| Date: |
1 and 2 October 2012 |
| Venue: |
Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute, Nooiensfontein Road, Kuils River |
| Times: |
1 October: 08:00 – 16:00
2 October: 08:00 – 13:00 |
| Who should attend?: |
Grades R to 9 Mathematics teachers |
| 1. |
The Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI) invites Grade R to Grade 9 Mathematics teachers to participate in the Mathematics Solutions Conference either as presenters or participants. |
| 2. |
Purpose
The purpose of this Mathematics conference is to provide examples of ways in which Mathematics can be effectively taught.
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| 3. |
Information for Presenters |
| 3.1 |
Teachers interested in presenting a Mathematics lesson, a paper on Mathematics teaching or a "best practice" workshop at the conference, should be guided by the following:
- The lesson or paper or "How I teach it" workshop must address the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) Grades R – 9 and be aligned to Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).
- The lesson should teach an aspect of the Mathematics syllabus for a particular grade.
- Conference participants should be involved in the lesson or workshop.
- Duration: 60 minutes. Allow 5 – 10 minutes for group discussion or questions.
- Venues will have portable tables and chairs, a data projector, an overhead projector, a whiteboard and flipchart stand with paper.
- All worksheets for the conference will be collated and printed in book form. This means that presenters will not need to bring additional copies of printed material, unless participants are required to cut or fold pages of worksheets.
- All printed material should be typed and printed on a laser printer, if possible. The WCED will duplicate the material.
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| 3.2 |
If you are interested in presenting an item at the conference, please complete the attached Annexure A and return it to Mr K Scheepers at fax number 021 900 5175/5027/5162 or e-mail address kscheepe@pgwc.gov.za by 17 August 2012. |
| 4. |
Information for participants |
| 4.1 |
Teachers who would like to attend the conference as participants are requested to fill in their details on the school list on Annexure B. |
| 4.2 |
The completed Annexure B must be returned to Mr K Scheepers at e-mail address kscheepe@pgwc.gov.za or Gaynor Matthews at e-mail address gmatthew@pgwc.gov.za or fax number 021 900 5175/5027/5162 by Friday, 31 August 2012. |
| 4.3 |
Registration will close once the first 350 participants are registered. |
| 4.4 |
The conference programme will include plenary panel discussion and parallel sessions presented by participants. Schools registering for the conference will receive details of the conference programme by 21 September 2012. |
| 5.1 |
Participants or presenters from the rural education districts travelling further than 120 km per return trip may stay overnight in the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute’s hostel on the nights of Sunday, 30 September 2012 and Monday, 1 October 2012. |
| 5.2 |
Accommodation at the CTLI hostel will be paid for by the WCED. |
| 5.3 |
Travel costs will not be covered by the WCED. |
| 6. |
The WCED hopes that this conference will be enriching for all Mathematics teachers who attend it. |
| 7. |
Kindly bring the contents of this minute to the attention of all concerned. |
SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT
DATE: 2012:07:31
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