Imagine if maths was taught as an art. Students would be invited to play and explore patterns & learn mathematical relationships, with no tracking, sorting or testing. We would replace fear with curiosity, equity & a love of all mathematical ideas. #Limitless
I am so excited to share our new interactive mindset guide tinyurl.com/MMhexagons. Ideas on how to teach for a mathematical mindset culture, with each idea illustrated with a free teacher video. Click on the hexagons to see a video. What do you think youcubians?
As I have been teaching online for a number of years now, I thought it might be useful to share some of my principles for active engagement. See more: youcubed.org/21st-century-t…
It is through mistakes that knowledge will grow. Teachers do not need to be the all knowing expert. It is better to model being a curious inquirer. Someone who seeks to play with knowledge, learn with students & model being OK making mistakes & learning from them. #LimitlessMind
Remember everyone - if you are not getting pushback you are probably not being disruptive enough. The system is failing students and we need to disrupt the status quo. Some people are always going to find that hard. Pushback means you are making a difference!
Is anyone else frustrated by so called "equity sticks" ie cold calling students when their name is picked at random. I regard that as an anxiety inducing teaching practice - and there is nothing equitable about it. Why not call them cold calling sticks instead?
This is a short (1 min) video of me explaining some of the recent findings on the ways people reach high achievement. Struggle and pushing at the edge of your understanding is the best! If you would like the version with youcubed super heroes, it's here: youcubed.org/resources/the-…