This is the first Sunday I’ve been at my computer since my last Pick of Twitter, so there’s a bit of backdating going on here. Blogs and site links “Why teach?” posts from @mathsjem, @DrBennison and @Craigos87: Well worth a read, and reminded me to finish my own post along these lines! @mathsjem: Jo’s also continuing to post more resources for …
Pick of Twitter 16/08/15 Read More »
I wrote a post a while back about my philosophy on starters, so thought I’d supplement it with a post about great websites for no-fuss five-minute activities. Most of the starters on these sites require very little or no preparation, so can be used off the cuff. So, in no particular order, here are my top …
Top 5 for starters Read More »
Another quick post today as I am/will be busy preparing for part two of the wedding celebrations and again am/will be nowhere near a computer (I’m still struggling with tenses – see yesterday’s post!). I’m aware that there have been a few “thoughts and musings” posts lately, rather than anything particularly useful, but I’m happy …
You know those people that seem to post all the time on Twitter? I’ve discovered their secret – for me, it was a bit of a necessity if I’m going to manage the #summerblogchallenge, as I got married yesterday and currently have a houseful of people continuing the celebrations until at least Saturday**. It’s a handy little site …
How to bend space and time – Twuffer Read More »
I’ll admit to having to cheat a little bit on this challenge; this post is one of the few I had to write ahead of time and schedule to post later. I have a good excuse – I’m getting married today, and I imagine that, even though my fiance is very understanding about the amount …
Something old, something new… Read More »
It’s been a while since I last did a Pick of Twitter, which is personally quite annoying because it’s my only way of chronicling all the good stuff I see on there – I’m going to try and get back into the habit on Sundays from now on! @mjfenton: A lovely list of quotes from teachers explaining …
Pick of Twitter 26/07/15 Read More »
Just a quick post today with a few useful goodies for the new Maths GCSE – these are all links I’ve found useful in planning and resourcing our schemes of work. From the exam boards: DfE – Subject content and assessment objectives: Learning outcomes and content coverage for the new GCSE from the DfE. GCSE …
Planning for GCSE 2015 Read More »
Lots of brilliant stuff this fortnight! I’m adding all the fantastic lesson ideas and resources to the Resources by Topic index, but it’s a very slow process. I’m hoping to get all the pages done for September 2015. I particularly enjoyed this week’s #mathsTLP – I managed to miss the previous one as the bank holiday confused …
Pick of Twitter 09/05/15 and 16/05/15 Read More »
As I was away in London last weekend visiting a friend and completely not thinking about school, here’s a fortnight’s worth of Twitter picks! @Nat_Numeracy posted a great puzzle using Pythagoras’ theorem for those people who found Cheryl’s birthday too easy. @PardoeMary posted a link to Visual Patterns, a site with a huge amount of scope for use …
Pick of Twitter 02/05/15 Read More »
@missradders ~ Link to a blog post from Disappointed Idealist about the issues with SATs resits; a very thought-provoking piece from a parent/teacher. Given that a significant number of pupils get to secondary school in Year 7 with real confidence issues with maths, I can’t see that getting them to resit a standardised test is really going to …
Pick of Twitter 18/04/15 Read More »