Conference Programme

Thursday, 28th August, 2008


TIME


PROGRAM


VENUE

8:00 AM

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

E-Block entrance

9:30 AM

INAUGURAL FUNCTION

  • Lighting of the Lamp
  • Welcome Song
  • Introduction to the theme of the conference by Dr. Jonaki B. Ghosh, Incharge, Mathematics Lab & Technology Centre, Delhi Public School R.K. Puram
  • Keynote Address by Prof. Dinesh Singh, Director, South Campus, Delhi University
  • Address by Mr. Kyoden, Managing Director, Casio India
  • Address by Conference Chief Guest, Mr. Arun Kumar Rath, Secretary, School Education & Literacy, MHRD
  • Address by Mr. Ashok Chandra, Chairman, DPS Society
  • Vote of Thanks by Dr. Shayama Chona, Principal, Delhi Public School R.K. Puram

Audio-Visual Hall

10:30 AM

TEA

Open Air Theatre

11:00 AM

Mathematics and the School Child:
Creating Familiarity and Attachment

Plenary Talk by Prof. Dinesh Singh
Director, Mathematical Sciences Foundation, New Delhi

Audio-Visual Hall

12:00 noon

Can ICT Make a Difference in the Mathematics Classroom?

Plenary Talk by Mr. Douglas Butler
Director, ICT Training Centre, Oundle, UK

Audio-Visual Hall

1:30 PM

LUNCH

Girls' Hostel

2:00 PM

Team work in Learning Mathematics
Mathematical Software: Aid to Learning & Discovery

Plenary Session by Dr. Sanjeev Agrawal
Deputy Director, Mathematical Sciences Foundation
and
Dr. Amber Habib, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences Foundation

Audio-Visual Hall

3:00 PM

Visualizing and Exploring Mathematics Using Handheld Technology

Talk by Dr. Jonaki B Ghosh
Incharge, Mathematics Lab & Technology Centre, DPS R.K. Puram

Audio-Visual Hall

Friday, 29th August, 2008


TIME


PROGRAM


VENUE

9:00 AM

Experimantation and Discovery in Mathematics

Plenary Talk by Dr. Shailesh Shirali
Director, Community Math Centre, Rishi Valley School

Audio-Visual Hall

10:00 AM

Paper Presentations by Participants

Audio-Visual Hall

11:00 AM

TEA

Open Air Theatre

11:30 AM

Paper Presentations by Participants

Audio-Visual Hall

12:30 AM

Teaching Fractions to Middle School Children:
Some Failures, Successes, and Issues

Talk by Dr. Jayashree Subramanium, Ekalavya, Bhopal

Audio-Visual Hall

1:30 PM

LUNCH

Girls' Hostel

2:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Workshop Session I

Teaching Mathematics using Autograph
[parallel session]

By Mr. Douglas Butler
Director, ICT Training Centre, Oundle, UK

Mathematics Lab

2:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Workshop Session II

Visualizing and Exploring Mathematics Using Casio Teaching Tools:
fx-9860 Graphisc Calculator
[parallel session]

By Dr. Jonaki B. Ghosh
Incharge, Mathematics Lab & Technology Centre, DPS R.K. Puram

Mathematics Lab

3:45 PM

TEA

Outside
Audio-Visual Hall

Saturday, 30th August, 2008


TIME


PROGRAM


VENUE

9:00 AM

Teaching and Learining of Calculus

Plenary Talk by Prof. Inder K. Rana
Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Powai, Mumbai

Audio-Visual Hall

10:00 AM

Paper Presentations by Participants

Audio-Visual Hall

11:00 AM

TEA

Open Air Theatre

11:30 AM

Paper Presentations by Participants

Audio-Visual Hall

12:30 AM

Unraveling the Curriculum Through eLessons

Plenary Session by Dr. Sanjeev Agrawal
Deputy Director, Mathematical Sciences Foundation
and
Dr. Amber Habib, Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences Foundation

Audio-Visual Hall

1:30 PM

LUNCH

Girls' Hostel

2:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Workshop Session III

Teaching Mathematics using Geometer's Sketchpad
[parallel session]

By Ms. Sangeeta Gulati
Head, Mathematics Dept., Sanskriti School

Computer Lab

2:30 PM — 5:00 PM

Workshop Session IV

Some Interesting Activities For a Mathematics Laboratory
[parallel session]

By Dr. Jonaki B. Ghosh
Incharge, Mathematics Lab & Technology Centre, DPS R.K. Puram

Mathematics Lab

3:45 PM

TEA

Outside
Audio-Visual Hall

Sunday, 31st August, 2008


TIME


PROGRAM


VENUE

9:00 AM

Towards the Effective Use of Digital Technology in Mathematics Classrooms

Plenary Talk by Prof. Anna Isabel Sacristan
Dept. of Math. Education, Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, Mexico

Audio-Visual Hall

10:00 AM

Math Learning Disability:
Signs, Symptoms, and Classroom Strategies

Talk by Ms. Mrinalini Sinha
Pathways World School

Audio-Visual Hall

10:30 AM

HeyMath! - Innovative Digital Pedagogy for CBSE Maths

Talk by Mr. Harsh Rajan
Managing Director, HeyMath

Audio-Visual Hall

11:00 AM

TEA

Open Air Theatre

11:30 AM

Panel Discussion:
Issues Confronting the Mathematics Teacher

Audio-Visual Hall

12:30 AM

Valedictory Function

Audio-Visual Hall

1:30 PM

LUNCH

Girls' Hostel