Fiona Yardley

Mum, wife, university lecturer and doctoral student. Maths, knitting and God.

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@Chaplaincycccu @CanterburyCCUni @CCCUArtsHumsEd I see what you did there.

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

We made a tree for the #merrycccu Christmas tree competition. I think you can deduce our academic discipline from our entry. @Chaplaincycccu @CanterburyCCUni @CCCUArtsHumsEd

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@MBDscience Luckily my third generation bottle-fed son won't read this because he's right in the middle of his exams at Cambridge University right now...

[Secret Headteacher @secretHT1]

Thousands of teachers screaming, ‘tuck it in!’

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@mathforge @jenshearman @Mathematical_A It'll be a doctoral thesis one day soon. Once I stop hanging around on Twitter and otherwise procrastinating...

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@jenshearman I look like I'm about to cry!

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@alicelydiajoy My enby 17 year old and I run an Etsy business sharing LGBTQ+ love around the world. An Enbyguin is now on its way to you with lots of love from me and Rain to you, your 9yo and my beloved Alma Mater (Modern History 1992). https://t.co/uHbI9PFtW9

[Sue Cowley @Sue_Cowley]

I simply would not come into teaching these days with this level of obsessive over control from @educationgovuk in how teachers learn. I actually find it creepy how controlling they are.

https://t.co/PljKHJMD6n

[Dynamic Deputies - Russ & Steve @DynamicDeps]

💡No one is the perfect teacher. But having been fortunate enough to observe & work with many teachers throughout my career, there are certain traits/strengths I've noticed in those who seem to do the job very well. Here are some reflections about the key features I've noticed:

[Rachel Mears (Lofthouse) @DrRLofthouse]

Coaching references as requested @m_chiles. These are open access versions ‘Understanding coaching efficacy in education through activity systems: privileging the nuances of provision’ https://t.co/gyfC0HMu1o

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@LeedsTeacher Label by scratching the number and the room number with compasses. Just above the display screen is best.

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@jenshearman 7542!

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@harmsy *Just* before you were born...

[Hannah Fry @FryRsquared]

A little piece I wrote for today’s i newspaper about why - I think - you don’t see more girls doing maths.

In short: it’s death by a thousand cuts.

https://t.co/z0UwXvKkOD

[Dr Eugenia Cheng --no advice please-- @DrEugeniaCheng]

UK state sixth form teachers: do you have any students applying to Oxbridge for maths? If they are offered interviews I would like to offer to do mock interviews for some state school students who might benefit from some help.

[Fiona Yardley @FionaHogg]

@jenshearman @NCETM @AnglesMathsHub @MathsHubs I am a part-time teacher. I currently work three days a week. Last week I was in school by 7am on each of my working days and didn't leave until the site manager chucked me out at 7pm.

[Cliff Pickover @pickover]

Mathematics and mystery.

Miss Miniver's question for young students.

[Christian Bokhove @cbokhove]

This is quite a nice overview. I do dislike the 'myths' approach more and more, though, because although the recommendations are sound, and there certainly are *some* people who espouse one or more of them, I think the majority believes nuanced positions.
https://t.co/iAjFieyeht

[Melissa D @Dean_of_math]

Gatekeepers in the math world.
1. Fractions.
2. Memorized math facts.
3. Long division.

What else?