Welcome to my 149th gems publish. That is the place I share a number of the newest information, concepts and sources for maths academics.
1. Entry Stage Maths
Entry Stage Maths is a qualification designed to supply a development path to GCSE Maths for the bottom attaining college students. To help colleges utilizing this qualification, @MarsMaths has shared units of questions for every matter at every of the completely different levels. A variety of effort and time has gone into creating the sources at marsmaths.com and I am certain this can be useful for SEND departments and Entry Stage academics.
2. Make Your Personal Codebreaker
3. Oops, I Forgot!
Been doing “Oops, I forgot” (OIF) routines. I have not seen any T do that aside from @NatBanting at his session.
Write 2 fractions that =1. Then, OIF, the denominators must be diff…OIF, 1 denominator is 2-digit, and so on.
It has layers [literally] that I actually like.
— Fawn Nguyen (@fawnpnguyen) October 13, 2021
Learn the thread for extra data.
For an thought of the way it works: you learn a sequence of directions to college students whereas they use mini-whiteboards and adapt their reply every time. For instance:
“Sketch a quadrilateral”
“Oops, I forgot – it ought to have 4 proper angles”
“Oops, I forgot – it ought to have an space of 24”.
“Oops, I forgot – it ought to have a fringe higher than 24”.
4. Linked Maths
Thanks to @l88belle for sharing a job on increasing double brackets that interweaves fractions, surds, space, quantity and fixing equations. It is useful to consider the methods we will make hyperlinks between completely different matters. I stay up for seeing extra from Belle on her web site linkedmaths.weebly.com.
Because of @jshmtn for sharing a lesson on index legal guidelines with plenty of good concepts to borrow. I by no means considered utilizing pi as a base!
@draustinmaths continues so as to add new sources to her web site. Newest additions embrace some glorious surds duties.
Talking of conferences, you solely have a pair extra weeks to enroll to talk on the MA Convention which is happening between twelfth and 14th April 2022. I actually encourage academics to suggest a workshop, even if you happen to’ve not delivered at a convention earlier than. The MA’s 2021 on-line convention was an enormous success. The fantastic thing about on-line conferences is that they’re broadly accessible – people who find themselves unable to attend in-person occasions can simply take part. In 2022, two days of the MA Convention will happen on-line and the ultimate day will happen in individual in Stratford-Upon-Avon. I plan to attend each the net and in-person days. In actual fact, I am delivering one of many keynotes.
Lastly, I will depart you with this tweet from @mansbridgemaths which made me snort! It is an important job, much like ‘What’s z?‘ from MathsPad.
That is the duty that precipitated a Yr 8 to ask me, “are you a psychopath?” final week.
There is not any higher endorsement than that. pic.twitter.com/Y0xEK7v6Ej
— Mr Mansbridge (@mansbridgemaths) October 18, 2021
For those who’re on half time period this week, have a great one!
