Early Careers: Maths 1 – Developing a Sense of Number
Lydney
All four modules will be based around the overarching theme of teaching for Mastery. They will include the five key ideas of coherence/small steps learning, representation and structure, mathematical thinking, fluency and variation. (For further details see: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hvb9aownknxpoz8/ITT%20Maths%20CPD%20Outline.docx?dl=0)
This session focuses on the importance of developing prerequisite skills for calculation and on the use of manipulatives, models and images to teach procedures and understanding in tandem.
Aspects covered include:
- the principles of counting
- the importance of developing a strong understanding of place value as a foundation for mental and written calculations
- Fluency in number facts and table facts
- Mental calculation strategies
Trainer : Hazel Large, 4 The Love of Maths, Maths Educational Consultant, NCETM CPD Standard holder
Pre Task: Read the following:
The NCETM website: free to create your own login and it will be used for gap tasks between the sessions.
Five big ideas in teaching for mastery: https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/50042
Supporting research evidence and argument: https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/50819
Concrete, pictorial, abstract approach for maths teaching by looking: https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/concrete-pictorial-abstract-maths-cpa/
Post Task: Task to be given during the session
Early Career Framework:
High Expectations
How Pupils Learn
Subject & Curriculum
Classroom Practice
Adaptive Teaching
Assessment
Teaching Standards:
Progress and Outcomes (1.2)
Subject Knowledge (1.3)
Adapt Teaching (1.5)
Assessment (1.6)
Supporting Early Careers CPD Programme 2020-21
The sessions are built around the five core areas of the Early Careers Framework and the Teaching Standards.
They are suitable for:
Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)
Recently Qualified Teachers (RQTs)
Early Career Teachers
All sessions are:
WGSP Members: £30 /session
Non-members: £35 /session
Special offer – Sign up to 10 sessions and pay:
£250 (WGSP members),
£290 (Non-members)