Mish Mash 🌈

Mum. Maths Geek. Teacher. Adorer and Fierce Protector of Harry and Dax.

[Mish Mash 🌈 @vikkimarsh]

Once Exams Officers in schools release them to their Maths HoDs, could someone please DM me a copy of the AQA A level paper from yesterday afternoon? @BerwickMaths @Just_Maths @DrFrostMaths

[Mish Mash 🌈 @vikkimarsh]

@MathsEmporium The GCSE papers from Thursday are now on the Emporium. When are you adding the iGCSE ones please?

[Jo Morgan @mathsjem]

New! My 197th gems post. Ideas, updates and resources for maths teachers. 💎

https://t.co/tAEbj5j1jW

Hat tips to follow.

#mathsgems #mathschat #teammaths #mathscpdchat #mathstlp

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

Are you looking to harness feedback and pupil understanding in the classroom to adapt your teaching?

The new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) ‘Check.Adapt’ tool offers a simple scaffold for reflection.

Find it here: https://t.co/zT0QcQiUzY

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

You've heard of triangle numbers, square numbers, and perhaps even pentagonal numbers. But why stop there? Just found this article from Mathematics Teaching #112 (1985 p. 40)

[Jo Morgan @mathsjem]

New! My 194th gems post. Ideas, resources and updates for maths teachers. 💎

https://t.co/4nJhXrdIKd

#mathschat #teammaths #mathsgems #mathscpdchat #mathstlp

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

This week won so here's the link (there are around 1200 files in all): https://t.co/tEtmpq3SQL.

These are made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license: https://t.co/qei9LJvtu1. This means you can Share and
Adapt the material with the following conditions:

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Room to improve: addressing common challenges in classroom practice is the key to narrowing gaps https://t.co/1afL3MPwHd via @teacherhead

[GCHQ @GCHQ]

It’s live and it’s here! 📣

#TheGCHQChristmasChallenge has arrived, and your festive journey through puzzles, codes and brainteasers is ready to begin. Grab a friend, a pen and get solving to uncover the secret messages via seven fiendish puzzles!

🧵

https://t.co/h792JFtvfd

[Dr Dan Jones @Hookean1]

If you need a Christmas resource for a lesson over the coming weeks, these may be handy. Lots of festive puzzles and some quizzes too. None are mine but gathered over the years. Hope you find them useful 🎅🎄
https://t.co/TLAKjFKa6H

[Alex Quigley @AlexJQuigley]

New @EducEndowFoundn blog by @SENDMattersUK that expertly shares how SENCOs can lead vital shifts in teaching & learning:

‘How SENCOs, Teachers, and Teaching Assistants can bring metacognition to life in every classroom’

https://t.co/a4Yq7hBUXS

[Mr Mattock FCCT CMgr FCMI NPQSL @MrMattock]

I am starting a series on teaching "hard-to-teach" topics in GCSE maths.

The first of these articles looks at vector proof, and how teachers of maths might approach teaching vector proof so that it makes sense for more pupils.

Read my thoughts here: https://t.co/BSTIKYHZbM

I would love to hear if this has worked for others, but if not what has.

Comment on this post to let me know.

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

Exploring confusion around modelling: "I do, we do, you do" vs "Guided and Independent Practice" - https://t.co/4Op8682KNK via @teacherhead

[Tom Sherrington @teacherhead]

As an added incentive to participate I'm sending WalkThrus books to anyone who has a blog published on #ClassroomVoices as a thank you for making the effort. Please do share your thoughts and ideas - a lesson, a theory, a policy, something that bothers you.. anything.

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

Hot take but I always see videos of the butterfly method go viral but I would *never* teach this method and here's why.

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

My favourite way to introduce an efficient strategy for finding lowest common multiples.

#1001MathsBots

[Miss Konstantine @giftedHKO]

Made these for Y8 sequences. Looking to build up from term to term, multiples and nth term.

https://t.co/QiVUxjYniL.

[Adam Robbins @MrARobbins]

New blog

What the heck is coaching anyway?

The importance of words meaning something.
https://t.co/FPjTehHyfg

[Atul Rana @atulrana]

The utter genius and joy of using Don Steward tasks by @mathsjem #MathsConf39

[Jonathan Hall @StudyMaths]

If 10% is 12, can you calculate the others?

A nice way to practise percentages of amounts.

https://t.co/i8EXpkAq5L