Mathematics Teaching 197 - Jul 2006
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Features
Mathematics lessons without... - Kath Cross and John Hibbs
In their opening address to the ATM Easter conference, 2006, Kath Cross and John Hibbs discuss aspects of mathematics lessons they think are important.
Maths without... - Julie Millard and Lindsay Taylor
Julie Millard and Lindsay Taylor give their views of this year's conference.
The Primary Strategy
The approach to teaching calculation: An ATM response.
Learning to teach – Tim's story - Tim Rowland with Gill HatchBuy MT1973639 for £3
This article is both a sequel and a companion to the account by Gill Hatch published in MT196, of her experience in her first teaching post, as a College of Education Assistant Lecturer. A chance remark by Gill in 2001 made Tim aware that their careers as mathematics teachers had begun in similar environments. They set about compiling a joint record of their recollections of their experiences and found these autobiographical accounts fertile territory for some reflections on mathematics teacher education – their own included.
Maths without... - Julie Millard and Lindsay Taylor
Julie Millard and Lindsay Taylor give their views of this year's conference.
Centre Feature
Migrating from 2D to 3D in Autograph - Douglas ButlerBuy MT1972326 for £3
Douglas Butler looks at ways of teaching 2D topics that make the transition to 3D painless and intriguing.
From the Classroom
The Magic Box – Enhancing interactivity - Dave Miller
Dave Miller describes how to create and use a 'Magic Box' on an interactive whiteboard to enhance pupils' mathematical thinking.
Magic Box ACTIVstudio Professional edition version 2.5 flipchart
Magic Box Smart notebook version
Magic Box ACTIVpix flipchart
All three formats and notes in a zip file
Data handling and citizenship - Gwen TresidderBuy MT1974044 for £3
Gwen Tresidder describes how her year 8 pupils designed their own statistical research into life in a London school.
Research
Mathematics isn't easy - Sandra PendlingtonBuy MT1970308 for £3
Sandra Pendlington looks at strategies to help low achievers persist with learning mathematics.
Number tracks, number lines, number strips... Are they all the same? - Paola IannoneBuy MT1970912 for £3
Paola Iannone argues that there is a big conceptual difference between number lines and number strips and that number lines should be consistently used as early as Y1.
Pictures from Conference
Some photographs from the Easter Conference 2006 - Pauline Nield
Conference gallery: more photos from Pauline Nield and Lief Kragh
Letters
Letter - Chris Brooksbank, Cumbria
Chris refers to MT 195 p10-11
...and MT 195 p12-14
Shorts
Footy Dice Game: Alan Parr
Mathematics and peer coaching: Mark McCourt
Money is great - Tony Cotton
Take seven digits - Keith Windsor
Overheard - Diana Cobden
Comment on Ofsted - Evaluating mathematics provision for 14 – 19 year olds - Margaret Jones
Regular features
Reflections - Tony Cotton
5 Correlation Street - Jonny Griffiths
Webwatch - Joanne Walpole
Professional Officer's Update - David Cowley
HodLines
News from ATM
Puzzle page
The link in MT197 is already dead! So here is the Psychic Puzzler:
The Psychic Puzzler is here (you need Flash Player to run it)
Some explanations for the 'Psychic' puzzler
John Harrison's solution to the rocket puzzle
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