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The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) invites Grades R to Grade 9 Mathematics teachers to participate in the Mathematics Solutions Conference either as presenters or participants. |
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Purpose
The purpose of this Mathematics conference is to provide examples of ways in which Mathematics can be effectively taught.
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Date, time and venue
The conference will take place on Monday, 30 June 2014, from 08:00 to 15:00, and on Tuesday, 01 July 2014, from 08:00 to 13:00, at the Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute, Nooiensfontein Road, Kuils River.
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Information for presenters |
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Teachers interested in presenting a Mathematics lesson, a paper on Mathematics teaching or a "best classroom practice" workshop at the conference, should be guided by the following:
- The lesson or paper or "How I teach" workshop must be based on the national Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) Grades R - 12.
- 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.
- If possible, all printed material should be typed and then printed on a laser printer. The WCED will duplicate the material.
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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 / 086 614 5564 or e-mail address keith.scheepers@westerncape.gov.za by 30 April 2014. |
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Information for participants |
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Teachers who would like to attend the conference as participants are requested to fill in their details on the school list on Annexure B. |
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Registration will close once the first 300 participants are registered. |
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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 13 June 2014. |
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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, 29 June 2014 and Monday, 30 June 2014. |
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Accommodation at the CTLI hostel will be paid for by the WCED. |
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Travel costs will not be covered by the WCED. |
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The WCED hopes that this conference will be enriching for all Mathematics teachers who attend it. |
SIGNED: BK SCHREUDER
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL: CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT
DATE: 2014:04:08
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