Selected ‘Quotes’ from course evaluations:
Thank you once again for today’s course. The feedback from the staff is (without exception) positive . . . The true value of your course is that the content is designed by a fellow teacher. I have attended many courses in the past, but few have provided the same level of inspiration.
Mike Evans – Head of Mathematics – St Olave’s, Orpington, 15th May 2008
Good coverage of whole of maths syllabus. Variety of approaches used and real life experiences are well planned in delivery to promote use of software/materials. Very entertaining, enjoyed interacting during the day.
R. Corbett – Carmarthen, 2nd October 2007
Huge source of inspiration and resources – Chris Bennett – St Peter’s High School, Gloucester 26th Sep 07
Our grateful thanks to you for yet another extremely useful course; it has been marvellous to see everyone being so enthusiastic in their regular use of ICT in their lessons . . . . . Using ICT, and in particular, your varied ideas and resources in our lessons, has undoubtedly led to an improvement in our exam results, both internally and externally. We are now the most popular subject at AS Level and we will be working hard to maintain this position.
Sharon Wood – Head of Maths – St Georges College, Surrey - 3rd Sept 2007
Thanks so much for the ‘cpd’ day . . . .Lots of positive feedback from both primary and secondary teachers. I've loaded up all the resources on the network and most secondary teachers have been using them extensively ! I have used 4 different activities already ...my kids loved them!
Ken Stirrat – Head of Maths – Geneva International School – 1st Sep 2007
A selection of comments from a day course with Wigan LEA – 24 Feb 2007:
"A very useful and informative day."
"Lots of useful ideas and a lot of pre-prepared stuff to take away will definitely encourage me to investigate further"
"Reflection/rotation/enlargement revision next week - brilliant!"
Transformation revision ideas - very good"
"I now feel confident I can attempt to use Autograph in my lessons"
"Some excellent tips on the effective use of Autograph within the classroom"
"It will definitely improve my teaching and learning"
"An excellent enhanced visual focus for thepupils"
"Very useful for coursework and working with KS4"
"Adds a new dimension to teaching!"
"I liked the flexibility of the day"
"I will now be able to teach circle theorems to my Y11"
Thanks for a fantastic course - yet again. I can't wait to try out some of the ideas . . .
Maggie Atkinson – St John Fisher H.S. Harrogate – following ‘Lighthouse’ course in Manchester Feb 07
When I got to work this morning, I just could not stop talking about the course. I was so excited about the whole thing. I am going to start preparing resources for the Department using the ideas you gave us.
Jayashree Iyer – Alperton Community School Brent – following ‘Keynote’ course in Kensington Jan 2007
Excellent starting point for using Autograph and ICT to enhance teaching and learning mathematics in the classroom. It was a superb training inset – highly worthwhile. Thank you very much for helpful insights and enthusiasm. We now have a wealth of ideas to incorporate into our teaching!
Sharon Wood – Head of Maths, St George’sCollege, Weybridge Sep 2006
An excellent INSET, relevant + well explained. Appropriate for ALL our teaching – well worth it!
Tim Cooper – HamptonSchool May 2006
Non-threatening: excellent!
S. Ismail – MytonSchool May 2006
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to say that my comments on the course to-day did not do full justice to Alan Catley.
Overall it was an excellent course. So much was delivered in such a short time. It was good to see so many applications of Autograph.
I was not very familiar with Autograph itself and I do not have easy access to a data projector and no access to an interactive whiteboard, so I was a little overwhelmed by theamount of material but learnt a great deal.
When I started reading thenotes in the train anddelved into someof thematerial when I got home, I began to realise how useful this folder is going to be. Alan Cately has given us first class material to try and has made us feel very enthusiastic. I am keen to try some of the material hehas shared freelywith us. I am grateful for having had the privilege to listen to such an inspiring and enthusiastic speaker with such a wealth of experience.
Thank you very much indeed
Jackie Gallard - 06 March 2007
Really motivating - first INSET I’ve actually enjoyed!
P. Dixon – Exmouth Feb 2006
An excellent course in every respect. A very stimulating day.
John Foreman – Norwich Feb 2006
A brilliant day. Not only were the main activities very useful but I picked up loads of useful tips that I wasn’t aware of, particularly simple things in relation to Excel spreadsheets that make them so much more ‘mathematically friendly’
Good training as we were always involved.
David Heath – Hull
Alan,
On behalf of the Mathematics Department at KingEdwardVISchool,
Southampton, I would like to extend my thanks for the great presentation at
the recent INSET Day. We are most grateful for your efforts and hope that
some of us have retained the information you gave.
Thank you for all your efforts and encouragement.
With best wishes, Jeff Davies
Head of Mathematics (KingEdwardSixthSchool – Southampton)
Dear Alan,
Just a final but most sincere thank you for the courses this week at Colyton and Sidmouth - it was for many one of the best mathematical experiences they have had for some considerable while. The evaluations were full of ‘1’s!
Roger Hendy – ColytonGrammar SchoolDevon
Fluent movement KS3 -> 4 -> 5 by experienced presenter so everyone got something from the day. The coloured counters idea was brilliant!
Mary Pickens – UptonHallSchool – Wirral
Absolutely fascinating presentation – Thnx very much
Amatyc Conference (Orlando - Florida)
Just a note to say I really enjoyed your course last Tuesday, your emphasis on using technology to enhance mathematical understanding was spot on. I have already shown my department the transformation work...... I am very interested in your advanced level work with Autograph and I will contact a couple of local schools to see if we can book a session with you in the near future.
Thanks again, Lorraine Line
BlackfenSchool for Girls
Thanks very much for the INSET yesterday. It was one of the most refreshing and inspiring days I've been on for a considerable time………………………….
Yours Mathematically,
Tony Burtenshaw (Head of MathsBexhillCollegeEast Sussex)
Thank you for the excellent presentation yesterday. I put some of the new skills I had learnt to immediate use today. My Year 13 Statistics group were very impressed with my increased ‘overnight’ knowledge and application Tracy Dohel
I attended your course at Chester yesterday - thanks a lot, it was brilliant. Having taught maths for more years than I care to remember (>25!), I felt I'd become a bit stale, but now I've come away full of renewed enthusiasm... Gill Hillit
Thank you so much for the excellent training session you supplied us with today.
You succeeded in uniting the whole department in having a useful and productive day, which given our differing ages, abilities, stages of teaching and philosophies is no mean feat!
Adie
(Adie Johnson – Kings of WessexCommunitySchool Cheddar)