Wilson Waffling with….Laura Jackson
Quite a few months ago, well maybe a few years, I started a series called ‘Wilson Weekend Waffling with…’. This was a series of interviews...
Wilson Waffling Live – Episode 69
Well, you can't say I don't try! we are up to episode 69 and I still forget to put my mic on after some of the segments...will I ever learn :(. I have, however, added some fancy transitions to my Website Roundup and the Tweets of the Week include some posts from our Primary Education Website. I set you an activity to complete relating to putting a message in a bottle and I give you a time related problem in the teaching Idea segment - all this and some idle chat as well - what else could you possible want! Run titles!
Encouraging Vocabulary
In almost all aspects of teaching there is an important emphasis placed on the use of vocabulary. Within mathematics itself the use of the matematical vocabulary is highighted throughout the frameworks (Mooney et al, 2007).
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Am I failing technology?
Can we have a chat? As part of the student led sessions within the mathematics module, the students create and deliver a range of activities which show progression throughout a topic - e.g. mass, shape or multiplication. This week the topic was division and there were a range of activities being shared, including one using the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB). This added to series of events and discussion which have occurred throughout the week which have made me think that I might actually be failing in my use of technology...
Engaging parents with written strategies
If you follow me on Instagram, you will probably be aware that I have a weekly shopping excursion with my mother every Saturday morning. This...
Facing up to selfies?
As I go around visiting students in schools I often come across a display board that has the digital images of the members of the...