Update! – Maths Counts 2016 took place at UCD, Belfield on April 22nd / 23rd 2016. Teachers from across Ireland, who participated in Reflections on Practice showcased their work. Find out more on our Maths Counts 2016 page.
The Project Maths Development Team will continue working on Reflections on Practice throughout 2015/2016 in education centres nationwide. Reflections on practice is a teacher-centred professional development initiative which brings maths teachers together to discuss their students’ learning and to design effective maths lessons. Reflections on Practice is open to all teachers of maths and is supported by The Department Of Education and Skills and The Maths Inspectorate.
This is the second year in which Reflections On Practice will be offered to all maths teachers. Last year 150 teachers, spanning 40 schools took part in the initiative. 
Over the course of the school year, teachers got the chance to work both collaboratively within school and across schools as part of the lesson design process. Their work culminated in a national conference – Maths Counts 2015 – at which participating teachers shared their experience with fellow maths teachers from around the country. You can download all the lessons developed by participating teachers and watch a number of interesting presentations from Maths Counts 2015 here.
Feedback was overwhelmingly positive from teachers who participated in Reflections on Practice and attended Maths Counts 2015. What did teachers think about Reflections on Practice?
“Great opportunity to examine students’ understanding”
“Ideal for school self-evaluation”
“I would love to see more of this for maths teachers”
If you would like to find out more about Reflections on Practice for the current school year you can contact the Project Maths administrator at 01 857 6400 or [email protected].
Here are the venues, dates and times for all the first meetings for Reflections on Practice 2015-2016.
| Venue | Date | Time | Facilitator |
| Athlone Education Centre | November 12th | 19:00 | Maria Smyth |
| Blackrock Education Centre | November 10th | 19:00 | Emer Brady |
| Carrick on Shannon Education Centre | November 19th | 19:00 | Lynn Anderson |
| Cork Education Centre | November 3rd | 19:00 | Enda Donnelly |
| Drumcondra Education Centre | November 3rd | 19:00 | Denise Carroll |
| Dublin West Education Centre | November 16th | 19:00 | Gemma Faye |
| Ennis Education Centre | November 5th | 19:00 | Peggy Lynch |
| Galway Education Centre | November 12th | 19:00 | Anne Brosnan |
| Kildare Education Centre | November 12th | 19:00 | Emer Brady |
| Kilkenny Education Centre | November 5th | 19:00 | Iris Graham |
| Laois Education Centre | November 4th | 19:00 | Denise Carroll |
| Mayo Education Centre | November 4th | 19:00 | Lynn Anderson |
| Monaghan Education Centre | November 11th | 19:00 | Anne Marie Kirk |
| Navan Education Centre | November 5th | 19:00 | Leah Di Lucia |
| Tralee Education Centre | November 12th | 19:00 | Aidan Roche |
| Waterford Teacher Centre | November 9th | 19:00 | Iris Graham |
| West Cork Education Centre | November 12th | 19:00 | Enda Donnelly |
| Wexford Education Centre | November 4th | 19:00 | Shane Flanagan |
| Gallagher’s Hotel, Letterkenny. | November 10th | 20:30 | Kieran Sweeney |