MEI Conference Sessions

Plenaries

AS/A2 Core Mathematics

Paper folding on the TI-nspire - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Teaching trigonometry at A level - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

My Top 20 pictures for teaching Core Maths - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

Embedding employability skills in teaching maths - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

How Autograph enhances understanding in Core maths - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

GeoGebra for beginners - at 09:00 - 10:00 Friday 28th June

Mathematical Manipulatives and the TI Nspire - at 10:30 - 11:30 Friday 28th June

Linking A level Core Mathematics to other subjects - at 14:15 - 15:15 Friday 28th June

A selection of interesting calculus problems in Core Maths - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

Assessment for Learning at A level - at 09:00 - 10:00 Saturday 29th June

Using GeoGebra in A level Core - at 11:45 - 12:45 Saturday 29th June

Smoothing the transition from GCSE Maths to AS Core - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

Marking C3 coursework (part 1) - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

Supporting students with STEP and AEA Mathematics - at 15:15 - 16:15 Saturday 29th June

Marking C3 coursework (part 2) - at 15:15 - 16:15 Saturday 29th June

Further Pure Mathematics

Complex numbers and geometry - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

Why bother with vector equations? - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

Using the TI-nspire to investigate Chevalier de Mere's dice problem. - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

Six gems in FP1 and FP2 - at 09:00 - 10:00 Friday 28th June

Further Pure with Technology - at 09:00 - 10:00 Saturday 29th June

Marking DE coursework - at 09:00 - 10:00 Saturday 29th June

Members only: introduction to group theory - at 11:45 - 12:45 Saturday 29th June

What can you prove by induction? - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

Five uses of an eigenvector - at 15:15 - 16:15 Saturday 29th June

Statistics

Using the t distribution - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

Using Autograph in S1 and S2 - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

Probability Problems for S1 - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Nurturing statistics - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

Using Gnumeric in teaching and learning statistics - at 14:15 - 15:15 Friday 28th June

Statistics in the news - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

The future of Statistics across the curriculum - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

Exploring the Normal Distribution - at 15:15 - 16:15 Saturday 29th June

Mechanics

Insights into M3 and M4 - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

Ideas for investigations & activities in Mechanics - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Using Autograph in M1 & M2 - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Short easy practicals for mechanics - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

Misconceptions in Mechanics - at 10:30 - 11:30 Friday 28th June

Teaching moments - at 09:00 - 10:00 Saturday 29th June

Teaching projectiles - at 11:45 - 12:45 Saturday 29th June

Motivating learning in Mechanics using Geogebra - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

Decision Mathematics

Real Life Maths: How the O.R. society can support teachers and students of Decision Maths - at 14:15 - 15:15 Friday 28th June

Interesting applications of Decision Maths - at 15:15 - 16:15 Saturday 29th June

Enrichment

Whatever happened to geometry? - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

IGGY: a Warwick University initiative for gifted students - at 09:00 - 10:00 Friday 28th June

Maths in the movies - at 10:30 - 11:30 Friday 28th June

What's new and exciting on the web? - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

Generating Functions - at 09:00 - 10:00 Saturday 29th June

Not allowed to do Early Entry any more...Extension and Enrichment at KS4 with FMSP materials - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

GCSE / KS3

The Best of TES Maths Resources - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

AQA level 2 Further Maths course...what's worked well - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

Trialling a different approach to GCSE resit - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Assessment for Learning at GCSE - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Handling data at GCSE level ... with purpose - at 14:45 - 15:45 Thursday 27th June

Using multilink cubes in the secondary classroom - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

Effective use of ICT in KS3/4 Mathematics - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

Short puzzles to enliven KS4 lessons - at 09:00 - 10:00 Friday 28th June

Ideas for teaching statistics at KS4 - at 09:00 - 10:00 Friday 28th June

GeoGebra at KS3/4 - at 10:30 - 11:30 Friday 28th June

Exploring Lesson Design through Algebraic Misconceptions - at 14:15 - 15:15 Friday 28th June

Rich Starting Points in KS4 maths - at 14:15 - 15:15 Friday 28th June

Problem solving at KS4 - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

Secondary National Curriculum / Changes to the KS4 landscape - at 11:45 - 12:45 Saturday 29th June

Smoothing the transition from GCSE Maths to AS Core - at 13:45 - 14:45 Saturday 29th June

Maths equipment to make and use in the maths classroom - at 15:15 - 16:15 Saturday 29th June

TI Session

Paper folding on the TI-nspire - at 13:30 - 14:30 Thursday 27th June

Using the TI-nspire to investigate Chevalier de Mere's dice problem. - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

Mathematical Manipulatives and the TI Nspire - at 10:30 - 11:30 Friday 28th June

Mathematical travels with TI-Nspire - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

General Session

MEI's current work - at 11:15 - 12:15 Thursday 27th June

Career opportunities that are open to students with A level maths - at 09:00 - 10:00 Friday 28th June

Transition to university - skills students should take with them - at 14:15 - 15:15 Friday 28th June

Other

Problem Solving Post-16 - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

Introduction to the Integral resources - at 17:30 - 18:30 Thursday 27th June

The New Primary Curriculum and its implications for the New Key Stage Three Curriculum - at 10:30 - 11:30 Friday 28th June

Mathematical travels with TI-Nspire - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

Using Mathematics and data in the real world - at 15:45 - 16:45 Friday 28th June

NCETM - at 09:00 - 10:00 Saturday 29th June

Discussion session: curriculum development - at 11:45 - 12:45 Saturday 29th June

Marking NM coursework - at 11:45 - 12:45 Saturday 29th June