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'Last minute' GCSE revision ideas, particularly in the nonspecific area of'problem-solving'Summary of the Twitter #mathscpdchat discussion on 16 May 2017, led by @mathsmumof2

by ncetm 11 months ago

SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO

Starting in 10 minutes #mathscpdchat. 1 child in bed, 1 having his last story but are my maths

people ready pic.twitter.com/TSwsfFTY2P

Your best strategy?

SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO

Welcome to #mathscpdchat focussing on problem solving revision or how to answer AO3

questions. Best strategy you have used? @BoardworksLtd pic.twitter.com/50r9uYZYFm

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

A superb AO3 resource by @MissBanksMaths missbanks.co.uk/going-for-gold… via@TesResources bit.ly/2qkXr0b #mathscpdchat

mathscpdchat@mathscpdchat

11 MONTHS AGO

Please don't tweet any polls to #mathscpdchat during between 7 pm and 8 pm on Tuesdays!Many thanks - they 'mess-up' the record!

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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MissBanksMaths How do you use your resources? within lessons or in revision sessions or forhwk? #mathscpdchat

SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO

Does this exam question acronym work for AO3 q’s? Credit @KristianStill If not what do you use?

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FMSP problem-solving resources

MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO

FMSP GCSE problem-solving resources can be downloaded instantaneously from

furthermaths.org.uk/gcse_problem_s… #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/6rtu5KMhel

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@PardoeMary has anyone used these @MrMattock @mathsjem @Just_Maths @PixiMaths@RJS2212 #mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MissBanksMaths That sounds great have you used them with just y11 or other groups too#mathscpdchat

Do walking talking mock activities help?

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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

Do walking talking mock activities help students with AO3 questions? #mathscpdchat

MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO

Is anyone using these GCSE problem-solving resources? tes.com/teaching-resou… #mathscpdchat

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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MissBanksMaths It's starting the questions that is always the biggest hurdle #mathscpdchat

Mary Pardoe@PardoeMary

11 MONTHS AGO

Don't forget the hashtag #mathscpdchat!!!!!!!!!!!

Maths4ukplc@Maths4ukplc

11 MONTHS AGO

#mathscpdchat the hard work needs to have been done. Remind students to read, pause, THINKabout knowledge needed twitter.com/growthmindset1…

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@WRMathsHub these are a great set of problems for use in revision. #mathscpdchattwitter.com/PardoeMary/sta…

Jo Morgan@mathsjem

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary Yes! Listed, alongside other great problem solving resources, atthe bottom of this post: resourceaholic.com/2015/06/proble… #mathscpdchat

How to stop students 'freezing'?

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

How do we stop students 'freezing' when they see a 'big, wordy' question? Any words of wisdomfrom the great and the good #mathscpdchat

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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsjem @PardoeMary Great set of resources! Do you plan specific revision sessions for AO3questions or integrate them into standard sessions? #mathscpdchat

All in the mindset

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@Maths4ukplc It's all in the mindset. They CAN do it, they do know it. #mathscpdchat

MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO

It's never too late! More resources at suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/1Problem… #mathscpdchat

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Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 my pupils definitely thought so...#mathscpdchat

Jo Morgan@mathsjem

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary They're just featured in standard sessions. So many great newGCSE questions to use! #mathscpdchat

SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO

@Maths4ukplc would this acronym work for you #mathscpdchat @KristianStill

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Jo Morgan@mathsjem

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary For example, these are great for revising Higher trigonometryresourceaholic.com/2016/11/trigqu… #mathscpdchat

Additional Maths pilot GCSE papers for problem-solving questions

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

I have been using the Additional Maths pilot GCSE papers to get lots of PS questions for myupper sets, brilliant stuff #mathscpdchat

JO MORGAN @MATHSJEM · 11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary And these are great for Pythagoras!

resourceaholic.com/2016/01/newgcs… Love these questions. #mathscpdchat

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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MrMattock Did you do a massive in the hall WTM or just in the classroom? #mathscpdchat

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @Maths4ukplc @KristianStill Not one I have used; I think the approach isprobably problem/question specific so wouldn't try and boil down #mathscpdchat

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 In the hall, all the Highers in one sitting, then all the Foundations in a differentsetting #mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MrMattock It's such a great idea to really show students the metacognition skills theyneed/have #mathscpdchat

GLOW@GLOWMaths

11 MONTHS AGO

Indeed. Students + teachers need to believe that with proper practise and effort #YesUCanachieve #mathscpdchat twitter.com/mathsmumof2/st…

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JO MORGAN @MATHSJEM · 11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary Lots of Linked Pair questions work well for GCSE revision.

resourceaholic.com/2016/05/useful… #mathscpdchat

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Past papers using YouTube screencasts

Charlie Dawson@dawsonmaths

11 MONTHS AGO

#mathscpdchat the best revision we have is past papers using my screencasts on YouTube: theygive the pupils "a private tutor" 24/7

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 That's what I found, seeing how I thought about and approached questions,and noting that. #mathscpdchat

AQA resources

MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO

Are you using these helpful resources ...allaboutmaths.aqa.org.uk/attachments/55…?

