Hampshire has a long history of supporting the use of ICT in mathematics and related subjects. These have included small scale but influential projects carried out under the auspices of NCET (Becta), TTA (TDA) and more recently QCA.

Since 1993 these have included:

•  NCET `pilot portables project’ involving 3 Hampshire schools – disseminated at the
   ICTMT 95 conference at Napier University, and in the NFER evaluation report.
  
  
•  DfES CITS group `Data-capture and modelling in maths and science’ in 4 schools
   (pub by NCET/Becta: vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/uploads/application/datacapture-16796.pdf).
  
  
•  TTA `special project’ using hand-hand technology in maths, science and D&T in
   3 secondary and 1 junior school.
  
  
•  QCA curriculum project using dynamic geometry software as a bridge between
   algebra and geometry in 4 schools – disseminated at ICME-10, 2004 Denmark.

A number of Hampshire maths departments were selected in 2004 by the DfES to illustrate good practice in ICT as part of their support materials for KS 3 & 4 “Embedding ICT @ Secondary”, also by TTA in 1999 for the Needs Identification videos for the NOF-funded training, and last year by Teachers’ TV.

A range of ICT tools have been used including portable & wireless technologies, tablet PCs, IWBs, digital cameras/recorders, data capture hardware and software - for example, to support collaborative work between PE, science and mathematics to facilitate analysis and mathematical modelling. The project seeks to increase and extend the use of these and other ICT tools, especially the use of software that can create and manipulate 3D images, working with colleagues from D&T, Art & Design and ICT. Visualisation and modelling in 3D is fundamental to a wide variety of disciplines - and to science, technology, engineering and mathematics in particular. More work in 3D and better use of ICT were two of the key recommendations in the 2001 Royal Society/JMC report on “Teaching and Learning Geometry 11-19”. (www.royalsoc.ac.uk/document.asp?id=1420)  There is scope also to link the project’s work with new developments in D&T, science and maths being undertaken by the Design and Technology Association (DATA), the Association for Science Education (ASE) and the Mathematical Association (MA) as part of the extension of the DfES `CAD/CAM in Schools’ project: www.cadinschools.org.

Aims of The Project

To improve pupils’ motivation, engagement and standards, and to achieve greater curriculum coherence in maths, science, DT and related subjects. by exploiting the opportunities that exists for collaborative approaches to teaching and learning making innovative use of a range of ICT tools.

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