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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Cpd - Maths Teachers Pb The Way

Maths is a genuinely hard dependent plain to teach. Not alone produce nosotros remove maintain to tackle negative perceptions - maths is difficult, maths is boring, maths is pointless - but nosotros every bit good remove maintain to explicate some genuinely tricky concepts. We necessitate to develop skills inward students such every bit work solving, visualisation in addition to reasoning. These skills don't come upward easily. Teaching maths is a huge challenge, in addition to it's genuinely of import to acquire it right.

Sometimes it's helpful to bounce ideas roughly amongst our beau maths teachers. We all produce goodness from sharing skillful practice. Sometimes nosotros necessitate inspiration. Up until recently, at that topographic point were few opportunities to acquire this sort of support. But there's a revolution happening inward maths education. It's called #mathsTLP.

What is #mathsTLP?
TLP is Twitter Lesson Planning. This was Ed Southall's clever sentiment - you lot tin read his original send service close it here. It takes house every Dominicus eventide betwixt 7pm in addition to 8pm. Let me explicate how it works. If you're looking for an sentiment or a resource, tweet your asking in addition to include the hashtag #mathsTLP. Something similar this:
People who are monitoring the #mathsTLP hashtag volition encounter your asking in addition to response to it - similar this:
At the terminate of the chat, Ed (@solvemymaths) collates the resources on his blog.

#mathsTLP isn't merely close sharing resources in addition to lesson ideas, it's a forum inward which maths teachers verbalize to each other close teaching maths. What could endure improve than that?

Is it working?
It's bloody brilliant. We're working together for the sake of our students. I cannot intend of a to a greater extent than effective utilisation of social media.

#mathsTLP has been running for iv weeks instantly in addition to we've covered a huge attain of topics including sequences, inequalities, circle theorems, simultaneous equations in addition to probability. Through #mathsTLP I've connected amongst lots of novel people in addition to remove maintain discovered many fantastic novel resources. 

For a build novel hashtag, it's getting a lot of tweets (the orangish occupation below represents #mathsTLP, blueish in addition to dark-green are the well-established hashtags #mathschat in addition to #mathscpdchat respectively).

Beyond maths?
Subject-specific CPD is considerably to a greater extent than helpful than the sort of full general 'teaching in addition to learning' CPD that is oftentimes delivered at schoolhouse Insets. At some schools - mine included - no fourth dimension or coin is allocated to subject-specific learning. Since my NQT year, I haven't received whatever preparation that's genuinely had an send upon on my teaching. Twitter is my sole source of evolution - without it I'd endure working inward a bubble.

Twitter's maths instructor community is vivid - its members remove maintain genuinely mastered the effective utilisation of Twitter every bit a platform for collaboration. I wonder whether other subjects are heading the same way. Do other subjects remove maintain an equivalent to #mathsTLP, a chat specifically for sharing lesson ideas in addition to resources?

Outside of Twitter, at that topographic point are initiatives which offering hands-on help, advice, noesis in addition to inspiration. H5N1 fantastic illustration is The Physics Factory, a 'grassroots network of teachers working to pose the fizz dorsum into physics'. Much similar those who participate inward #mathsTLP, the people behind The Physics Factory recognise that teachers necessitate to operate together. They portion ideas in addition to resources, they develop dependent plain knowledge. They don't say teachers how to teach, but they inspire teachers to beloved what they do.
Subject-specific initiatives are essential. To remove maintain an send upon inward the classroom, teachers necessitate to endure inward beloved amongst their subject, in addition to derive potency from it. Immersion inward their dependent plain is vital.

I'm feeling rattling positive close all this collaboration. If teachers proceed to operate together similar this, we're heading inward the correct direction. I'm proud to endure role of #mathsTLP in addition to I promise other subjects are inspired to follow our lead.
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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Cpd - Maths Teachers Pb The Way

Maths is a genuinely hard dependent plain to teach. Not alone produce nosotros remove maintain to tackle negative perceptions - maths is difficult, maths is boring, maths is pointless - but nosotros every bit good remove maintain to explicate some genuinely tricky concepts. We necessitate to develop skills inward students such every bit work solving, visualisation in addition to reasoning. These skills don't come upward easily. Teaching maths is a huge challenge, in addition to it's genuinely of import to acquire it right.

