Lack of updates. Sorry. Crunch time (plus exciting personal stuff). I will get on doing some things in a few weeks. PowerPoints to be done. More variation stuff to work on. More timed questions to set up. In the meantime: These are GREAT. I teach a lower attainment year 11 and they often struggle to… Read More »
https://othmarstrombone.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/the-college-of-teaching-a-claim-your-own-adventure-story/ Reblogging this because it’s funny and incisive.
I have found this. Makes patterns. Shows equations. Solves equations in an interactive way. Has some statistics stuff. Can’t believe I’ve never seen this before. Setting up an equation and then showing how to rearrange it visually is powerful. Watch the hint videos under the ‘?’ on the right hand side of the page to… Read More »
Lovely website. You type in a number and it presents you with loads of facts about that number, breaking it down into it’s prime factors and some scales. It’s lovely. Try it yourself. Here’s the page for 2048. Quick starter idea (after showing students this website): 56 Give me some facts about this number. You… Read More »
This the best blog I’ve read for ages. I love it and love the idea of swift key testing. So quick to work! via The problem with levels- gaps in basic numeracy skills identified by rigorous diagnostic testing | Great Maths Teaching Ideas.
How Much To Fill A Panini Sticker Book http://codehesive.com/worldcupstickers/ I really love this. Could be an interesting statistical investigation.
Most primary schools Michael Gove says are “failing” are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted | ampp3d. Interesting stats analysis by my new favourite website.
OFSTED whiplash Wilshaw would like to see the government reintroduce external testing at the end of key stage 1 and at key stage 3. He said: “Talk to any good headteacher and they will tell you it was a mistake to abolish those tests. If we are serious about raising standards and catching up with… Read More »
Recycled Assumptions Interesting article on the idea of ‘school reform’ as it’s presented in the press. Well worth reading.