ATTENTION MATHEMATICS TEACHERS ATTENTION MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
You are invited to attend the 2015Auckland Mathematical Association
Term ThreeSaturday Morning Workshops
“Back to Basics Mini Conference”
Registration is online at:
WHEN:Saturday19thSeptember 2015
WHERE:Epsom Faculty of Education
Gate 3, 74, Epsom Ave, Epsom, Auckland.
(Park at Gate 2)
TIME:9.00am – noon
COST: $5 Koha
8:30 – 9:00amTea and Coffee – come and catch up with friends or make new ones!
9:00– 9:30amPlenary Speaker
Jake Wills Kapiti College, Wellington
A Quick Look at Free Maths Teaching Resources
Jake is going to be sharing briefly about some of the tools and resources he has developed to help with teaching mathematics based around our New Zealand curriculum, particularly for senior statistics, but also in a few other areas.
Jake Wills is the developer of NZGrapher and MathsNZ, and is currently a mathematics teacher at Kapiti College. Jake was awarded the Ernest Duncan award in 2015 for his work on MathsNZ and NZGrapher.
9:30 – 10:30am Workshop 1
1A Using NZGrapher
Jake Wills Kapiti College
Jake will be focusing on using NZGrapher for the Level 2 and Level 3 statistics standards, looking at recent changes and will allow time for questions and suggestions for new features. This will be a hands-on workshop, so bringing a laptop or tablet along would be beneficial (although you will be able to work with others if you can't bring one).
1B Derek Smith’s“Geometry and Number with a sprinkle of Algebra dust!”
Maire M. Smith Westlake Boys’ High School
Through the medium of paper-folding, Derek Smith (Mathematics National Coordinator/Central South Facilitator (Secondary)) showed how we can help our students discover the structure of geometry and its language. He also highlighted that the Algebra and Number strands are connected to Geometry, as can be seen when folding different polyhedra.
This will be a hands-on workshop where you will learn paper folding activities that you can use with your junior students.
1C Engaging students in dynamic and collaborative Mathematics and Statistics
Barbara Wallis Massey High School
A workshop which will present an understanding of and activities for guiding students to learn to think quantitatively, abstractly through developing an inquiry relationship with maths in engaging contexts. Year 9 multi-level classrooms - curriculum level 2 to 5
Jo Boaler believes by encouraging curiosity, confidence & intuition, students will develop an inquiry relationship with maths. I think that in our lessons we have an opportunity to act towards this goal. The world our students will work in relies on teams of people developing ideas, communication and collaboration. As a Maths teacher we can offer them that experience.
1D Algebra: Putting it together
Amy Shen Massey High School
Amy will share Anthony Harradine’s ‘Peak’ activity and play a snapshot of the presentation made by the amazing couple John Mason and Anne Watson from the University of Oxford. Focusing on Algebra, she will be putting together the hand on activities and visualized number patterns, equations and graphs. SheI will also share her reflections on teaching NCEA Level 1&2 Algebra and Calculus Scholarship.
1E Different interactive classroom activities to engage and motivate students in learning Mathematics
Derek ChanBotany Downs Secondary College
This workshop aims to provide opportunities for stimulating and understanding concepts of randomness. Two different interactive and fun activities “The matching problem and problem of the points” are used to investigate the link between experimental estimates of probability and theoretical probability in the year 11 to year 13 NCEA probability standards. Concepts of randomness, simulation, relative frequency, expected value, tree diagram, permutation and decision making under uncertainty are explored.
During this workshop, we will also develop problem-solving skills using mathematical “The Church Window” puzzle, investigate match sticks problems, weekly maths problems, problems from the presentational fluency and cooperative problem solving through different interactive activities in the year 9 to year 10 levels.
10:30 – 11:00am Morning tea
11:00am – noonWorkshop 2
2A Writing in senior statistics, including feedback and feed forward
Elizabeth Sneddon McAuley High School
Writing frames help to get students started with the key ideas in statistics investigations, but how can we get them moving beyond this? How do we develop students’ confidence and writing skills to produce high quality work, focused on key ideas in statistical investigations at year 12 and 13? Elizabeth will share strategies, ideas, and resources that she has found helpful, both at the start of the topic and just prior to the assessment. Student voice has helped guide her to tools, ideas and strategies
2B Taste of Logic – improving students’ logical reasoning skills
Liang QiuACG Strathallan College
Mathematics’ internal logical beauty is a key bridge to gaining conceptual understanding of the subject. The workshop is about enhancing students’ logical reasoning skills by combining e- learning, a logical approach to solving problems and gaining a conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts.
Please bring a laptop.
2C Mathematics and Flow
Priscilla Allan Pakuranga College
Priscilla is currently researching mathematical flow for her Master of Professional Studies in Mathematics Education.Flow is a term used in positive psychology which is similar to being "in the zone". It happens in mathematics when the required skills and task complexity are near the edge of one’s capability. Getting students into sustained flow enables them to enjoy mathematics, and make significant progress. Priscilla’ research involves literature, a preliminary ethnographic study and an intervention study. The preliminary study interviews provide rich accounts of mathematical flow. The intervention design was informed by the preliminary study and literature, with the goal of inducing mathematical flow in students. Whilst the conditions which induce flow are complex, the quality of the tasks chosen is especially important. Come along to do some FUN math, and leave with a few cool problems to liven up your classroom and perhaps get more flow happening.
See more information.
2D Number Works!
Mala Bhaduri and Omar Dada Papatoetoe High School
For primary and junior high school teachers who did not attend the NZAMT Conference 2015
USING NUMBERS AND PATTERNS TO MAKE GENERALISATIONS
2E Measurement and Geometry at Level 3/4.
Faye Chilvers Bucklands Beach Primary
This workshop has practical ideas forMeasurement and Geometry at Level 3/4. Practical group work by workshop attendees.
Registration is online at:
Please register by 4:00 pm,Thursday 17rd September