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To find out about future events, send an email to: Mark Horley
28 March 2020
Title: Mathematical Reasoning, Justification and Proof
Presenter: Charlie Gilderdale, NRICH
Summary: In this workshop Charlie Gilderdale from NRICH will select some of his favourite problems and show how they can be used to introduce students to mathematical reasoning, justification and proof, so that they can learn to develop convincing arguments.
Date: Saturday 28 March 2020
Time: 10:00 to 12:30
Location: UCL Institute of Education, Elvin Hall, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
The charge will be £10 cash to be collected on the door unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for teachers in their initial training year.
Contact: Mark Horley
25 January 2020
Presenters: Alba Fejzo and Tiago Carvalho
Summary: The Visible Maths Pedagogy participatory action research project, based at Stoke Newington School, is a collaboration between Alba Fejzo and Tiago Carvalho (both mathematics teachers at the school) and Dr. Pete Wright (UCL Institute of Education). The study focuses on developing strategies teachers can use to make their pedagogy more visible, i.e. to help all students recognise their intentions as teachers, whilst adopting progressive approaches to teaching secondary mathematics in mixed attainment groups. It aims to explore the potential of these strategies to reduce the large gaps in mathematics achievement existing between children from different socio-economic groups. In this session we will model some of the activities and strategies developed through the project and discuss some of the findings. You can find out more about the project at: www.visiblemathspedagogy.wordpress.com
Date and Time: Sat, 25 January 2020 10:00 – 12:30 GMT
Location: UCL Institute of Education - Elvin Hall, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
The charge will be £10 cash to be collected on the door unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for teachers in their initial training year.
Branch contact: Mark Horley
16 November 2019
Speaker: Dietmar Küchemann
Title: Making sense of school algebra and pre-algebra
Summary: ATM recently published Algebradabra, a set of tasks written by Dietmar with the aim of taking a fresh look at school algebra. The tasks are intended to help students make sense of school algebra, by focussing on structure and by giving some indication of the ‘purpose and utility’ of algebra. Following on from the London Branch meeting of May 2018, Dietmar will work through some more of the tasks and provide an opportunity for participants to share any experiences they might have had trying them with their students. Algebradabra is aimed principally at KS3 and KS4, but in this session you will also have a go at some early- or pre-algebra tasks aimed more at KS2 which are under development. Dietmar will be looking for your feedback on these!
Date and Time: Sat, 16 November 2019 10:00 – 12:30 GMT
Location: UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way , London WC1H 0AL
The charge will be £10 cash to be collected on the door unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for teachers in their initial training year.
Branch contact: Mark Horley
21 September 2019
Title: Maths on the Back of an Envelope
Presenter: Rob Eastaway
Summary: The convenience and speed of calculators has led us to believe that a number is only right when it is quoted to several decimal places. But maths is not always about getting precisely the right answer - and often a rough answer can offer more insights. This session looks at the perils of precision and the art of everyday estimation. From working out the chance of unusual coincidences, to a quick method for answering a vintage Who wants to be a Millionaire? question, Rob explores the rich topic of maths that can be done on the back of an envelope.
Date: Saturday, 21 September 2019
Time: 10:00 - 12:30
Location: UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
Contact: Mark Horley mark.horley@gmail.com
29 June 2019
London MA/ATM
Supporting Low Attaining Students - Equals Online
Summary: Equals online is a free magazine, published by the MA, designed to support and inspire practitioners that work with students who find learning mathematics challenging. From early years to further education, the team at Equals aim to offer ideas, resources and start conversations that improves provision for most vulnerable learners. Our session will offer ideas and resources that you can take back into your classroom and provide an opportunity to discuss and share how best to support your students.
The current, and past editions, of Equals here.
Presenters: Alan Edmiston is the current editor of Equals. He has taught both maths and science across Key Stages 1 - 4 and has been supporting schools for 20 years with CAME and CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Maths and Science). Most recently he has been developing a resource pack, which he will be sharing in his session, with three different maths Hubs that will provide teachers with activities they can use to get a sense of how their SEND pupils look at the world. These activities can therefore be used to help them make professional decisions to support the learning of the weakest pupils at Key Stage 3.
Peter Jarrett Peter has extensive knowledge in maths learning, and maths learning difficulties throughout the UK, and is highly regarded within his field. His current roles include: Chair of the British Dyslexia Association, Dyscalculia Committee and the SASC Working Group on the Assessment of Dyscalculia Dyscalculia Advisor to the National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching Maths Hubs, on the editorial board of Equals Online, writes and lectures on maths learning and maths learning difficulties throughout the UK. Peter is Managing Director Tutorum Training. Tutorum Training provides Functional Skills learning to Apprentices using an AI informed blended learning approach and learning support services to independent training providers, schools and colleges.
Date: Sat, 29 June 2019,
Time: 10:00 – 12:30
Location: UCL Institute of Education, Room 802/804, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
Door charge: If you have already attended a #LondonMaths event this academic year and paid your £10, you are covered. If not, all we ask is that you have a good look at the bookstall and help the MA / ATM by buying something.
Book your place here.
