...
Modelling, Inquiry, Games & Datasets
There are lots and lots of great videos out on the net that make an engaging introduction to mathematical concepts and techniques but finding them can take time! Session 1: Inspiration and inquiry - videos...
The largest staffroom in the world!
At the time of writing I am at a conference for the association of teachers of mathematics and having a great time meeting inspiring colleagues and sharing great ideas. One of the things I want to do...
The Mathematics of Infographics
I love infographics and there are some brilliant people making these at the moment. They are fraught with mathematical danger though and interpreting them and creating them depend on strong mathematical...
TSM - July 2012
Objectives - To support workshop participants to get to grips with geogebra software and demonstrate its uses in the mathematics classroom. Aims - Participants should observe potential, get practice,...
TSM - July 2015
Objectives - To support workshop participants to get to grips with geogebra software and demonstrate its uses in the mathematics classroom.Aims - Participants should observe potential, get practice, be...
TSM 2014 ICT and Rich Tasks
This page is a brief description of a 6 hr course being run offered at this year's TSM conference in Keele, UK, July 8 - 10 2014. The long running conference is organised by Douglas Butler and friends...