musings of a maths blogger
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Musings of a Maths Blogger
Colleen Young
http://colleenyoung.wordpress.com
Writing Things Down
□Gives you a permanent record□Helps your memory□Shows you are serious□Makes you more accountable□Helps you work things out□Improves your writing!
Sacha Chua - How to brain-dump what you know
Writing Things Down
□Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know what I was going to say.
Sharon O'Brien
□Writing is thinking on paper. William Zinsser
Sacha Chua - How to brain-dump what you know
This year I will ....
Organise all my ideas and resources so I can find them again!
Searching for things ...
Searching for things ...
This year I will ....
Use a greater variety of starters.
Mathematics – Starters and Plenaries
Mathematics – Starters and Plenaries
Composite Number Tree by Jeffrey Ventrella
Composite Number Tree by Jeffrey Ventrella
Composite Number Tree by Jeffrey Ventrella
FlashMaths – J Hall Arithmagons – resources
Arithmagons – resources
Arithmagons – resources
This year I will ....
Ask great questions.
Rich Questions Bloomin’ Mathematics
Bloom’s Digital Bloomin’ Mathematics
Bloom’s TaxonomyThere are some excellent resources available on the web on Bloom’s Digital taxonomy. The digital version of the taxonomy accounts for the new technologies and the processes and actions associated with them.
This year I will ....
Integrate rich tasks into my normal classroom practice.
Rich Tasks
National Strategies Nrich Rich Tasks
All in a Jumble from Nrich
This year I will ....
Keep on using resources that students can then use at home.
Top >10 Maths Websites for Students
WolframAlpha Examples
WolframAlpha Examples
Desmos Graphing Calculator
Desmos Graphing Calculator
Filling & Pouring Manga High Statistics Reference
This year I will ....
Try some new resources.
I’m Looking For ....
Scratch from MIT
Wisweb Applets
This year I will ....
Use technology more where it can enhance learning, eg for collabration.
Digital Tools
Do your students communicate in more than one
way?
Do your students collaborate and share ideas?
Digital Tools
7S....Their AMAZING Story, of the WIKISPACES!
Do you give students enough
time to reflect?
"I have practiced lots of IT skills but not really intentionally."
"You can write anything you want about
your own learning."
'Improved my team working skills"
"I like getting feedback any time and anywhere"
This year I will ....
Write a story
Digital Tools
Mathematics Stories
Mathematics Stories
Shapes by Chloe and Lois
Shapes by Chloe and Lois
Shapes by Chloe and Lois
Shapes by Chloe and Lois
Shapes by Chloe and Lois
Bubbl.us - Diagrams
This year I will ....
End my lessons with an appropriate plenary.
Plenaries
This year I will ....
Use a greater variety of homework activities.
Homework Ideas
Is it helpful to have the details of any current homework online?
Is it helpful to have the details of any current homework online?
□Yes!□Very helpful□Yes, very□Definitely□Yes, very helpful, especially if you are off□Yes, very good for disorganised people (ie
me) who always forget to write it down!
Homework Ideas
Homework Ideas
• Set some questions with solutions and mark schemes
• Prepare ahead • Revise and Recall • Rich Tasks• Use Online Resources • Vocabulary• Reflective Writing • Collaborate online • Do two!
Homework Ideas
This year I will ....
Give my students clear and frequent feedback.
Feedback Progression
KS3 KS4 Guide by Emily Hughes
ClassDojo Training YouTube Tutorials
This year I will ....
Try some of the challenges from Shelley Terrell’s 30 Goals 2013.
The 2012 Goals, The 2011 goals, The 2010 goals
This year I will ....Read more.“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” ― Oscar Wilde“Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read.” ― Mark Twain
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