Join AMET - the voice for mathematics education teachers
Do you work in pre- or in-service teacher education? Does your interest lie with mathematics? If you would like the opportunity to share your practice and learn what others are doing then join us.
AMET provides a community where members can network, share ideas and discuss issues, particularly in the context of new government and inspection initiatives. AMET run a series of webinars and an annual conference. Members receive email updates informing them of developments in the mathematics education world. Through AMET, members’ voices can be heard in national forums, such as the Joint Mathematics Council (JMC) and the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Teaching Profession.
We are the voice for mathematics teacher education in the UK. Your joining us will increase our strength as representatives of the majority of those working in mathematics teacher education.
Teaching maths for social justice: working with student teachers - Dr Pete Wright
Wednesday 26th January 4:00 - 5:00
This webinar will begin by conceptualising teaching maths for social justice and then give extensive opportunity to participants to discuss awareness-raising, reflection and strategies in a teacher education context.
Pete is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Subject Lead for the PGCE Secdonary Mathematics programme at UCL. He previously taught for 12 years in comprehensive schools. He is currently Assistant Editor of the London Review of Education and Convenor of the Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network as well as having other research interests and responsibilities.
Book through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amet-teaching-maths-for-social-justice-working-with-student-teachers-tickets-242484837677
Responding to Ofsted Mathematics Review
ATM recently published some articles related to the Ofsted Mathematics Review that they have made freely available:
Reviewing the Review
https://www.atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT278/06.pdf
How research findings can be used to inform educational practice and what can go wrong
https://www.atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT278/12.pdf
There was also another piece in Schools Week:
Ofsted's maths research review could lead to poorer teaching
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsteds-maths-research-review-could-lead-to-poorer-teaching/
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Upcoming webinars
Our next webinar will be on Wednesday, 26th January 4 - 5 p.m. with Peter Wright Teaching maths for social justice: working with student teachers.
This will be followed on Wed 2nd March with a webinar led by Manjinder Jagdev.
Maths is More
AMET is supporting the group Maths is More in a series of webinars for teachers. The first one, So what is mathematics? will be held on Wednesday 9th February, 4 - 5:15.
2022 Conference
Plans are under way for the next joint NAMA / AMET Conference on the 25th & 26th March 2022 to be held at the University of Chester.
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