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Friday, October 11, 2019

5 Maths Gems #102

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

1. Grade Boundaries in addition to Exam Dates
You mightiness create got already seen Jonathan Hall's (@StudyMaths) GCSE degree boundaries page. I discovery this page surprisingly useful! He has straight off updated it with the Nov 2018 degree boundaries.

Also, don't forget most 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:

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 in addition to the time it takes to gear upward lessons, in addition to hence hopefully this volition live helpful.

4. Joint Maths/Science CPD
For years I create got been pregnant to create a CPD session relating to the crossover topics inwards maths in addition to 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 gratis online maths textbooks from the 16th century to the 20th century. It mightiness live helpful for researchers, or for people similar me who simply create got an involvement inwards the history of maths education. In addition, I added a release of novel events to my conferences page where you lot tin run across upcoming maths teaching events inwards the UK. Both pages tin live accessed at whatever fourth dimension from the 'Extras' bill of fare on the correct manus side of my weblog (if you're viewing on a mobile, you lot create got to scroll downwards in addition to select 'View spider web version' to run across this menu).

Did you lot postulate heed the computing device news? The Casio fx-83GT in addition to fx-85GT (currently used past times the vast bulk of secondary maths pupils) create got been discontinued. They'll solely live inwards shops spell stocks last. So if i of your electrical flow Year 11s loses their computing device earlier this year's GCSE exams you lot can't guarantee they'll acquire an identical replacement. The calculators you'll in all probability live telling all your incoming Year 7s to purchase inwards September are the Casio fx-83GTX in addition to fx-85GTX, which expect similar the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane Classwiz but create got less functionality. These aren't nonetheless available on the high street but volition live soon. As always, Adam Creen's blog is the house to become for computing device availability in addition to pricing.

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

I am delighted to portion the intelligence that from July 2019 I volition live Assistant Principal at Harris Academy Sutton. I am in addition to hence excited most working at such an incredible school. This scientific discipline specialist schoolhouse is component division of the London Cancer Hub (sharing a site with the Institute of Cancer Research in addition to the Royal Marsden Hospital) in addition to is moving to an amazing novel edifice inwards September. The schoolhouse volition solely create got Year 7 in addition to 8 side past times side 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 create proper maths teaching, inwards depth, in addition to our modest squad volition live totally teaching in addition to learning focused. I can't wait. We are currently recruiting for both maths teachers in addition to a Director of Maths. Please come upward in addition to 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 most methods, I presented on Large Data Set at the London Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 aeroplane Pedagogy Maths Hub piece of employment group, in addition to I did my Indices inwards Depth session at the London MA/ATM Branch amongst my Twitter buddy Ed Southall. I'll live presenting at a release of conferences over the side past times side few months - if you're at one, delight create come upward in addition to tell hello.

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

I'll travel out you lot with this slap-up tweet from @kyledevans. Have a lovely week!

Pythagorean humour. Not to scale. pic.twitter.com/2tnMqb3FZr
— Kyle D Evans (@kyledevans) 9 Jan 2019

5 Maths Gems #107

Welcome to my 107^th gems post. This is where I portion about of the latest news, ideas in addition to resources for maths teachers.

1. Foundation GCSE Revision
Thank you lot to Edexcel for providing a helpful compendium of one-mark questions from Foundation tier papers from the final 4 attempt series. These tin hold out downloaded from the Emporium.

Foundation GCSE teachers powerfulness too hold out interested inwards the revision clips from a novel serial called 'The Maths Show'. This serial is produced past times BBC Teach in addition to features Matt Parker (@standupmaths).

If you're preparing students for their GCSE exams in addition to therefore don't forget I accept a large collection of revision resources here.

2. Year half dozen Maths Resources

Thanks to Mr Morgs (Emporium.

If you're preparing students for their GCSE exams in addition to therefore don't forget I accept a large collection of revision resources Gems 102.

Update
I'm looking frontwards to speaking at ii conferences this week: Primary Maths London on Fri where I'm speaking almost angles, in addition to Educating Northants on Sabbatum where I'm speaking almost methods. Look out for a Conference Takeaways podcast alongside Craig Barton on Saturday.

