MathsConf30
I attended MathsConf30 in Manchester this weekend, organised by Complete Maths/La Salle Education. MathsConfs are a fantastic day out and always really reinvigorating, and this one didn’t disappoint.
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Top 5 for public domain images
While the Internet is possibly the best thing that’s happened to teaching and education in the last thirty years (think TES resources, Twitter, independent sites, quick communication channels), it also comes with a minefield of copyright issues. A couple of weeks before I left my last job, an email went round to all staff reminding …
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Math like an Egyptian – five things I’ve learned about Egyptian fractions
(You’re going to have to let me off for using the word “math” in the blog title – “maths” just does not work as a verb). So this month I’m participating in Bloguary over at Staffrm, which as far as I can fathom involves blogging for 29 minutes a day for each of the 29 days …
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Pick of Twitter 11/10/15
Blogs ‘Practice Math Like a Baby’ from @benorlin – this has to be one of the best examinations of repeated practice I’ve read recently. ‘A Strange Step-by-Step Solution’ from @DrBennison, featuring this slightly suspect resource. Resources A lovely interactive resource for writing and understanding formulae, which I’m looking forward to using with my other Year 10 class later this week …
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Pick of Twitter 04/10/15
Blogs #mathsconf5 blogs from @MathsPadJames, @mathsjem, @PhilMcBride73, @WorkEdgeChaos and @EmathsUK. ‘Is Sh****ai Still a Dirty Word’ from @Craigos87. ‘Maths Mindsets: My Year 10s’ from @headguruteacher. Resources Fluency, reasoning and problem-solving assessments from @HelenHindle1. Prime number pictures from one of my #mathsconf5 speed-dates, @TheNerdLP. Other awesome stuff
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Pick of Twitter 20/09/15
Blogs “Stretching Practice” from @mathsjem ~ Jo linked this last week in response to a #mathsTLP question about practice problems for high attainers – there’s lots of great stuff here I’ll be checking out to stretch my Y10 group this year. “An apology from the DfE” from @MichaelT1979 via @Sue_Cowley ~ This really made me appreciate just how tough …
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Pick of Twitter 13/09/15
Blogs “New GCSE (9-1) topics by grade” (@Just_Maths) ~ Why trying to sort new GCSE topics by grade is a pointless endeavour; a must-read for the new year. “My Classroom” (@solvemymaths) ~ Great ideas to start the year; I’m going to have a play with the ideas for extension activities and have a think about creating my …
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My classroom (after)
After blogging about the state of my classroom last week, I spent a bit of time during our training day on Monday putting up some new displays along one wall. It’s now looking much nicer, and wall number two is coming on nicely. Display bundle (from @c0mplexnumber via TES), including the “Change your words” display. Propaganda poster campaign (from @mr_g_walton …
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Pick of Twitter 06/09/15
Blog posts “Instagram” (@JemmaPDuck) ~ If Facebook’s not enough for you, how about conquering the next bastion of social media? This blog post looks at interesting ways to use Instagram in the classroom. “Twitter Chats” (@DrBennison) ~ A pretty comprehensive guide to Twitter chats and how to get involved if you’re a Twitter newbie. “Ban the Future” (@Sue_Cowley) …
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Useful tools for website developers
I’ve had my website in some form for about three years now; I created my original site using Weebly as my knowledge of HTML was (and still is) fairly limited, and I was more interested in quick functionality than building everything from scratch. As I’ve gone along, I’ve found loads of places with useful information …
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