Sometimes it's helpful to bounce ideas roughly amongst our beau maths teachers. We all produce goodness from sharing skillful practice. Sometimes nosotros necessitate inspiration. Up until recently, at that topographic point were few opportunities to acquire this sort of support. But there's a revolution happening inward maths education. It's called #mathsTLP.

What is #mathsTLP?
TLP is Twitter Lesson Planning. This was Ed Southall's clever sentiment - you lot tin read his original send service close it here. It takes house every Dominicus eventide betwixt 7pm in addition to 8pm. Let me explicate how it works. If you're looking for an sentiment or a resource, tweet your asking in addition to include the hashtag #mathsTLP. Something similar this:
People who are monitoring the #mathsTLP hashtag volition encounter your asking in addition to response to it - similar this:
At the terminate of the chat, Ed (@solvemymaths) collates the resources on his blog.

#mathsTLP isn't merely close sharing resources in addition to lesson ideas, it's a forum inward which maths teachers verbalize to each other close teaching maths. What could endure improve than that?

Is it working?
It's bloody brilliant. We're working together for the sake of our students. I cannot intend of a to a greater extent than effective utilisation of social media.

#mathsTLP has been running for iv weeks instantly in addition to we've covered a huge attain of topics including sequences, inequalities, circle theorems, simultaneous equations in addition to probability. Through #mathsTLP I've connected amongst lots of novel people in addition to remove maintain discovered many fantastic novel resources. 

For a build novel hashtag, it's getting a lot of tweets (the orangish occupation below represents #mathsTLP, blueish in addition to dark-green are the well-established hashtags #mathschat in addition to #mathscpdchat respectively).

Beyond maths?
Subject-specific CPD is considerably to a greater extent than helpful than the sort of full general 'teaching in addition to learning' CPD that is oftentimes delivered at schoolhouse Insets. At some schools - mine included - no fourth dimension or coin is allocated to subject-specific learning. Since my NQT year, I haven't received whatever preparation that's genuinely had an send upon on my teaching. Twitter is my sole source of evolution - without it I'd endure working inward a bubble.

Twitter's maths instructor community is vivid - its members remove maintain genuinely mastered the effective utilisation of Twitter every bit a platform for collaboration. I wonder whether other subjects are heading the same way. Do other subjects remove maintain an equivalent to #mathsTLP, a chat specifically for sharing lesson ideas in addition to resources?

Outside of Twitter, at that topographic point are initiatives which offering hands-on help, advice, noesis in addition to inspiration. H5N1 fantastic illustration is The Physics Factory, a 'grassroots network of teachers working to pose the fizz dorsum into physics'. Much similar those who participate inward #mathsTLP, the people behind The Physics Factory recognise that teachers necessitate to operate together. They portion ideas in addition to resources, they develop dependent plain knowledge. They don't say teachers how to teach, but they inspire teachers to beloved what they do.
Subject-specific initiatives are essential. To remove maintain an send upon inward the classroom, teachers necessitate to endure inward beloved amongst their subject, in addition to derive potency from it. Immersion inward their dependent plain is vital.

I'm feeling rattling positive close all this collaboration. If teachers proceed to operate together similar this, we're heading inward the correct direction. I'm proud to endure role of #mathsTLP in addition to I promise other subjects are inspired to follow our lead.
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Thursday, October 24, 2019

Maths Twitter Lesson Planning - #Mathstlp

My mate Ed, the legend that is @solvemymaths, has had a rather clever idea. On Lord's Day nights betwixt 7pm as well as 8pm (UK time) we're going to host a collaborative lesson planning hr on Twitter.

I really believe that every teacher, no affair how experienced, tin ship away create goodness from sharing didactics ideas. Everyone is encouraged to bring together inward amongst #mathsTLP, either to asking help or to offering suggestions. This variety of sharing ('how would yous learn this topic? create yous know of whatever expert resources?' etc) is the sort of thing nosotros should create to a greater extent than of at school, only we're all likewise busy teaching. Give us to a greater extent than PPAs as well as we'll create this amongst our colleagues on a regular dry reason - until then, we're real lucky to bring Twitter.

