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Tommaths (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @teakayb.mathsy.space · 8h

During our #MathsConf39 session, Jason and I revealed our new project: The History and Maths in Education Network (historyand.mathsy.space) which aims to facilitate discussion and sharing of resources & ideas amongst folks interested in using history themes to enrich maths education.

🏛️🎓 #MathsToday

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you for attending, hoping at least some of it was worth the long trek down the corridor 😂

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HannahKettleMaths @hannahkettlemaths.bsky.social · 1d

Next cover lesson is up! Unit 2 Foundation - simplifying expressions, indices, expanding, factorising and substitution etc. Print the double sided worksheet and use the video to support students. www.hannahkettlemaths.co.uk/cover
#mathstoday

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 10h

That I did. At some point I will reconstruct the cube 😂

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 10h

Shout out to @joausten.bsky.social and @rjs2212.bsky.social for some really great sessions too: the former being a deep dive into number sense with stuff that translates really well to secondary, and the latter being what I can only describe as a tsunami of maths activities

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 10h

Fantastic Mathsconf today. @morrismaths359.bsky.social particularly knocked it out of the park. Hope those who came to my session on Significance and Standard Form got something from it. It will be making its way in parts to Substack soon 😊

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 13h

Always fascinating to get a window on how other people teach specific topics; like this from @jwrightmaths.bsky.social in session 3 #MathsConf39

“How I teach standard form
It’s all about place value
No between 1 and 10, it’s all about significance.
Introduce with number sentences.
Give a chance to talk indices early on.
Can use counting as a back up, but not the primary way so number of zeros errors happen less often”

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 21h

Really looking forward to #Mathsconf39 today. Come say hi if you spot me! #MathsToday

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds like a twin prime conjecture

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Miss Morris @morrismaths359.bsky.social · 3d

#Mathstoday
Both of my year 9 classes did loads of substitution work today. Got the exercise from the foundation sumbooks 2002. They are available online as a pdf. Loads of questions if the students just need loads of practice.

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 3d

In #MathsToday (and yesterday) Y7 just have a baseline test, so I've given them a nice, silly starter

A starter screen asking students to estimate the number of televisions on Earth, giving reasons for their answer.

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · 4d

In #mathstoday, we started conic sections in FP1 with some model-making!

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Jon Fant @fantasticmaths.bsky.social · 4d

Last Friday I posted about how we have encorporated difference of two squares before factorising. We follow the @lasalleed.bsky.social scheme of work.

substack.com/@fantasticma...

Unlocking Difference of Two Squares

Planned and purposeful journey of multiplication: building on the area model to unlock quadratic free difference of two squares.

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Miss Morris @morrismaths359.bsky.social · 4d

#Mathstoday
Year 11 looked at Magic squares today. Which leads onto factorising quadratics. Next lesson will be just factorising quadratics.
(For some reason rotating won't work)

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 4d

Hi all

Part 2 (of 3) of my Order of Operations series is now on Substack.

If you want it a day early and straight to your inbox, subscribe for free!

open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Order of Operations (part two)

Hi folks!

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 4d

Hi all

Part 2 (of 3) of my Order of Operations series is now on Substack.

If you want it a day early and straight to your inbox, subscribe for free!

open.substack.com/pub/jwrightm...

Order of Operations (part two)

Hi folks!

open.substack.com

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Miss Morris @morrismaths359.bsky.social · 5d

My current #MathsConf39 workshop choices:

1 - @robeastaway.bsky.social
2 - @morrismaths359.bsky.social (I don't think I have a a choice here)
3 - @jwrightmaths.bsky.social
4 - Charlie Harber
5 - @runningstitch314.bsky.social

completemaths.com/community/mathsconf39

Complete Mathematics - MathsConf39

Mathematics tuition for primary, secondary and FE. Home schooling. Math improvement.

completemaths.com

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Emma W @emmaemma53.bsky.social · 5d

Really looking forward to #MathsConf39 this weekend. I’m going to sessions led by
@robeastaway.bsky.social
@nathanday.bsky.social
@jwrightmaths.bsky.social
@justmaths.bsky.social
Jason Yip & @teakayb.mathsy.space

Complete Mathematics @lasalleed.bsky.social · 6d

⏳ Just 7 days to go until #MathsConf39 in London!

One week from now, hundreds of maths teachers will come together for a day full of learning, sharing, and inspiration. 🧮✨

🎟️ Don’t miss your chance to join them – secure your place today: completemaths.com/community/ma...

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 10d

#MathsToday I had to talk to students (again) about why trusting AI to do their homework is not a good idea. 2nd time I have caught it out in a week.
#Maths teachers using online hwk platforms, what do you do about this?

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 11d

#MathsToday was the first ratio lesson of the year with my bottom set 10s.

Used models for all the classic question types, lots of nice progress (well, by P5/6 double standards anyway 😂)

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 11d

Right, this week begins a series on what is a very contentious issue. I do not profess to have the ultimate answer, but here I begin to discuss the language of Order of Operations. Please feel free to discuss here or there!

jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/order-of-o...

Order of Operations (part 1)

Hi folks!

jwrightmaths.substack.com

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Josh Wright @jwrightmaths.bsky.social · 11d

Right, this week begins a series on what is a very contentious issue. I do not profess to have the ultimate answer, but here I begin to discuss the language of Order of Operations. Please feel free to discuss here or there!

jwrightmaths.substack.com/p/order-of-o...

Order of Operations (part 1)

Hi folks!

jwrightmaths.substack.com