A write up of my MathsConf38 session on the use of ratio tables to support the development the conceptual understanding of algebraic drect and inverse proportion relationships. A little late, after starting a new job the same week and a busy summer... but finally written!
Tag: teaching
Ratio Tables: Moving to Generalisation
I have been raving about the utility of ratio tables for a couple of years now, and in my last MathsConf session I showed the versatility of them for topics across the curriculum. I ended with a snapshot of how I use them for algebraic direct proportion questions. People went a bit mad for it, and since then the biggest questions I have had have been about how to extend this idea, so I decided it was high time to share the specifics some more.
The End of an Era
As I write this, I have 5 school days left as a teacher. There are equal parts of me that are devastated and relieved about this.
Year 11 Exam Prep: The Staple Challenge
I've been tweeting about "The Staple Challenge" for a few months now, and the rationale behind it is really quite hard to fit into short tweets. So I thought a blog was in order!
Completion Tables (feat. Jonny Hall)
On Monday night, I crashed Jonny Hall's (@StudyMaths) session at MathsConfOnline where he talked about "How completion tables have changed [his] life". Though he admits it is a slight exaggeration, it really isn't an exaggeration to say that working with Jonny this past few months, particularly while he's been obsessed with these tables has revolutionised my task-making and task-using abilities.
Teach Meet ECT Icons – “A Lesson” is the Wrong Unit for Learning
Today saw me present a 20 minute session on curriculum and planning for TeachMeet ECT Icons. I really loved trying to distill my ideas about how planning should work ACROSS a curriculum and ACROSS time, rather than within an one hour block. My slides are below. Please do get in touch if you want to … Continue reading Teach Meet ECT Icons – “A Lesson” is the Wrong Unit for Learning
Ratio Tables Across the Curriculum
Yesterday, at MathsConf28 in Gloucester, I shared my obsession with Ratio Tables as a tool for multiplicative thinking. It followed on from my session back at MathsConf24 where I talked about using ratio tables for teaching compound measures.
Keeping Up Appearances
Forgive me readers, for I have sinned. It has been... 5 months since my last blog!? Though I can hardly believe that length of time has passed, it also feels like 10 seconds since I last sat here and pressed 'Publish'. Things have been pretty hectic, in both my work life and my personal one. … Continue reading Keeping Up Appearances
A Beginners Guide to Being Second in Department
Once again I have left a huge gap between my last post and this one... this time my excuse is my new job at a new school. At Easter I took on a new position as Deputy Faculty Leader in Maths. It has been a huge change, and a huge learning curve. I got lost … Continue reading A Beginners Guide to Being Second in Department
MathsConf14
It has been a while since I have blogged! I've had lots and lots of ideas for things to write about, but have been struggling to put the words in this little box. However, if something was going to inspire me, it was attending another MathsConf! I made the last minute decision to grab a … Continue reading MathsConf14
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