[Maths-Education] Shortage of Maths Teachers Conference 2nd October

[Sue Johnston-Wilder (IMAP)]

This is a reminder that CME is hosting a day conference at The Open
University on Tuesday 2nd October about the shortage of teachers of
mathematics.

Further details and abstracts of papers can be found on the conference
website
http://mcs.open.ac.uk/cme/conference/index.html

I have pasted a copy of the current programme below.

The site will be updated after the conference with copies of the papers, an=
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with details about purchasing the proceedings for those who are unable to
attend.

Best wishes

Sue JW

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The current programme is as follows:

10.00    Coffee and registration
10.30    Dr Linda Jones,
Pro-Vice Chancellor (Curriculum and Assessment),
The Open University    Welcome
10.40    Speakers and questions
    Professor John Howson,  Education Data Services
A good start - but is it enough?  A look at recruitment of maths ITT course=
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since the introduction of golden hellos and training grants
    Gillian Thumpston, NAMA
Staffing the mathematics department and teaching mathematics?
    Lynn Churchman, QCA
Subject knowledge of serving maths teachers
    Derek Woodrow, MMU
Mathematics students are different=AD what are the implications for
recruitment and staffing
    Tony Gardiner, University of Birmingham
Problem? What problem?
12.30    Lunch =20
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After lunch we split into smaller groups.
Each group will be chaired by a member of CME.
You will be asked to sign up for one of the groups on the day. If you are
able to let us know your group choice in advance, please do so, by emailing
Tracy Johns (t.a.johns@open.ac.uk)

1.30        Papers and Discussion groups
    A - School Mathematics
Chair: Barbara Allen
Leone Burton
Students who have chosen to study mathematics in the Sixth Form
Chris Ormell
Another Maths Schooling Crisis
    B - The current situation
Chair: Heather Cooke
Tom Roper
The Expertise and Deployment of Mathematics in Secondary Schools.
Alcis Baxter-Shipp
The view from an LEA
    C - Recruitment and retention
Chair: Sue Johnston-Wilder
Professor Margaret Brown, Hamsa Venkatakrishnan and Sheila Macrae
The effects of teacher workloads on teacher retention and recruitment, and
some implications
Paul Andrews and Gill Hatch
Why do people decide to train to teach
    D =AD Teachers as learners
Chair: Jenny Houssart
Diane Coben
Waving or drowning? Teaching numeracy/mathematics without a strong
background in mathematics.
Maj Asplund Carlsson and Brittmarie Samanni
Teachers as learners: Teacher education in mathematics and science in a
professional context
    E - The impact of Technology on Recruitment and Retention
Chair: Alan Graham
Discussion based on papers by
Douglas Butler
How can Technology Help the Teacher Shortage at KS3?
Michelle Selinger, (used with permission of IPPR)
Can ICT improve the recruitment, retention and morale of teachers?
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3.00        Closing talk
Professor Celia Hoyles, Institute of Education, Chair of the Joint
Mathematical Council
Rebuilding the profession of mathematics teaching: where we are and where
can we go?
3.30    Tea and close