Annual Secondary Mathematics Conference
Thursday 21st June 2012
At the National STEM Centre at the University of York
Are you part of the secondary mathematics teaching community?
You are invited to attend an inspiring day of workshops with opportunities to discuss
mathematics education with a broad range of colleagues.
With Key Note speaker Malcolm Swan
Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Nottingham and author of the
Standards Units and Shell materials
Your choice of workshops includes:
 rich activities for assessment
 embedding mathematics across the curriculum
 looking at options for the new proposals for GCSE
 using teaching assistants effectively
 teaching mathematics to EAL students
 teaching mathematics by using Space as a context
 using new technologies to engage students
Cost £125
Lunch, refreshments and inspiring resources included
Coffee, registration and exhibitions start at 9am. Key Note speech starts at 9.30am.
To attend apply before 11th June 2012:
Complete the attached booking form indicating the workshops you would like to attend
Or download the booking form from the ‘News’ tab at www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk
Either email with the subject ‘Maths Conference’ to: enquiries@nationalstemcentre.org.uk
Or post FAO: Mary Perham, The National STEM Centre, University of York, Heslington Road,
YO10 5DD
Apply by 17th May and pay an early bird price of £99.
Workshop choices
1A
Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Working effectively with teaching assistants
GCSE: A changing landscape
Mathematics across the curriculum
Joe Murray
2A
Sheila Eastwood
3A
Liz Smith & Caroline Jackson
Many TAs work with our more vulnerable
learners in a range of SEN settings. In this
workshop, we will sample some activities,
examine progression in learning and
consider assessment tools which will
empower TAs to work more effectively
with these pupils and form a more
efficient classroom team with the
teacher.
Ofqual announced in December 2011 that
from Summer 2014 all examinations
would be linear, a number of new level 2
Mathematics qualifications are being
introduced, and the future of the paired
pilot is still undecided. This session
provides an opportunity to consider the
implications of all of these changes and to
make informed choices for the future.
Mathematics across the curriculum is in
the spotlight after the new OFSTED
framework was introduced. How well
does your school effectively embed
mathematics in other subjects? This
workshop explores strategies and
resources including case studies to
support the development of a coherent
whole school approach.
Mathematical moments
Space Maths
Mathematics with EAL students
1B
Viv Brown
Explore the potential of Mathematical
Moments - activities to engage your
learners from Entry level to A level as well
some thought provoking questions for
you to consider. Come and find out about
this large bank of free resources.
2B
Alan Easterbrook
3B
Ruth Walker - Mahmood
From the transit of Venus and space
weather to black holes, Tom will show
you some resources that will enable you
to use Space as a context for teaching
mathematics.
Newly arrived and learning English but
high ability in Maths!
How can you help these EAL learners
access your lessons and achieve their
potential in GCSE mathematics?
What's the point of A level maths?
Engaging Level 3 Learners
Assessing pupils’ understanding through rich
classroom activity
1C
Tom Lyons
2C
Bryony Black
3C
Viv Brown
During this session we will look at a range
of teaching approaches that draw
students into mathematical thinking and
reveal
the
depth
of
their
understanding. Activities will expose and
resolve misconceptions, so making
progress evident in all parts of the lesson.
Do you teach A level? Do you find that in
your classes there is a huge range of
abilities and attitudes? Do you want
ways to bridge these gaps? We will
consider the varied motivations for
choosing A level maths, and how these
can have an impact on results. We will
identify strategies to help ensure the
success of all.
This workshop is for teachers of level 3
mathematics seeking resources and
teaching approaches which motivate,
interest and challenge. The materials and
ideas are the outcome of a joint
MA/NANAMIC working group to collect
together resources valued by practising
level 3 teachers and to share their
findings.
Teaching resources for ICT in mathematics
Tools and support for being a STEM school
Using new technologies to engage students
1D
Lydia Showan
Have you found yourself in an IT room
and not sure what you can constructively
do to support the mathematics
curriculum or are you developing your
SOW and need to find relevant resources
for IT? Come and see what resources are
freely available online to support you.
2D
Lydia Showan
Find out what support there is for STEM
in schools and have a demonstration of
the new STEM Manager and Tools that
are available on the National STEM
Centre website. Hear about what schools
have done around STEM and the lessons
they have learnt.
3D
Vanessa Wears
Harness the power of students’
engagement with technologies by using
QR codes as a tool for learning in the
maths classroom.
Annual Secondary Mathematics
Conference Thursday 21st June 2012
At the National STEM Centre at the University of York
Agenda
9am – 9.30am
Coffee, registration and exhibition
9.30am – 10.45am
Key note speaker
10.45am – 11.15am
Coffee and Exhibition
11.15am – 12.15pm
Session 1 choice
12.15pm – 1.15pm
Lunch and Exhibition
1.15pm – 2.15pm
Session 2 choice
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Session 3 choice
Booking form for the Annual Secondary Mathematics
Conference on the 21st June 2012
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Workshop places will be allocated on a first
come first served basis. We will endeavour
to allocate selected choices where ever
possible though this cannot be guaranteed.
ACCOMMODATION
If you require accommodation this is available on site for £47 B&B. Please request this when
applying to attend the conference.
DIRECTIONS
The National STEM Centre is situated on the University of York campus, co-located
within the National Science Learning Centre building.
We very strongly recommend that you use public transport to get to the Centre.
Parking at the University is extremely limited. It is significantly easier to arrive by train and
then to take a bus/taxi.
By car
The Centre is located on the University of York campus next to the North Car Park, at the top
of Siwards Way.
However, parking at the University can often be extremely difficult during office hours and
you may find that the North Car Park is full (pay and display £6.00 per day). A change
machine is located within the Centre if required. Alternative car parks are available on
campus, but please be advised that these may be a significant walking distance from the
Centre.
By train
If you are arriving by train you may either take a bus (No. 4 or 44) or a taxi from York Station.
Journey time will vary depending on time of day, but should not be longer than twenty
minutes.
By taxi
Ask for North Car Park, Siwards Way (the National Science Learning Centre and Hull/York
Medical School building signs are visible from the car park). Fare is approximately £7.00.
By bus
The number 4 and 44 bus services run from the front of the railway station to the University
every ten minutes. Fare to the Centre is £2.00 return. The scheduled journey time from the
railway station to the University Campus at Heslington is twenty minutes. (Please note that
there are two flights of steps from the bus stop to the Centre building.) Get off at bus stop 2,
and go up the steps to your left. Follow the signs for Hull/York Medical School. Take the path
to the left and follow the pedestrian signs up the stairs. The Centre building is to the right in
front of you.