Well the summertime holidays are good as well as really over. Many teachers, especially those who are relatively novel to teaching, volition pass this weekend making lists, planning lessons as well as experiencing that unsettling feeling of nervous excitement. If y'all create got fourth dimension to read this week's laid of maths gems, I promise they supply a petty calorie-free relief.
1. Maths lessons for maths teachers I devote a lot of fourth dimension to thinking almost how to railroad train my teaching but pass far less fourth dimension edifice on my ain mathematical skills as well as knowledge. Whatever our background as well as nonetheless 'good' nosotros are at maths, there's ever to a greater extent than to learn. For example, I’ve never studied whatever mechanics inwards my life (I did Pure Maths Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flat as well as a statistics degree) but SUVAT is on the novel GCSE syllabus as well as then I'd ameliorate uncovering out what it is.
I experience that my cognition of secondary schoolhouse core mathematics is pretty audio but this calendar week Ed Southall (@edsouthall) inadvertently pointed me inwards the administration of James Tanton's website (@jamestanton) and inside minutes I was learning novel things! Here's a few examples.
If asked to sketch the graph of y = x2 + 4x + 5, I'd realise that it can't live factorised as well as then I'd cheque the discriminant to confirm that this constituent has no existent roots. My side past times side pace would live to consummate the foursquare to create upwards one's heed the vertex. I don't similar completing the square. I've never thought to uncovering the vertex using this post written past times a pupil I flora out that inwards Republic of Lithuania 1st September is a 'celebration of cognition day'. Also, inwards the Lithuanian equivalent of our Year 13, they create got a '100 twenty-four lx minutes catamenia celebration' inwards which they create got a prom to commemorate that they create got solely 100 days left of school. The residuum of the post is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non almost clothing shopping for Lithuanian teenagers, as well as then non quite as well as then interesting... I'd similar to uncovering out to a greater extent than almost traditions inwards teaching around the world.
3. Plenaries, extensions, puzzles as well as loyalty cards
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This brilliant 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display got me thinking almost the materials I ready for my early on finishers. The creator of this display, Kerry Tait (@misstait_85), wrote a blog post describing the review tasks contained within, which are intended to encourage students to reverberate on their learning. This is a actually squeamish idea. Kerry is a scientific discipline instructor but this would operate as good inwards maths.
At the destination of my lessons I tend to become for extension activities rather than reflection tasks. In every lesson I give extension operate to the appropriate pupils at the appropriate time. My students know that I'm actually impressed if they create got a become at the extension cloth but at the same fourth dimension I emphasise that maths isn't a race. There's value inwards occasionally planning a relatively curt master copy exercise as well as an 'extension' that is accessible to all, non simply the brightest or the quickest. Most people relish beingness stretched. I desire all of my students to come upwards out of maths lessons feeling similar champions.
My extension operate is usually a challenging inquiry relating to the lesson theme but sometimes I purpose puzzles instead. For event at the destination of a Key Stage iii lesson on the monastic tell of operations I give students the classic four fours puzzle. For fifty-fifty an greater challenge there's this sixes puzzle shared by Chris Smith (@aap03102) (I recall my 6th formers would relish this one), or perchance fifty-fifty something on Friedman numbers.
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Here's a few to a greater extent than puzzles as well as extensions I've come upwards across this week. My schoolhouse has a lunchtime puzzle guild for Year 7s as well as then these volition come upwards inwards handy at that topographic point too, as well as I may prepare a weekly puzzle board as suggested past times Mr Duffy (@MrDuffyMaths).
The Griddle has loads of mathsy variants of sudoku.
For the 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display, the creator says that she mightiness blueprint a checklist as well as prize organisation to encourage students to purpose the total attain of reflective tools. This proposition reminded me of a dyad of other ideas I saw on Twitter this week. In @CorbettMaths' post almost how to purpose his 5-a-day questions, he suggests that students set their completed questions inwards a ballot box as well as a fortnightly prize depict takes place. He also shared @MissKMcD's loyalty carte du jour ideas which she's explained inwards this weblog post 'Learning amongst Loyalty Cards'.
