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'Last minute' GCSE revision ideas, particularly in the nonspecific area of'problem-solving'Summary of the Twitter #mathscpdchat discussion on 16 May 2017, led by @mathsmumof2
by ncetm 11 months ago
SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO
Starting in 10 minutes #mathscpdchat. 1 child in bed, 1 having his last story but are my maths
people ready pic.twitter.com/TSwsfFTY2P
Your best strategy?
SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO
Welcome to #mathscpdchat focussing on problem solving revision or how to answer AO3
questions. Best strategy you have used? @BoardworksLtd pic.twitter.com/50r9uYZYFm
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
A superb AO3 resource by @MissBanksMaths missbanks.co.uk/going-for-gold… via@TesResources bit.ly/2qkXr0b #mathscpdchat
mathscpdchat@mathscpdchat
11 MONTHS AGO
Please don't tweet any polls to #mathscpdchat during between 7 pm and 8 pm on Tuesdays!Many thanks - they 'mess-up' the record!
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MissBanksMaths How do you use your resources? within lessons or in revision sessions or forhwk? #mathscpdchat
SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO
Does this exam question acronym work for AO3 q’s? Credit @KristianStill If not what do you use?
#mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/XDkFlQUvtw
FMSP problem-solving resources
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO
FMSP GCSE problem-solving resources can be downloaded instantaneously from
furthermaths.org.uk/gcse_problem_s… #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/6rtu5KMhel
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@PardoeMary has anyone used these @MrMattock @mathsjem @Just_Maths @PixiMaths@RJS2212 #mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MissBanksMaths That sounds great have you used them with just y11 or other groups too#mathscpdchat
Do walking talking mock activities help?
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
Do walking talking mock activities help students with AO3 questions? #mathscpdchat
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO
Is anyone using these GCSE problem-solving resources? tes.com/teaching-resou… #mathscpdchat
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MissBanksMaths It's starting the questions that is always the biggest hurdle #mathscpdchat
Mary Pardoe@PardoeMary
11 MONTHS AGO
Don't forget the hashtag #mathscpdchat!!!!!!!!!!!
Maths4ukplc@Maths4ukplc
11 MONTHS AGO
#mathscpdchat the hard work needs to have been done. Remind students to read, pause, THINKabout knowledge needed twitter.com/growthmindset1…
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@WRMathsHub these are a great set of problems for use in revision. #mathscpdchattwitter.com/PardoeMary/sta…
Jo Morgan@mathsjem
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary Yes! Listed, alongside other great problem solving resources, atthe bottom of this post: resourceaholic.com/2015/06/proble… #mathscpdchat
How to stop students 'freezing'?
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
How do we stop students 'freezing' when they see a 'big, wordy' question? Any words of wisdomfrom the great and the good #mathscpdchat
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsjem @PardoeMary Great set of resources! Do you plan specific revision sessions for AO3questions or integrate them into standard sessions? #mathscpdchat
All in the mindset
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@Maths4ukplc It's all in the mindset. They CAN do it, they do know it. #mathscpdchat
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO
It's never too late! More resources at suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/1Problem… #mathscpdchat
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Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 my pupils definitely thought so...#mathscpdchat
Jo Morgan@mathsjem
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary They're just featured in standard sessions. So many great newGCSE questions to use! #mathscpdchat
SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO
@Maths4ukplc would this acronym work for you #mathscpdchat @KristianStill
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Jo Morgan@mathsjem
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary For example, these are great for revising Higher trigonometryresourceaholic.com/2016/11/trigqu… #mathscpdchat
Additional Maths pilot GCSE papers for problem-solving questions
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
I have been using the Additional Maths pilot GCSE papers to get lots of PS questions for myupper sets, brilliant stuff #mathscpdchat
JO MORGAN @MATHSJEM · 11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary And these are great for Pythagoras!
resourceaholic.com/2016/01/newgcs… Love these questions. #mathscpdchat
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MrMattock Did you do a massive in the hall WTM or just in the classroom? #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @Maths4ukplc @KristianStill Not one I have used; I think the approach isprobably problem/question specific so wouldn't try and boil down #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 In the hall, all the Highers in one sitting, then all the Foundations in a differentsetting #mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MrMattock It's such a great idea to really show students the metacognition skills theyneed/have #mathscpdchat
GLOW@GLOWMaths
11 MONTHS AGO
Indeed. Students + teachers need to believe that with proper practise and effort #YesUCanachieve #mathscpdchat twitter.com/mathsmumof2/st…
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JO MORGAN @MATHSJEM · 11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary Lots of Linked Pair questions work well for GCSE revision.
resourceaholic.com/2016/05/useful… #mathscpdchat
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Past papers using YouTube screencasts
Charlie Dawson@dawsonmaths
11 MONTHS AGO
#mathscpdchat the best revision we have is past papers using my screencasts on YouTube: theygive the pupils "a private tutor" 24/7
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 That's what I found, seeing how I thought about and approached questions,and noting that. #mathscpdchat
AQA resources
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO
Are you using these helpful resources ...allaboutmaths.aqa.org.uk/attachments/55…?
#mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/28TdGg6IWG
Charlie Dawson@dawsonmaths
11 MONTHS AGO
youtube.com/channel/UCnOnp… well over 1500 solutions to OCR questions on this channel#mathscpdchat
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Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsjem @mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary I have loads of these in my homework booklets aswell, plus plenty of other questions that require a bit of thinking...#mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsjem @mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary For example, in the Year 11 Higher+ term 2, someof the questions 18 and 19 mix Circle Theorems, Trig and Graphs. #mathscpdchat
What about 'lower end' of problem-solving students aiming for a 3?
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MrMattock @mathsjem @PardoeMary What about the lower end of problem solving thestudents aiming for a 3? #mathscpdchat
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
Honestly, I have occasionally been pulling Core 1 and 2 A-Level questions on certain topics toprovide a bit of extra oomph #mathscpdchat
SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO
#mathscpdchat for lower foundation students these booklets have good questions
birminghamathsteam.co.uk/gcse-2017 pic.twitter.com/gmE4hQzCDN
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @mathsjem @PardoeMary Plenty in the Linked Pair Pilot still, particulararound the financial calculations that seem to be a bit more prevalent. #mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MrMattock Me too I was showing Year 9 that y=mx+c is a C1 topic #mathscpdchat
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MATHS4UKPLC @MATHS4UKPLC · 11 MONTHS AGO
Beware over reliance on past paper questions. This advice from @EmporiumMaths is pertinent
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@AccomplishEdu @PardoeMary No. But what a great idea. #mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
#mathscpdchat twitter.com/accomplishedu/…
MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @MrMattock @mathsjem There are some resources here for Foundation
sheffieldmaths.co.uk/Algebra_-_Prob… #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/nRnpnnxJRt
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
Quote from an EAL student "I can do the maths but I can't do the questions" #mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust questions are always good for thinkingoutside the box. #mathscpdchat
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CANDOMATHS @MATHSCANDO · 11 MONTHS AGO
Remind students that they are probably going to need all or some of these mathematical habits of
mind #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/gXDwdeE6Bj
Mathsduck?
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust Do you use mathsduck?#mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MrMattock @Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust No that's a new one to me.#mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@MathsCanDo Definitely, they know more than they think they do. #mathscpdchat
UKMT and NRICH resources
Maths4ukplc@Maths4ukplc
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 yes, @UKMathsTrust and @nrichmaths excellent source of problems todevelop thinkers #mathscpdchat
Maths Emporium@EmporiumMaths
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @MissBanksMaths @TesResources Lots of the original gold/silver/bronzemock and problem-solving papers on the emporium #mathscpdchat
Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
My Y10 EAL class being taught to read questions like a mathematician. #mathscpdchat
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Mary Pardoe@PardoeMary
11 MONTHS AGO
Many thanks to Sharon, @mathsmumof2, for hosting and to all contributors. Read tomorrow atncetm.org.uk/resources/41729 #mathscpdchat
Maths4ukplc@Maths4ukplc
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 thanks for hosting #mathscpdchat
GLOW@GLOWMaths
11 MONTHS AGO
#mathscpdchat Thinkers is theme of #mathsfest17 twitter.com/GLOWMaths/stat…
Mr Mattock@MrMattock
11 MONTHS AGO
tes.com/teaching-resou… is now live in my (completely free) shop thanks @tes for allowing meto have one! #mathscpdchat #mathschat #ukedchat
Colleen Young@ColleenYoung
11 MONTHS AGO
@mathsmumof2 @Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust Totally agree@UKMathsTrust questions superb. Have put some useful links herecolleenyoung.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/ukm… #mathschat #mathscpdchat
JO MORGAN @MATHSJEM · 11 MONTHS AGO
Updated my problem solving resources page resourceaholic.com/p/problem-solv… #mathscpdchat
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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2
11 MONTHS AGO
@rachelirving100 @MrBenWard @BelmasOffice You'll be hosting one next! #10%braver that'swhat happened to me with #mathscpdchat
Mark Horley Maths@mhorley
11 MONTHS AGO
It's this sort of discussion that keeps me on Twitter! #mathschat #mathscpdchat #mtbostwitter.com/MrMattock/stat…
Mr Day@MrDayMaths
11 MONTHS AGO
theguardian.com/teacher-networ… going to share this at future parents' evenings. #mathchat#mathscpdchat