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Listen to all past episodes of the ERRR podcast here. Tom Bennett is the founder of researchED, a grass-roots organisation…
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Listen to all past episodes of the ERRR podcast here. Professor Stephen Dinham has had a long and illustrious career…
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Listen to all following episodes of the ERRR podcast here. I’m very excited to be able to share the first…
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Edit: This activity follows a broadly constructivist approach. Since running this activity last year, and in light of the evidence,…
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A big thanks to Shane Loader for the following recommendations. Shane uses resources from the following sites to promote “problem…
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One of the most powerful lessons that’s emerging out of my current Masters project on multiplicative thinking is on the…
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In late 2013 I set myself a challenge of getting conversational in Mandarin Chinese in one year. One of the…
Continue ReadingWHY CAN’T THEY REMEMBER THIS FROM LAST YEAR??? Help students remember key information: Spaced Repetition Software (SRS).
This post is one of a series detailing my current mathematics lesson rhythm and routine. This one outlines how I…
Continue ReadingA Problem Solving Spell!
I’m super excited about sharing this ‘Problem Solving Spell’. I modelled it on the problem solving template outlined in Charles &…
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