Monthly Archives: May 2010

Bento Box Designs

Posted on May 30, 2010 by webmaths

Thursday Session 1, Year 9 Maths, 96 minute lesson. I let the students into class carrying my sample Bento Box secured with rubber bands. I then teased the students with the idea that we were going to do something special … Continue reading →

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WCYDWT – Bento Box

Posted on May 27, 2010 by webmaths

To quote Dan Meyer in his recent post Teaching WCYDWT: Learning – “The fact is that I don’t find ideas for curriculum. They find me.” I can’t agree more. Here’s what happened this week: My year 9’s have been working … Continue reading →

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On the Shoulders of Giants

Posted on May 25, 2010 by webmaths

I see it is now 16 months and 92 posts since I started this blog! I hope I have made a small humble contribution to the Maths blogosphere? As my teaching career nears its end, I realize that I have … Continue reading →

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Teach Like a Champion

Posted on May 11, 2010 by webmaths

I am very excited to have just received my own copy of  “Teach Like a Champion”, by Doug Lemov. It is the first book I have ordered online at Amazon. It arrived in 2 weeks at a very reasonable $15 … Continue reading →

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Polldaddy

Posted on May 9, 2010 by webmaths

Some students have engaged well with my student maths blog y9msc. Others not. Maybe they don’t “get it” yet? My next ploy will be to get the whole class to do some tasks at school. I will include my10 question … Continue reading →

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