Prior to the interactive workshop we would ask teachers to engage with the following materials. The purpose of these materials is to support the development of teachers' thinking about task selection, lesson design and lesson development.
Reflection Sheet.docxThis reflection sheet should be used while engaging with the materials provided below.
The following materials are adapted from the keynote address given by Dr. Sinéad Breen, DCU, at the JCT Maths Symposium in 2019.
The slides below are those which feature in the video excerpt from the keynote address. It may be advantageous to view them while playing the video.
'Where are we going?' Adapted Video
To see further resources from this symposium visit the elective section of our website.
'Where are we going?' - Adapted Slides
To see the full slide-deck from the keynote visit the elective section of our website.
The following materials are adapted from the webinar 'Task Selection and Problem-Solving in Mathematics' presented by Dr. Patrick Johnson, UL., for the JCT Maths Team October Online Learning event in 2020.
Each of the video excerpts below give an insight into areas for consideration when designing and/or selecting tasks for students. The videos below can be engaged with individually as stand-alone features or engaged with collectively in sequence.
Defining a Task
Procedural Fluency as a Goal
Conceptual Understanding as a Goal
Strategic Competence as a Goal
Critical Competence as a Goal
Some Guiding Principles
The full recording of the webinar 'Task Selection and Problem-Solving In Mathematics' can be found in the Webinar Section of our website.
Investigating secondary students beliefs about mathematica lproblemsolving (2018) Prendergast et. al..pdf'Investigating Secondary Students' Beliefs about Mathematical Problem Solving'
Mark Prendergast, Cormac Breen, Aibhin Bray, Fiona Faulkner, Brian Carroll, Dominic Quinn & Michael Carr (2018): Investigating secondary students beliefs about mathematical problem-solving, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2018.1440325