#Mathsconf4

I had a non bad 24-hour interval at La Salle Education's #mathsconf4 in the magnificent Grand Connaught Rooms inwards London yesterday. La Salle ever produce an amazing project of running fantastic events for maths teachers. I dear these conferences - I ever come upward away feeling inspired in addition to excited to hold upward a maths teacher. I too actually relish coming together upward alongside all the lovely people who I interact alongside on Twitter.

At the previous 2 conferences nosotros heard from Vanessa Pittard of the Department for Education. The offset fourth dimension I heard her speak I was real interested inwards all she had to tell - I learnt a lot nigh the politics in addition to policies of maths education, simply similar others I was slightly aggrieved past times her constant references to Shanghai in addition to Singapore in addition to the implication that maths teachers inwards the Britain were 'substandard'. She did the exact same presentation at the adjacent conference then it was a relief that nosotros didn't get got to listen it a 3rd fourth dimension yesterday. Instead nosotros heard the real sensible views of Mark McCourt, who spoke nigh the dangers of assuming that pedagogical approaches that function good inwards 1 jurisdiction volition function good inwards another.

A blurry photograph of my tabular array - @letsgetmathing, @El_Timbre, @WorkEdgeChaos, @DocendoTim, @tessmaths, @dwatson802, @mathszest, @MrMattock, @OxfordEdMaths

I too enjoyed the speed dating (ie resources sharing) session - I was given some lovely ideas past times @mathszest in addition to @Zfak102 - I'll characteristic these inwards hereafter gems posts.

The offset workshop I attended was 'From Euclid... to You' alongside the lovely @El_Timbre. In this session Emma talked us through her vast collection of fascinating maths books. I enjoyed seeing extracts from each book, such every minute the 'multiple ways to discussion a sectionalization question' pictured below (thanks to @danicquinn for the photo). It was too interesting to acquire that issues inwards maths didactics inwards the Britain (for instance the lack of qualified maths teachers) get got existed for decades.

The adjacent session I attended was nigh Core Maths. My novel schoolhouse is offering Core Maths from September then it was of import for me to notice out what it's all about. It was a real informative session in addition to I'm pleased to consider that there's an fantabulous Core Maths Support Programme website for resources in addition to instance studies.

I was disappointed to missy Craig Jeavons' (@Craigos87) 'Best of the US' session. I oftentimes read the States blogs in addition to I've featured a number of ideas in addition to resources from these blogs inwards my Maths Gems (such every minute Estimation 180, Visual Patterns, Open Middle and Graphing Stories) simply there's lots I've non yet discovered. It sounds similar the session was vivid in addition to everyone came away alongside lots of ideas to explore. I promise mortal blogs nigh it!

After a squeamish hot luncheon (thanks La Salle!) it was fourth dimension for my highlight of the 24-hour interval - the Tweet Up! This was an chance to network in addition to produce some maths. Our Tweet Up squad (led past times the lovely Julia Smith) gear upward lots of fun activities for people to get got business office in.

The #mathsconf4 Tweet Up Team - Dawn, Nicke, Julia, Emma, Danielle, me, Tom in addition to Martin

Thanks to Dawn (@mrsdenyer) for the fabulous 'you are following' t shirts

I ran a 'lowest positive integer competition' - I've previously written nigh this contest inwards my post nigh From Euclid... to You' alongside the lovely @El_Timbre. In this session Emma talked us through her vast collection of fascinating maths books. I enjoyed seeing extracts from each book, such every minute the 'multiple ways to discussion a sectionalization question' pictured below (thanks to @danicquinn for the photo). It was too interesting to acquire that issues inwards maths didactics inwards the Britain (for instance the lack of qualified maths teachers) get got existed for decades.

The adjacent session I attended was nigh Core Maths. My novel schoolhouse is offering Core Maths from September then it was of import for me to notice out what it's all about. It was a real informative session in addition to I'm pleased to consider that there's an fantabulous Core Maths Support Programme website for resources in addition to instance studies.

I was disappointed to missy Craig Jeavons' (@Craigos87) 'Best of the US' session. I oftentimes read the States blogs in addition to I've featured a number of ideas in addition to resources from these blogs inwards my Open Evening. It was interesting to consider the divergence betwixt maths teachers in addition to children inwards their approach to choosing a number - when I produce this activeness on Open Evening the winning number is ordinarily inwards the belatedly teens in addition to hundreds of children direct the number one. This fourth dimension solely 2 people chose 1 in addition to the winning number was two! Lots of people chose prime numbers, specially 17 in addition to 23. Well done to J Thomas for winning the prize.

I enjoyed coming together lots of novel people in addition to catching upward alongside some familiar faces at the Tweet Up.

After luncheon I attended a workshop nigh the novel GCSE. I've already looked at the novel GCSE specification in addition to sample assessment materials inwards gild to write my page 'New GCSE Support' (which is nonetheless function inwards progress) simply there's some elements (eg surface area nether a bend in addition to rates of change) that I hadn't looked at inwards particular earlier this workshop. I was interested to acquire how students are expected to function out the surface area nether the bend pictured below - the Trapezium Rule is allowed simply non essential. We were told that students would hold upward required to role at to the lowest degree v shapes to gauge the full area. I constitute this session real helpful in addition to would encourage whatever maths instructor who's non yet looked inwards particular at the novel specification in addition to sample questions to produce then earlier September.

Find the full distance travelled in addition to the acceleration at a sure as shooting time

The terminal session I attended was Martin Noon's (@letsgetmathing) 'Marking for the Reluctant Marker'. He shared lots of interesting assessment ideas that his subdivision has tried. It was a real helpful speak in addition to gave me lots to intend about.

The maths cakes were amazing. I was pleased to consider Dawn (@mrsdenyer) win the contest alongside her wonderful Pi cake.

I must tell a big give thank y'all you to Tim Stirrup (From Euclid... to You' alongside the lovely @El_Timbre. In this session Emma talked us through her vast collection of fascinating maths books. I enjoyed seeing extracts from each book, such every minute the 'multiple ways to discussion a sectionalization question' pictured below (thanks to @danicquinn for the photo). It was too interesting to acquire that issues inwards maths didactics inwards the Britain (for instance the lack of qualified maths teachers) get got existed for decades.

The adjacent session I attended was nigh Core Maths. My novel schoolhouse is offering Core Maths from September then it was of import for me to notice out what it's all about. It was a real informative session in addition to I'm pleased to consider that there's an fantabulous Core Maths Support Programme website for resources in addition to instance studies.

I was disappointed to missy Craig Jeavons' (@Craigos87) 'Best of the US' session. I oftentimes read the States blogs in addition to I've featured a number of ideas in addition to resources from these blogs inwards my Gems 8 (September 2014)

From Euclid... to You' alongside the lovely @El_Timbre. In this session Emma talked us through her vast collection of fascinating maths books. I enjoyed seeing extracts from each book, such every minute the 'multiple ways to discussion a sectionalization question' pictured below (thanks to @danicquinn for the photo). It was too interesting to acquire that issues inwards maths didactics inwards the Britain (for instance the lack of qualified maths teachers) get got existed for decades.

The adjacent session I attended was nigh Core Maths. My novel schoolhouse is offering Core Maths from September then it was of import for me to notice out what it's all about. It was a real informative session in addition to I'm pleased to consider that there's an fantabulous Core Maths Support Programme website for resources in addition to instance studies.

I was disappointed to missy Craig Jeavons' (@Craigos87) 'Best of the US' session. I oftentimes read the States blogs in addition to I've featured a number of ideas in addition to resources from these blogs inwards my #mathsconf2015 (March 2015)