If you're looking for ideas as well as resources for a specific theme as well as therefore delight ask. Ed as well as I volition organise as well as document what volition likely hold upwards a plethora of amazing ideas as well as inspiration from the Twitter community.

We're all working towards a mutual finish only therefore many teachers travel inward isolation - let's modify that. Please bring together inward this Lord's Day to brand our get-go #mathsTLP hr a success.

If you're novel to Twitter as well as therefore experience gratuitous to email me as well as I'll explicate how to learn started.

What else is going on?
I've non blogged much lately because I've been spending ridiculous amounts of fourth dimension planning my session for side past times side weekend's maths conference. In my workshop I'll part ideas on how best to explicate a gain of mathematical concepts including linear graphs, sequences, surds as well as quadratics. I've been doing a lot of query as well as I've got around dandy novel materials to share.

Sorry most the lack of posts lately, only I volition hold upwards writing a novel gems post this weekend - lookout this space...


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Thursday, September 5, 2019

Maths Twitter Lesson Planning - #Mathstlp

My mate Ed, the legend that is @solvemymaths, has had a rather clever idea. On Lord's Day nights betwixt 7pm as well as 8pm (UK time) we're going to host a collaborative lesson planning hr on Twitter.

I really believe that every teacher, no affair how experienced, tin ship away create goodness from sharing didactics ideas. Everyone is encouraged to bring together inward amongst #mathsTLP, either to asking help or to offering suggestions. This variety of sharing ('how would yous learn this topic? create yous know of whatever expert resources?' etc) is the sort of thing nosotros should create to a greater extent than of at school, only we're all likewise busy teaching. Give us to a greater extent than PPAs as well as we'll create this amongst our colleagues on a regular dry reason - until then, we're real lucky to bring Twitter.

If you're looking for ideas as well as resources for a specific theme as well as therefore delight ask. Ed as well as I volition organise as well as document what volition likely hold upwards a plethora of amazing ideas as well as inspiration from the Twitter community.

We're all working towards a mutual finish only therefore many teachers travel inward isolation - let's modify that. Please bring together inward this Lord's Day to brand our get-go #mathsTLP hr a success.

If you're novel to Twitter as well as therefore experience gratuitous to email me as well as I'll explicate how to learn started.

What else is going on?
I've non blogged much lately because I've been spending ridiculous amounts of fourth dimension planning my session for side past times side weekend's maths conference. In my workshop I'll part ideas on how best to explicate a gain of mathematical concepts including linear graphs, sequences, surds as well as quadratics. I've been doing a lot of query as well as I've got around dandy novel materials to share.

Sorry most the lack of posts lately, only I volition hold upwards writing a novel gems post this weekend - lookout this space...


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5 Maths Gems #27

Hello too welcome to my 27th gems post. This is where I percentage v of the best didactics ideas I've seen on Twitter recently. I'll survive brief today because I experience similar I'm drowning inward marking, reports too lesson planning at the moment! Thankfully it's alone ane calendar week until the Easter holidays, hence there's low-cal at the cease of the tunnel.

1. Which One Doesn't Belong?
This website is pure genius from @MaryBourassa. 'Which One Doesn't Belong?' is 'a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers too students alike. There are no answers provided equally at that spot are many different, right ways of choosing which ane doesn't belong'.  Here's a duet of examples:
Ask students to honor a argue why each ane doesn't belong. What a fantastic tool for generating interesting shape discussion. Mary welcomes contributions to the website - details too templates are available Pythagoras Lesson. In this lesson Pythagoras problems were seat around the room too students worked inward pairs to solve the problems - they had to introduce their instructor amongst equally many right answers equally they could inward an hour. They had 3 ‘hint’ tokens that they could merchandise inward for assist at whatsoever point. I similar this sentiment - I guide maintain a habit of offering likewise much help, which tin survive counterproductive. The express provide of hint tokens volition encourage perseverance inward students - they'll alone enquire for assist when they really demand it.
Spiderbox from illustrativemathematics.org
4. Surds
Two lovely surd resources were shared on Twitter this week. First upward was @aap03102's excellent surds magic square.
And then @MathsPadJames (of awesome website mathspad.co.uk) shared this bright activity:
Followed past times some other fix of examples:

