Professional development and support for teachers
Professional development for teachers through the FM Network
A key aim of the Further Mathematics Network is to contribute to the continuing professional development of mathematics teachers.
There is a range of training being offered by Further Mathematics Network Centres supported by the FMN Central team.
- Some Centres collaborate with CPD provision offered by their local Universities.
- In some Centres there will be courses aimed at specific post-16 units.
- In the academic year 2007/08 we ran a successful pilot project to offer support to teachers using live on-line tutorials through Elluminate.
- Many teachers have found that attending FMN revision days is an excellent way to gain an overview of an A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics module.
- For details on CPD events being held by centres, please see below.
This page contains useful information and resources regarding professional development.
Remote professional development for teachers through the FM Network
Remote Professional development (RPD)using Elluminate
RPD courses are on-line, live and interactive. They are designed to enable teachers to teach A level Mathematics and A level Further Mathematics with confidence.
Fore more information about this innovative and exciting new way of accessing professional development click here: information about RPD
Teaching Further Mathematics (TFM)
Teaching Further Mathematics is aimed at teachers who want to improve their subject knowledge or become familiar with the content of some of the new Further Mathematics units. During the course participants study the content of Further Maths from a teaching and learning perspective.
The emphasis will be on expanding the participants' mathematical horizons and giving them a deeper understanding of the links within mathematics.
The course is studied over a year and covers the Pure Mathematics content of all four English A level Further Mathematics examination specifications. There is no expectation that participants will be teaching any of these modules during the course.
Participants will receive website and email support from the module tutor.
For more information please see: http://www.fmnetwork.org.uk/teacher_area/tfm.phpMEI 2-day Professional Development courses
These courses are designed for teachers who want to widen their expertise in an area of post-GCSE Mathematics. Each course is suitable for all examination specifications and consists of a pair of training days roughly six weeks apart, together with access to extensive on-line resources, a textbook and email support from the course tutor. The courses currently offered include:
- An introduction to Decision Mathematics 1
- An introduction to Mechanics 1
- An introduction to Statistics 1
- An introduction to AS Further Pure Mathematics 1
- An introduction to OCR Additional Mathematics
For more information please see the MEI website: http://www.mei.org.uk/cpd/alevel.shtml
Resources for registered schools and colleges
Schools and colleges that register with the Further Mathematics Network receive a single username to access the online resources for AS/A2 applied mathematics and further pure mathematics units. The resources include teachers’ notes a range of interactive materials that can be used to support teaching and learning.
Many teachers have reported how useful they have found these resources are when teaching a unit for the first time, or to find new ideas for teaching units they are already familiar with.
For more information and details of the resources available see the resources area http://www.fmnetwork.org.uk/resources.php
NCETM
For the latest information about The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) visit http://www.ncetm.org.uk/.
CPD Events being held by Centres
Birmingham - School of Mathematics, Birmingham University
Meeting of Birmingham FM Teachers - 21st January 2009, 4.30pm - 8.00pm
Please see the Birmingham centre page or contact Judi Movassaghi for more details.
Sussex
Two day course for teachers on Additional Mathematics - 17th November 2008 and 4th February 2009
Please see the Sussex centre page or contact Jayne Kranat for more deatils.
Dorset
The second CPD event:Further Pure 2 Teachers Day takes place on Friday 28th November 2008 at Poole Grammar School. Sessions will include: Polar Co-ordinates, Maclaurin Series, Further Complex Numbers and Differential Equations.
Please see the Dorset centre page or contact Jo Sibley for more details.
Getting involved
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