!+2015+MMTA+Events

=Term 1:=

Focus is on Discussing and ratifying proposed changes to the MMTA Constitution
==== - a major proposed change is to move away from having our accounts audited and instead they will be reviewed under the guidelines set down for Incorporated Societies. ====

Week 7: March 12th PROPOSED workshop POSTPONED
Now being run in Term 2 May 14th at the (Primary) Maths Lead teacher workshop. Those secondary schools involved with the Y8/9 Transition seminars are welcome to attend

** Cathie Johnson, Education Adviser ** offering support in collation and analysis of the data gathered using NZCER's assessment tools (PAT Maths) and surveys.  Cathy works with primary, intermediate and secondary schools and has had a lot of conversations/workshops/webinars around the new and improved ways to use the PAT:Mathematics data: the scale as a progression of learning and to indicate progress, plus easy ways to pinpoint useful information for transition from primary to intermediate to secondary, curriculum alignment, gender, ethnicity and specific strand information.  == = = =//__Term 2:__//=

Primary Symposium - Central Normal School - April 15th (second week of the holidays)
=Week 2 : MMTA AGM - Wednesday April 29th - Ross Intermediate =

AGM workshops - Plenary - Fostering Inquiring Minds - exploring the Three-Act-Maths problem solving approach that aims to engage learners at multiple levels  - Secondary focus - Feedback from Calculus and Statistics workshops in Nov 2014 - presenters from PNBHS, PNGHS, Feilding High School  - Primary, Junior Secondary focus - Tinkerplots - statistics software that can help your students (Years 5 to 10) to improve their level of statistical thinking while undertaking investigations. - Tim Burgess



__**Presentations**__ Fostering inquiring minds across a diverse range of learners - Angela Cameron with reference to 10 Key Findings for making a Bigger Difference in Mathematics Teaching

National Mathematics and Statistics workshop - April 30th
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=Week 3 : MCAT changes - May 6th 4pm = (Community House in King St) Marc Paterson will be presenting information around the changes to the Level 1 MCAT assessment

=Week 4 : Maths PAT's - May 14th = Cathie Johnson from NZCER to do a presentation on Maths PAT's at the Maths Lead Teacher workshop

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5;">Week 10: M3S - June 25th, 1.30pm , Massey University= = = Massey University are once again holding their ** Quiz for Year 12 students: M3S ** Run by Anne and Cami who are both ex secondary teachers this is a great chance for Year 12s to have some fun solving problems.

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5;">Week 4:
Neil Marshall who is one of the ** NZQA moderators **is taking a seminar on moderation in Palmerston North on 12 August



= Week 6: = Massey University are running their ** Calc and Stats Scholarship Workshops **on 26th and 27th August from 2pm to 6pm.



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