Functions and real-world applications - Linear Patterns

Date: 3rd of March 2025

Time: 7pm

Location: Online via Zoom

On each night, Mr Math Weeney will showcase how you can bring functions and patterns into your classroom, using everyday items and pictures for inspiration.

The goal throughout is to grab the students attention and make it competitive and engaging to find the answers. Motivation among your students should increase greatly.

Learning Outcomes:

• Teachers will be able to use real-life applications of linear patterns to design creative, novel tasks for students.
• Teachers will be able to model the height of juggling balls using quadratic patterns.
• Teachers will develop an understanding of Geometric patterns and how to utilise novel problems that are applicable to student's lives.

Facilitator: Sean McWeeney

Mr Math Weeney is a Secondary School teacher of Maths and Applied Maths with 11 years’ experience in various settings, including 7 years in DEIS schools. Having learned through experience, and completing various Creativity-centred courses, he developed the PHATT Maths principle- If you can make a lesson Physical, Humorous, Active, Tech based and in Team, then you're sure to engage all learners. It's worth checking his videos from the Féilte teacher conference 2020 to find more information on this. Mr Math Weeney's goal is to increase a love of learning, with an improvement in results secondary. This year Mr Math Weeney is available for school visits, so check out @mrmathweeney for more details.

Please Note: A zoom registration link will be issued to your email address on the morning of the course. Please check your email and spam folder as you must register on zoom to attend.