LSIS STEM Mathematics Network8th December 2011

• Aims of the day– To share good ideas which have worked well for

other maths and numeracy teachers– To provide delegates with resources, techniques

and information which will help in their teaching and learning activities.

Functional Maths: using multimedia to get your students

wanting to solve problems

• Video

Functional Maths: using multimedia to get your students wanting to solve problems

• Do you use multimedia to motivate your learners?

• Google “dan meyers video blog”for more ideas

• Make a video, take a photo, build a lesson.......

From E3 to L2 – dealing with a range of ability

• Think about 2 recent teaching sessions. – Which of the two would you describe as more

successful in meeting the needs of all your learners? Why?

From E3 to L2 – dealing with a range of ability

• What’s the problem? All classes are mixed-ability....– Spend two minutes jotting down the particular issues you

have (or have had). Write them on post-it notes.– Get together and see if you can put them in categories.

(You can add more issues if you think of them)

From E3 to L2 – dealing with a range of ability

• What’s the solution?– Have you dealt with any of these (successfully)?

From E3 to L2 – dealing with a range of ability

• What resources are there?– Skills workshop www.skillsworkshop.org/– Bowland Maths www.bowland.org.uk

What have you done differently recently?

Over to you!

What have you done differently recently?

The Boy problemI have two children. One of them is a boy.What’s the probability I have two boys?

What have you done differently recently?

•NCETM• FE Forum• ICT Forum• FE Magazine• Guidance

Hard to teach topics for AS and A2

• Some resources– Improving learning in mathematics

In the STEM Centre e-Library– Geogebra files for calculus www.mnwest.edu/

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