First London Schools’ Excellence Fund Mathematical Problem Solving Conference announced
Posted: 09/05/2014
The first London Schools’ Excellence Fund Mathematical Problem Solving Conference will be held at Birkbeck, University of London, 43 Gordon Square on Wednesday 9th July 2014. This conference is free to any state funded school in the Greater London area.
This conference aims to provide Key Stage 4 and AS/A level teachers with ideas and resources to help embed problem solving into their day to day teaching.
Conference workshops
- Modelling in GCSE Mathematics Lessons
- Modelling in AS/A Level Mathematics Lessons
- Using ICT to Solve Mathematical Problems in the Classroom
- Problem Solving in the STEP and AEA Examinations
- Critical Mathematics
- Mathematical Problem Solving in Other Subjects at A Level
- Using Groupwork in Problem Solving
- The Pedagogy of Problem Solving
The keynote speaker will be Malcolm Swan who will be talking about improving concept development and problem solving.
For more information and to apply please visit the following web pages:
Introducing problem-solving into the Key Stage 4 curriculum
Developing mathematical thinking in post 16 students
