Ernest Duncan
Information about the Award, Recipients of the Award, Resources created by the recipients
The New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers (NZAMT) 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:
an effective sequence or resource for teaching mathematics in primary or secondary school classes;
a device for teaching some aspects of mathematics
a television, video, audio-visual or other communication programme on or for teaching mathematics;
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.
Contact:
The Secretary
NZAMT
Box 26-582
Epsom
Auckland
secretary@nzamt.org.nz
2024 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Brad Bridges
David Amrein
Ben Chambers
Liz Sneddon
2023 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
2022 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Ranee Prasad
Naomi Jonas
Vladamir Miskovich
2021 Ernest Duncan Award: No awards given
2020 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Subash Chander K
Cherell Wilson
Peter Wetherall
2019 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Ro Bairstrow
Melvin Dinn
Murray Hamilton
Lee Mann
Nicky Pearce
Marius Sandu
Creation of STEAM lessons and live streaming to China (link 1, link 2)
Thesis on Mathematics anxiety in secondary school female students and Unpacking
Mathematics anxiety in year 9 students
An alternative to IKAN to assess student’s numeracy knowledge
2018 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Anzar Chida
Kenneth Clarkson
Yvonne Culling
Vladimir Miskovic
Becky O’Gram
Jamie Sneddon
Website designed to supplement Yr 12/13 Statistics
Digital activities for teaching maths (Desmos)
(link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5, link 6, link 7, link 8, link 9, link 10)
A maths one stop website for Primary teachers
Geometric proofs, yr 10 algebra, solving (non) linear eqs
Youtube channel online channel for High School Mathematics
Webpages for Networks/Inference and Systems of Equations (link 1, link 2, link 3)
2017 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Deirdre Cooper
Graeme Holden
Frederic Jaccard
Anantika Sanchal
Elizabeth Sneddon
Report on the teaching of Mathematics in the first year of Primary Schooling - Increasing Curiosity
Creator of www.mathscentre.co.nz
Research Paper on the use of rich tasks in the mathematics classroom
Thesis: Students attitudes towards learning mathematics - impact of teaching in a sporting context
Creating videos and workbooks for Year 11, 12 and 13, mostly in statistics
2016 Ernest Duncan Award Winners
Subash Chandar K
Anzar Chida
Kathryn O’Reilly-Dodd
Jake Wills
Youtube clips on L1 Algebra and L3 Calculus
Resources for teaching Yr 9/10 (itunesU)
Research Paper - “Mathematically speaking: Using mathematics-specific language to improve students mathematical ability”
Maths NZ/NZ Grapher and additions to website