La Face
So I am lucky enough to be spending the New Year in the French Alps and enjoying some great wintery weather, lovely snow and some great skiing with my family. The photo on the left is a picture of a black...
Making Calculators
This is something I find myself doing increasingly often so I thought I would outline the quick idea here in a blog post and work on developing the ideas in to classroom activities. The idea is easily...
IA Issues
'The Sticking Points' This is is a blog post to summarise the kinds of issues that people are coming up against as some of us go through the IA process for the first time with the new syllabus. For Southern...
IA Surveys
So many students go for the option of a survey to collect primary data for the Internal Assessment project. I am often struck by the lack of experience students demonstrate in understanding the nature...
Communicating Mathematically
'Tell me a story with a beginning, middle and an end' This is just a short observation based on a couple of experiences this week. I found myself talking about written communication a number of times...
Rubik's Race
I love it when these little moments crop up unexpectedly and you see another role that mathematics has. So I am casually playing a game of Rubik's Race with one of my children. Follow the link to find...
Planning Diary
For those of us in the Northern Hemishpere it is coming around to that time where we are gearing ourselves up for the start of a new term. Whilst I try and get the most out of the last days of the holidays...
How many ways to use a Venn diagram?
Whilst twitter and the like can be a huge distraction, I persist with it because of the frequency with which it offers me a new idea to work with. Yesterday I had a quick look and saw a post from who...
The Bat Cave
Don't know if anyone caught this video, but it is a serious thrill seeker called Alexander Polli who base jumps through a hole in the rocks in Northern Spain. It is a hair raising jump and the video shows...
Facebook for Schools
I am a vociferous opponent of one sided arguments, but recognise their value in helping people to see the issues. I am not unaware of the risks of embracing facebook in schools and certain that one bad...