Lisa Walsh interviews Dr. Siún Nic Mhuirí in this episode. They cover Maths talk, the Maths4All project, Shape Space and Measures in the new curriculum, assessment and ideas for outdoor learning.
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A key topic of discussion is Maths Talk and Mathematical Thinking…
- How to introduce/improve it?
- Tips for asking questions
- Connections between talk & thinking
- Analysing talk to identify what they know and don’t know
- Formats for talk
- Public vs Private talk
The Maths4All Project supports teachers wanting to learn more about teaching mathematics. Get the low down on…
- The website
- Webinars
- Teach Meets
- Professional Learning Communities
The new Primary Maths Curriculum gets a deep dive…
- A closer look at Shape & Space and Measures
- Changes we can expect in these strand areas
- The wider benefits of developing skills in spatial thinking and spatial
reasoning - Thinking about how shapes move
- The joy of Tangrams
Formative Assessment & the work of Dylan William
- Connections with Maths Talk & Assessment
- It’s not enough to know that pupils can’t do something, we need to know what they think
- Teaching algorithms
- Why teach algorithms?
- Tips on how to teach algorithms
Outdoor Learning
- What are the benefits?
- Tips and resources to support the use of outdoor learning
- Cross border initiative for the Out and About Website
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