Curriculum for Excellence – A warm mathematical Glow

With the arrival of Curriculum for Excellence, how can Glow help teachers meet the aspirations of the revised Mathematics curriculum?

Building the Curriculum 1 says:'Features of high quality learning and teaching in mathematics include - making imaginative, effective use of technologies, resources, and teaching approaches and outcomes convey learning and teaching approaches and activities using phrases such as 'I can discuss..' and 'I can work collaboratively, making appropriate use of technology.

How can Glow aid the implementation of the new Mathematics outcomes and enable teachers to embrace the new curriculum?

This session will look at how teachers might use Glow to begin to address some of the learning and teaching approaches for mathematics highlighted in Curriculum for Excellence.

Tina Stevens: I am an English and History teacher but have always been involved with ICT developments in school.

Last year I chaired the Curriculum for Excellence Effective ICT Group for my establishment, which led to my present position as a Development Officer for Glow.

I enjoy working with the Local Authorities and find the possibilities that Glow brings to learning very exciting.

Joanne Connolly: I  began teaching Maths in Edinburgh in 1992 and after 6 months moved to West Lothian where I spent the majority of my teaching career, with a spell back in Edinburgh as Principal Teacher of Maths.

I joined RM in 2001 as an Educational Consultant, and stayed in this role until 2004 when I returned to teaching Maths in West Lothian.

From there, I was seconded to Learning and Teaching Scotland where I worked as a member of the Curriculum for Excellence writing team. In October 2007 I rejoined RM and now work as an Educationalist on the Glow team.