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Why blog? Why read?Why blog? Why read?
Another bloggin Maths Teacher!The birth of the 'blog' is already a major event in the history of expression, media and publishing and is already changing the way we consume and share information...
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Speculate to accumulateSpeculate to accumulate
Its true, you have to speculate to accumulate! In this blog entry I aim to speculate on how a narrow view of right and wrong that is perpetuated by society is to blame for some misunderstanding of...
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Negative PowerNegative Power
Why Calculus gets such a bad press! Most of my blog entries will come about as part of my preparations to teach in the coming week and this one is no different. Tomorrow I start the calculus unit with...
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FacebookFacebook
Love it or hate it! For one reason or another I have been consumed by a desire to find out more about the implications of facebook for education this week. No doubt what I have learned in a week still...
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Animated questionsAnimated questions
Dynamic geometry and similar dynamic software have been a major influence on my own understanding of mathematics and consequently my own teaching. Start with the notion that all squares actually meet...
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CreativityCreativity
What is this all about? I am nervous about writing this blog and have often thought that one of the dangers of blogging is that it invites us to share our thoughts before they are fully developed....
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Poker Machines and PercentagesPoker Machines and Percentages
Are percentages that basic? This blog entry is really just designed to ask the question above and not to answer it. The hierarchy of mathematical sub-topics has always fascinated me and I have never...
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Data is out there!Data is out there!
The longer I teach mathematics, the more apsects of it I enjoy teaching. My preferences vary from group to group and course to course, but just at the moment , I think it is really exciting to teach...
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ICTMT10ICTMT10
This blog is a short reflection on my experience of the ICTMT10 conference in Portsmouth 5 – 8 July 2011. I will not attempt a complete review of the conference for two reasons. Firstly, it would be...
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CAS - which way to go?CAS - which way to go?
This blog entry was written as part of a reflection on the ICTMT 10 conference held in July in Portsmouth, UK. CAS for schools is tricky decision at the moment, but I must confess that this conference...
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Physical ManipulativesPhysical Manipulatives
Pick it up and move it around! This is a brief reflection on my experiences this week in thinking about the merits of physical Vs virtual manipulatives. Working in a school with a one to one laptop...
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Education Revolution
Just a few thoughts In this entry I am writing down some of the thoughts I have following two things that I have paid attention to this week. The first is the TEDxLondon event on the theme ‘Education...
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This Week
What's happening in my Maths Studies classes? This regular blog feature is ust intended to give a real overview of how one teacher is planning their maths studies classes. DP1 - Year 12 - Grade 11Unit...
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Wanted - The Ultimate Online Teachers Tool!Wanted - The Ultimate Online...
There is a truly amazing array of tools out there for teachers and schools these days and between them they do everything I want them to do. Unfortunately none of them do it all. This is a wanted add...
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NetworkingNetworking
Professional Networking I am a self confessed technology and gadget junkie but 3 years ago, if you had talked to me about ‘social networking’ I would have laughed in your face and said all the things...
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Reinventing the textbook!
A reaction to Apple's education event this week! So the whole apple education announcement on school textbooks has really got me thinking! There are so many related thoughts and I have challenged...
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Are computers a natural medium for mathematics? One of the reasons I both love and hate twitter! I am casually flicking through some pages over breakfast and I happen on this blog post from Dan Meyer....
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Enquiry based activitiesEnquiry based activities
The blog post is just to give an idea of some of the ideas on this website. The theme here is 'Enquiry based learning' and by that I am talking about the sorts of activities that provide opportunities...
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