5. Sticky Maths
John Smith (@HoDteacher) shared his postal service Sticky Maths which is total of fantastic ideas. Read it now! He's encouraging teachers to tweet their 'tricks of the trade' amongst the hashtag #stickymaths. An event is this clever agency of setting out binomial expansions:
Binomial expansions tin sometimes acquire a chip 'busy' too equally a effect mistakes tin survive made when simplifying. Setting out the workings vertically is a bright idea! It's hence much tidier.

In this week's #mathsTLP, @El_Timbre suggested some other vertical sentiment for introducing expansion at Key Stage 3. 

 For example 3(2x+1) is 3 lots of (2x + 1) ie:

(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)

This makes the concept clear too simplification easy. And, as @mrallanmaths pointed out, when you lot motion onto 20(2x + 1), students volition survive motivated to spot the designing hence they don't guide maintain to write out twenty terms!

I beloved these vertical stacking ideas too I hold back forrard to all the #stickymaths ideas nevertheless to come.

What I've been upward to
Did you lot read my here. Pythagoras Lesson. In this lesson Pythagoras problems were seat around the room too students worked inward pairs to solve the problems - they had to introduce their instructor amongst equally many right answers equally they could inward an hour. They had 3 ‘hint’ tokens that they could merchandise inward for assist at whatsoever point. I similar this sentiment - I guide maintain a habit of offering likewise much help, which tin survive counterproductive. The express provide of hint tokens volition encourage perseverance inward students - they'll alone enquire for assist when they really demand it.
Spiderbox from illustrativemathematics.org
4. Surds
Two lovely surd resources were shared on Twitter this week. First upward was @aap03102's excellent surds magic square.
And then @MathsPadJames (of awesome website mathspad.co.uk) shared this bright activity:
Followed past times some other fix of examples:

5. Sticky Maths
John Smith (@HoDteacher) shared his postal service Sticky Maths which is total of fantastic ideas. Read it now! He's encouraging teachers to tweet their 'tricks of the trade' amongst the hashtag #stickymaths. An event is this clever agency of setting out binomial expansions:
Binomial expansions tin sometimes acquire a chip 'busy' too equally a effect mistakes tin survive made when simplifying. Setting out the workings vertically is a bright idea! It's hence much tidier.

In this week's #mathsTLP, @El_Timbre suggested some other vertical sentiment for introducing expansion at Key Stage 3. 

 For example 3(2x+1) is 3 lots of (2x + 1) ie:

(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)

This makes the concept clear too simplification easy. And, as @mrallanmaths pointed out, when you lot motion onto 20(2x + 1), students volition survive motivated to spot the designing hence they don't guide maintain to write out twenty terms!

I beloved these vertical stacking ideas too I hold back forrard to all the #stickymaths ideas nevertheless to come.

What I've been upward to
Did you lot read my This post gives some background on where the sentiment for the website came from.

2. C4 Integration
Some people honor it easier to squall upward facts than others hence acquit amongst me on this one.

In a tidings nearly C4 integration on Twitter, @DrAliMaths told me how his students squall upward the integrals of sinx too cosx.
Seems silly, right? The rattling adjacent day, I overheard my Year 13s getting inward a muddle over signs when integrating sinx too cosx. I showed them the sic too cis mnemonic too they loved it! Instant recall of basic facts is rattling helpful when tackling complex integration problems. I fifty-fifty honor myself using this mnemonic now. If I guide maintain to integrate sinx, I instantly mean value '(sic) sine integrates to cos - negative'. Previously I would guide maintain paused for a 2nd to mean value nearly it, at nowadays it's automatic hence I tin acquire on amongst the trickier stuff.
And here's some other tip for your Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grade students from @DrAliMaths:

Remember: 'D'ifferentiation 'D'ecreases the power.
'I'ntegration 'I'ncreases the power.

