Welcome to the Maths-for-Life programme, designed to support the professional development of groups of mathematics teachers, teaching GCSE re-sit students. Guided by the research evidence, the programme concentrates on ‘difficult topics’, and uses them to explore the central pedagogies of dialogic teaching.
The approach has been shown to:
These are key to furthering teachers’ commitment to the profession, each other, and the students.
About
Background details on how the programme emerged from a long history of world-leading innovations within mathematics education at the University of Nottingham.
Role of lead teacher
Key activities of the lead teacher, including how to use the professional development resources.
Resources
The materials for five lessons. Each has been designed to support a specific aspect of dialogic teaching through the teaching of a key mathematics topic.
Centre for Research in Mathematics EducationSchool of Education, University of NottinghamJubilee Campus, Wollaton Road Nottingham, NG8 1BB