Help when learning is hard
I am presenting a practical hands-on session at a convention in a few weeks about maths strategies (www.learningdifferenceconvention.com) and have a restricted time limit (one hour) – how on earth will I condense this topic? Well, I begin by not condensing anything – my first draft of anything is always incredibly long, but the initial… Continue reading Why Is Maths So Hard?
In previous posts I have recommended apps for writing topic (mainly narrative) generation. Whilst I still like and use these, I feel obliged to also add a caveat. The resulting narrative from these apps are often very silly because of the random nature of the app where places, people and events that would not ever… Continue reading Brainstormer
I have been writing about the study question database I have been working on for a while now. This task has become enormous and I am working on ways to simplify this so it is more meaningful for students – I love the questions, but the 648 lines in the Excel document for Years 7… Continue reading Integers & Directed Number Resource – try it now!
I came across a wonderful website to assist in literature analysis for high school English students, www.litcharts.com. With a mix of classic and some modern literature included on the site, it is a wonderful resource for the students who err on the side of visual learning. The website has a "Chart Board" where the themes… Continue reading LitCharts
Like most teachers I try very hard to capitalise on the individual interests of my students when planning teaching and learning activities. It is always exciting when it works even better than expected ... Recently one of my students came to sessions with a make up app she had been playing with with her friends.… Continue reading Supporting Writing Using Visuals
I have come across this great new app for oral story telling - it would be wonderful in a small group during literacy circles! I have also been able to utilise its functionality easily in a one to one setting with primary aged students. The app comes with a range of themes (pirates, fairy tales… Continue reading Story Wheel
A cute app designed to develop accuracy and fluency in recall of the basic facts in the four operations. There are a plethora of apps out there that do this, it's always nice to find one that will have particular interest for an individual student. The race theme of this app does that for me!… Continue reading Keen Sprinter