While I'm on the bailiwick of integration, I must percentage this lovely sentiment from @sxpmaths. When his Year 13s exercise integration, they plication a slice of newspaper into 12 (see film below) too fill upward it inward equally they larn to a greater extent than too to a greater extent than techniques. 

3. Hint Tokens
I read a overnice postal service from Pythagoras Lesson. In this lesson Pythagoras problems were seat around the room too students worked inward pairs to solve the problems - they had to introduce their instructor amongst equally many right answers equally they could inward an hour. They had 3 ‘hint’ tokens that they could merchandise inward for assist at whatsoever point. I similar this sentiment - I guide maintain a habit of offering likewise much help, which tin survive counterproductive. The express provide of hint tokens volition encourage perseverance inward students - they'll alone enquire for assist when they really demand it.
Spiderbox from illustrativemathematics.org
4. Surds
Two lovely surd resources were shared on Twitter this week. First upward was @aap03102's excellent surds magic square.
And then @MathsPadJames (of awesome website mathspad.co.uk) shared this bright activity:
Followed past times some other fix of examples:

5. Sticky Maths
John Smith (@HoDteacher) shared his postal service Sticky Maths which is total of fantastic ideas. Read it now! He's encouraging teachers to tweet their 'tricks of the trade' amongst the hashtag #stickymaths. An event is this clever agency of setting out binomial expansions:
Binomial expansions tin sometimes acquire a chip 'busy' too equally a effect mistakes tin survive made when simplifying. Setting out the workings vertically is a bright idea! It's hence much tidier.

In this week's #mathsTLP, @El_Timbre suggested some other vertical sentiment for introducing expansion at Key Stage 3. 

 For example 3(2x+1) is 3 lots of (2x + 1) ie:

(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)

This makes the concept clear too simplification easy. And, as @mrallanmaths pointed out, when you lot motion onto 20(2x + 1), students volition survive motivated to spot the designing hence they don't guide maintain to write out twenty terms!

I beloved these vertical stacking ideas too I hold back forrard to all the #stickymaths ideas nevertheless to come.

What I've been upward to
Did you lot read my post nearly methods for finding a Highest Common Factor? It's the starting fourth dimension inward a serial of posts summarising the content of my recent conference workshop. The residual volition follow over the adjacent duet of weeks.
Ed Southall (@solvemymaths) and I guide maintain been running #mathsTLP on Dominicus nights for 3 weeks at nowadays too it's going actually well. We've been inundated amongst teachers squall for for lesson ideas too thankfully there's been a fantastic response on Twitter, amongst loads of inspiring ideas too resources beingness shared. Join inward on Sundays at 7pm to watch for yourself!

Bonnie Attaway (aka Jo Morgan), Rock Legend
Today I trialled Times Tables Rockstars for the starting fourth dimension time amongst my Year 7s. It was swell fun. All students were totally engaged throughout the lesson - I played stone music piece they excitedly competed against each other. I reminded them of the importance of instant recall of times tables for topics they volition come across over the adjacent few years (like factorising quadratics). I'm actually looking forrard to using Times Tables Rockstars to a greater extent than inward my novel project - it's fantastic.

Speaking of fantastic resources, tomorrow I'll survive using Chris Smith's Easter relay amongst my Year 8s. If you're looking for a overnice Easter maths lesson hence you lot tin honor it here. Enjoy!




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Thursday, October 24, 2019

5 Maths Gems #27

Hello too welcome to my 27th gems post. This is where I percentage v of the best didactics ideas I've seen on Twitter recently. I'll survive brief today because I experience similar I'm drowning inward marking, reports too lesson planning at the moment! Thankfully it's alone ane calendar week until the Easter holidays, hence there's low-cal at the cease of the tunnel.

