In
addition to your local LEA professional development centres, the following
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| Mathematics ICT Training Centres, UK | |
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iCT
TRAINING CENTRE (Oundle School)
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Centre for Teaching Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Plymouth. Offers continuing professional development courses for teachers and provision of mathematical activities for groups of students. |
| Mathematics ICT Trainers, UK | |
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Most of the following expert trainers are willing to travel nationally for appropriate fees |
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Alan
Catley, Tynemouth College, alan@catley.org (Autograph) Alan has 30 years experience of teaching Maths, first in a High School and more recently in a Sixth Form College in the North East of England. He continues to develop efficient strategies to enhance the subject at all levels. In recent years he has established a reputation for enthusiastically delivering training to teachers in the UK and around the world to help them to get to grips with making the most out of technology in the teaching and learning of Mathematics. Alan's most popular course is specifically on Autograph [Introductory Autograph Course], [Autograph Course Details]. General Leaflet on Courses . Quotes from satisfied customers. Photo of Alan training. |
| Dr Peter Mitchell Meikleriggs Education Servies (ex Royal Grammar School, Newcastle) Specialises in Excel, Mathtype, Autograph, and Cabri Geometry. Email pm@meikleriggs.co.uk further details on his website at http://meikleriggs.co.uk | |
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Michael Brennan, Education Consultant. Fitzgerald House, 9 Avenue Road, Doncaster, DN2 4AH. Smartmove Interactive Learning Ltd, info@smil-ed.co.uk. Micheal was Head of Maths at McAuley RC School in Doncaster and now specialises in Interactive Whiteboard training for maths ICT. Smartmove website is http://www.smil-ed.co.uk. Tel (mobile) 0773 962 8095 or 0845 6440110. |
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Tom Button, is the Online Learning & IT Co-ordinator for MEI/The Further Mathematics Network. Tom can offer training in Autograph, Excel, Flash and using an Interactive Whiteboard, especially at A level (including Further Maths). For more information see http://www.mei.org.uk/meiresources/ict.shtml or contact email: tom.button@mei.org.uk tel: 01429 865337. |
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| Barbara Ball, 8 Barrow Crescent, Gaddesby, Leicester, LE7 4WA, 01664 840110, Ex-Prof officer for ATM available to do Cabri and Geometer's Sketchpad workshops. Fee for 1 and a half hour workshop is £300 plus expenses assuming travel is possible during one day, email barbaraball@atm.org.uk. | |
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Douglas Butler (author of Autograph) douglas.butler@btinternet.com, World-renowned maths ICT expert Douglas offers UK and worldwide training in Autograph, The Geometer's Sketchpad, Cabri 3D, Derive, Excel and Word. Douglas runs the iCT Training Centre based at Oundle School (see above) and was head of maths there for many years. |
| Keith
Munnings has been a teacher and lecturer in Mathematics and
Physics for over 25 years, including five years when he was a Principal
of a Sixth-Form College. He was involved in the NOF training programme
helping teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching. This then
led on to being involved in developing classroom ICT materials
for a number of software companies. His company Eskola Education offers
teacher training and INSET sessions, exploring how to better use ICT
in teaching Science, Mathematics and Sports Science at A level, GCSE
and on BTEC programmes. Contact: keith@eskola.freeserve.co.uk |
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Trevor Starbuck Trevor has used Autograph for 5 years and is particularly skilled at KS3 and KS4 at all levels including less able children. Most recently he has developed the use of Autograph in his department for GCSE data handling. An experienced maths teacher with 5 years as head of department, Trevor is also expert on effective use of FX Draw and Derive. One Day Starter Course for beginners or courses tailored to specific needs. Fees from £350 per day depending on course requirement. Contact trevorstarbuck@btinternet.com. Tel 01455 824863 or mobile 0780 441 7980. |
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| Geoff Wake, specialises in dynamic geometry software such as Cabri Geometry II Plus and The Geometer's Sketchpad. Room B4.8, Humanities Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, tel 0161 275 3409, geoff.wake@man.ac.uk. | |
| Martin Bamber, specialises in Autograph.
Used to be head of maths at WIS in Hong Kong. Now manager of the Further
Maths Centre at Liverpool University. Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, University
of Liverpool L69 7ZL. Tel: 0151 794 4057 Fax: 0151 794 4061 Mob: 07985 970641 martinbamber@fmnetwork.org.uk m.bamber@liv.ac.uk |
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| R & A Training, 2 Glan-y-nant, Aberhafesp, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3HB. Tel 01686 688926, fax 01686 688631, richardmorris@morris29.freeserve.co.uk. Training for teachers by teachers. Interactive Whiteboard specialists. Welsh speakers available. | |
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John Berry (part-time Professor of Mathematics Education at Plymouth University and Mathematics Professor in Residence at Wells Cathedral School, Somerset) specialises in Derive, Cabri, TI-83 and TI-89/92/Voyage 200 and is available to run workshops with pupils and/or teachers in your school or college or in a consortium of schools and colleges. Please contact initially by email: jberry@plymouth.ac.uk |
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Dr Brian Brooks. ICT is great for maths teaching. But only as good as the lesson that it's embedded in. ICT techniques on their own may be fun, but they won't help if they don't support or enrich a lesson idea that is already strong on its own. So my training is focussed on making the ICT resource to fit the lesson. Instead of saying "Hey, this is what I can do with Cabri", I say " Is Cabri the tool that will help me bring this lesson idea to life?" If the answer is yes, then I find a way to make Cabri do what I want. Technique follows idea, not the other way around. Cabri II Plus is my favourite. But I'll also use Excel, Autograph, Derive, FXdraw, and anything else that comes to hand. Even Powerpoint has its place. I teach maths at Millfield School. Sometimes I use plenty of ICT. Sometimes not. Please e-mail me at bpb@millfieldschool.com. |
| Peter Graham specialises in Derive, Part-time lecturer at UWE, 0117 9760439, 23 Birch Close, Patchway, Bristol, Avon, BS34 5SD | |
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Mike Hadden specialises in Excel (including Visual Basic for Applications Macros in Excel) Word for producing mathematical diagrams, Autograph and Derive training. Further details at www.mathsfiles.com Contact mikehadden@FreeNet.co.uk. |
| Federica Olivero specialises in Cabri, Bristol University Fede.Olivero@bristol.ac.uk Fede.Olivero@bristol.ac.uk | |
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Chris Olley, Education Interactive, Chris has wide expertise in a range of maths ICT including Autograph, Cabri Geometry II Plus, The Geometer's Sketchpad, Cabri 3D, and Derive. 10 Staplehurst Road, London, SE13 5NB, www.education-interactive.co.uk, www.themathszone.co.uk, Phone: 020 8318 6380, Fax: 020 8318 6610, Mobile: 0794 112 3054 |
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Snezana Lawrence, www.mathsisgoodforyou.com. Snezana is a Head of Maths in Dover and the Editor of the Education Section of the British Society for the History of Mathematics Bulletin. She is a Leading Teacher for Kent (Dover Cluster) and has, over the past couple of years, been training maths teachers in the use of ICT. Snezana specialises in Geometer’s Sketchpad and offers courses from beginners to advanced level. Fees from £500 per day depending on course requirements; travel expenses extra. Contact snezana@mathsisgoodforyou.com . |