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Mixed Attainment Maths Part 2: This Time It's Personal
I was brave today. I asked a class for feedback. Anonymous feedback. I told them I wanted to know whether they found the work too easy or...
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PixiMaths
- Oct 31, 2020
- 3 min
Mixed Attainment Maths
I had always been against mixed attainment teaching in maths. I understood the pros of mixed attainment teaching in terms of labelling...
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PixiMaths
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
5 Cool Things Your Computer Probably Does
Number 1 - The Snipping Tool I thought this was something that everyone knew about but every time I mention it there's always at least...
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PixiMaths
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
EduTwitter
EduTwitter is an amazing place most of the time – overrun with people with loads of incredible ideas, opinions and resources to share....
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PixiMaths
- Feb 13, 2019
- 3 min
Mathematical Modelling
Despite having complete solutions for examples on PixiMaths PowerPoints, I never actually use them. Students often ask me why, and it...
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PixiMaths
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
How to use PixiMaths
A recent conversation with another teacher about ‘lazy planning’ has got me thinking about PixiMaths and my intentions of how best to use...
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PixiMaths
- Oct 1, 2018
- 2 min
No Regrets
I felt guilty at first when I began to look at jobs in the independent sector. I always told myself and others that I wanted to make a...
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PixiMaths
- Jul 6, 2018
- 6 min
Final TAM days
I have thoroughly enjoyed the TAM course and, travelling to Birmingham early on Tuesday morning for the penultimate day, was filled with...
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PixiMaths
- Jun 27, 2018
- 3 min
Ramblings on Variation
Following on from MathsConf15 and Mr Barton's workshop, I’ve played around a little bit more with variation theory. Previously, I’ve...
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PixiMaths
- Jun 24, 2018
- 5 min
#MathsConf15 Part 2
Read part 1 here first! Straight after workshop 2 was a pretty special guest speaker: Simon Singh. He played us Led Zeppelin’s Stairway...
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PixiMaths
- Jun 24, 2018
- 6 min
#MathsConf15 Part 1
#mathsconf15liftshare was a brilliant hashtag that led to Rob, Pete, Jo and I travelling together up to Manchester. Rob was designated...
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PixiMaths
- Jun 21, 2018
- 4 min
Peterborough Maths Teach Meet
I was really excited about my first maths TeachMeet that was very well organised by Sheena and Nicola! As I had hoped, I got loads of...
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PixiMaths
- Mar 19, 2018
- 6 min
Creative Lesson Ideas
We’re always trying to be creative in order to make lessons more interesting. If I had a Pound for every time a student asked, “When am I...
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PixiMaths
- Mar 14, 2018
- 5 min
A lesson reflection
I’ve written a couple of times already this year about MEI’s Teaching Advance Mathematics course. Someone on Twitter recommended it to me...
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PixiMaths
- Mar 11, 2018
- 5 min
Thank you Mark and the La Salle Team!
I love a maths conference! I started the day meeting up with Rose, Vicky, Adam, Neil, Marcia… and many more! With nearly 400 people,...
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PixiMaths
- Feb 27, 2018
- 3 min
Feedback (not marking!)
Following #MathsConf10, I promised myself that I would stop ‘marking books’ and start giving real feedback to my students. I had attended...
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PixiMaths
- Feb 1, 2018
- 3 min
Rich Tasks
I’m starting to use more and more rich tasks in my lessons. I’m finding that it’s developing my subject knowledge (particularly at A...
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PixiMaths
- Nov 29, 2017
- 3 min
More TAM fun
Every TAM experience I have makes me further question the way in which I teach A Level maths. I’m not saying all my lessons lower down...
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PixiMaths
- Oct 1, 2017
- 4 min
#MathsConf13
I went to my third La Salle maths conference yesterday. If you haven’t been to one yet, the next one is in Kettering in March – you need...
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PixiMaths
- Sep 21, 2017
- 2 min
First Impressions of TAM
I have been known to doubt my own maths ability, but after Day 1 of the TAM course I feel reassured that I know much more than I thought....
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