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Durham Branch
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Forthcoming meetings
Wed 01 Feb 2012
There are a number of topical items to get our teeth into this month, with the Intermediate Maths Challenge coming up this week and with Ofsted’s focus on raising aspirations and challenge we can take a look at some activities that we have used which allow differentiation and challenge whilst still being manageable in our busy classrooms.
Are individual activities for students practical in a secondary classroom (remember the schemes set up in the 80s/90s eg SMP where a programme (grid/matrix) was created by the teacher and students went to the filing cabinet to get the appropriate sheet/card, completed the activity and then passed it back to the teacher for marking and entering on a tracking sheet?) or is there a way around this applicable for the modern demands of the teacher?
Let’s see what we can come up with in our usual relaxed manner!
Wed 07 Mar 2012
Details to be announced.
Wed 02 May 2012
Details to be announced.
Wed 13 Jun 2012
Details to be announced.
Wed 04 Jul 2012
Details to be announced.
Meetings venue
Unless indicated otherwise, our meetings ware held at the University of Durham School of Education Hild and St Bede room ED130 at 19:30-21:00. Students would be most welcome as would everyone in the magical mathematical universe!
<< Email Calvin Giles, Durham Branch Secretary
Previous meetings
Wed 07 Dec 2011
Weakest Link Christmas Special
The Weakest Link Christmas Special staring our very own Anne Robinson, (Dr Margeritta D'Marco + special guest?)
Wed 02 Nov 2011
Limping seagulls and origami activities
This month’s meeting will be on Limping Seagulls and origami activities led by Eileen Cooper and Sarah Marsden. A practical hands-on session that will have you leaving with plenty of ideas to use straight in the classroom.
Wed 03 Nov 2010
APP - A look at practice in schools and a sharing of ideas and practice.
- How are schools coping?
- How are teachers coping?
- Can the beast be tamed!!??
Bring along your own practice and usage and take away practical suggestions and usable ideas.
Ideas that would be useful to NQTs and students would be even better as we bid to encourage new members into the branch!
Wed 01 Dec 2010
This meeting has been cancelled.
Wed 13 Oct 2010
Details unavailable.
Wed 05 May 2010
Social event with discussion.
Wed 09 June 2010
Details unavailable.
Wed 07 July 2010
Durham Branch AGM
Wed 03 Mar 2010
STEM Club 2008 with James Blowey, Durham University
This session reports on a STEM Club I ran in my daughter Primary School in 2008. It is an eclectic mix of topics where mathematics impinges on many subjects. I will be bringing along a range of toys which includes a large selection of twisty puzzle. Finally, each participant will get a free magic cube - now what more can you ask for!
Wed 03 Feb 2010
Due to adverse weather warnings and illness this meeting has been re-scheduled for 03 Mar 2010
Wed 02 December 2009
Christmas Activities and Origami.
It’s getting a little colder and Christmas Decorations are going up all over the place. Time to get some planning in for Christmas in our maths departments
Well, its actually time to dust off the cobwebs from some old favourites. Liz Meenan, fabulous friend of the ATM, Maths Fair and moi, Maths Consultant and ex Channel 4 has given me some more inspiration and alongside some favourites we will be having a bit of fun. Maybe a quiz for Christmas? Maybe a game or two? Who knows unless you come along to find out!
If you have an idea, bring it along, the more the merrier. Ho Ho Ho!
