Building confidence as a non-specialist secondary mathematics teacher MY213 / A20
Summary
Perfect for teachers of mathematics who aren't specialists, increase your skills and knowledge of the subject and become more confident in your teaching of mathematics.
Do you want to feel more inspired, confident and increase your knowledge and skills when teaching mathematics even though mathematics is not your specialism? In this intensive residential course you will explore the characteristics of good maths teaching and develop strategies that promote good learning and deeper understanding. During the course you will develop strategies to teach algebra for understanding, build ratio and proportion on a firm foundation of multiplicative reasoning, use manipulatives and multiple representations, and approaches to problem solving.
Outcomes
You will be able to:
- understand what is good mathematics teaching
- learn how to overcome the difficulties typically faced by non-specialist teachers
- teach for deeper understanding: making connections
- build resilience: helping students to help themselves
- develop questioning techniques to encourage mathematical thinking
Sessions
| Date | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building confidence as a non-specialist secondary mathematics teacher- day 1 | 18 January 2021 | 10:30-18:30 | Virtual |
| Building confidence as a non-specialist secondary mathematics teacher- day 2 | 19 January 2021 | 09:00-16:00 | Virtual |
| Building confidence as a non-specialist secondary mathematics teacher - day 3 | 16 March 2021 | 10:30-18:30 | Virtual |
| Building confidence as a non-specialist secondary mathematics teacher - day 4 | 17 March 2021 | 09:00-16:00 | Virtual |
Notes
This course will be delivered over a number of sessions, some of which will be delivered remotely on the days and times detailed below, with those later in the year being delivered face to face at the National STEM Learning Centre in York. To participate in full, you will need to ensure you have dedicated time away from the classroom for the remotely delivered elements of this course, as you would if this were a face to face course. We will take regular breaks and structure the content so that it is interactive and impactful. You must attend all sessions in order to receive the bursary, and sessions will not be recorded. For more information on remote delivery, please visit https://www.stem.org.uk/remote-courses-for-teachers
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