Sharon Malley
6.1K posts
@mathsmumof2
Passionate about learning. Assistant Director of Maths for a MAT. NCETM PD lead. NPQSL.
Woohoo!!!! We got funded. We're bringing a whole new way to learn and practise mathematics to the world. Thanks so much to our community of teachers, schools and education more widely. We couldn't have done it without you. And now we're hiring!! Link in next post.
In this four-part series, #teacher & #coach @helenfwebb offers practical advice for creating #WorkLifeBalance. In part one, she focuses on raising our own self-awareness of poor working habits & practices: buff.ly/3ANkKX7 #wellbeing #teachers #teaching #teachersofx
People who claim that knowledge has always been valued in education are wrong. For example, I remember knowing things being labelled ‘lower order thinking’ with the implication we should focus on ‘higher order’ thinking. And by ‘implication’ I mean you had to demonstrate this in the graded lesson observations that were ubiquitous in England at the time. This is based on a misinterpretation of Bloom’s taxonomy—flawed as it is, I don’t think Bloom intended to signal knowledge as somehow ‘lower’ but as foundational to everything else. Quality Teaching Rounds, a very well funded lesson observation research project still current in Australia today, still makes this higher/lower distinction.
I love using "because, but, so" in the classroom.
The horrifying reality of being a woman, perfectly summarised by @_CaitlinORyan If you give even the slightest shit about women, watch it all. This is what it’s like.
Math-ish: Enchant Your Students with the ‘ish’ Version of Maths! With @joboaler #NCTMChi24 Ishfully for you and your students!
If you’re a trust leader and are not yet working in partnership with your local @MathsHubs, it can provide the framework for your strategy for maths professional and school development. Get in touch if you want to chat about a strategy 👋