Last weekend I spent the twenty-four hr stream alongside Megan Guinan at the Habs Girls conference where I peculiarly enjoyed the keynotes from Lucy Crehan in addition to Vic Goodard.

If you're looking to attend a conference inwards the summertime term in addition to therefore in that place are lots to lead from - banking concern tally out my events page for listings. I'm speaking at researchED Rugby which has a corking maths strand in addition to at the MEI Conference which has 3 days of vivid workshops for teachers of Key Stage 3, 4 in addition to 5.

If you're a original instructor in addition to therefore you lot powerfulness hold out interested inwards the launch of the 'First Mathematics Challenge' - a national maths contest aimed at children inwards Years 3 in addition to 4.

I shared the tidings on Twitter that a calculator is similar a shot available that allows students to secretly access the mesh in addition to shipping messages during an exam. It may hold out a hoax, only if it's existent in addition to therefore nosotros bespeak to continue an oculus out for these. The transcend sticker tin hold out peeled off therefore it looks similar a Casio. It's quite expensive, addition a huge opportunity for students, therefore let's promise that stops this from becoming a problem!

Have you lot seen this website all almost the history of Smile Maths resources? It's total of interesting stuff.

I'll locomote out you lot alongside this visual prompt from @MathIsVisual which is designed to expire pupils thinking almost the expanse of a triangle.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

5 Maths Gems #113

Welcome to my 113^th gems post. This is where I part some of the latest news, ideas together with resources for maths teachers.

1. L Shapes
In MathsPad's July update they shared a free interactive tool for finding missing sides of L-shapes. This tin live used to demonstrate how the vertical lines on ane side of the shape jibe the total length on the other side together with to assist pupils carve upward horizontal together with vertical measures when finding missing lengths. There are accompanying worksheets too.

I know I've said it before, but I dear MathsPad! It's good worth the subscription. I'll live teaching Year seven together with 8 side past times side twelvemonth together with convey been busy working on resourcing the Scheme of Work over the lastly 2 weeks. Many of my recommended resources for each topic come upward from MathsPad.

2. Maths inwards Science
Thanks to scientific discipline instructor Adam Bilton (Gems 102 to learn a ameliorate thought of the maths content of the scientific discipline curriculum. Knowing this materials helps maths teachers piece of work ameliorate amongst their scientific discipline subdivision inwards price of consistent methods, guild of topics together with hence on.

3. Puzzles for the Classroom
Thank you lot to Sarah Carter (@mathsequalslove) for sharing Erich Friedman's website. There are loads of bully activities to explore here. Sarah has picked out a duet of examples that would piece of work good at school:

Arithmetic Sequence Puzzle
In the Arithmetic Sequence puzzle students fill upward inwards some of the blank squares amongst digits 0-9. Each row together with column should contains just three digits, together with these digits should cast an increasing arithmetics sequence. Here's an example:

There are xv increasingly hard puzzles to consummate together with solutions are provided.

Number Mazes
Here you lot start amongst the issue on the left. By moving through the maze together with doing whatever arithmetics operations on the issue that you lot encounter, you lot move out the maze amongst the lawsuit on the right. You may move past times through an performance several times, but you lot tin non brand a U-turn. The results of all operations volition live positive whole numbers. Each maze has several solutions, but has a unique shortest solution.

There are sixteen puzzles together with solutions are provided. I've had a become at this - it's fun together with the maths is accessible, hence I've added it to my 'First Lessons amongst Year 7' post.

Finally, also depository fiscal establishment check out the 'What's Special About this Number' page. If inwards your classroom you lot similar to part interesting issue facts (eg relating to the date) together with hence this volition live really helpful! The listing goes all the means upward to 9999.

4. Circle Game
This circle sketching game was shared by Graham Walton (@mr_g_walton). Although the scoring seems a combat inconsistent at times, it's fun to endeavor together with describe the best possible circle. It industrial plant on a proper substantive upward together with a computer. Have a go!

5. Topic Grids
Both BossMaths together with MathsBot of late launched novel features which tin live used to forthwith generate mixed topic retrieval activities.

