Welcome to my 172nd gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Snakes
3. Casio Tips
Thank you to @cclay8 for sharing a series of calculator tips for the new Casio 83GTCW. Now that the 83GTX has been discontinued, we’ll start seeing a lot more of the new classwiz models in our classrooms next year. It’s vital that teachers know how to use them. I recently bought a new calculator for everyone on my team and will be running some CPD on this in September.
I love this tip about getting a decimal answer without having to use the format menu:
4. Tasks
5. Circle Theorems
I loved teaching Certificate in Further Maths this year and both final exam papers were excellent – well done AQA! There was a brilliant Circle Theorems question on Paper 2. I don’t think it was the most difficult question on the paper (I thought Question 17 was trickier) but it certainly got them all thinking. @MrSMaths11 has created a similar circle theorems question here:
Update
Thank you to everyone who made GCSE and A level resources to support teachers and students during the exam period. It’s all over now and we’re eagerly awaiting results.
I had a great time at #mathsconf32 a couple of weeks ago. It was lovely to catch up with loads of teachers I haven’t seen in ages, and I met lots of lovely new people too. My presentation was on ‘Challenge without Acceleration’ with a focus on indices. The PowerPoint has been sent out to conference delegates.
A few days later I spent a day at the MEI Conference where I delivered a workshop on task design. The MEI Conference never fails to impress me. It was excellent.
This summer I’ll spend some time planning the course that I’ll be running in the Autumn term with Craig Barton. We’re just working on venue arrangements and programmes, but it looks like it will 18th October in the South, 19th October in the Midlands and 20th October in the North. Watch this space for more information!
