The
TSM
Resources CD was
published in Nov 2003 with ATM's 'Micromath' Magazine. These and new resources, will be available on the school's
Intranet.
 MONDAY
12th July 2004
10-30 Welcome
Reception
-----in Cobthorne
Gardens, hosted
-----by
Dr and Mrs Raph Townsend
-----(Headmaster, Oundle School)
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-----[in the Great Hall if wet]
Registration - Great Hall from 11:15
11:45 Introduction from
the Tutors
12:45 Drinks, lunch
14:00 Workshop Strand A (2 hrs)
16:00 Tea
16:30 Workshop Strand B (2 hrs)
18:45 Drinks and Dinner
20:30 Informal gathering
led by Ron Knott "Fibonacci
and Phi"
followed by a lesson in Line Dancing!
TUESDAY 13th July 2003
07:00 Swiming Pool available
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Workshop Strand B (2 hrs)
11:00 Coffee
11:30 Delegates' Forum
1st plenary session to exchange ideas
led by Jenny Piggott,
Project Leader, NRICH (Cambridge)
12:45 Drinks, lunch
14:00 Open Workshops (2 hrs)
+ Interactive Whiteboard workshop
Michele Conway, Training Consultant
Harunobu Oyama, Tech. Manager
Cambridge Board/Starboard
Software
or time free to look around Oundle
16:00 Tea
16:30 Workshop Strand A (2 hrs)
18:45 Drinks, Dinner
20:30 Informal gathering
led by Anthony Harradine
Noel Baker Ctr for Sch Maths,
Prince
Alfred College, Adelaide
+ SeniorSchoolCensus-online
WEDNESAY 14th July 2004
07:00 Swiming Pool available
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Workshop Strand A (2 hrs)
11:00 Coffee
11:30 Delegates' Forum
2nd plenary session to exchange ideas
led by Sue Johnston-Wilder
(OU Centre
for Mathematics Education)
12:45 Drinks, Lunch
14:00 Workshop Strand B (2 hrs)
16:00 Tea and depart
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Delegates will
choose one workshop in each 6 hr strand to concentrate on,
but will be able to try others, or obtain further practice, in
the Open Workshop slot.
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STRAND A: Using MS OFFICE for Mathematics (6 hrs)
though all workshops will address general ICT issues and the creation
of lesson plans
A1
- MS Word and The Internet for Mathematics [Douglas,
+ Kate]
Sorting out symbols, equations, diagrams in Word; using hyperlinks;
importing text, graphics, data from the Web, Excel
and Autograph
[Internet resources]
A2 - MS
Excel for beginners/intermediate uers [Paul,
+ Alan]
How to get started with Excel, creating sequences, graphs and charts,
filling down, formulae and text. Simple simulations.
A3 - MS Excel for intermediate users
[Sidney, + Alastair]
Excel is a powerful and dynamic tool for investigating, demonstrating
and doing mathematics and basic statistics.
[Sidney's home page] [Sidney's Excel resources] [DISCUSS site]
A4 - MS
Excel for advanced users [Graeme,
+ Mike]
Excel for setting up animations and simulations; extra tools,
slider bars, list/combo boxes; simple visual basic; sorting data; pivot
tables.
This course will also offer an optional introduction to Visual Basic
Graeme Brown's NRICH page + Mike Hadden's Maths Files
A5 - Using
CAS (Computer Algebra Systems) [Marlene, + Martin]
This course will introduce the multi-uses of CAS in the classroom, from
investigation work, to proof, and problem solving. The TI89 and Voyage
200 will be used. Marlene's web site: CAS TIME
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STRAND B: THE DYNAMIC CLASSROOM (6 hrs)
though
all workshops will address general ICT issues and the creation of lesson
plans
B1
- Autograph for beginners/intermediate [Alastair,
+ Sidney]
B2 - Autograph for intermediate users [Alan, + Marlene]
The principle
of object selection and the right-click menu; ideas
for dynamic lessons on straight lines, coordinate geometry, vectors, transformations,
graphs, scatter diagrams, histograms.
Lesson plans for KS3-4 and the GCSE Stats Project
Autograph on web: Home page - Resources - Data sets
B3 - Autograph for AS / IB [Martin, + Mike]
B4 - Autograph for A2 / IB [Douglas, + Graeme]
1D: Prob.distributions, hypothesis tests, histograms, central lim.
th.
2D: Graphs, functions, numerical methods, trigonometry; calculus,
----- coordinate geometry; bivariate data;
regression/residuals.
3D: lines, planes, vectors; surfaces
Autograph on web: Home page - Resources - Data sets
B5 -
Geometer's Sketchpad / Cabri Géomètre [Kate,
+ Paul]
Dynamic geometry (Euclidean plane): constructions; scripts.
Applications to circle theorems, transformations; triangles and polygons;
recreational mathematics: fractals, tesselations
Labs: IT1 (24), IT2 (24), IT3 (16), S5 (20), Lang.Lab (26)
Max: 110
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TUTORS:
GRAEME BROWN,
freelance mathematical consultant
DOUGLAS BUTLER, Oundle
School, Peterborough
ALAN CATLEY, Tynemouth
College, Newcastle
ALASTAIR GEORGE, Dean
Close School, Cheltenham
MIKE HADDEN, freelance mathematical consultant
KATE MACKRELL, freelance mathematical consultant
MARLENE TORRES-SKOUMAL, CAS Time
SIDNEY TYRRELL, Coventry
University (Math & Info Sciences)
PAUL de WET, Michaelhouse College, Q-Z-Natal, South Africa
MARTIN WITHINGTON, Shrewsbury
6th Form College
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Delegates are asked to come with ideas to share in the Delegates'
forum.
Those
successfully completing the course will receive appropriate certification.
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