19 December 2012 | BlogICTTeaching
My year 10s have written and performed today, some absolutely fab maths songs in the style of the Chris Moyles quiz show – I was so proud of all of the students for performing and having a go, but exceptionally proud of a couple of the quieter ones, who shocked me (in a nice way) ... Read more
17 December 2012 | 4 - DataBlogInterventionPGCEResources
I have recently put together some activities for two way tables, and as I said on the last blog, many exam boards now include questions that involve more than finishing a partially completed two-way table. This activity involves the students working through the questions to form the actual worded part of the question, which then gives ... Read more
16 December 2012 | 4 - DataResourcesTeaching
How do you incorporate some of the higher-order thinking skills into a lesson about two-way tables? Rather than just getting the students to do “more of the same” I have produced the attached activity that initially involves them completing a worksheet with five partially completed tables, but they then have to use this information to ... Read more
13 December 2012 | Blog
I haven’t written anything that has been published since I was a member of the creative writing club in the “first year” – that’s year 7 in old money – so when I was given the job of writing a little newsletter I was a little nervous! In fact it hasn’t turned out too badly ... Read more
12 December 2012 | BlogICTTeaching
We have very clear rules about mobile phones – the school has clearly marked “phone zones” and “no-phone zones” which are self explanatory, and as teachers we are advised that they are not allowed to be used in class unless they are integral to the learning, which is VERY rare. In fact when I asked ... Read more
11 December 2012 | 5 - Misc.BlogTeachingTES
It really is beginning to look like and feel like Christmas everywhere else apart from my little piece of the Midlands. I have this evening thought about getting my Christmas decorations out of the loft – it hasn’t happened but the thought was there, and if that happens I might get to send my neighbours the ... Read more
10 December 2012 | BlogInterventionResources
Now that I’ve been relocated some of you may have noticed that my last week of posts have disappeared; if you haven’t noticed take my word for it! We all know how stressful moving is – its said to be one of the most stressful things that people go through – but I am pleased ... Read more
7 December 2012 | BlogTeaching
I have a new home at www.justmaths.co.uk … it will be a while until I’m settled in, but please check in and see how things are developing Mel
4 December 2012 | BlogInterventionTeaching
Seager I have 4 words for you … be afraid! very afraid!! Normal service will resume tomorrow when I get over being …. whats the word? I know its fraped for facebook, is there a similar term in relation to blogs? hmmm never an English teacher around when you need one. Mel (and yes it is ... Read more
4 December 2012 | BlogInterventionTeaching
You will have to excuse my cheek but I am hi-jacking Mel’s blog to give a huge shout out to all the Maths people who attended the Edexcel Maths training today in Manchester. It was good to meet so many people who are interested in how we have achieved the results we have done at our ... Read more
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