2008 series of One-day TSM
Conferences for Teachers

TSM: Technology for Secondary/College MATHEMATICS

CALCULUS WORKSHOP
Thursday 20th November 2008
09:30am - 4:15pm

The day before
ECIS November 2008, NICE

Following the last years' acclaimed workshops
in Hamburg, Berlin, The Hague and Madrid
TSM returns for another hands-on day, timed to be convenient to teachers planning to attend the
2008 ECIS Conference in Nice

led by a distinguished team of international trainers.
The theme this time will be

"Using Dynamic Software
to teach CACULUS"

focussing in particular on:
Autograph 3 (2D and 3D)
Web-based resources
TI NSpire

Map and Application Form

To be held in room
"Gallieni 5"
in the
NICE-ACROPOLIS

NOTE: this is a change from the previously announced
venue [ International School of Nice, France ]

Delegates should bring a LAPTOP for this workshop. Software will be provided,
also power sockets (European plugs).

Thursday 20th November 2008

Autograph 3 (2D and 3D)

Modelling and Differential Equations



Visuallising the basic principles of Calculus

TI Nspire



Using the latest handheld CAS calculators

"Using Dynamic Software
to teach CALCULUS"

09:00 COFFEE, welcome and set-up

09:30 WORKSHOP [1½ hrs]
TI Nspire - the calculator and the software
for effective teaching of the principles of Caculus topics using the latest CAS calculator from TI.

- led by MARLENE TORRES SKOUMAL
Vienna International School, Austria

11:00 Coffee

11:15 WORKSHOP [1½ hrs]
AUTOGRAPH 3
for teaching CALCULUS in 2D and 3D:
Dynamic Calculus using dynamic software. Topics will include: Differentiation, Integration, Differential Equations, and modelling for portfolios.

- led by MIKE WAKEFORD
Skagorak International School, Norway

12:45 Lunch

13:30 WORKSHOP [1½ hrs]

15:00 FURTHER PRACTICE
All three tutors availble for indiviual help

Delegates are therefore encouraged to bring a laptop.

This is NOT a requirement as we should have enough to share, etc.

European power sockets will be provided,
also demo versions of all the software in use

Note: Autograph 3 is Windows only, though works 100% on the latest MACs using Parallels.

DELEGATE FEE:
£130/€164/$255, including documentation, refreshments and lunch

You are encouraged to bring your own PC or MAC LAPTOP
- All delegates will receive a complimentary personal copy of the latest version of 'Autograph 3 '
- and the highly prasied TSM Resources CD: over 300Mb of files and tutorials in mathematical ICT.

This workshop is being arranged independently from the main ECIS November Conference at the Nice Acropolis which commences on Friday 21st Nov. If participants also wish to attend the regular conference, they must register separately with the ECIS Secretariat. See also the DRAFT PROGRAMME (pdf)

Apply in good time - places must be limited by the hands-on capacity

Further information and application forms available from:
DOUGLAS BUTLER, Director
iCT TRAINING CENTRE (Oundle School)
PO Box 46, Oundle, Peterborough PE8 4JX, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1832-273444 Fax: +44 (0)1832-273529
Email: circleline at argonet.co.uk (replace ' at ' with '@' - anti-spam)