- hands on manipulation of materials helps their learning
- playing games (having fun) helps consolidate ideas
- following from this - winning boosts confidence
- worksheets have a place - as an assessment / progress checkin
- unless practising writing numbers, worksheets don't help learning (unless used as above!)
- to make self-directed at maths time
- need to teach learning tasks
- have tasks that are levelled correctly
- encourage use of GM
- Juniors need lots of short, sharp DAT then consolidation time
- For SDL, mixed ability good - maybe buddy blues with reds
- Physical movement helps memorise numbers
- Need engagement - students having clear expectations
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
My beliefs around learning Maths
Following on from Sharon's sharing I have been wondering about my beliefs about Maths teaching and learning. So far these are my beliefs (perhaps most will end up to be practices!!);
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Love this reflection Tetli - it's great to come back to your beliefs around your teaching and then put the practises into place. Some thoughts - what do all these things mean for how you set up the environment/expectations/learning tasks? How do they fit into your beliefs around quality teaching and learning? I would love to unpack your belief that worksheets don't help learning...?! I really agree with the short sharp DAT and follow up practise of skills - I think that applies to all learning - the more we do of that the better! :)
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