DATE:      Monday 27th September, Monday 1st November & Monday 29th November
TIME:       7pm to 8pm
VENUE:   Online via Zoom

Workshop 1: A problem-solving approach to teaching Number facts -Monday 27th September, 7pm to 8pm 

Workshop 2: A problem-solving approach to teaching Operation - Monday 1st November, 7pm to 8pm 

Workshop 3: A problem-solving approach to teaching  Fractions - Monday 29th November, 7pm to 8pm 

The goal of this series of workshops is to provide practical advice on using a problem-solving approach to teach the strand of Number. Each workshop will have no more than 25 participants and will be interactive, address questions from participants and will highlight helpful, freely available resources for teaching such as Nrich, Mathigon, Fraction Talks. We will invite you to explore tasks, discuss your own experiences and try new ideas in your classroom. 

Engaging approaches for the teaching of Number such as the use of picture books, hands-on and digital tools will be discussed.  The messages will be universal to all classes and you can choose to focus on junior or senior primary activities in breakout room tasks. 

This series of workshops will be particularly useful for those who are leading numeracy in their schools as we look toward the forthcoming new mathematics curriculum.  

Biography - Dr Siún Nic Mhuirí & Patrick Neary

Patrick has taught in St. Cronan’s Senior National School, Swords, for eight years and he currently teaches 5th class. He is an NQT mentor and a member of his school's Professional Support Team. In 2017, he completed his Master of Education in DCU, specialising in Mathematics Education. Since then he has worked as a part-time lecturer in DCU’s Institute of Education, facilitating modules on Number and Shape & Space. He is part of the Maths4All team, a project funded by Science Foundation Ireland and led by Dr Siún Nic Mhuirí, which aims to provide high-quality activity plans, professional development material and video examples of mathematics teaching to Irish teachers.