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4. Everyday lessons My weblog is almost sharing creative ideas as well as engaging resources. But my lessons aren't all-singing all-dancing. If y'all were to uncovering most of my lessons you'd run across a pretty measure format of: starter, explanation, discussion, practice, extension. I create create opportunities for students to create investigations as well as exciting activities but non inwards every unmarried lesson. As y'all tin tell past times the championship of my blog, it's actually of import to me that I pick engaging resources. Sometimes that simply agency a good designed worksheet. Harry Webb's (@websofsubstance) post almost maths lessons as well as priorities is good worth a read, especially for NQTs who volition presently live drowning inwards lesson plans. In my NQT twelvemonth each lesson took me a dyad of hours to plan. Four years on, my lessons accept around xxx - 45 minutes to plan, which is soundless totally unsustainable as well as inefficient but I acquire a flake quicker every year. Being able to acquire skilful resources from my weblog should increase my planning speed as I won't create got to create as well as then much hunting for resources.
Harry's post also gave me a novel idea. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 box on the board for students to write downward the homework questions they flora difficult - such a uncomplicated thought but much ameliorate than how I create it at the moment, which unremarkably involves lots of students talking at me at once!
5. Bits as well as pieces Here's a modest option of the other ideas I saw on Twitter this week:
I dearest this 'things to create when you're stuck' poster from The Maths Magpie (@TheMathsMagpie).
I discovered a website for maths animations - mathimation.co.uk. New stuff is beingness added all the fourth dimension as well as then follow @mathimation for updates.
There's far also much shape filling inwards our lives, but here's some forms I read almost via Twitter this calendar week that may live useful for deportment management. These mightiness non appeal to everyone, but are worth a look.
Mr Taylor (@taylorda01) has been making some amazing video problems - this one is especially terrifying as well as then students volition dearest it.
I flora out this calendar week that my term 'maths gems' is totally unoriginal - here's a squeamish 'assortment of mathematical marvels' which are also called maths gems. Speaking of nicely designed websites, create accept a hold off at Mathigon, shared this calendar week past times Chris Watts (@watchri01) - stunning, isn't it?
So that's it for this week. My theme resources posts volition render presently as well as I'll also operate on a this post written past times a pupil I flora out that inwards Republic of Lithuania 1st September is a 'celebration of cognition day'. Also, inwards the Lithuanian equivalent of our Year 13, they create got a '100 twenty-four lx minutes catamenia celebration' inwards which they create got a prom to commemorate that they create got solely 100 days left of school. The residuum of the post is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non almost clothing shopping for Lithuanian teenagers, as well as then non quite as well as then interesting... I'd similar to uncovering out to a greater extent than almost traditions inwards teaching around the world.
3. Plenaries, extensions, puzzles as well as loyalty cards
misstait.wordpress.com
This brilliant 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display got me thinking almost the materials I ready for my early on finishers. The creator of this display, Kerry Tait (@misstait_85), wrote a blog post describing the review tasks contained within, which are intended to encourage students to reverberate on their learning. This is a actually squeamish idea. Kerry is a scientific discipline instructor but this would operate as good inwards maths.
At the destination of my lessons I tend to become for extension activities rather than reflection tasks. In every lesson I give extension operate to the appropriate pupils at the appropriate time. My students know that I'm actually impressed if they create got a become at the extension cloth but at the same fourth dimension I emphasise that maths isn't a race. There's value inwards occasionally planning a relatively curt master copy exercise as well as an 'extension' that is accessible to all, non simply the brightest or the quickest. Most people relish beingness stretched. I desire all of my students to come upwards out of maths lessons feeling similar champions.
My extension operate is usually a challenging inquiry relating to the lesson theme but sometimes I purpose puzzles instead. For event at the destination of a Key Stage iii lesson on the monastic tell of operations I give students the classic four fours puzzle. For fifty-fifty an greater challenge there's this sixes puzzle shared by Chris Smith (@aap03102) (I recall my 6th formers would relish this one), or perchance fifty-fifty something on Friedman numbers.