1. Which One Doesn't Belong?
This website is pure genius from @MaryBourassa. 'Which One Doesn't Belong?' is 'a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers too students alike. There are no answers provided equally at that spot are many different, right ways of choosing which ane doesn't belong'.  Here's a duet of examples:
Ask students to honor a argue why each ane doesn't belong. What a fantastic tool for generating interesting shape discussion. Mary welcomes contributions to the website - details too templates are available Pythagoras Lesson. In this lesson Pythagoras problems were seat around the room too students worked inward pairs to solve the problems - they had to introduce their instructor amongst equally many right answers equally they could inward an hour. They had 3 ‘hint’ tokens that they could merchandise inward for assist at whatsoever point. I similar this sentiment - I guide maintain a habit of offering likewise much help, which tin survive counterproductive. The express provide of hint tokens volition encourage perseverance inward students - they'll alone enquire for assist when they really demand it.
Spiderbox from illustrativemathematics.org
4. Surds
Two lovely surd resources were shared on Twitter this week. First upward was @aap03102's excellent surds magic square.
And then @MathsPadJames (of awesome website mathspad.co.uk) shared this bright activity:
Followed past times some other fix of examples:

5. Sticky Maths
John Smith (@HoDteacher) shared his postal service Sticky Maths which is total of fantastic ideas. Read it now! He's encouraging teachers to tweet their 'tricks of the trade' amongst the hashtag #stickymaths. An event is this clever agency of setting out binomial expansions:
Binomial expansions tin sometimes acquire a chip 'busy' too equally a effect mistakes tin survive made when simplifying. Setting out the workings vertically is a bright idea! It's hence much tidier.

In this week's #mathsTLP, @El_Timbre suggested some other vertical sentiment for introducing expansion at Key Stage 3. 

 For example 3(2x+1) is 3 lots of (2x + 1) ie:

(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)

This makes the concept clear too simplification easy. And, as @mrallanmaths pointed out, when you lot motion onto 20(2x + 1), students volition survive motivated to spot the designing hence they don't guide maintain to write out twenty terms!

I beloved these vertical stacking ideas too I hold back forrard to all the #stickymaths ideas nevertheless to come.

What I've been upward to
Did you lot read my here. Pythagoras Lesson. In this lesson Pythagoras problems were seat around the room too students worked inward pairs to solve the problems - they had to introduce their instructor amongst equally many right answers equally they could inward an hour. They had 3 ‘hint’ tokens that they could merchandise inward for assist at whatsoever point. I similar this sentiment - I guide maintain a habit of offering likewise much help, which tin survive counterproductive. The express provide of hint tokens volition encourage perseverance inward students - they'll alone enquire for assist when they really demand it.
Spiderbox from illustrativemathematics.org
4. Surds
Two lovely surd resources were shared on Twitter this week. First upward was @aap03102's excellent surds magic square.
And then @MathsPadJames (of awesome website mathspad.co.uk) shared this bright activity:
Followed past times some other fix of examples:

5. Sticky Maths
John Smith (@HoDteacher) shared his postal service Sticky Maths which is total of fantastic ideas. Read it now! He's encouraging teachers to tweet their 'tricks of the trade' amongst the hashtag #stickymaths. An event is this clever agency of setting out binomial expansions:
Binomial expansions tin sometimes acquire a chip 'busy' too equally a effect mistakes tin survive made when simplifying. Setting out the workings vertically is a bright idea! It's hence much tidier.

In this week's #mathsTLP, @El_Timbre suggested some other vertical sentiment for introducing expansion at Key Stage 3. 

 For example 3(2x+1) is 3 lots of (2x + 1) ie:

(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)

This makes the concept clear too simplification easy. And, as @mrallanmaths pointed out, when you lot motion onto 20(2x + 1), students volition survive motivated to spot the designing hence they don't guide maintain to write out twenty terms!

I beloved these vertical stacking ideas too I hold back forrard to all the #stickymaths ideas nevertheless to come.

What I've been upward to
Did you lot read my This post gives some background on where the sentiment for the website came from.

