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Influencial mathematics teachers

Influencial mathematics teachers. Influencing change through a professional Study Group. STARTER. Make a hexagon!. Who am I?. Sandy Stopher AST since 2005

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Influencial mathematics teachers

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  1. Influencial mathematics teachers Influencing change through a professional Study Group

  2. STARTER • Make a hexagon!

  3. Who am I? • Sandy Stopher • AST since 2005 • Working in an outstanding upper school 1500 students, 80% 5+, 50% 7+, 80% A*-C, 70% including English and maths, 5 groups of AS, 4 at A2. All students pass at all levels. Specialist sports, science and training school. • Previously head of maths, deputy head (Enfield), head teacher (Hertfordshire)

  4. Ways I influence change

  5. Inductive lesson • Use the cards to create groups • Be prepared to justify your groups

  6. In- reach work

  7. Picture from memory • Groups of 4 works best

  8. Outreach work

  9. Professional study group • KS5 mathematics • Since 2006 (jointly run with another AST) • 4 meetings per year • 13 of the 17 upper schools in Bedfordshire have been involved • Representatives from the local teaching college and LA consultant

  10. Absurd snap! • In pairs • Snap if the answer from multiplying is a surd

  11. Getting started • Launched in a beautiful location with lunch provided in the summer term • High attendance at the first meeting (schools sent 2 or more staff) • Very interactive • Covered a wide range of mathematical areas (core, statistics and mechanics)

  12. Continuing the momentum • Evaluation forms identified needs of the participants • Format set up and adhered to (thanks to similar successful framework at another PSG) • Notes and materials sent out swiftly after the sessions • Lunch and networking prior to each meeting

  13. What do you know about graphs? • Play Dave’s game

  14. Original focus of the group: • To share good practice • To develop new ideas so that lessons may be more interesting/dynamic/inter-active • To encourage our students to become more independent learners

  15. Quadratics • Complete the sheet with the examples

  16. Format for the agenda • Feedback from previous meeting • Pure maths • Tricks of the trade • Coffee • Websites/books/resources • Applied topic

  17. Measure the angles • Radian protractors

  18. Some things that have come out of the meetings: • Materials – one rich task for every C1 lesson – and more! • New ideas to try out in our classrooms • Discussions about assessment and likelihood of success for students • Whole unit planning – logarithms • ‘Companionship’ – strength to go back and experiment

  19. Snowballs • How do we influence the teaching of mathematics?

  20. Reaching a wider audience • Use of the Bedfordshire website for materials • Sharing from members among their teams • Informal evidence of changes to sixth form performance • Research project

  21. Developed focus of the group: • To share good practice • To develop new ideas so that lessons may be more interesting/dynamic/inter-active • To encourage our students to become more independent learners • To develop ideas/materials/lesson plans targeted at students weaker than those who traditionally studied KS5 maths.

  22. If you love them set them free... • The task was ‘produce a piece of display work on functions’ video

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