The workshop is suitable for all A level specifications and has been specifically designed to provide teachers with the personal competencies, knowledge and skills to teach some of the key topics in the first module of Decision Mathematics at A-level.
The workshop will also give teachers some practical guidance on teaching Decision Mathematics.
Aims of the course are to:
Who should attend?
Teachers in schools and colleges who will be teaching a D1 module for the first time in the near future, those who are fairly new to teaching the subject and those who would like to update their subject knowledge.
9:30 | Arrival, registration and coffee | 12:30 | Restaurant Lunch |
10:00 | Welcome & introduction Introducing Decision mathematics
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13:30 |
Minimum Connector Problems
Matchings
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11:15 | Coffee | 15:30 | Evaluation and close of course |
11:30 |
Graphs and their Properties
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John is an experienced teacher, author and examiner. He was Professor of Mathematics Education at a university in the south of England for over 20 years. He now teaches A-level Mathematics as the Mathematics Professor in Residence at an independent school and works with groups of able and talented students from Key Stage 3 and 4 in the school, providing an enrichment programme.
Within his freelance role, John runs one-day workshops for able and talented primary and secondary students in mathematics. He has many years’ experience delivering well-received professional development courses for teachers both at a national and an international level. John has published widely, including the Do Brilliantly at Revision guides for AS and A2 Mathematics.
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