2020
Archive for mathematics and calculus teachers day 2020
Plenary 1:
Associate Professor Sergiy Klymchuk, AUT, Auckland
Making mistakes is a natural part of every human activity. Most of them are unintentional but some are made deliberately in order to mislead, misguide, and misinform like for example “fake news”. Regardless of the nature of a mistake, an ability to recognise it and act accordingly is a valuable competency and a key aspect of critical thinking skills
To enhance such skills I propose to use so-called provocative mathematics questions in teaching and assessment – questions that are deliberately designed to mislead the solver. The intention is to prepare students for real life better. Developing a state of mind to analyse a mathematics question in a classroom should enhance an ability to critically analyse other situations outside mathematics. This talk presents results of two studies on school mathematics teachers’ attitudes towards using provocative mathematics questions in teaching and assessment.
Link to presentation and resources
Dr Sergiy Klymchuk is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and the Founding Director of the STEM Tertiary Education Centre at AUT. His current research interests are in mathematics education. He has authored or co-authored 250+ publications including several books on popular mathematics
Plenary 2:
New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS) Colloquium
Via video conferencing, four invited speakers will be describing the mathematical modelling they have applied to Covid-19 this year.
This plenary forms part of the NZMS Colloqium happening on the same day and will feature invited talks on the modelling of COVID-19 from: invite guests including
Thomas Lumley, the University of Auckland
Rachelle Binny, Te Pūnaha Matatini
Alex James, University of Canterbury
Mick Roberts, Massey University
This plenary will be followed up with a panel discussion in Workshop 1A. Register for this workshop if you would like to hear more form these speakers.
Further Invitation to join New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS) Colloquium on Wednesday December 2 for another day of professional learning [online]
Registration is free, and all mathematics secondary school teachers are invited to attend all events and/or present during the Mathematics Education special sessions.
For more details and to register goto : https://nzmathsoc.org.nz/colloquium2020/home.php
