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) ~ A short but amusing blog about the tide of technology, which gets bonus points for reminding me that computer mice used to have balls!
• “Back to School”  (@headguruteacher) ~ Great blog post about back-to-school priorities.
• “Changes to primary curriculum” (@MichaelT1979) ~ A guide for secondary teachers about the changes to the primary curriculum.
• “New classroom displays” (@AccessMaths via @MathsEcho) ~ If your classroom’s looking a bit bare, check out these ideas. I pinched a few for my classroom this year.

Resources

• OCR GCSE support materials (via @mathsjem) ~ In response to my #mathsTLP question about baseline assessments for Year 10, Jo linked to OCR’s GCSE resources, which include 44 Topic Check-In tests (at the bottom of the page) – while not quite what I was looking for as a baseline, these look invaluable for use throughout the course.
• Calculator/non-calculator baseline assessments(@MrMattock) ~ Also in response to my #mathsTLP question, Peter linked these assessments based on the Edexcel original baselines.
• Integration by a flowchart (@DrBennison) ~ A great flowchart showing all integration methods and model of a sensible thought process for solving integration problems.
• “Would you rather” warm-up questions (via @tessmaths) ~ Some silly but engaging “would you rather” questions; could work for getting pupils involved and engaged in class discussions early on in the year.
• “100 Challenge” (@ilovemathsgames) ~ Multipurpose display/starter activity and a simple solution to literacy in the maths classroom.
• Play with your Math (via @Craigos87) ~ A superb site with lots of rich problems encouraging pupils to get enthusiastic and “play with” their maths; there’s a new problem every two weeks.

Other awesome stuff

#Back to school – Wise words from @johntomsett Especially like the last one. pic.twitter.com/coak86jK7o

— Stephen Charleston (@nohandsup) August 31, 2015

#growthmindset pic.twitter.com/MEujCg1Fcz

— ivyssmathcoach (@ivyssmathcoach) August 25, 2015

Love maths puzzles? Try today's Conundrum from http://t.co/5PihVsjLRu pic.twitter.com/oIcu7j0XIU

— Corbettmaths (@Corbettmaths) September 2, 2015