Category: education
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Mathematics curriculum design is an art form! It is intentional, progressive and nuanced. It is designing a roadmap that saves teachers time, unlocks the big ideas and addresses misconceptions at the get go! As a teacher, you don’t always have time to piece together a clear progression and can easily end up presenting scattered lessons. …
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You’ve taught a great lesson, but some of your students still require more practise. You want to organise some maths intervention tasks, yet you have to meet with that parent tonight, organise an assembly piece, or organise a Father’s Day gift. Sound familiar? To have something ready-to-go that doesn’t require much prep or communication is…
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You’ve gone through the lesson content and the kids just don’t get it! You’re thinking ‘I need to keep going on this topic, but I can’t because there is just no time, and too much to cram in!’ I’ve had this many times when teaching kids, but I often come back to the thinking that…
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The harder I can encourage children to think about their thinking, the less I feel I have to work! When I encourage children to reflect upon their learning, I find they begin to set themselves more appropriate goals and learn more. When students are setting themselves appropriate and achievable goals, then they are drivers of…
