RIWG (Research and Innovation Work Group): Digital Technologies
Who can take part?
Participants in this Research Group will be teachers currently working in secondary schools who are teaching across a range of key stages. We welcome participants with a variety of digital technology available to them and to their students; this may include interactive whiteboards, smart screens, student devices and IT classrooms.
What will you learn?
- You will be more proficient with the digital technology available in the mathematics classroom
- You will be able to see the mathematical relevance to its use and consider approaches which support all students
- You will work as part of a professional learning community to reflect on your approaches, deepen your understanding about effective approaches, and refine your practice.
What is the cost?
The RIWG (Research and Innovation Work Group): Digital Technologies is fully funded by the Maths Hubs Programme so is free to participating schools
What is involved?
As a Research and Innovation Work Group, participants will be expected to collaborate with each other and with the RIWG Lead, as well as sharing their findings with their departments.
You will work on ways to use digital manipulatives available in Polypad and Mathsbot, and dynamic geometry in Desmos and Geogebra. The level of digital availability is not stipulated; we welcome teachers using interactive whiteboards or smart screens to teach, and teachers whose students have access to these manipulatives from their own devices.
The focus for the group is to answer the question “How can digital technologies be used to deepen students’ understanding of the mathematics?”
· There will be four online twilight sessions to enable as many participants to attend and collaborate as possible.
· We will explore a selection of digital technologies which have been chosen for their potential to support deep learning of mathematical concepts and structures.
· Participants will develop their use of these technologies and plan lessons with its use.
· Participants will be expected to collaborate and share best practices to support the wider reach of this research group.
This commissioned theme is designed to harness the digital technologies available to teachers and students in a way that deepens students' understanding of mathematics on a conceptual and structural level. We are looking for teachers currently working in secondary schools to take part in this Research and Innovation Work Group.
How can I get involved?
To book your place on this programme, please click on the link below to complete the short form: