5 Maths Gems #102

Welcome to my 102^nd gems post. This is where I portion roughly of the latest news, ideas together with resources for maths teachers.

1. Grade Boundaries together with Exam Dates
You mightiness cause got already seen Jonathan Hall's (@StudyMaths) GCSE flat boundaries page. I detect this page surprisingly useful! He has straight off updated it with the Nov 2018 flat boundaries.

Also, don't forget nearly the Exam Countdown page which is actually useful for speedily checking examination dates.

2. Algebra Resources
Thanks to Sarah Carter (@mathequalslove) for sharing a laid of free algebra resources from Region xviii ESC (@Region18ESC). Examples include:

• probability scavenger hunt
• proportional relationships true/false card sort
• graphical inequalities card sort
• solving linear equations amount it up
• domain together with make dominoes
• solving equations stacking pyramid

3. Core Maths Links
Catherine van Saarloos (@CoreMathsCat) has created a regularly updated list of links for Core Maths teachers. I know that many Core Maths teachers combat with the lack of teaching resources together with the time it takes to gear upwardly lessons, then hopefully this volition live helpful.

4. Joint Maths/Science CPD
For years I cause got been pregnant to practise a CPD session relating to the crossover topics inwards maths together with science. Thankfully Teresa Robinson (Five for Five', a teaching thought that industrial plant actually good with students who lack confidence inwards maths. I was likewise interviewed for the Cambridge Maths blog: Seven Questions with Jo Morgan.

I added a novel page to my blog: 'Online Historical Maths Textbooks' which lists links to costless online maths textbooks from the 16th century to the 20th century. It mightiness live helpful for researchers, or for people similar me who only cause got an involvement inwards the history of maths education. In addition, I added a pose out of novel events to my conferences page where you lot tin run into upcoming maths didactics events inwards the UK. Both pages tin live accessed at whatever fourth dimension from the 'Extras' card on the correct manus side of my weblog (if you're viewing on a mobile, you lot cause got to scroll downwards together with select 'View spider web version' to run into this menu).

Did you lot listen the reckoner news? The Casio fx-83GT together with fx-85GT (currently used past times the vast bulk of secondary maths pupils) cause got been discontinued. They'll exclusively live inwards shops piece stocks last. So if i of your electrical current Year 11s loses their reckoner earlier this year's GCSE exams you lot can't guarantee they'll acquire an identical replacement. The calculators you'll likely live telling all your incoming Year 7s to purchase inwards September are the Casio fx-83GTX together with fx-85GTX, which await similar the H5N1 flat Classwiz but cause got less functionality. These aren't all the same available on the high street but volition live soon. As always, Adam Creen's blog is the house to become for reckoner availability together with pricing.

Last week  I did a duo of Twitter polls on hours of maths lesson. In illustration you lot were wondering how your schoolhouse compares to others, hither are the results:

I am delighted to portion the tidings that from July 2019 I volition live Assistant Principal at Harris Academy Sutton. I am then excited nearly working at such an incredible school. This scientific discipline specialist schoolhouse is component subdivision of the London Cancer Hub (sharing a site with the Institute of Cancer Research together with the Royal Marsden Hospital) together with is moving to an amazing novel edifice inwards September. The schoolhouse volition exclusively cause got Year 7 together with 8 adjacent year, which presents a wonderful chance for a instructor looking to prepare their pedagogy without all the examination pressure level that comes with Year 11. We volition practise proper maths teaching, inwards depth, together with our pocket-sized squad volition live totally teaching together with learning focused. I can't wait. We are currently recruiting for both maths teachers together with a Director of Maths. Please come upwardly together with bring together my team! Email me (resourceaholic@gmail.com) or DM me on Twitter to discuss.

I did iii presentations final calendar week - I spoke to Harris NQTs nearly methods, I presented on Large Data Set at the London H5N1 flat Pedagogy Maths Hub piece of occupation group, together with I did my Indices inwards Depth session at the London MA/ATM Branch with my Twitter buddy Ed Southall. I'll live presenting at a pose out of conferences over the adjacent few months - if you're at one, delight practise come upwardly together with state hello.

Have you lot booked your ticket to #mathsconf18 yet? It's inwards Bristol on ninth March together with it's guaranteed to live a non bad day. I'm presenting on unit of measurement conversions, which sounds actually irksome but I hope it volition live worth coming along. Trust me!

I'll locomote out you lot with this non bad tweet from @kyledevans. Have a lovely week!

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— Kyle D Evans (@kyledevans) 9 Jan 2019