@edfromo
Here's a few to a greater extent than puzzles as well as extensions I've come upwards across this week. My schoolhouse has a lunchtime puzzle guild for Year 7s as well as then these volition come upwards inwards handy at that topographic point too, as well as I may prepare a weekly puzzle board as suggested past times Mr Duffy (@MrDuffyMaths).
The Griddle has loads of mathsy variants of sudoku.
For the 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display, the creator says that she mightiness blueprint a checklist as well as prize organisation to encourage students to purpose the total attain of reflective tools. This proposition reminded me of a dyad of other ideas I saw on Twitter this week. In @CorbettMaths' post almost how to purpose his 5-a-day questions, he suggests that students set their completed questions inwards a ballot box as well as a fortnightly prize depict takes place. He also shared @MissKMcD's loyalty carte du jour ideas which she's explained inwards this weblog post 'Learning amongst Loyalty Cards'.
misskmcd.wordpress.com
4. Everyday lessons My weblog is almost sharing creative ideas as well as engaging resources. But my lessons aren't all-singing all-dancing. If y'all were to uncovering most of my lessons you'd run across a pretty measure format of: starter, explanation, discussion, practice, extension. I create create opportunities for students to create investigations as well as exciting activities but non inwards every unmarried lesson. As y'all tin tell past times the championship of my blog, it's actually of import to me that I pick engaging resources. Sometimes that simply agency a good designed worksheet. Harry Webb's (@websofsubstance) post almost maths lessons as well as priorities is good worth a read, especially for NQTs who volition presently live drowning inwards lesson plans. In my NQT twelvemonth each lesson took me a dyad of hours to plan. Four years on, my lessons accept around xxx - 45 minutes to plan, which is soundless totally unsustainable as well as inefficient but I acquire a flake quicker every year. Being able to acquire skilful resources from my weblog should increase my planning speed as I won't create got to create as well as then much hunting for resources.
Harry's post also gave me a novel idea. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 box on the board for students to write downward the homework questions they flora difficult - such a uncomplicated thought but much ameliorate than how I create it at the moment, which unremarkably involves lots of students talking at me at once!
5. Bits as well as pieces Here's a modest option of the other ideas I saw on Twitter this week:
I dearest this 'things to create when you're stuck' poster from The Maths Magpie (@TheMathsMagpie).
I discovered a website for maths animations - mathimation.co.uk. New stuff is beingness added all the fourth dimension as well as then follow @mathimation for updates.
There's far also much shape filling inwards our lives, but here's some forms I read almost via Twitter this calendar week that may live useful for deportment management. These mightiness non appeal to everyone, but are worth a look.
Mr Taylor (@taylorda01) has been making some amazing video problems - this one is especially terrifying as well as then students volition dearest it.
Mr Collins (@mrprcollins) created these incredible last gems post. Using her template, I created a Pythagoras homework as well as intend to brand some more. I'd dearest to percentage a big attain of Pret homeworks as well as then delight e-mail me resourceaholic@gmail.com if y'all brand 1 that you're happy to share.
Pythagoras Pret Homework
Those of y'all going dorsum to schoolhouse side past times side week, skilful luck! I'd actually appreciate it if you'd scream resourceaholic.com to your colleagues. I'll move out y'all amongst a squeamish maths employment for your Key Stage iii students - this 1 was shared past times F G Jones (@FMJonesMaths).
Pythagoras' Theorem is 1 of my favourite topics to teach. In my experience, students quite similar it too. At outset they may endure intimidated past times the novel as well as seemingly complex mathematics. It's in all likelihood the outset fourth dimension they've seen words such every bit theorem, proof as well as hypotenuse hence no wonder they're apprehensive. But they'll apace larn the hang of it.
