Workshop

The workshop is at the heart of the Conference and is a special place for doing mathematics. Margaret Jones, Claire Beckett and Keith Windsor will be in the workshop and on hand to help delegates. Open from early until late, the workshop offers a place to really do mathematics. Come and make, discuss, solve or simply think about Mathematics.

Everything you ever imagined to make mathematics work for you is there, ready to be explored. In addition some special sessions will be advertised for the workshop each day when you will have the opportunity to play mathematical games, engage in making models and explore paper-folding. Each session will be led by a workshop leader.

In the Friday workshop, a team from NANAMIC will be leading a whole day, drop-in, interactive workshop, sharing successful approaches from ‘Improving Learning in Mathematics’, Thinking Through Mathematics’ and other active learning ideas. Delegates will have opportunities to develop and make resources to take away on the day.

Mass Music-Making Session

Wednesday • 20:00 onwards

On Wednesday evening, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first ATM conference mass musicmaking session in Northampton, David Cain invites you all to take part in an even bigger creative musical event, but this time thoroughly connected up by a dynamic ATM and MA duet!

Your contribution can be anything from finger clicking, playing some simple percussion instrument or using your voice to having a solo part written for your own instrument. Former instruments were violins, cello, flutes, saxophones, trumpets, keyboards, lots of recorders and guitars and a huge range of percussion instruments including swannee whistles and a funny gun thing with a cork in the end that went POP! All you need to do is to write clearly your chosen noise-making system on the application form.

If you have any questions at all about the event  please contact David by e-mail. He will be very happy to hear from you.

The Magic of Maths ●  Andrew Jeffrey and Rob Eastaway

Thursday refreshment breaks ●10.30-11.00; 12.30 – 2.00; 3.30 – 4.00

Andrew Jeffrey (www.andrewjeffrey.co.uk) is a Professional Magician from Brighton, who has also been a maths teacher for twenty years. He now takes his shows, The Magic of Maths, to schools around the country. His friend and partner in crime, author, speaker and MA president Rob Eastaway, probably needs no introduction to delegates.

Rob and Andrew discovered they shared a love of magic, particularly tricks with a mathematical foundation. Together in their very own ‘bunco booth’ style presentation they will amuse and amaze you with their witty and fast-paced magical presentation. So gather round and have fun as you relax and enjoy your coffee.

Association AGMs

Thursday • 14:00-15:30

You are warmly invited to attend either the ATM or the MA AGM after lunch.

Conference Dinner

Thursday Evening • 19:00

This special event is optional and will need to be pre-booked on your booking form. The highly entertaining yet incisive Mike Askew will give the after-dinner talk. Places will be limited so don’t risk disappointment; make sure you indicate your reservation on your form.

Mike Askew is Professor of Mathematics Education at King’s College London, and Director of BEAM Education. He has been involved in teaching and researching primary mathematics for over 20 years. He has directed many research projects, including Effective Teachers of Numeracy. His hobbies include conjuring, so his after dinner talk will combine maths and magic.

Quiz

Thursday Evening • 21:30-23:30

Phil Dodd has once again agreed to organise a non-mathematical quiz which will be run on the day by Karen Gladwin. This popular quiz, for teams of five people, will be widely advertised during conference.

Quiz kindly sponsored by Sharp Electronics UK

MA Teaching Committee

Friday • 19:00- 20.00;  20.00-21:00

The meeting is an opportunity to find out about current developments in mathematics education, to put forward your views and find out what other people are thinking.

For the first hour we shall meet as separate groups:

                                primary,

                                  11–16

and                            post-16

before joining together for a discussion of common issues for the second hour.

Musical Soiree

Friday • 20:00-21:15

Chris Messenger and Adrian Oldknow warmly invite you to take part in the musical evening. If you are musical at any level and would like to contribute, please do bring your instrument (a keyboard is available) and music, or come to join in the singing. There will be opportunities for forming small groups if you provide email addresses and suggest what instrument would compliment your own.

Come along to play, sing and listen!

Remember to indicate on the booking form if you would like to be included in the programme as a solo or as a group performer.

Ceilidh • Cuckoo’s Nest Ceilidh Band

Friday • 21:30-23:59:59

What is a ceilidh? The band’s own website puts it rather well:

“It’s the most fun you can have with your clothes on”, and, “ ... a sort of barn dance with attitude.”

Come and enjoy.