Peter Prior

Mathematics teacher (and learner!) and year adviser (welfare)

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Tricks (in maths class), and What To Do About Them https://t.co/4TPVINtTzG

[Dr Michael Carr-Gregg AO @MCG58]

Message to parents….

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

I'm attending Make Math Moments Virtual Summit. Free high impact MATH PD from your couch! Hosted by @makemathmoments #mmmsummit2020

RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌

https://t.co/OqMkfHy4d2

[Phillip Heath @PJjHeath]

I Started Khan Academy. We Can Still Avoid an Education Catastrophe. https://t.co/DQjPmkE3p4

[Phillip Heath @PJjHeath]

We know by Year 11 what mark students will get in Year 12. Do we still need a stressful exam? https://t.co/UwyTi2ra1f via @ConversationEDU Good read and the right question. When all is done, I fear we will see 2020 as a missed opportunity.

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Report reveals 21st C skills needed to future-proof students https://t.co/XfACCJLI73 "Prospective employers want to know...attendance, attitude & abilities" I feel we mostly cover this already; perhaps more on "critical & creative thinking, intercultural & ethical understanding"

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Key quote: "When maths teachers see students struggling... go back... until the student has confidently mastered that skill or concept"
Teaching maths – what does the evidence say actually works? https://t.co/EUSnRJdxoU via @ConversationEDU

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Disclaimer: I haven't chased the research, but still got me thinking...
Not getting enough sleep? You're literally poisoning your brain. New research shows why. @MindaZetlin https://t.co/HPad0cIbrM via @Inc

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Food for thought: 'If I were in charge of the HSC...' https://t.co/JcaCOad1df via @smh

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Start with "cultivat[ing] an attitude of gratitude"

[Andrew Buesnel @Andrew_Buesnel]

How Complaining Rewires Your Brain for Negativity - The Mission - Medium https://t.co/S6JjC1PGqS

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Sadly see this mentality too often: "national scoring system... discourages high school students from taking on difficult subjects for fear of getting a lower score"
Chief Scientist says obsession with ATAR is leading students astray https://t.co/rykNrqcFUY via @smh

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Thought provoking post encouraging me to train myself "to notice what students do understand"

[Dan Meyer @ddmeyer]

❌ "misconception"
✅ "current conception"

This is so good from @mdrzavala. Please read it. #iteachmath https://t.co/y32sxRdjTo

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Reinforcing the value of connecting with families: A Parents’ Night Recipe https://t.co/v8IqSYpqEo via @UKnowHGSE

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Besides a retweet, I wonder what else I could/should be doing...

[Phillip Heath @PJjHeath]

24 young Indigenous people have died by suicide this year prompting a national campaign https://t.co/SMOMHS0NxU. A national emergency by any reckoning for any community group. But for this to occur to our First Nation peoples, this is a national shame. I’m so sad.

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Food for thought - consider what you hope to achieve...

[Phillip Heath @PJjHeath]

Students learn more effectively from print textbooks than screens, study says - Business Insider ⁦@bradmerrick⁩ ⁦@jvoneinem⁩ ⁦@ShawAllanJ⁩ ⁦@galloised⁩ @ https://t.co/ixFT09ajw1

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

"The use of A to E grades would make more sense if all students began the school year at the same starting point" One e.g. of a quote from here--> https://t.co/S73PUyHhx8

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

Look forward to sharing about Alison in term 4 stats classes!
'I've always loved numbers': Meet the grandmother of Australian mathematics https://t.co/QOg8Lgqxdl via @ABCNews

[Dr Brad Merrick @bradmerrick]

How to improve the school results: not extra maths but music, loads of it https://t.co/kzaWr6oZiJ @PJjHeath @BarkerInstitute @Asme_Music_Ed @joelcopeland84 @AndyMifsud @MartinLubrano @BarkerResearch Interesting but not uncommon, aligns with findings from many studies.

[Peter Prior @_peterprior]

A good goal, "to increase the amount of thinking"

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Encouraging students' "I wonder what if...?" questions, not "Did I do this right?" questions, in math class: https://t.co/2EZtg9lR2b