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Glasgow, Scotland
Joined March 2015
30 years old now, but Mike Askew and I did a review of research on Mathematics Education 5-16 and one of the topics we discussed was the use of non-examples (pp. 14-15), which appear to be more important in mathematics than other subjects: bit.ly/2xx4Zm0 (pdf)
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Reading @teacherhead take on Rosenshine with the original was powerful. The question isn’t “Am I doing these?”—we all are. It’s “How well?” Every teacher, myself included, can do better. One principle at a time. Here’s my principle threads.🧵Which one do you want to focus on?👇
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I am bothered by 799999999 being prime
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Two core ideas underpin effective inclusive teaching: 1. Cognitive similarity 2. Instructional sensitivity Let’s dig into both… ↓
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Non-euclidean geometry
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If everyone used footnotes instead of endnotes
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Andrew Wiles on being smart
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Ayr fans celebrate Mark McKenzie’s opener.
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In the fall of 1972, President Nixon announced that "the rate of increase of inflation was decreasing". Probably the first time a sitting president used the 3rd derivative to increase the chances of reelection.
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Don’t make me tap the @ProfCoe sign again *taps the sign again*
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Replying to @theepicmap
A visualisation of the Mercator projection with Antarctica A map projection that distorts the size of landmasses
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This parking lot generation software is the most American thing. It's like an eagle flying a fighter jet over a french fry factory.
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Replying to @PaulSkallas
one word : Atmosphere
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Our son, in year 7, has complained about not doing much art in art lessons, with focus on learning about artists/”doing quizzes”. Said similar in primary. I wonder if this is a legacy of M Gove’s drive to make all subjects more “academic”.Continue to have questions about this...
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I had a conversation today about the difference between "kindness" & "niceness" in leadership so I decided to post about it. The article & graphic explain why, as leaders, we should choose kindness over niceness. Kindness is about caring enough to push people toward greatness, even when it’s uncomfortable. It’s a harder path but better in the long run: learningandleadershipconsult…. By @emb928 Graphic: @thejustinmecham via @dangrimes1980
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One can't predict human behaviour because humans are creative. @DavidDeutschOxf
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