Two questions to help your students deal with challenge and be persistent. Use these with all learners and maths content.
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Why textbook definitions don’t help students
Open up a maths textbook and you’ll find carefully explained ideas, precise definitions and neat diagrams. A textbook should be the ideal introduction for a student as they learn new maths concepts.
Except, it’s not.
The Maths a One Year-Old Knows (& why this matters for later learning)
The MOST learning in our lives happens before we turn two – learning that’s not always obvious, but is highly significant to our later development.
Why Symmetry Can Be A Game-changer For Your Students
Nestled away, in a room labelled Geometry, symmetry is often ticked off and forgotten. Yet, viewed differently, it becomes a game-changing concept that can powerfully change the way students see maths.
Taking A Step Towards Deeper Learning
Here’s a quick way to TURN 1 PROBLEM into 5 MORE – and to help your students go deeper. It starts by asking yourself, “Where might this go next?”
Fake News: Why patterns aren’t always what they seem
What does a psychology experiment from the 1960s have to do with maths? A fascinating study about people’s beliefs, and what they hold to be true, has important implications for how we teach one of the biggest concepts in maths: patterns. Let me tell you about it- Wason’s 2-4-6 study In 1960, psychologist Peter Wason …
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