Building students’ resilience in maths
Back in the days before lockdown, I delivered a face-to-face professional development session for teachers that explored ways to build up students’ confidence and resilience in maths.
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Using videos for modelling practical maths
I’ve always been a fan of using practical experiments in both mechanics and statistics, and I really felt that their value to students justify the time spent setting up and running them.
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Playing catch-up!
In these strange times, more than ever before, teachers find themselves having to deal with learners who have gaps in their knowledge that threatens their progress in maths.
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New Area Coordinator
I am really delighted to have been given the opportunity to join the West Midlands regional team and to be based at the University of Wolverhampton.
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Core Maths 2020-21
With more schools and colleges offering the qualification, and more students signing up the course than ever before, Core Maths is back for another year. And with more teachers delivering it for the first time, there are more opportunities for professional development to help them to do the best job that they can.
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Some lockdown reading
In no particular order, here are some books I would recommend to students to enhance and enrich their understanding of maths, and how it is actually used in real life.
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Maths Hubs A level Pedagogy Work Groups
This year, Maths Hubs will again provide support for the effective development of pedagogy in the teaching of A level Mathematics to enhance the quality of teaching and the conceptual understanding of students.
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Book review: Active Learning Through Formative Assessment
Active Learning Through Formative Assessment by Shirley Clarke (published by Hodder Education, 2008) explores key aspects of formative assessment, from the basics of what it can consist of and the likely impact of effective practice through a range of aspects, to taking action for further development.
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