"Maths is a beautiful approach to viewing the world in a different way. There is magic in maths which comes alive outside."
Blog with links and video clip
Learning through landscapes
Makes for troubled reading. Maths Mastery only achieving marginal gains. Not really a low cost option. The whole "Mastery" hype for maths dubious. NCETM needs a rethink for highly able pupils.
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"Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach -- calculation by hand -- isn't just tedious, it's mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming. "
"Take a walk on the wild side and create a math trail. The trail consists of a sequence of designated sites along a planned route where students stop to explore mathematics in the environment."
Notes and links produced for Mathd Week Ireland 2011
"Routes and pathways have an obvious connection with trails: trails take a route around a particular place following different clues or rules. Of course we are most interested in Maths Trails and they are becoming increasingly popular at different historic and natural sites that are used for school visits."
"Plus magazine opens a door to the world of maths, with all its beauty and applications, by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science writers "
"This sample of Badger Maths Problem Solving, includes skills and strategies for practical problem solving in Years One to Six.
The series supports the NNS objectives, teaching both skills and strategies for problem solving. It also provides plenty of vital practice."
"This video outlines a creative approach to understanding and remembering maths vocabulary. Calligrams are a literacy technique that work very well using ICT as well as using freehand drawing, and are a good way of incorporating personal learning and thinking skills (PLTS). "
"Inquiry maths is a model of teaching that encourages students to regulate their own activity while exploring a mathematical statement called a prompt. "
A good set of pdf files for upper primary lower secondary. Uses prompts as starting point for pupil led enquiry.