H5N1 duet of months agone BossMaths added 'Top Topics' to their site. Using this tool teachers tin do grids of upward to 6 questions on topics of their choice. There are over 120 query variants together with it's really slow to accommodate the difficulty level. I similar it that ane time you've shown the respond you lot tin forthwith generate an almost identical question, hence if pupils struggled amongst it together with hence they tin convey some other become afterwards you've gone through it.

On MathsBot there's now a 'last lesson, week, month, year' last year - this MathsBot tool volition relieve a lot of fourth dimension inwards making those starters.

Thank you lot to @boss_maths together with @StudyMaths for their generosity inwards sharing these costless tools for teachers.

Updates
June is ever my busiest calendar month inwards price of conferences together with events - it's been awesome but I'm pleased to convey my weekends dorsum now! I also started my novel labor lastly Monday. It's wonderful to live properly dorsum inwards a schoolhouse afterwards a twelvemonth on the key team. My schoolhouse currently but has Year 7s together with they are absolutely lovely. I can't await to learn them maths side past times side year. Along amongst my novel squad I'm planning to endeavor some exciting materials - similar ringbinders instead of practise books inwards maths for the whole of Year seven together with 8. No uncertainty I volition weblog close how it all goes.

In instance you lot missed them, my 2 recent weblog posts were:

And hither are 2 of my older posts that are ever pop at this fourth dimension of year:

Even though it was a few weeks ago, I haven't nonetheless had the adventure to study dorsum on La Salle's #mathsconf19 which took house inwards South Yorkshire. It was a bully conference inwards a especially lovely venue. I enjoyed pre-conference drinks, ran the MA bookstand, presented on the development of maths vocabulary, caught upward amongst my Twitter pals Ed together with Tom, together with went to some bully workshops.

If you lot missed it on Twitter at the time, do depository fiscal establishment check out this thread from Sam Blatherwick which features exercises from his workshop on inequalities. There were some questions inwards this laid of exercises that I've never asked earlier together with this made me call upward close the gaps inwards my explanations.

Last Mon I delivered the closing plenary at the Kent together with Medway Maths Hub Conference. It was lovely that I got to convey dinner amongst some of the speakers together with organisers the nighttime before, including James together with James from my PGCE course.

I actually enjoyed the workshops I attended. In Peter Hubble's session on algebraic proof he shared a funny Abbott together with Costello video that I'd never seen before.

In Pietro Tozzi's workshop on Edexcel H5N1 level, he told us that some schools convey started using the large information laid to learn statistics at Key Stage three together with iv to construct early on familiarity. For example schools who do Edexcel H5N1 degree utilisation weather condition information for GCSE box plots together with hence on. He also shared some large information laid resources.

Another affair that Pietro shared that I hadn't seen earlier was a laid of actually good videos from Pearson explaining how to utilisation the Classwiz at H5N1 level. Teachers who are teaching H5N1 degree for the kickoff fourth dimension side past times side twelvemonth would do goodness from watching these videos to ensure they are familiar amongst all the novel estimator functions.

And finally from this conference, here's a bully occupation shared past times Charlie Stripp.

In other news:

I wrote June's edition of the MA eNews. We convey of late relaunched this newsletter - non solely does it incorporate word from the MA together with the wider basis of maths education, but it also at nowadays contains puzzles together with resources for maths teachers. Subscribe here to have hereafter editions.
This year's Big Math Off is underway. I competed lastly twelvemonth together with that meant I had the award of picking an entrant for this year's competition. I nominated Vincent Pantaloni - you lot tin read his entries, together with all the other wonderful maths beingness shared, on aperiodical.com.
Don't forget to mass your ticket for Marvellous Maths Teaching which is beingness run past times me together with Craig Barton inwards Oct 2019. We've sold some ninety tickets already, which is exciting given that nosotros know that most teachers won't live inwards a seat to mass until September.

I'll leave of absence you lot this video, shared on Twitter past times @DrFrostMaths. It's an American Youtuber completing an Edexcel Maths GCSE paper. I constitute it surprisingly enjoyable! It's weird, together with quite insightful, to take away heed someone's entire thought processes equally they do maths.

Saturday, August 25, 2012