East Midlands Branch (with the MA)
Forthcoming meetings
Dates will appear here.
Meetings venue
School of Education, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RF - near the junction of University Road and London Road.
Cost: £3 but free to student teachers.
Previous meetings
Sat 22 May 2010 • Morning
This is the suggested date for our summer term meeting.
Sat 27 Feb 2010 • 09:30-12:00
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Inspiring activities for both primary and secondary age ranges.
- luck and superstition
- winning the lottery
- believing what we want to believe
- testing for extra sensory perception
Alan Graham from the Open University will lead this session with inspiring examples for primary and secondary school teaching.
Sat 07 Nov 2009 • 09:30-12:00
Grid Algebra
PLEASE NOTE: This session is now fully booked.
Dave Hewitt of the University of Birmingham, introduced this exciting new software from ATM.
Based on making journeys around a number grid and recognising number patterns, the creation and interpretation of algebraic expressions becomes intuitive.
Learners link to what they already know about movement on the grid.
We explored various number and algebra activities collectively with the software and saw how traditionally ‘difficult’ topics within algebra can now become relatively intuitive for students.
Read more about and even buy Grid Algebra here.
There was also a chance to try out the software and discuss it in small groups.
Sat 07 Jun 2008
Starting with an Isosceles Triangle
Stephanie Prestage and Pat Perks, University of Birmingham presented Starting with an Isosceles Triangle.
It included:
- A hands-on exploration of Shape and Space
- Inspiration on using the Isosceles Triangle to teach Geometry
- Ideas for teaching in Key Stage 2 to 4
Here are the documents that were used at this meeting:
- Starting with an Isosceles (Powerpoint PDF)
- Geometer’s Sketchpad files (Two in one zipped file)
- Notes and sheets (PDF)
Previous Meetings
Some files from Douglas Butler relating to the MA-ATM meeting addressed by Sue Johnston-Wilder.
Dungeness Lesson Plan
A lesson investigating the properties of the giant Sound Mirror near Dungeness. Web link for further research.
- DungenessLessonPlan.pdf - a Word file for students to work through
- dungeness-parabola.agg - Autograph file (requires v3.2)
- dungeness-parabola.jpg - Image of the Autograph file
<< The Dungeness files in one zip file here
Trevor Fletcher Cycloid
A classic animation from Trevor, generating a Cycliod from circles. You can see the film on our website here.
- FletcherCycloid.agg - Autograph file (requires v3.2)
- FletcherCycloid.png - Image of the Autograph file
<< The Fletcher Cycloid files in one zip file here
Sue Johnston-Wilder’s game with three coins
This is modelled by the Geometric Distribution, with p = 1/8
- Geometric(3heads).agg - Autograph file (requires v3.2)
- Geometric(3heads). png - Image of the Autograph file
<< The Geometric 3 Heads files in one zip file here
Branch Contact
For more information about the East Midlands branch email here.
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