Jo Boaler – Conference 2024
Our Annual conference will take place on Saturday November 23rd, in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise, Co Laois. Our keynote speaker at this event will be Professor Jo Boaler, of Stanford University. She will be joined by youcubed co-founder Cathy Williams.
While we are still finalising our workshops and presenters, we already have an amazing variety of speakers and topics confirmed. These include Helen Keenan on Differentiation in mixed-ability 1st year class and Aedamar O’Donnell on the use of OneNote and Touchscreen Technology; also, the Society of Actuaries will explore gender differences in state examination results, Oide will provide seminars on Mathagon, Desmos/Geogebra, Retrieval Practice and Geometry, while Shannon Ahern will present on the use of AI in Maths class and Diarmaid Hyland will present on Lesson Study.
We are adding new topics and speakers all the time, so follow us on social media for more details and check out our website from time to time.
The conference will take place in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise which is now fully booked out on the Friday night. We have secured a number of rooms in the Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise for the Friday night (2.6 km from Conference venue). Guests to quote “Irish Maths Teachers Association” Code IMTA221124. Bedrooms will be released on 30th September so get in quick!
BEDROOM RATES
• Single bedroom @ €159.00 bed & breakfast for the room
• Twin bedroom @ €189.00 bed & breakfast for the room
The total cost of the conference, including lunch is €20.
