links – In Pursuit of Great Mathematics Teaching

Links Picnic #3

Links Picnic is an opportunity for us to share things from around the web that help and inspire maths teachers. Here are my picks. Please add yours in the comments section. You can leave a link to your own Links Picnic!

—Maths and Engineering fonts

—Answers to the question, “Why do I have to study algebra?”

–Seven posters answering the question, “When will I ever need maths?” I really like that they link to other school subjects, not careers to which students can’t relate.

–A collection of infographics, from deep to ditzy.

–The huge catalog of activity cards from SMILE is available from the UK’s National STEM Centre.

Links Picnic #2

–A nice world clock that can be used between lessons or during registration. It includes world statistics that are continuously updating.

—WiseStamp for an interactive email signature.

–The $2 Interactive Whiteboard. I’m calling this the medi-whiteboard, since I already use mini-whiteboards.

–An article I’m reading by Alfie Kohn about homework, entitled Do Students Really Need Practice Homework?

–Some ideas for displaying student testing data in the classroom. How motivating is this, I wonder?

–I am looking for an app or program that helps me organise my to-do lists over my mac at home, PC at work, and phone (Android). Pocket Informant does look useful, but is just for my phone. Do you have a suggestion?

What links have impacted you recently?

Links Picnic #1

Are you making any of these four mistakes with your differentiation? Two of these items make me think setting students by ability might be wrong. (And those thoughts are making me nervous.)

Using Evernote as a filing system for public speaking. I wonder if this would work with teaching.

A new blog I am following is Under Ten Minutes. The videos posted there show you how to use an item of learning technology in less than 10 minutes. Today I learned how to use pivot tables for student data analysis.

The Centre for Innovative Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) pages contain a complete scheme of work, texts, and activities for 5-18 year old learners! What a treasure trove.

What links have impacted you this month?

today’s maths and teaching links

John Bayley’s video about working with bright extroverts in the classroom, also some tips and links are connected

John Bayley‘s personal site

Bowland maths materials

The Young Gifted and Talented program (which replaced NAGTY)

Plus magazine

NRICH CPD opportunities

almost autumn

This is the season that fills me with dread, and also anticipation. New classes, students, and busyness. Prepping frightens me. I have some good classes this year, and also some challenging ones. Father, please assist me in getting to know these students and having ideas to help them successfully. May I be more on top of things so that I can keep my head clear for teaching them well. Help me especially with marking–my downfall every year. (That sounded a bit defeatist already!) Can I make a breakthrough with marking??

And the gifted and talented job. What does it really mean? I have not really devoted much time to finding out. But here are the ideas I have: enrichment club (two: one for each KS?), competition entries, competition training, a trip out. I shall now try to find out if there is any government guidance to help me.

Places to look again next time
Centre for Innovation in Maths Teaching
STEMNET
Crux online journal pages
the renewed Secondary Framework for maths
Maths Challenge and the Team Maths Challenge
Teaching G&T Students from the Standards Site
What Works Well in maths

I ordered a book: Meeting the Needs of Your Most Able Pupils: Mathematics. I hope it is good!