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Networking Free
I am a self confessed technology and gadget junkie but 3 years ago, if you had talked to me about ‘social networking’ I would have laughed in your face and said all the things that people say to me now...
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Wanted - The Ultimate Online Teachers Tool! Free
There is a truly amazing array of tools out there for teachers and schools these days and between them they do everything I want them to do. Unfortunately none of them do it all. This is a wanted add...
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This Week Free
This regular blog feature is ust intended to give a real overview of how one teacher is planning their maths studies classes. Unit - 5, geometry and Trigonometry Subtopic - Right angled trigonometry Time...
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Education Revolution Free
In this entry I am writing down some of the thoughts I have following two things that I have paid attention to this week. The first is the TEDxLondon event on the theme ‘Education Revolution’. The second...
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Physical Manipulatives Free
This is a brief reflection on my experiences this week in thinking about the merits of physical Vs virtual manipulatives. Working in a school with a one to one laptop programme always invites yuo to think...
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CAS - which way to go? Free
This blog entry was written as part of a reflection on the ICTMT 10 conference held in July in Portsmouth, UK. CAS for schools is tricky decision at the moment, but I must confess that this conference...
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ICTMT10 Free
This blog is a short reflection on my experience of the ICTMT10 conference in Portsmouth 5 – 8 July 2011. I will not attempt a complete review of the conference for two reasons. Firstly, it would be impossible...
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Data is out there! Free
The longer I teach mathematics, the more apsects of it I enjoy teaching. My preferences vary from group to group and course to course, but just at the moment , I think it is really exciting to teach statistics...
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Poker Machines and Percentages Free
This blog entry is really just designed to ask the question above and not to answer it. The hierarchy of mathematical sub-topics has always fascinated me and I have never really been clear on what I would...
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Creativity Free
I am nervous about writing this blog and have often thought that one of the dangers of blogging is that it invites us to share our thoughts before they are fully developed. Whilst this is to be encouraged...