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Charlie Dawson@dawsonmaths

11 MONTHS AGO

youtube.com/channel/UCnOnp… well over 1500 solutions to OCR questions on this channel#mathscpdchat

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Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsjem @mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary I have loads of these in my homework booklets aswell, plus plenty of other questions that require a bit of thinking...#mathscpdchat

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsjem @mathsmumof2 @PardoeMary For example, in the Year 11 Higher+ term 2, someof the questions 18 and 19 mix Circle Theorems, Trig and Graphs. #mathscpdchat

What about 'lower end' of problem-solving students aiming for a 3?

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MrMattock @mathsjem @PardoeMary What about the lower end of problem solving thestudents aiming for a 3? #mathscpdchat

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

Honestly, I have occasionally been pulling Core 1 and 2 A-Level questions on certain topics toprovide a bit of extra oomph #mathscpdchat

SHARON MALLEY @MATHSMUMOF2 · 11 MONTHS AGO

#mathscpdchat for lower foundation students these booklets have good questions

birminghamathsteam.co.uk/gcse-2017 pic.twitter.com/gmE4hQzCDN

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @mathsjem @PardoeMary Plenty in the Linked Pair Pilot still, particulararound the financial calculations that seem to be a bit more prevalent. #mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MrMattock Me too I was showing Year 9 that y=mx+c is a C1 topic #mathscpdchat

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MATHS4UKPLC @MATHS4UKPLC · 11 MONTHS AGO

Beware over reliance on past paper questions. This advice from @EmporiumMaths is pertinent

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Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@AccomplishEdu @PardoeMary No. But what a great idea. #mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

#mathscpdchat twitter.com/accomplishedu/…

MARY PARDOE @PARDOEMARY · 11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @MrMattock @mathsjem There are some resources here for Foundation

sheffieldmaths.co.uk/Algebra_-_Prob… #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/nRnpnnxJRt

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

Quote from an EAL student "I can do the maths but I can't do the questions" #mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust questions are always good for thinkingoutside the box. #mathscpdchat

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CANDOMATHS @MATHSCANDO · 11 MONTHS AGO

Remind students that they are probably going to need all or some of these mathematical habits of

mind #mathscpdchat pic.twitter.com/gXDwdeE6Bj

Mathsduck?

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust Do you use mathsduck?#mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MrMattock @Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust No that's a new one to me.#mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@MathsCanDo Definitely, they know more than they think they do. #mathscpdchat

UKMT and NRICH resources

Maths4ukplc@Maths4ukplc

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 yes, @UKMathsTrust and @nrichmaths excellent source of problems todevelop thinkers #mathscpdchat

Maths Emporium@EmporiumMaths

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @MissBanksMaths @TesResources Lots of the original gold/silver/bronzemock and problem-solving papers on the emporium #mathscpdchat

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

My Y10 EAL class being taught to read questions like a mathematician. #mathscpdchat

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Mary Pardoe@PardoeMary

11 MONTHS AGO

Many thanks to Sharon, @mathsmumof2, for hosting and to all contributors. Read tomorrow atncetm.org.uk/resources/41729 #mathscpdchat

Maths4ukplc@Maths4ukplc

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 thanks for hosting #mathscpdchat

GLOW@GLOWMaths

11 MONTHS AGO

#mathscpdchat Thinkers is theme of #mathsfest17 twitter.com/GLOWMaths/stat…

Mr Mattock@MrMattock

11 MONTHS AGO

tes.com/teaching-resou… is now live in my (completely free) shop thanks @tes for allowing meto have one! #mathscpdchat #mathschat #ukedchat

Colleen Young@ColleenYoung

11 MONTHS AGO

@mathsmumof2 @Maths4ukplc @EmporiumMaths @UKMathsTrust Totally agree@UKMathsTrust questions superb. Have put some useful links herecolleenyoung.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/ukm… #mathschat #mathscpdchat

JO MORGAN @MATHSJEM · 11 MONTHS AGO

Updated my problem solving resources page resourceaholic.com/p/problem-solv… #mathscpdchat

#mathschat pic.twitter.com/brFIQxD87t

Sharon Malley@mathsmumof2

11 MONTHS AGO

@rachelirving100 @MrBenWard @BelmasOffice You'll be hosting one next! #10%braver that'swhat happened to me with #mathscpdchat

Mark Horley Maths@mhorley

11 MONTHS AGO

It's this sort of discussion that keeps me on Twitter! #mathschat #mathscpdchat #mtbostwitter.com/MrMattock/stat…

Mr Day@MrDayMaths

11 MONTHS AGO

theguardian.com/teacher-networ… going to share this at future parents' evenings. #mathchat#mathscpdchat