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Transforming Maths lessons: From ordinary to extraordinary

Matt Skoss matt@skoss.org 0418-624 631. Wiki: maths-no-fear.wikispaces.com Ning: remoteteachers.ning.com Twitter: matt_skoss. Transforming Maths lessons: From ordinary to extraordinary. The only person I can can change is myself !. 12 day challenge. Trial 2-3 ideas.

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Transforming Maths lessons: From ordinary to extraordinary

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  1. Matt Skoss matt@skoss.org 0418-624 631 Wiki: maths-no-fear.wikispaces.com Ning: remoteteachers.ning.com Twitter: matt_skoss Transforming Maths lessons:From ordinary to extraordinary

  2. The only person I can can change is myself!

  3. 12 day challenge • Trial 2-3 ideas

  4. Creating urgency... • At a personal level • With colleagues • With kids

  5. Implementation Dip

  6. No such thing as a lousy lesson or activity! • What would I do differently next time?

  7. What are you thinking about now... • that you weren’t thinking about • 6 months ago?

  8. How do we leverage ‘the Cloud’ for Mathematics learning?

  9. Shared document for reflections • http://tinyurl.com/shared-doc • instead of: • https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhcpgz6t_83fqjng7jd

  10. John Mason: “Mathematics hasn’t been done in a Mathematics lesson unless it has involved generalising.”

  11. Jumping Kangaroos • 2 families of roos need to pass each other on a mountain slope. • Constraints: • Can only jump into a vacant square • Can jump over a roo into a vacant square • Can’t jump backwards • Minimum number of moves

  12. in Adelaide

  13. Which is the odd one out, and why?

  14. Is there a Maths task lurking in there?

  15. Mathematicians ask... • How many ways are there of arranging... ? • How can I convince you I’ve found them all?

  16. Pentomino tiles • How many ways of arranging five tiles?

  17. Allowed? Yes or no?

  18. Pentomino tiles • How many ways of arranging five tiles?

  19. How can all the Pentomino tiles be arranged? What rectangles are possible? What are not possible?

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