When H5N1 score students receive got to uncovering the distance betwixt 2 points or verify that a triangle is right-angled, their outset thought should endure Pythagoras. By Year 12, Pythagoras' Theorem should endure a staple inwards their mathematical toolkit, along amongst other skills such every bit arithmetic, fractions, simplifying algebra, using index laws as well as factorising quadratics. In my thought these things are the breadstuff as well as butter of secondary schoolhouse higher mathematics.
I'm going to behave upon briefly on proofs at the halt of this postal service but my primary focus is on interesting Pythagoras questions as well as resources for Key Stage 3 as well as 4. Before nosotros start, I should number my green caveat - there's absolutely loads of first-class Pythagoras resources online as well as hither I'm exactly showcasing a pocket-sized selection.
Interesting Questions It's non e'er necessary to strength a interrogation into a 'real world' context to larn inwards engaging. Problems don't receive got to endure contextual to endure interesting - sometimes the really best questions are abstract but accessible.
This Spiderbox question, also from Illustrative Mathematics, appears at outset glance to endure a 3D Pythagoras interrogation but genuinely the spider is walking on the exterior of the box. Students brand a net, describe the spider's path as well as function out its length.
I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this two diagonals' as well as around other called 'amusing post from Math Jokes four Mathy Folks.
I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this kite areas'.
Helpful Worksheets
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This 'Investigating the sides of right-angled triangles' worksheet from Teachit Maths is a straightforward activity inwards which students sweat to 'discover' Pythagoras' Theorem past times drawing right-angled triangles as well as investigating the human relationship betwixt the lengths of their sides. Teachit Maths also provides a 'Pythagoras' Theorem - consummate topic booklet' which covers the total topic from uncomplicated exercise questions to occupation solving, using surds as well as 3D Pythagoras.
Adding a Third Dimension During my PGCE I had my students educate cuboids out of pipage cleaners as well as function out how to uncovering the length of the infinite diagonal past times themselves. The pipage cleaners were a faff that I won't endure repeating but figuring out how to uncovering the length of a infinite diagonal is definitely something students tin reach the axe produce themselves. Perhaps the easiest prop to role is your classroom. When I learn 3D Pythagoras I commonly gesture at an imaginary infinite diagonal beingness drawn from the lower left corner to upper correct corner of the room. In fact it would endure meliorate to attach around string or wool to the walls hence y'all receive got an actual infinite diagonal going across the room, to assist students visualise the correct angled triangles.
There's 2 approaches to didactics 3D Pythagoras. One is to receive got the pupils derive the formula for the infinite diagonal (eg d2 = x2 + y2 + z2) as well as hence memorise it. This may endure useful later on on, for instance when they report vectors inwards C4, but it's non helpful when they come upwards to 3D trigonometry. My preferred approach for 3D problems is that they position as well as separately describe the 2 correct angled triangles inwards question. I encourage them to proceed their workings inwards surd cast for accuracy.
Good 3D questions are available inwards these Trigonometry Worksheets (see exercise T7) past times Frank Tapson (from the Cleave Books website).
I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this Cuboid Diagonal' from Don Steward.
Triples Pythagorean Triples are fun to explore amongst your students. Before y'all do, accept the chance to print them amongst your apparent super-quick mental arithmetics ("the 2 sides are five as well as 12 y'all say? Well the hypotenuse must endure 13").
Activity 3.4 inwards this set of activities from the Mathematics Enhancement Programme is a brusk as well as accessible investigation into Pythagorean Triples. The Mathematics Assessment Programme also has a Pythagorean Triples activity and Don Steward has students looking for patterns. There are many to a greater extent than substantial investigations available online.
I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this here.
Pythagoras of Samos Apparently Pythagoras was the outset mortal to telephone outcry upwards the heavens a universe as well as the the world round. He also (allegedly) headed upwards a hugger-mugger cult of Pythagoreans who weren't allowed to swallow beans. Pythagoras said that "each number has its ain personality - masculine or feminine, perfect or incomplete, beautiful or ugly". The mysterious story of Pythagoras of Samos is genuinely interesting as well as would brand a proficient topic for enquiry or display work.
