5 Maths Gems #94

Welcome to my 94^th gems post. This is where I part about of the latest news, ideas as well as resources for maths teachers.

1. Resources Padlet
There's a huge issue of maths resources websites available as well as it tin dismiss last difficult to proceed rail of them all. Thanks to Hannah (@missradders) for sharing a Padlet of resources websites which is good organised as well as actually slow to use. There may last about websites hither that you've non seen earlier hence produce explore. It's a proficient thought to brand this your homepage at operate for quick access, or if you're unable to produce that as well as then mayhap lay a link on your desktop.

To see recommended resources for specific topics, depository fiscal establishment check out my resource libraries.

2. Puzzles
If you're a fan of maths puzzles as well as convey a Twitter account, I recommend next Catriona Shearer (@Cshearer41) who has been sharing lots of actually lovely problems for y'all as well as your students. Here's an example:

"The square, circle as well as triangle are stacked within a larger square. What’s the expanse of the circle?"

There are loads to a greater extent than delightfully challenging as well as beautifully hand-drawn problems similar this on Catriona's Twitter feed.

3. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Level Resources
There has been a flurry of novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker resources lately. CrashMaths (Ed's post for to a greater extent than on this, and book your ticket now!

In instance y'all missed it, my recent spider web log posts were Scheme of Work for Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker Maths from the Oxfordshire Mathematics Community.

Stuart Price (@sxpmaths) has published a novel website of A Level Maths Question Packs total of nifty sets of questions organised yesteryear topic.

Naikermaths (@naikermaths) has published AS Practice Papers that tin dismiss last used for homeworks or internal tests.

Desmos.com (@Desmos) has released a novel activity: Functions as well as Their Derivatives.

Don't forget that I've updated my Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker resources libraries for Year 12 Pure, Year thirteen Pure, Statistics as well as Mechanics.

4. Global Maths Textbooks
If you're interested inwards how maths is taught inwards other countries as well as then y'all should follow @literallyjustq for fascinating tweets as well as blog posts. It's hence interesting to peek into maths textbooks from all over the world. Here's an representative of an exercise inwards a principal textbook from Timor-Leste:

And hither are some fraction questions from a Grade half dozen maths textbook from Kyrgyzstan:

And about social club of operations exercise from the Great Britain inwards 1976:

Follow @literallyjustq for lots to a greater extent than similar this.

5. Multiplication
Thanks to Ashley Booth (@MrBoothY6) for sharing a multiplication cognition organiser which sets out the reasoning behind related calculations.

Ashley suggested using 'what else produce I know? activities for students to explore related calculations.

Clare Sealy (@ClareSealy) suggested that the cognition organiser could also last used equally a matching exercise.

Updates
I am hence pleased to denote about to a greater extent than exciting additions to my upcoming #latemaths event. The ThinkMaths squad (Matt Parker, Katie Steckles as well as Zoe Griffiths) volition last there, equally good equally members of the Chalkdust team. The wonderful Ben Sparks volition last speaking, as well as nosotros volition last launching Ed Southall as well as Vincent Pantaloni's novel mass More Geometry Snacks. It's going to last fantastic. Read Ed's post for to a greater extent than on this, and book your ticket now!

In instance y'all missed it, my recent spider web log posts were Summer Updates, inwards which I ran through all the novel materials you'll honor on resourceaholic.com and Ed's post for to a greater extent than on this, and book your ticket now!

In instance y'all missed it, my recent spider web log posts were Year vii Maths Activities in which I featured about lovely activities that y'all could purpose inwards a start lesson, or whatsoever lesson, amongst Year 7.

Here are another updates that y'all mightiness convey missed:

• How produce y'all factorise harder quadratics? I've blogged nearly the history of the 2 most pop methods (inspection as well as grouping) on La Salle's website ahead of my #mathsconf17 workshop.
• MathsPad subscribers volition convey seen lots of nifty novel resources inwards their September update, including a lovely nets of a cube interactive tool.
• Mark McCourt published the 3rd instalment of his epic serial of posts on Teaching for Mastery. It's a must read for maths teachers.
• If y'all are a principal instructor produce depository fiscal establishment check out the novel Topics inwards Depth packs yesteryear Nikki Martin that convey been published for Year 3, iv as well as five maths topics. Also, don't forget to sign upwards for the upcoming Primary Maths Challenge!  
• If you're coming to #mathsconf17 as well as staying overnight on the Fri as well as then lots of us are staying inwards the Premier Inn Birmingham New Street. I tweeted this dorsum inwards August but y'all mightiness convey missed it. Watch this infinite for word on the place of pre-conference drinks. For to a greater extent than upcoming events, come across my 2018/19 conferences page.

Don't forget y'all tin dismiss subscribe to my spider web log posts yesteryear e-mail or follow my Facebook page for regular updates.

I'll move out y'all amongst this awesome "Mathematicians for All, Equality, Unity..." poster, created yesteryear Kate Poirier‏(@realKatePoirier) and tweeted yesteryear Christopher Drupieski (@christopherdrup).

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