Resourceaholic: 5 Maths Gems #154

In Gems 153 I shared a useful resource from @SegarRogers which utilises Pointon and Sangwin’s process design taxonomy. There are extra duties like this on Chris McGrane’s web site. @mathsmrgordon has now created a big assortment of duties with an analogous construction. These duties concentrate on the important thing expertise and subjects from Edexcel’s advance GCSE info. The total thread is right here, and a few examples are proven under. Ben has additionally invited volunteers to make and share their very own duties utilizing his template. Thanks Ben!

Thanks to @mrnp4tel for sharing an awesome GCSE useful resource from Maths Genie that I’ve not seen earlier than. I exploit Maths Genie on a regular basis – it is a very user-friendly supply of examination questions and previous papers – however I might by no means explored the assets part. He tweeted concerning the Goal Assessments which function 20 query exams at 4 completely different issue ranges: Basis, Basis (Grade 5), Greater (Grades 4 – 6) and Greater (Grades 7 – 9).

3. A Degree Assets
Because of @pmyygrm for sharing the London Academy of Excellence’s A stage schemes of labor and assets on TES. The assets comprise quite a few examples for every subject, with plenty of house for college students to take notes in classes. Some questions have been tailored from examination papers and from Madas assets.

Thanks to @SarahFarrellKS2 for sharing copies of the complete 2018 and 2019 Key Stage 2 reasoning papers that she has accomplished badly to point out plenty of misconceptions and customary errors. Importantly, not all of the solutions are flawed. I discover this can be a actually useful technique in ‘spot the error’ assets.

• Numerous lecturers on Twitter have shared helpful assets referring to the 2022 GCSE advance info. I am not sharing these assets on my weblog as a result of I do not need to duplicate work being finished elsewhere. Colleen Younger has written a very useful weblog publish collating the knowledge and assets. Thanks Colleen!
• Did you see @MrDraperMaths‘ good weblog publish about Cognitive Payload? It is a must-read.
• Puzzle of the Week is again! The competitors began on Monday.
• I have been busy writing two displays this week: one for the MA Convention which is within the Easter holidays, and one for my #mathsted22 occasion which takes place in two weeks. I am delighted that I will be welcoming 130 maths lecturers to my college for a night of CPD with myself and Steve Wren from Ofsted.
• My college is recruiting a maths trainer! It is a good place to work – we’re a science-specialist complete college with glorious behaviour and attitudes. We can have Yr 11 for the primary time subsequent yr, and we’ll be organising our Sixth Type too, so there might be alternatives to show A stage the next yr. It is an thrilling time to hitch. We welcome purposes from each new and skilled lecturers. The time limit is seventh March. Apply right here, or electronic mail me to debate.
• A number of the assets on this publish have a GCSE revision focus, so it may be a very good time to remind you that I’ve an in depth assortment of GCSE revision assets right here. This contains various assets I’ve made myself, corresponding to my revision mats that are appropriate for college students working at 4 completely different grade ranges (Grades 1 – 3, Grades 3 – 5, Grades 4 – 6 and Grades 6 – 9).