Programme

 

0830 – 0930    Registration
0930 – 1050    Opening Plenary Session, with high profile keynotes and focus on defining the landscape
•    Chairman’s Opening
•    SQA Keynote, Dr Gill Stewart, Director of Qualifications Development, SQA delivered by Martyn Ware, SQA
•    Maureen McKenna - Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council ‘Improving educational outcomes’

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1050 – 1100    Coffee

1115 - 1240    Case studies and experience from the classroom sessions
•    Nevil Hopley, Head of Mathematics, George Watsons College, Edinburgh ‘Learning Mathematics with Handhelds and Tablets’
•    Prof. Phillip John, SCHOLAR Executive Chair, Heriot Watt University and Dr Jim Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Cogbooks Ltd., ‘Mathematics and Educational Technology’
•    Darren McKinnon, Quality Improvement Education Officer for Mathematics, City of Edinburgh Council ‘Developing digital resources for the maths classroom’

Lunch

1330 – 1445     The challenges faced by Maths Teachers today and in the future
•    Grahame Smart, AST Maths Teacher, Adviser and Consultant ‘The Challenges faced by Maths Teachers today and in the future’
•    Christian Lawson-Perfect, e-Learning Officer, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Newcastle University ‘The Maths e-assessment experience’
•    Chris Sangwin, Professor of Technology Enhanced Science Education at The University of Edinburgh ‘Future Directions in Educational Technology for
Mathematics’

1445 – 1515    Tea break followed by 
Brains Trust with an expert body panel on qualifications and teaching

1525 – 1545    Update on SQA Mathematics and Numeracy developments

•    Martin Brown, Qualification Manager for Mathematics, SQA ‘Changes to National Qualifications in the area of Mathematics’
•    Graeme Clark, SOLAR Manager  Assessment Development and Delivery, SQA ‘SQA’s use of technology to support assessment of our qualifications including Mathematics’

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1545        Closing remarks from Chairman