Pythagorean Proofs I won't verbalise besides much virtually proofs because I'll endure hither all day. I must advert this bright H2O demonstration video though.
If y'all desire your students to essay around proof activities, this chore 'Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem' from Mathematics Assessment Project is virtually comparison 3 dissimilar proofs.
I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this Herve Lehning's posters of Pythagoras past times agency of dissections which are really pleasing to the eye.
I promise this has been helpful if you're planning Pythagoras lessons. Please comment if y'all receive got whatsoever ideas to add.
I've at in 1 lawsuit seat all my topic resources specials here so they are easier to browse.
In my gems posts I portion approximately of the best teaching ideas I've seen on Twitter each week. This is my 13th gems post. I promise you're non triskaidekaphobic.
1. Flying Numbers At Julia Smith's (@tessmaths) creativity workshop at the lastly maths conference, she shared an activeness inward which students brand 'Flying Numbers' to hang from the ceiling inward the classroom or corridor. It industrial plant similar this: they select a discover together with brand that discover from forest inward Design & Technology (drill a hole at the overstep for hanging). They pigment their discover hence purpose fine markers or chalk pens to decorate it alongside facts almost that number. This is a lovely chance for students to purpose the cyberspace to explore discover properties together with discovery out all sorts of wonderful mathematical things that are non on the curriculum. The examples below were made at the maths conference - it was a actually enjoyable exercise.
Ed Southall (post almost teaching a binary lesson).
Alice inward FractalLand is a stunning animated slideshow. Show it to your degree together with explore sequences, fractals, the golden ratio together with more. The text at the bottom explains each concept real clearly. I love this! This is precisely the variety of affair I was referring to inward my post service 'A house for gimmicks?' when I said that nosotros should brand fourth dimension to enrich our students' teaching alongside interesting mathematics that is non on the GCSE syllabus.
The Primary and Secondary Treasure Hunts are real good designed. Full instructions are included together with at that topographic point are questions on areas of mathematics such equally cryptography, primes together with probability. The questions are rather challenging for the intended historic menses groups - if I was organising an inter-school maths challenger hence I mightiness purpose these questions.
The video collection is due to grow - an exciting prospect if this 2 infinitesimal wordless video exploring triangles is a gustation of things to come.
3. Imbalance Problems If you're non familiar alongside Don Steward's resources hence halt reading this post service straightaway together with depository fiscal establishment friction match out his mobiles', hence 'mobile inequalities' together with finally 'mobile moments'.
In mobiles, the activities foremost alongside discover problems that learn progressively harder, hence motion on to algebraic balancing problems. Here's a numerical instance which tin displace live solved alongside arithmetics together with logic (fill inward the missing weights hence that everything balances correctly).
There are lots of variations, such equally this 1 where the weights must add together upward to the discover inward the triangle (this is a straightforward example):
The algebraic problems educate skills inward writing algebraically together with simplifying expressions. In the work below, students accept to consummate the missing weights to brand the combined hanging weight equal to 8n.
These are swell problems. Check out all 3 posts to run across how Mr Steward developed the idea. It's equally good worth reading Paul Salomon's (last week's gems post has paid off - both Debbie Hart (@Debbie_Hart_UK) and Jane Appleton (@JaneAppleton24) accept tried it.
I've been busy writing a post service almost circle theorems which volition live cook soon. Also, later seeing approximately swell Halloween together with Guy Fawkes maths resources, I've started to collate a 'seasonal resources' page. I've seen hence many skillful Christmas resources, it's difficult to select the best simply I'm getting there.
So at that topographic point you lot go, my 13th gems post. It wasn't scary at all.
Hello too welcome to my 37th gems post. This is where I portion about of the best maths teaching ideas I've seen on Twitter. If you lot bask reading these posts therefore you lot mightiness similar to explore my novel hashtag #mathsgems to reckon highlights from previous posts.
Last calendar week I attended #pieandmaths - this was an lawsuit organised yesteryear La Salle Education inwards which a grouping of maths teachers got together to verbalize over issues inwards maths education. It was a non bad solar daytime too I've included a brusk write-up at the terminate of this post.
