NumeracyNow
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@NumeracyNow
Numeracy Now is an initiative of Parramatta Diocese @CatholicEdParra Lots of chatting about maths education, sharing maths resources and all things maths.
🎇 Today, the final episode of my series "Maths of the @SydOperaHouse" drops. This was a massive collaborative effort & I'm so proud to have been part of it! 📼 Overview & trailer: youtu.be/Qh-ZD1CAtmg 📼 Episode 4, Nature Inspiring Design: youtu.be/OuNmBIbSg3s
Great related article featuring @joboaler about the oppression of low expectations and need for reforms in math education: edutopia.org/article/it-tim…
Sir Roger Penrose: The man who proved black holes weren't 'impossible - reflects on being slow in maths & not being good at maths tests- fortunately a teacher told him that did not matter. Thanks @stevenstrogatz! bbc.com/news/science-e…
Introducing a new but long anticipated PZ resource! The Thinking Routines Toolbox - a collection of more than 65 PZ Thinking Routines all accessible in one common place. Here's to #thinking and #learning! pzero.in/tr-toolbox #Learningathome #distancelearning #education
What are some of the #mathsed considerations for primary teachers returning to f2f learning? Here's one perspective Peter Sullivan (& co) have penned to support our EMC3 project teachers. Others may find it useful too. @attard_c @helenjwc @kath_cartwright researchgate.net/publication/34…
Work with kids & families who need more tools for numeracy, and can't afford them? I've just put together a printer-friendly #TinyPolkaDot starter deck you can print and give away. Get it for free, plus links to instructions in Spanish, French, Mandarin mathforlove.com/2020/05/free-p…
We played a round of the @mburnsmath's game Seven Up before diving into this Which One Doesn't Belong? I created. I wanted to prime the pump because she hasn't made a habit of looking for combinations that make 10. Here's a thread of our conversation. #tmwyk #ElemMathChat
