The Ernest Duncan Award for Teaching Mathematics
Ernest Duncan Background
Ernest Duncan was a former School Inspector of Mathematics and made a significant contribution to the introduction of the new Mathematics Curriculum in New Zealand in 1960. He wrote text books that were extensively used in New Zealand primary schools and which were also published in America. He settled in Bernardsville, New Jersey and in 1982 set aside a Trust fund for the purpose of an annual award to "excellent teachers of Mathematics".
The former Department of Education used to administer the proceeds of the Trust Fund. Annually the Curriculum Officer of Mathematics used to run a "competition" whereby teachers submitted examples of their work which were judged and ranked by a committee. The best entries received a share of the Trust income. While the award "competition" was advertised nationally through the gazette, it received very few entries - often from the same people year after year.
With the restructuring of educational administration in New Zealand it was felt that this activity was inappropriate for the Ministry of Education and it was felt that a national organisation closer to teachers may be able to organise a more satisfactory way of identifying worthy recipients of the annual award. NZAMT have undertaken the running of the award since 1993 as per the deed drawn up with the Ernest Duncan Trust.
The award is advertised in the Education Gazette and the entries are judged by a subcommittee of the NZAMT National Executive. The amount of the award for prize winners varies as to the quality of the work.
NZAMT welcomes the opportunity to recognise and reward excellence in mathematics teaching through this award. NZAMT has set up the structure to administer the Award but it is now up to those involved in mathematics throughout New Zealand to enter. The success of the Ernest Duncan Award is dependent on mathematics teachers, educators and advisors putting forward their ideas and/or encouraging others to do the same.
The awards are of monetary value and available to teachers employed in any NZ school at the time of application.
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.
Applicants must indicate their contribution to the classroom teaching for mathematics and provide evidence of fulfilling the criteria. Applications close 26 September.
Application forms here, and applications to,
The Secretary
NZAMT
Box 26-582
Epsom
Auckland
fax (09) 816 9422
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Note: Resource material may be displayed at NZAMT Conferences.
Previous Recipients
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1986 |
Anne Willmann
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For developing a set of resources for Form 5 Alternative students |
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1988 |
Anne Willmann
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For developing a set of multimedia resources for mathematics teachers |
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1993 |
John Dunbier
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For his Geoflex “Sticky Blocks” – plastic polygons which can be joined together to make polyhedra. |
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Tony Burnett
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For his series of worksheets providing enrichment for brighter students. |
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Michael Brockway |
For his series of interactive computer programs. |
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1994 |
Diane Leggett
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For her series of booklets “Guidelines for Better Learning in Mathematics” |
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Brian Lynn
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For his design of a Form 6 maths programme based on ABA. |
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Thomas Sidebotham |
For his “estimation Challenge” – a resource for teaching estimation in schools. |
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Anne Saunders |
For her set of teaching resources for involving reluctant students in learning Mathematics. |
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1995 |
Rhona Lever |
For her development of graphic calculator activities |
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Greg Bate |
For his development of graphic calculator activities |
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Charles Hunter and Raymond Vogt |
For their development of mathematics videos
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Caroline Boot |
For her research project “the effect of using context” |
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Gus Hubbard |
For his production of Beanz resources |
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1996 |
Tom Sidebotham |
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1997 |
Shona Bain |
For her production of resources for levels 3 and level 4. |
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1998 |
Ro Bairstow |
For his development of a website with a Form 5 focus |
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Trish Kidd
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For her development of starter ideas for classes (secondary) |
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Susan Averill |
For her development of a topic based approach scheme for levels 1 and 2. (primary) |
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1999 |
Bronwen Thomas
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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. |
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Grant Heppleston
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For the development and production of a resource: Numeracy Lunacy. |
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Allan Cant |
For the development of a resource: the “Introductory Casio Calculator Use Workbooks” |
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2000 |
Linda Boubee-Hill
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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 |
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Gus Hubbard
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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 |
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Anne Willmann
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style principles to present Year 7 and 8 students with a variety of problem solving activities and other activities to develop numeracy skills. |
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2001 |
No awards made |
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2002 |
Lindsay Williams
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For the development of a range of worksheets for use as black line masters |
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Liz Siber
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For the development of resources for students with special learning needs form year 9 – 13 |
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John Dunbier |
For the production of concept map templates |
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Vilmos Kiraly |
For producing a device for finding area of circle |
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Evelyn Knight |
For developing resources for using learning through language |
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2003 |
Ben Mason
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For the production of a compass based on a beam principle with a sliding scriber |
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Jack Linklater |
For the production of tactile and kinaesthetic equipment to help promote understanding in mathematics |
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2004 |
Ali McQueen
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For the development of an Alternative Mathematics Programme |
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John Dunbier |
For the development of games for maths week, and for the production of Möbius zips as an introduction to topology |
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2005 |
Deborah Baker
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For her production of homework resources using class server |
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Louise Addison |
For her production of Thinking Skills CD |
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2006 |
Derek Glover |
For powepoint resources to assist with teaching number knowledge |
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2007 |
Vicky Walker
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For an indexed source of websites for teaching with a data projector |
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Naomi Jonas |
For production of resources for Literacy in Mathematics |
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2008 |
Ro Bairstow |
For an online bridging course for year 12 students |
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Joel Dodd
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For an integrated website to support distance learning in Taranaki |
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David Green |
For a set of contextual video clips of year 12 problems |
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Vladimir Miskovic |
For a set of algebra resources at curriculum levels 5 – 8 |
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2009 |
Max Riley |
For the development of an interactive website |
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2010 |
David Amrein |
For the development of resources for Geogebra |
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Vladimir Miskovic |
For the development of spreadsheets resources to support Calculus teaching |
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Amy Cornelison |
For the development of powerpoints to introduce integers and to play the stockmarket game |