11 May 2019
Branch: London
Title: An A Level Further Maths Special with Jonny Griffiths
Summary: This session will entail Jonny Griffiths leading us through a selection of his latest Risps. Here's his explanation:
"Back in 2005, I began to write my Risps (short for Rich Starting Points) website, with the backing of the Gatsby Foundation. It took a year, and by the end of that time I’d posted forty pure investigative activities for A Level Maths. Since then, the site has gradually become popular, and that’s happened alongside a growing interest in using open tasks to teach mathematics at all levels. A couple of years ago, I took what seemed to me to be the obvious next step; how about a collection of risps for pure Further Maths A Level? It could be argued that Further Maths sees a larger percentage of teacher exposition than elsewhere, and yet FM students are often well-suited to self-study and tackling problems under their own steam. Over the next two years, I wrote Further Risps, and I’ve recently self-published that both as a hard copy book and as a pdf. I don’t stick to any particular syllabus, but any Further Maths teacher should find that the majority of the forty tasks here will be adaptable for their students’ situation. I hope during my workshop to encourage people to try a task from the collection, and then enter into a discussion about how such material can sensibly be integrated into an A Level course. I also hope to offer some tips on how a teacher might write open tasks of their own."
Presenter: Jonny Griffiths
Date: Saturday, 11 May 2019
Time: 10 to 12.30
Location: UCL Institute of Education, Elvin Hall, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
Door Charge: The charge will be £10 cash to be collected on the door unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for teachers in their initial training year.
Book your place here.
Branch contact: Mark Horley
16 March 2019
Presenter: Don Steward
Title: Geometry
Summary: MEDIAN is a large collection of classroom tasks that promote thinking and sense-making. Don Steward has worked for many years to collect and disseminate what he views as effective ideas for teaching. He shares these via his popular blog. In this session Don will present ideas for a wide range of geometry tasks, promoting the use of squared dotty paper (as Pierre Van Hiele recommended).
Date: Saturday, 16th march 2019
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Location: UCL Institute of Education, Elvin Hall, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
Door Charge: The charge will be £10 cash to be collected on the door unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for teachers in their initial training year.
Book your place here
Branch Contact: Mark Horley
19 January 2019
Branch: London
Title: Topics in Depth / Asking Better Questions
Presenters: Jo Morgan and Ed Southall
Summary: For our third session of the year we are very lucky to have two sessions led by two fantastic maths teachers. Jo is a Lead Practitioner at Harris Federation in London. She writes the website Resourceaholic where she shares teaching ideas and resources for secondary mathematics. Jo is a member of the TES Maths Panel and AQA Expert Panel and a regular guest on Mr Barton's podcast. Jo's workshop is about the process of teaching a topic in depth. The focus will be on index notation and index laws. In this session, teachers will reflect on their approaches, consider misconceptions and best practice, and discover new resources to use in their lessons.
Ed has taught in education for 14 years in a variety of roles and is currently the PGCE course leader at Huddersfield University, and a maths education specialist for both Primary and Secondary teacher training. He is currently studying for a PhD and is the author of two books, "Yes, But Why: Teaching for Understanding in Mathematics" and 'Geometry Snacks' with Vincent Pantaloni. Ed blogs at SolveMyMaths . Ed's session will look at "Asking Better Questions". Enhanced subject knowledge can lead to stronger, deeper questions that allow for teachers to uncover more misconceptions and analyse how much students understand topics beyond algorithms.
Date: 19th January 2019
Time: 10 am - 12.30 pm
Venue: UCL Institute of Education
Venue Address: Room 802/804, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL.
Branch Contact : Mark Horley
Door Charge: £10 collected in cash on the door, unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for Trainee Teachers in their initial training year.
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24 November 2018
Branch: London
Title: Every class is a mixed attainment class
Summary: In this session we start with the idea that every class contains students with a mix of attainments, interests, stickability, and stuckability! As such offering students accessible tasks which can be developed to different depths is an essential part of lesson planning. Participants will be invited to work on some mathematics and intersperse this with discussions about how any of the tasks might be simplified or extended. The tasks will be suitable for learners from Year 5 to Year 11 but it is likely that the ideas will be applicable to all ages.
Presenter: Mike Ollerton
Date: 24th November 2018
Time: 10 am – 12.30 pm
Venue: UCL Institute of Education
Venue Address: Room 802/804, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL.
Branch Contact : Mark Horley
Door Charge: £10 collected in cash on the door, unless you have already attended an event this academic year and already paid your £10. All sessions are free for Trainee Teachers in their initial training year.
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6 October 2018
Branch: London
Title: Developing mathematical fluency through "Etudes"
Summary: This session will explore some ‘mathematical etudes’ that are intended to develop students’ fluency in important mathematical processes in ways that are more interesting than traditional exercises.
For our first session of the year, we are thrilled to welcome Colin Foster, Associate Professor of Education and Director of Research in the School of Education at the University of Leicester. Colin has written nearly 200 articles, both academic papers and articles for teacher professional journals, as well as 13 books many of which can be freely accessed at http://www.foster77.co.uk . In this session, Colin will share some ‘mathematical etudes’ that are intended to develop students’ fluency in important mathematical processes in ways that are more interesting than traditional exercises. We will discuss how such tasks can be designed and used in the classroom.
Presenter: Colin Foster
Date: Saturday, 6th October
Time: 10 am to 12.30 pm
Venue: UCL Institute of Education
Venue Address: Room 802/804, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL.
Branch Contact name and email: Mark Horley
Door Charge: £10 (cash to be collected on the day) which will also cover you for the 5 remaining sessions of the 18/19 academic year. Free for Trainee Teachers in their ITT year. Receipts will be provided on request.
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