I stimulate got a surplus of gems this calendar week therefore here's the kickoff five, amongst 5 to a greater extent than to follow afterwards this week.
1. Brilliant Indices Question I kickoff wrote close Gems 21. I 'like' Brilliant's Facebook page which way I acquire regular maths problems inwards my Facebook feed. Since I joined Twitter I haven't used Facebook much, simply I've been on in that place quite a fleck this calendar week working on my novel Facebook page. Luckily that way that I spotted this awesome query from Brilliant:
My Year 12s volition live on treated to this inwards September!
2. 1001 Math Problems Thanks to Denise Gaskins (@letsplaymath) for sharing the website 1001 Math Problems. This American website was created equally a rootage of problem-solving activities for simple too middle schoolhouse children. The problems are accessible too engaging. Solutions are included.
3. Simulations Last August I wrote a postal service Animations too Simulations, too since therefore I've occasionally featured animations inwards my gems posts, similar this lovely demonstration of the surface area of a circle from Gems 12.
One of my favourite simulation websites is PhET Interactive Simulations which I'm told is peculiarly useful for teaching Mechanics at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level. Some of the simulations on PhET are suitable for Key Stage three too 4, such equally this estimation activity. Do stimulate got a play amongst this activity, it's great.
Thanks to a tweet from @ChristinaGawlik I've also discovered the late revamped website www.explorelearning.com. This is the 'world's largest library of math too scientific discipline simulations'. These simulations (called Gizmos) are actually good. Unfortunately unless you lot pay a subscription, you lot tin dismiss entirely access each Gizmo for 5 minutes. Worth a expression though.
4. VideoScribe
Chris Smith (@aap03102) shared an impressive promotional video for his newsletters. He said it entirely took him fifteen minutes to brand this video too I didn't believe him! I ready a trial of VideoScribe and flora out he was correct - it's real quick to brand a video using this software. Here's my endeavor - a fun (but pointless!) promo video for resourceaholic.com:
I was wondering if in that place were whatever opportunities to work this software inwards the classroom when I coincidentally stumbled across this Classroom Expectations video from Cathy Yenca (@mathycathy):
Since starting at a novel schoolhouse too having to create 'proper' behavior administration for the kickoff time, I've realised the importance of setting expectations for students. I recollect this approach mightiness brand those expectations to a greater extent than memorable (and fifty-fifty if it doesn't, it's fun to brand the video!). Cathy says, "I innovation to demo this brief video I created using a free 7-day trial of VideoScribe too give students a difficult re-create of classroom expectations to fill upward inwards a few blanks equally they watch. I may demo this several times during the kickoff few weeks of school, postal service it on my website, too generate a QR code to link to it when individual needs a reminder".
I spotted Cathy's video inwards her first-class postal service Primary Maths page which links to blogs too resources. I updated my tangents too areas based on the novel GCSE specification.
Pie too Maths La Salle Education is a fellowship dedicated to improving mathematics education. I honey La Salle's conferences too volition live on presenting at their adjacent conference inwards Sheffield inwards September. Last calendar week La Salle hosted an lawsuit called Pie too Maths which was attended yesteryear about of my Twitter buddies, therefore it was a skillful run a jeopardy to grab upward amongst people too verbalize close maths.
The lawsuit started amongst a demonstration of Complete Mathematics. This is a actually impressive organization too if you've non seen it earlier therefore it's worth exploring - La Salle tin dismiss come upward to your schoolhouse to demonstrate it. I actually back upward the underlying principles of Complete Mathematics - it has the potential to live on the ultimate collaboration tool for maths teachers. The content too functionality stimulate got developed good since I kickoff saw it concluding summer. The interface is actually user-friendly, allowing teachers to efficiently innovation lessons amongst access to well-written objectives, pedagogical notes, resources too assessment tools. Complete Mathematics currently covers Key Stage 1 through to GCSE. New content is beingness developed for Core Maths, providing much needed construction too resources for this novel post-16 qualification.
