I know my recent posts have been a bit more “waffly” * is that even a word?* than when I first started this whole blogging palaver … I don’t have a clue how that happened but can assure you (probably!) that normal service will resume when we get back to school next week … my … Read more
I’ve mentioned before here how I used internal analysis from a previous exam paper to get the students to work independently on topics identified for them personally. We will be doing the same for some of our target students who will be retaking their exam in November – this time we will be using our … Read more
I was reading a post today by the fab Colleen Young about learning names (here) and it got me thinking about the difference in the effort I made in learning students names last year compared to when I first joined the school. In my first year it wasn’t just the names of the new intake that … Read more
I’ve blogged before about the use of “Must, Should and Could” (here) and the use of these specific terms still doesn’t sit right with me – I still believe that all students should be able to achieve all the lesson objectives but to varying degrees. In practice this is difficult (read that as nigh on impossible) … Read more
Seager recently presented at the Edexcel conference (Excellence in Maths) and in addition to talking about intervention at KS4 he also spoke about Numeracy across the curriculum and the things we are doing to not only improve the numeracy skills of our students (and dare I say it ….. teachers … too late! I’ve said … Read more
I was recently out with some friends and we were joking about the things students do that make use laugh – I ended up mentioning the fact that one of the frustrating things is being asked questions about a task immediately after giving very clear instructions. Picture the scene: Teacher is walking around the room … Read more
I like to think I take some risks with my teaching – I know that to some people my ideas are sometimes a bit bizarre but then again, compared to others I’m pretty tame, but the one thing I’ve stayed away from is letting the students do any kind of free-roaming activity outside the classroom. This isn’t … Read more
Been thinking about teaching averages from grouped data tables this week and one of the issues with certain groups, is that the students stumble over finding the midpoints of each group and then get themselves in a tizz about getting the wrong answer. They then go onto to get frustrated about the actual new learning and we … Read more
We’ve been roped into doing a maths slot at the upcoming transition days – for the last couple of years we’ve been teamed up with technology and have done a whole series of sessions themed around flying (paper planes, parachutes etc) but this year we’re purely maths. So, what fun activity have we planned? … we’ll … Read more
I am not wishing my life away, but like to get prepared for my end of term pub quiz quite early – I usually do one at the end of every term and it goes down really well. This one is “summer” themed and ticks lots of cross curricular boxes but also includes a lateral … Read more
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