My teaching practise has grown and evolved over time. Evolution is hard to spot while it’s happening. It’s not until you see what used to
Category: mathematics
QLD SPECIALIST MATHS: UNIT 2: COMPLETE VIDEO PLAYLISTS
Videos playlists covering the NEW QLD Maths Specialist Senior Syllabus Unit 2. Topics are Complex Numbers, Trigonometry & Functions and Matrices
QLD SPECIALIST MATHS: UNIT 1: COMPLETE VIDEO PLAYLISTS
Every Topic from the new Queensland Specialist Maths Unit 1 covered in 50 videos. Topics are Combinatorics, Vectors in the Plane Introduction to Proof. Free for any teacher to use.
QLD MATHS METHODS: UNIT 3: COMPLETE VIDEO PLAYLISTS
Every Topic from the new Queensland Maths Methods Unit 3 covered in videos. Logarithms, Derivatives and Integrals. Free for any teacher to use.
QLD MATHS METHODS: UNIT 1: COMPLETE VIDEO PLAYLISTS
Every Topic from the new Queensland Maths Methods Unit 1 covered in 80 videos. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences, Functions and Graphs, Counting and Probability and even some Exponential Functions. Free for any teacher to use.
Maths: It’s all, Like, Connected, Dude.
In my Maths Specialist class today my students were looking at circle theorems. Here’s some fun ones. Often in maths classes, these theorems are presented
Maths that students are proud of
My school held it’s annual “Showcase day” last Saturday. Parents, prospective parents and nosy parkers came to find out what we do all day. An
When you Assume you make an ASS out of U and ME (But sometimes it’s really useful for doing Maths and stuff)
In general assumptions are considered terrible. Don’t Assume, or you’ll make an ASS out of U and ME is something I’ve heard more than once
Teaching Creativity in Mathematics
Let’s not waste time. It’s important that I say this right from the outset. Creativity ≠Art Too often when we think of creativity in mathematics
Why you need to start teaching the wrong thing
I’ve been getting through some marking recently. You know how that can be. “I’m sure I taught them how to do this!” Why is everyone
Stop-Motion Education
I’ve spoken before about my love of gifs (Gifs in Education – Why they work). The immediacy, brevity and repetition of them make them perfect
When will we ever use this? – Answer to the most asked question
“When will we ever use this?” has to be the most asked question in math class. I wonder what other math teachers say when this
