Making An Impact In Teaching Primary Mathematics; a collaborative, evidence-based programme for teachers Event
- Time:
- 10:00 - 16:00
- Date:
- 22 May 2015
- Venue:
- Mathematics and Science Learning Centre Southampton Education School Level Three, Graham Hills Building 29 University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Mathematics and Science Learning Centre on 023 8059 8810 or email mslc@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
This professional development programme is for teachers of primary mathematics. The programme blends a taught session with classroom research, mentoring and a dissemination event. The programme will lead to enhanced understanding of conceptual understanding in mathematics and improved classroom practice.
The revised National Curriculum and Ofsted identify the importance of developing conceptual knowledge in mathematics. The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) Summer Conference for ITE (2014) identified the significance of pupils making connections in mathematics and ensuring they experience deep rather than superficial learning. The conference indicated that ‘both conceptual knowledge and procedural proficiency are fundamentally linked with children’s mathematical achievement and ability to apply mathematics flexibly in different contexts’ and drew upon the work of Dr Charis Voutsina of University of Southampton, specifically the 2011 paper, ‘Procedural and conceptual changes in young children’s problem solving’. Charis will be leading sessions during this programme.
This programme offers teachers the opportunity to bring evidence-based research into their classroom practice. We will draw upon current research into the development of factual, procedural and conceptual understanding in primary mathematics, and explore a practical example of what teaching conceptual understanding would look like within the primary classroom. Using this framework, teachers will then prepare to conduct their own small scale classroom research on a topic of their choice in their own context, and plan to assess the impact of their teaching. Participants will have access to mentoring throughout their research from University staff and support from other course members through group collaboration. The dissemination day will provide opportunities to present findings and share examples of best practice.
Suitable for key stage 1 and key stage 2 teachers.
The dissemination session will run on Thursday 9th July, 2-5pm. The date for the twilight support session will be agreed with participants on day 1.
The programme costs £150, including resources, lunch and refreshments.
To book a place on this programme, contact the Mathematics and Science Learning Centre using the details below, giving details of your name, school, key stage taught and any dietary or access requirements.
Speaker information
Dr Charis Voutsina ,Charis Voutsina has taught in primary schools and early years settings in Greece and England. She studied for a Postgraduate degree (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies) in Systems of Learning and Systems of Evaluation at the University of Aix-Marseille I in France and for a PhD in Mathematics Education at the University of Southampton. In 2004 she was awarded an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship which allowed her to further extend her PhD research on young children’s problem solving approaches in mathematics and the processes of procedural and conceptual change that underpin the development of children’s problem solving strategies. Charis is a lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Southampton.