Last week on Guess the Misconception we looked at angle facts (see previous post for the results), and in a dramatic twist, the misconception that was the least voted for by teachers actually turned out to beContinue reading
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Fractions Investigation – TES Maths Resource of the Week
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading
Angle Facts – The Answers Revealed!
It has been a dramatic week for Guess the Misconception, upon its return after the Easter break. Firstly, there has been an outcry, both in my maths department and across the nation as a whole,Continue reading
#010 Will Emeny – Great Maths Teaching Ideas and Numeracy Ninjas
On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke to Will Emeny. Will is Head of Maths at Wyvern College, the author of the Great Maths Teaching Ideas Blog, as well a couple of excellent educational books, and the creatorContinue reading
TES Maths GCSE Revision Collection
Top revision picks to prepare your GCSE learners for their upcoming exams It seems to me that the GCSE exams come round quicker every year. It feels like only five minutes since last year’s YearContinue reading
What does a Firefighter do?
In what is being billed as a clash between two of the most macho jobs any man could have, on this episode of the Just the Job Podcast me, a maths teacher, spoke to Marty Royal, anContinue reading
Angle Facts – Guess the Misconception
Following the Easter break, and far too much chocolate, Guess the Misconception returns, with a run right up until the GCSE Maths Exam. The idea is simple – can you predict what the most commonContinue reading
If the Sun was the size of a Football – TES Maths Resource of the Week
What is it? Two reasonably painful topics to teach in maths (for me, anyway) are units of measurement and standard form. Fuse this with the eternal pressure to make maths as interesting and “real worldy”Continue reading
Free GCSE Maths Revision on Diagnostic Questions
With under 50 days to go to the Maths GCSE (my hands are trembling writing that number!), I just wanted to share a few, exciting things we have put together at Diagnostic Questions that IContinue reading
What does a Classical Musician do?
On this episode of the Just the Job Podcast I spoke to Llinos Owen, a classical musician with the orchestra of the Birmingham Royal Ballet and the ReedRage Bassoon Quartet. We talked about the pressure of auditions, the needContinue reading
TES Maths ROTD: March 2016
Each day I select one of my favourite free maths resources that have been uploaded and shared by the generous and incredibly talented users of the TES Maths website and tweet it out via @TESmaths. I call thisContinue reading
#009 Dan Meyer – 3 Act Math, Desmos, TED Talk and more!
On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I got to speak to one of my all-time maths heroes, Dan Meyer. Dan is known for many things, including his dy/dan blog, TED Talk “Math Class needsContinue reading
GCSE Foundation Maths Revision – Resource of the Week
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to purchase by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here Every fourth Resource ofContinue reading
Pythagoras and Trigonometry Collection
Interesting teaching ideas for introducing and revising Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometry Pythagoras’ theorem and trigonometry are two of those classic topics that pupils revisit year-on-year. This is partly because these topics come in many forms and interestingContinue reading
Golden Ratio: Are you beautiful? – TES Maths Resource of the Week
What is it? I have dabbled several times over my teaching career with the Golden Ratio. I have used rectangles, buildings and bridges, but I have never quite stumbled upon a lesson that I amContinue reading
Bearings – The Answered Revealed!
Bearings are the kind of topic that students cannot bear (sorry). The tend to sneak their way into several key topics, most notably angle facts, construction and trigonometry. Hence, if a student’s understanding of bearings isContinue reading
#008 Charlie Stripp – NCETM and MEI
On this episode of the Mr Barton Maths Podcast I spoke to Charlie Stripp, the Director of the NCETM and Chief Executive of the MEI. Throughout our chat we covered loads of things, including: Charlie‘s view onContinue reading
Bearings – Guess the Misconception
Last week we looked at a question on the area of a triangle, and two very different misconceptions came to light (see last week’s results). How will you fare predicting the most common student misconception on thisContinue reading
Grid Sums Puzzle – TES Maths Resource of the Week
The following resource has been kindly shared on the TES Maths website. It is available to download for free by registering. And to access all the lovely Resource of the Week (ROTW) resources, just click here WhatContinue reading
Area of a Triangle – The Answers Revealed!
Last week’s question on the area of a triangle brought up two key, but completely different misconceptions. And the one teachers felt was the most popular was in fact beaten into second place by another nastyContinue reading