2. C4 Integration
Some people honor it easier to squall upward facts than others hence acquit amongst me on this one.

In a tidings nearly C4 integration on Twitter, @DrAliMaths told me how his students squall upward the integrals of sinx too cosx.
Seems silly, right? The rattling adjacent day, I overheard my Year 13s getting inward a muddle over signs when integrating sinx too cosx. I showed them the sic too cis mnemonic too they loved it! Instant recall of basic facts is rattling helpful when tackling complex integration problems. I fifty-fifty honor myself using this mnemonic now. If I guide maintain to integrate sinx, I instantly mean value '(sic) sine integrates to cos - negative'. Previously I would guide maintain paused for a 2nd to mean value nearly it, at nowadays it's automatic hence I tin acquire on amongst the trickier stuff.
And here's some other tip for your Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grade students from @DrAliMaths:

Remember: 'D'ifferentiation 'D'ecreases the power.
'I'ntegration 'I'ncreases the power.

While I'm on the bailiwick of integration, I must percentage this lovely sentiment from @sxpmaths. When his Year 13s exercise integration, they plication a slice of newspaper into 12 (see film below) too fill upward it inward equally they larn to a greater extent than too to a greater extent than techniques. 

3. Hint Tokens
I read a overnice postal service from Pythagoras Lesson. In this lesson Pythagoras problems were seat around the room too students worked inward pairs to solve the problems - they had to introduce their instructor amongst equally many right answers equally they could inward an hour. They had 3 ‘hint’ tokens that they could merchandise inward for assist at whatsoever point. I similar this sentiment - I guide maintain a habit of offering likewise much help, which tin survive counterproductive. The express provide of hint tokens volition encourage perseverance inward students - they'll alone enquire for assist when they really demand it.
Spiderbox from illustrativemathematics.org
4. Surds
Two lovely surd resources were shared on Twitter this week. First upward was @aap03102's excellent surds magic square.
And then @MathsPadJames (of awesome website mathspad.co.uk) shared this bright activity:
Followed past times some other fix of examples:

5. Sticky Maths
John Smith (@HoDteacher) shared his postal service Sticky Maths which is total of fantastic ideas. Read it now! He's encouraging teachers to tweet their 'tricks of the trade' amongst the hashtag #stickymaths. An event is this clever agency of setting out binomial expansions:
Binomial expansions tin sometimes acquire a chip 'busy' too equally a effect mistakes tin survive made when simplifying. Setting out the workings vertically is a bright idea! It's hence much tidier.

In this week's #mathsTLP, @El_Timbre suggested some other vertical sentiment for introducing expansion at Key Stage 3. 

 For example 3(2x+1) is 3 lots of (2x + 1) ie:

(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)
(2x + 1)

This makes the concept clear too simplification easy. And, as @mrallanmaths pointed out, when you lot motion onto 20(2x + 1), students volition survive motivated to spot the designing hence they don't guide maintain to write out twenty terms!

I beloved these vertical stacking ideas too I hold back forrard to all the #stickymaths ideas nevertheless to come.

What I've been upward to
Did you lot read my post nearly methods for finding a Highest Common Factor? It's the starting fourth dimension inward a serial of posts summarising the content of my recent conference workshop. The residual volition follow over the adjacent duet of weeks.
Ed Southall (@solvemymaths) and I guide maintain been running #mathsTLP on Dominicus nights for 3 weeks at nowadays too it's going actually well. We've been inundated amongst teachers squall for for lesson ideas too thankfully there's been a fantastic response on Twitter, amongst loads of inspiring ideas too resources beingness shared. Join inward on Sundays at 7pm to watch for yourself!

Bonnie Attaway (aka Jo Morgan), Rock Legend
Today I trialled Times Tables Rockstars for the starting fourth dimension time amongst my Year 7s. It was swell fun. All students were totally engaged throughout the lesson - I played stone music piece they excitedly competed against each other. I reminded them of the importance of instant recall of times tables for topics they volition come across over the adjacent few years (like factorising quadratics). I'm actually looking forrard to using Times Tables Rockstars to a greater extent than inward my novel project - it's fantastic.

Speaking of fantastic resources, tomorrow I'll survive using Chris Smith's Easter relay amongst my Year 8s. If you're looking for a overnice Easter maths lesson hence you lot tin honor it here. Enjoy!




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