21TRA237 A problem-solving approach to teaching the strand of Number
This Webinar is suitable for Teachers from 1st class to 6th class
The goal of this Webinar is to provide practical advice on using a problem-solving approach to teach the strand of Number. Siún and Patrick will use short video clips and examples of children's work, which were gathered as part of the Maths4All project, to help illustrate the potential of a problem-solving approach to teaching mathematics. The messages will be universal to all classes and examples from both junior and senior primary will be presented.
SPEAKERS
Patrick Neary
Patrick has taught in St. Cronan’s Senior National School, Swords, for eight years and he currently teaches 5th class. He is an NQT mentor and a member of his school's Professional Support Team. In 2017, he completed his Master of Education in DCU, specialising in Mathematics Education. Since then he has worked as a part-time lecturer in DCU’s Institute of Education, facilitating modules on Number and Shape & Space. He is part of the Maths4All team, a project funded by Science Foundation Ireland and led by Dr Siún Nic Mhuirí, which aims to provide high-quality activity plans, professional development material and video examples of mathematics teaching to Irish teachers.
Dr Siún Nic Mhuirí, School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies, DCU
Dr Siún Nic Mhuirí is a lecturer in the Institute of Education, St. Patrick’s campus, where she specialises in Mathematics Education. She completed her Masters degree in mathematics at NUI, Galway before obtaining her PGCE at the University of Exeter, UK. The majority of her primary teaching experience was in designated disadvantaged schools and she has worked with the Maths Recovery and Ready, Set, Go - Maths programmes. She completed her PhD under the supervision of Dr Dolores Corcoran in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. This research was centred on a teaching experiment she carried out at fifth class level and was titled ‘Does it go without saying? Mathematical Thinking in Whole Class Discourse’
Course Details
| Course Start Date / Time | 25-03-2021 7:00 pm |
| Course End Date / Time | 25-03-2021 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 25-03-2021 6:00 pm |
| Fee | Free |
| Speaker | Patrick Neary & Dr Siún Nic Mhuirí |
| Location | Online |