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spoke about the essential ingredients
that make games effective as teaching
tools and what to look for when
selecting games for education. He
also explored some ideas around how
games can become a core part of
Maths lesson plans. Dr Shafia Abdul
Rahman, showed participants how
the use of the Bar Model can be an
effective way to teach problem solving,
while Dr Jason Johnson, explored the
concept of Ethnomathematics, the
benefits for the teaching and learning
of mathematics. Teachers participated
in several Ethnomathematics activities.
For teachers who were tired of solo
and group work strategies that were
normally ineffective and wanted to
change the way their students learn
math, Janet Larsen Roberts, a certified
Kagan instructor, engaged those
teachers in learning new cooperative
learning structures which they could
immediately take back and implement
in their classrooms.
Attendees were able to view and
interact with cutting edge products
and services from the exhibitors
who were present at the event. The
exhibitors
included;
Mangahigh,
Scholastic Middle East, Pearson
Education, Explorelearing, Texthelp,
Sharing Good Practice
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Whizz Education, Edx Education,
Gratnells, Macmillan and Eteach.
The event which was strategically
divided into three streams (K-2, Primary
3-6, Secondary 7-12) allowed educators
to attend sessions according to the
grade level they teach, making the
sessions highly specific and relevant to
the attendees. Delegates were able to
network over a sumptuous lunch and
catered coffee breaks.
The Middle East Maths Teachers
Conference 2019 is scheduled to take
place on February 23, 2019. For more
information on the conference, email
[email protected] .
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