Friday, August 16, 2019

5 Maths Gems #51

Welcome to my 51st gems post. This is where I portion 5 pedagogy ideas I've seen on Twitter.

1. Exam Tips
The lovely Julia Smith (@tessmaths) plant difficult to back upward maths teachers inward Further Education as well as heighten awareness of the challenges they face. Since September 2015 she has been tweeting tips for GCSE resitters using the hashtag #gcseresit. She has at i time published those tips here. Do accept a hold back - they're non simply for resitters!

Top Tip 38 suggests "making revision bags for one-half terms, Christmas as well as Easter breaks - these are similar political party bags (only better) - containing sweets, examine papers as well as theme tests". I read a similar thought inward John Corbett's (Revision: Christmas Presents'. At Christmas he seat a alternative of Corbettmaths Practice Questions in envelopes along with a pen, pencil, a pocket-size pocketbook of sweets, a few chocolate coins as well as a revision schedule. His schoolhouse posted these packages to his students at dwelling family during the holidays. Not solely did John's students consummate revision that they otherwise would non own got done, but they were also actually chuffed as well as to a greater extent than engaged inward maths revision at schoolhouse equally a lawsuit of John's thoughtful gesture. This lovely thought would run good at Easter too.
2. Fun amongst Primes
Christian Lawson-Perfect (@christianp) has created a fun game isthisprime.com/gameMaths teachers beware - this is addictive!
3. Fraction Talks
Fractiontalks.com is an first-class website curated yesteryear Nat Banting. It provides lots of lovely fraction problems, similar the examples below, along amongst suggestions equally to how you lot tin dismiss help educate students' reasoning skills.
Follow @FractionTalks for updates.

4. Orangier
Don Steward has been producing loads of fantastic resources lately. I especially similar the labor 'orangier' for the evolution of proportional reasoning. Students are given diverse combinations of orangish crush as well as H2O as well as they own got to hit upward one's hear which ratios laissez passer on an orangier mixture.
5. Pi Day
It's Pi Day side yesteryear side week. I know some people don't similar Pi Day because inward the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland nosotros don't write dates inward the format mmddyy, but it's squeamish to run across many schools seizing the chance to larn students talking nearly maths.
All countries that purpose the mmddyy
appointment format - from @amazinmaps

Clarissa Grandi (@c0mplexnumber) has created a lovely resource that you lot tin dismiss purpose inward the classroom fifty-fifty if your schoolhouse isn't organising whatsoever school-wide activities: 'Do aliens know nearly Pi too?'. I similar the crop circles featured here, they're actually interesting.
I featured to a greater extent than Pi Day ideas in Revision: Christmas Presents'. At Christmas he seat a alternative of Corbettmaths Practice Questions in envelopes along with a pen, pencil, a pocket-size pocketbook of sweets, a few chocolate coins as well as a revision schedule. His schoolhouse posted these packages to his students at dwelling family during the holidays. Not solely did John's students consummate revision that they otherwise would non own got done, but they were also actually chuffed as well as to a greater extent than engaged inward maths revision at schoolhouse equally a lawsuit of John's thoughtful gesture. This lovely thought would run good at Easter too.
2. Fun amongst Primes
Christian Lawson-Perfect (@christianp) has created a fun game isthisprime.com/gameMaths teachers beware - this is addictive!
3. Fraction Talks
Fractiontalks.com is an first-class website curated yesteryear Nat Banting. It provides lots of lovely fraction problems, similar the examples below, along amongst suggestions equally to how you lot tin dismiss help educate students' reasoning skills.
Follow @FractionTalks for updates.

4. Orangier
Don Steward has been producing loads of fantastic resources lately. I especially similar the labor 'Gems 26 last year.

Update
Here are a few things that you lot mightiness live interested in:
  • The FMSP's listing of upcoming Changes to AS/A marking Mathematics
  • Big Ideas inward Primary Mathematics (draft) by Mike Askew - cheers to Simon Gregg for sharing this.
  • Craig Barton's podcast amongst Charlie Stripp of the NCETM as well as MEI.
  • My Revision: Christmas Presents'. At Christmas he seat a alternative of Corbettmaths Practice Questions in envelopes along with a pen, pencil, a pocket-size pocketbook of sweets, a few chocolate coins as well as a revision schedule. His schoolhouse posted these packages to his students at dwelling family during the holidays. Not solely did John's students consummate revision that they otherwise would non own got done, but they were also actually chuffed as well as to a greater extent than engaged inward maths revision at schoolhouse equally a lawsuit of John's thoughtful gesture. This lovely thought would run good at Easter too.
    2. Fun amongst Primes
    Christian Lawson-Perfect (@christianp) has created a fun game isthisprime.com/gameMaths teachers beware - this is addictive!
    3. Fraction Talks
    Fractiontalks.com is an first-class website curated yesteryear Nat Banting. It provides lots of lovely fraction problems, similar the examples below, along amongst suggestions equally to how you lot tin dismiss help educate students' reasoning skills.
    Follow @FractionTalks for updates.

    4. Orangier
    Don Steward has been producing loads of fantastic resources lately. I especially similar the labor 'post nearly the gaps inward my noesis of main schoolhouse mathematics - there's been lots of interesting comments on this post.
  • My Revision: Christmas Presents'. At Christmas he seat a alternative of Corbettmaths Practice Questions in envelopes along with a pen, pencil, a pocket-size pocketbook of sweets, a few chocolate coins as well as a revision schedule. His schoolhouse posted these packages to his students at dwelling family during the holidays. Not solely did John's students consummate revision that they otherwise would non own got done, but they were also actually chuffed as well as to a greater extent than engaged inward maths revision at schoolhouse equally a lawsuit of John's thoughtful gesture. This lovely thought would run good at Easter too.
    2. Fun amongst Primes
    Christian Lawson-Perfect (@christianp) has created a fun game isthisprime.com/gameMaths teachers beware - this is addictive!
    3. Fraction Talks
    Fractiontalks.com is an first-class website curated yesteryear Nat Banting. It provides lots of lovely fraction problems, similar the examples below, along amongst suggestions equally to how you lot tin dismiss help educate students' reasoning skills.
    Follow @FractionTalks for updates.

    4. Orangier
    Don Steward has been producing loads of fantastic resources lately. I especially similar the labor 'post nearly #mathsconf6. Booking for the side yesteryear side conference is at i time opened upward - it's on Sat 25th June inward Leeds.

I own got a yoke of novel posts inward draft, i nearly Year 10 assessment as well as the other nearly 'bad' resources, as well as then sentry this space.

I'm hosting #mathscpdchat at 7pm on Tuesday 15th March - we'll live talking about how our students purpose their exercise books. Please bring together in.

I latterly featured inward a totaljobs.com article 'Insights into teaching' that you lot mightiness enjoy.
I'll travel out you lot amongst this lovely activity 'Fold as well as Punch' that was shared yesteryear Mike Lawler (@mikeandallie).