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Unit planning
This page explains how this website intends to help teachers with unit planning to make sure that they have evidence to show they are considering all of the elements set out in the ATTL approaches to...
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ATTL and planning
In January 2015,the IBO published the first of its documents entitled 'Approaches to teaching and learning' designed to help and encourage IBDP teachers to think about all the elements of effective teaching...
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IB Core
Teaching any of the subjects as part of the IB Diploma program involves a solid knowledge of the 'core' of the IB, the central philosophy and the over arching aims for IB Diploma students. This is an...
Activities
Which Wave TN
The discussions and reasoning that takes place during this type of activity can be incredibly valuable and effective. It is a simple idea, but so often the simple ideas can be the most effective. It is...
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Exponential - TN
As suggested on the activity page, understanding exponential functions requires a lateral shift. We really have to think about the impact of having the variable in the power. By asking students to construct...
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Exploring Exponentials - TN
The exponential function is a really fascinating beast and time should be taken to try and get this across to students. It can be so counter intuitive that it gets the better of most people. For that...
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Dancing Quads - TN
Static vs dynamic! There is really something about seeing mathematics as dynamic that helps to make sense of it. The general quadratic in the form y = (x - a)2 +b represents a family of functions that...
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Quadratic Properties - TN
Quadratic geometry follows some wonderful patterns and there is a lovely logic that explains how changes in algebra give rise to changes in the appearance. When you understand the algebra well enough...
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Quadratic Links - TN Free
Probably the most powerful thing a student learns in mathematics lesson is that they often already have all the tools they need. With this activity students need to reason with eachother using those skills...
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Half my age - TN Free
On his 20th birthday a man realizes that he is now exactly ½ the age of his Mother who is 40. This man has always been curious with numbers and patterns and immediately asks himself if this has ever happened...