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Optimizing Mathematics Pedagogy for Student Engagement and Success
The ongoing debates on best practices in education have sparked confusion and frustration, particularly in the…
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Engaging children with mathematics: Are you an engaged teacher?
We all want our students to be engaged in learning mathematics, but how engaged are we…
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More tips for teachers: Essential materials for every mathematics classroom
What concrete materials do you use in your maths classroom? Here’s a list of must-have resources…
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Beach Towels and Pencil Cases: Interesting, Inquiry-based Mathematical Investigations
Looking for some interesting, fun mathematical investigations to begin the school year? Trying to integrate across…
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Tips for Teachers: Setting up Your Students for Mathematical Success
Advice for teachers to make mathematics more engaging from the very first day of the school…
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Critical Thinking, Mathematics, and McDonald’s
You might be wondering what McDonald’s has to do with mathematics and critical thinking. Recently I…
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Mathematics and the transition from primary to secondary schooling
As the end of the year looms, many students are preparing to transition from primary to…
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Technology in the classroom can improve primary mathematics
There’s much more to mathematics than computation, and that’s where more contemporary technologies can improve primary…
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Promoting Student Reflection to Improve Mathematics Learning
Do you use reflection in your mathematics lessons? Find out why critical reflection is so important,…
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Are you an engaged teacher?
What gets you excited about teaching mathematics? We talk about student engagement all the time, but…
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When a Maths Curse is a Good Curse!
Mathematical problem solving, investigations and high student engagement…from a picture book!
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A recipe for success: Critical ingredients for a successful mathematics lesson
What are the ingredients for a great mathematics lessons? Read about the important elements for lesson…
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Setting up Your Students for Mathematical Success : Tips for Teachers
Get the most out of the new school year – set your students up for success…
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Christmas Maths: Open ended investigations for Grades 4-6
In this Christmas themed post, I am including a range of open-ended investigations that are suitable…
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More Christmas Maths: Open-ended tasks and Investigations for the Early Years Classroom
The use of open-ended tasks and mathematical investigations provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their abilities…
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Mathematics and Christmas: Keeping Students Engaged!
It’s that time of year again! Last year I wrote a series of blog posts to…
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Improving Primary Mathematics: The Challenge of Curriculum
Arguably one of the biggest challenges for most primary teachers is the struggle to address the…
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Using Contexts to Make Mathematics Meaningful
One of the most common questions children ask in relation to mathematics is ‘When will I…
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Primary Mathematics: Engaged Teachers = Engaged Students
“The first job of a teacher is to make the student fall in love with the…
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