Maths Programme of Events
Provisional Programme of Events
Day One: Saturday 6th November
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0900 – 1030 |
Registration |
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1030 – 1050 |
Course Welcome by Course Director |
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1050 – 1140 |
Keynote Lecture: Richard Noble OBE |
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1140 – 1210 |
Break |
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1210 – 1300 |
Pupil Discussion |
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1300 – 1400 |
Lunch in Teacher Leader Groups |
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1400 – 1530 |
Group session 1: What is our purpose in teaching Mathematics and What are the key issues in Mathematics? |
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1530 – 1600 |
Break |
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1600 – 1700 |
Seminar 1: David Acheson: Mathematics, Magic and the Electric Guitar |
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1700 – 1900 |
Group session 2: Sharing good practice |
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1900 – 1930 |
Break |
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1930 – 2200 |
Dinner After Dinner Talk by Prof David Nutt |
Day Two: Sunday 7th November
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0900 – 0930 |
Schools Programme Presentation |
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0940 – 1100 |
Choice of Seminars: Prof Celia Hoyles OBE: Reconciling the learner's and teacher's views of Mathematics Vinay Kathotia: Mathematics as story-telling |
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1100 – 1130 |
Break |
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1130 – 1300 |
Group Session 3: Making Maths engaging for all. Can we overcome the difficulties that occur when teaching Mathematics? |
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1300 – 1400 |
Lunch |
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1400 – 1500 |
Choice of Seminars: Dr Snezana Lawrence: How did the Egyptians do it? Ideas for the mathematics classroom from the ancient papyri Tom Bree: Geometry- the beauty of visual mathematics |
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1500 – 1530 |
Break |
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1530 – 1700 |
Group Session 4: Sharing development objectives |
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1700 – 1800 |
Choice of Seminars: Prof Imre Leader: Patterns of Beads Chris Sangwin: How Round is your circle? |
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1800 – 1930 |
Break |
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1930 – 2200 |
Reception, dinner and after dinner talk |
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Day Three: Monday 8th November
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0900 – 1030 |
NRICH workshop: Charlie Gilderale: If you want to build higher, dig deeper |
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1030 – 1100 |
Break |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
NRICH Workshop continued |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 15:30 |
Reports on Key Themes |
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1530 – 1545 |
Evaluations |
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1545 |
Attendance Certificates and Depart |