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The Ernest Duncan Award for Teaching Mathematics

The New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers is pleased to call for applications for this award, in accordance with the Trust Deed. The awards are of monetary value and available to teachers at any New Zealand school within the meaning of the Education Act. The awards are made in recognition of an individual’s outstanding contribution to the classroom teaching of mathematics. The general (but not exclusive) criteria for selection are:

A -  an effective sequence or resource for teaching mathematics in primary or secondary school classes;

B -  a device for teaching some aspects of mathematics;

C -   a television, video, audio-visual or other communication programme on or for teaching mathematics;

D -  a paper proposing or examining a method of teaching mathematics.

Teachers are encouraged to apply by requesting a form from NZAMT secretary, Francis Leslie-Ellis.  Applicants must indicate their contribution to the classroom teaching for mathematics and provide evidence of fulfilling the criteria. All nominations and applications must be with NZAMT by Friday September 27th 2013.

Note: Resource material may be displayed at the NZAMT Conference.

The Award is advertised nationally with entries being judged by a subcommittee of the NZAMT National Executive. The amount awarded to prize-winners varies as to the quality of the work; however awards in excess of $1000 are not uncommon.


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Applicants must indicate their contribution to the classroom teaching for mathematics and provide evidence of fulfilling the criteria. All nominations and applications must be with NZAMT by Friday October 4th 2013.

Note: Resource material may be displayed at the NZAMT Conference.

The Award is advertised nationally with entries being judged by a subcommittee of the NZAMT National Executive. The amount awarded to prize-winners varies as to the quality of the work; however awards in excess of $1000 are not uncommon.



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NZAMT
Box 26-582
Epsom
Auckland
fax (09) 816 9422


Note: Resource material may be displayed at NZAMT Conferences.

Previous Recipients

1986

Anne Willmann

 

For developing a set of resources for Form 5 Alternative students

1988

Anne Willmann

 

For developing a set of multimedia resources for mathematics teachers

1993

John Dunbier

 

For his Geoflex “Sticky Blocks” – plastic polygons which can be joined together to make polyhedra.

Tony Burnett

 

For his series of worksheets providing enrichment for brighter students.

Michael Brockway

For his series of interactive computer programs.

1994

Diane Leggett

 

For her series of booklets “Guidelines for Better Learning in Mathematics”

Brian Lynn

 

For his design of a Form 6 maths programme based on ABA.

Thomas Sidebotham

For his “estimation Challenge” – a resource for teaching estimation in schools.

Anne Saunders

For her set of teaching resources for involving reluctant students in learning Mathematics.

1995

Rhona Lever

For her development of graphic calculator activities

Greg Bate

For his development of graphic calculator activities

Charles Hunter and Raymond Vogt

For their development of mathematics videos

 

Caroline Boot

For her research project “the effect of using context”

Gus Hubbard

For his production of Beanz resources

1996

Tom Sidebotham

 

1997

Shona Bain

For her production of resources for levels 3 and level 4.

1998

Ro Bairstow

For his development of a website with a Form 5 focus

Trish Kidd

 

For her development of starter ideas for classes (secondary)

Susan Averill

For her development of a topic based approach scheme for levels 1 and 2. (primary)

1999

Bronwen Thomas

 

 

 

 

For her co-authoring role in producing the resource “Teaching Problem solving in Mathematics: Year 1-8”

and for her delivery of professional development workshops on Problem solving and related teaching approaches.

Grant Heppleston

 

For the development and production of a resource: Numeracy Lunacy.

Allan Cant

For the development of a resource: the “Introductory Casio Calculator Use Workbooks”

2000

 Linda Boubee-Hill

 

 

 

For the development of a series of tasks assessing students in Years 9-11 against the Mathematics Processes strand of the New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum.

For the development of a system incorporating a

Gus Hubbard

 

 

 

 

constructivist problem solving approach, establishing the relation between multiplication and division which can be extended from the basic facts to larger numbers for teaching basic and multiplication facts.

For the development of a set of resources using learning

Anne Willmann

 

style principles to present Year 7 and 8 students with a variety of problem solving activities and other activities to develop numeracy skills.

2001

No awards made

 

2002

Lindsay Williams

 

For the development of a range of worksheets for use as black line masters

Liz Siber

 

For the development of resources for students with special learning needs form year 9 – 13

John Dunbier

For the production of concept map templates

Vilmos Kiraly

For producing a device for finding area of circle

Evelyn Knight

For developing resources for using learning through language

2003

Ben Mason

 

For the production of a compass based on a beam principle with a sliding scriber

Jack Linklater

For the production of tactile and kinaesthetic equipment to help promote understanding in mathematics

2004

Ali McQueen

 

For the development of an Alternative Mathematics Programme

John Dunbier

For the development of games for maths week, and for the production of Möbius zips as an introduction to topology

2005

Deborah Baker

 

For her production of homework resources using class server

Louise Addison

For her production of Thinking Skills CD

2006

Derek Glover

For powepoint resources to assist with teaching number knowledge

2007

Vicky Walker

 

For an indexed source of websites for teaching with a data projector

Naomi Jonas

For production of resources for Literacy in Mathematics

2008

Ro Bairstow

For an online bridging course for year 12 students

Joel Dodd

 

For an integrated website to support distance learning in Taranaki

David Green

For a set of contextual video clips of year 12 problems

Vladimir Miskovic

For a set of algebra resources at curriculum levels 5 – 8

2009

Max Riley

For the development of an interactive website

2010

David Amrein

For the development of resources for Geogebra

Vladimir Miskovic 

For the development of spreadsheets resources to support Calculus teaching

Amy Cornelison

For the development of powerpoints to introduce integers and to play the stockmarket game