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Secondary CPD: Disciplinary literacy in KS3 mathematics

05 Nov 2024 - 19 Nov 2024

Online

£120

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This course

This online training involves two hour-long sessions and introduces teachers to interactive discussion and vocabulary activities for mathematics learning.

Part 1: Tuesday 5 November 2024 16:00-17:00

Part 2: Tuesday 19 November 2024 16:00-17:00

Course content

Focus:

This training highlights the role of language in the Key Stage 3 mathematics classroom and promotes ways of developing talk, reading and vocabulary in the subject.

Format:

The course consists of two, 60-minute online sessions which have been designed to facilitate interactive learning and may include all or some of the following:

  • Pre- and post-course reading or tasks
  • Group discussion in break-out rooms
  • Trialling teaching and learning approaches
  • Personal reflection and planning time
  • Sharing responses via the chat function

Audience:

Early-career mathematics teachers and support staff, including those working with EAL and SEN groups, whole-school literacy coordinators

In these sessions participants will:

  • Understand what is meant by disciplinary literacy in mathematics
  • Use evidence from research to investigate effective literacy strategies for speaking and reading about mathematics
  • Explore strategies for improving speaking, reading and vocabulary in mathematics

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