This is the third meeting of the ATM Marches branch and has been planned in response to feedback from branch members who have asked for workshops on ICT and also for a change of venue.
Before the workshops there will be a unique opportunity to ask questions of Diane
Cochrane who is a member of ACME (Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education).
ACME is a small independent committee which advises government on such issues as the mathematics curriculum, its assessment and the supply and training of mathematics teachers. It has a key influential role in the future development of mathematics education.
Visit www.acme-uk.org
to find out more.
In the workshops you will look at a range of ICT packages suitable for whole-class use in secondary schools and consider how useful they are in encouraging mathematical thinking and learning.
You will be able to attend two different workshops during the morning. Choose from A,
B or C.
There will be an admission charge of £4 on the door to cover costs.
9.00 – 9.15
9.15 – 10.00
10.00 – 11.15
11.15 – 11.45
11.45 – 13.00
Refreshments and bookstall
ACME questions and answers
First workshop session
Refreshments and bookstall
Second workshop session
You will be able to browse and buy ATM publications at special prices, and so don’t forget to bring your wallet, cheque book or credit card. This is always very popular with members who spent £400 at the October meeting.
ACME questions and answers Diane Cochrane
What is ACME and who are the members? How does ACME work with government departments in an advisory capacity and how can teachers become involved? This session is intended to inform about ACME and consider the current work in which it is involved.
Diane Cochrane is a Secondary Mathematics Consultant with Solihull Local Authority. She is a qualified AST who has travelled an unconventional route through the education system, leaving school at sixteen. She has taught in a variety of schools including two roles as Head of Department and has also worked as a member of the training team within a large comprehensive school in Dudley. She is an active member of ATM, having been involved since her first days in the classroom and has also served as Treasurer on ATM's General Council.

Workshop A
ICT that worked for me! Don Newton
This is an opportunity to engage with ICT that Don and his trainees have used successfully in secondary schools. The packages will be presented by the trainees with accompanying ‘stories’. There will be the opportunity to see material created by the trainees themselves as well as a variety of packages available elsewhere.
Don Newton is the course leader responsible for the PGCE secondary mathematics course at Birmingham City
University. Prior to that he taught in secondary schools in the Midlands for many years and was head teacher of a large comprehensive school for ten. After a serious illness he returned to the classroom as a main scale mathematics teacher for five years before taking up his present post three years ago. He spends most of his time working in schools with his trainees and pupils.
Workshop B
Effective use of ICT?! Ruth Tanner
What does the effective use of ICT in the classroom look like? What are the characteristics of software and hardware that support a collaborative, interactive and questioning classroom culture? How can ICT open up the mathematics and improve student motivation?
This workshop will give you a chance to evaluate some examples of the use of ICT and hence to begin to answer these questions.
Ruth Tanner is an enthusiastic user of ICT in her teaching. She is particularly interested in the creative use of
ICT to explore mathematical concepts and improve motivation in the classroom. She has been a Head of
Mathematics in two secondary schools and is an AST. Ruth is a member of the ATM working group for ICT in
mathematics.
Workshop C
Introduction to GeoGebra Christine Watson
This workshop will give you an overview of some of the geometric and graphing potential of GeoGebra and will suggest how it can be used in the secondary classroom.
GeoGebra is available as a free download at www.geogebra.org
.
Christine Watson has taught mathematics in the Midlands for 20 years. She has worked with SMP and OCR on
GCSE and Entry Level Graduated Assessment. She currently works for Worcestershire LEA as a secondary mathematics consultant.
The meeting will be held in the Atwood Building (A) at the Perry Barr Campus of
Birmingham City University.
Visit http://www.ed.uce.ac.uk/education/main/findus.asp
to find out how to get there.
Numbers for each workshop are limited, so please book your place as soon as possible by emailing barbara@ludlowballs.force9.co.uk
and giving the letter codes
(A, B or C) for the two workshops of your choice. If workshops are over-subscribed places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.