Maths workshop held at British Library

A workshop by UK-based mathematics professional Angela Norman was organised at the British Library.

Allowing creativity in a mathematics classroom is important to revive the interest of students in mathematics which is generally perceived as one of the difficult subjects by the majority.

With an endeavour to think about ways to think about mathematics,a workshop by UK-based mathematics professional Angela Norman was organised at the British Library on Sunday. The workshop was based on mental mathematics,problem solving and investigation where nearly 40 teachers from different schools of Chandigarh,Ambala and Parwanoo participated.

The main focus of the workshop was to generate creativity in the class by the teachers through various activities like number flashcards and shape games,which will provide an opportunity for the students to learn a new way of solving the difficult equations.

Angela,in her interactive style involved the audience in memory game,round robin game and mental maths game to inculcate the idea as to how the students should be taught mathematics. With the help of charts,small paper slips and a power point presentation,she explained the importance of sequencing,number patterns and manipulation of numbers. Angela Norman has 15 years of experience in mathematics teaching. She is currently involved in teacher training programme wherein trainees from rural and semi rural areas of Punjab would be trained not only for teaching mathematics in schools but for other subjects as well.

Shivangi Vig,a mathematics teacher from Gurukul School,Manimajra told Newsline that the workshop proved fruitful for her.

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