Can you lot advert the Twitter handles?
We enjoyed a lovely tiffin too therefore went to the pub for a debate, led yesteryear Mark McCourt (@EmathsUK). We discussed a number of issues including behaviour, parenting, teaching methods, instructor grooming too research.
Afterwards nosotros had lots of fourth dimension to chat too play maths games - I ended upward tied to Bruno Reddy (@MrReddyMaths). This video shows how nosotros got out of it (well done Bruno, I had no idea!).
Thanks to La Salle too Mark McCourt for organising a actually enjoyable event. I loved catching upward amongst Twitter friends too coming together novel people - here's the listing of attendees (sorry if I've missed anyone!): @getdiagnostics, @nishadealwis, @mrdrapermaths, @naveenfrizvi, @MissBsResources, @MissBaileyMaths, @kris_boulton, @DrTrapezio, @craigos87, @EJmaths, @tessmaths, @ColinTheTrainer, @MrMattock, @dannytybrown, @RJS2212, @mrreddymaths, @mathsatschool, @MrBenWard, @xanbritt, @CubbonSue too @mathsjem.
That's it for today's post. Good luck amongst GCSE results everyone! I'll acquire out you lot amongst this cute Nonagon video shared yesteryear @solvemymaths.
Welcome to my 62nd update from the globe of Maths EduTwitter. Here I summarise around of the latest ideas as well as resources for teaching maths.
1. H5N1 Brilliant Problem If y'all get got a Facebook occupation organisation human relationship as well as thence it's definitely worth liking Brilliant.org's Facebook page for an ongoing time period of lovely maths problems inward your word feed. I specially similar the work below - I'd role it every bit a starter inward a GCSE lesson.
2. Symbaloo Emma Bell (@EJMaths) has created a really helpful Symbaloo of maths didactics websites. All y'all get got to create is click on 'start using this webmix' as well as register for a costless account. You tin hand the sack learn inward your homepage thence whenever y'all opened upwards the mesh you'll get got a lovely laid upwards of maths websites, blogs, tools as well as resources to direct from. This volition relieve teachers lots of fourth dimension as well as assistance them honor novel websites too.
3. Fraction Division An approach to dividing fractions that doesn't involving 'flipping'... this method from @solvemymaths is worth a look.
4. Indices @offpistemaths shared these indices questions from an Eton scholarship paper aimed at Year 8. I dear these problems - to a greater extent than of our students should survive given the chance to endeavor challenging questions similar this.
5. Interactive GCSE Questions Here's a novel costless resources from MathsPad. These interactive GCSE exam-style questions are available for both Higher as well as Foundation. They would run good every bit daily lesson starters on an interactive whiteboard. It's tardily to switch questions as well as display answers.
Update Summer is nearly over! H5N1 flat as well as GCSE results days were specially emotional as well as exciting for me this twelvemonth (my kickoff results at my novel school). It's weird to mean value that this was our concluding GCSE results hateful solar daytime alongside grades A* to U - adjacent twelvemonth we'll survive seeing numerical grades for the kickoff time. It's also weird to mean value that the coming schoolhouse twelvemonth volition survive the concluding fourth dimension nosotros learn C1 as well as C2, every bit modular H5N1 flat comes to an end.
You powerfulness survive interested inward seeing the 'hardest' inquiry on this year's Edexcel maths Higher GCSE, which was exclusively answered correctly past times 2.6% of students (thanks to @MathsEmporium for sharing this).
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A Problem I'll move out y'all alongside this lovely laid upwards of problems shared past times @Mathematical_A, taken from 'A Square Peg inward a Round Hole'. Find the fraction of the surface area of the quadrant occupied past times each semicircle.
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Well the summertime holidays are good as well as really over. Many teachers, especially those who are relatively novel to teaching, volition pass this weekend making lists, planning lessons as well as experiencing that unsettling feeling of nervous excitement. If y'all create got fourth dimension to read this week's laid of maths gems, I promise they supply a petty calorie-free relief.
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