{"id":685,"date":"2019-03-29T13:11:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/?p=685"},"modified":"2021-12-24T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T11:13:02","slug":"number-talks-and-mental-agility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/2019\/03\/29\/number-talks-and-mental-agility\/","title":{"rendered":"Number Talks and Mental Agility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is a link to an electronic copy of the Mental Skills Progression Framework created by Argyll and Bute to help guide your planning, assessment and moderation.\u00a0 This guidance on mental agility has been checked against the benchmarks, and details all of the skills pupils are expected to have as they progress through the Broad General Education.\u00a0 To provide feedback and comment on this document please contact Pauline Inglis on Pauline.Inglis@argyll-bute.gov.uk<\/a> or Maria McArthur\u00a0on Maria.Mcarthur2@argyll-bute.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

GUIDANCE-on-Mental-Agility<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is a link to the PowerPoint presentation that has been used to deliver Number Talks training in schools.\u00a0 It does cover other aspects of Numeracy in Argyll and Bute, including Sumdog and the Mental Skills Progression Framework. Please feel free to edit and use it as you wish within your own schools if you are delivering training to other staff.\u00a0 The video clips have been removed due to the size of the file but these are available on the Numeracy in Argyll and Bute<\/strong> Sharepoint page –<\/p>\n

Do not hesitate to get in touch with Maria McArthur if there is anything you would like more information on or any way I can support you with developing this initiative within your schools.<\/p>\n

Power point presentation on Numeracy-in-Argyll-and-Bute<\/a><\/p>\n

These are planning exemplars for Number Talks which you can download and use within your establishments.\u00a0 Please feel free to adjust and change to suit your own schools.\u00a0 We would also be delighted to view different examples of how teachers are planning for Number Talks so feel free to get in touch!<\/p>\n

Completed as a guide:\u00a0\u00a0Planning-for-Number-Talks<\/a><\/p>\n

Blank for your own use:\u00a0 Planning-for-Number-Talks<\/a><\/p>\n

Useful links for developing your skills with Number Talks<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sfusdmath.org\/math-talks-resources.html<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sfusdmath.org\/uploads\/2\/4\/0\/9\/24098802\/effective_questioning_from_math_teaching_toolkit_2015-2016.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1RAug0wXbF_hDcelFn7jnKFjSvoIjcDuum7JzeEPXpUY\/edit#slide=id.gc2f21ea9_125<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a fascinating article by Jo Boaler (Stansted University) which supports the use of Number Talks as a way of raising attainment and increasing pupil confidence in numeracy.\u00a0 Enjoy<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Fluency-Without-Fear-by-Jo-Boaler<\/a><\/p>\n

This article focuses on Number Talks, how it can be used in the classroom, and the impact that it can have on pupils.\u00a0 It is written by Sherry Parrish, the author of the Number Talks resource that has been purchased for all schools in Argyll and Bute Council.<\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.mathsolutions.com\/documents\/NumberTalks_SParrish.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Thinkboards<\/h3>\n

Fancy using thinkboards with your classes?\u00a0 Here is a quick video guide on how to create one:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.teachertube.com\/video\/maths-think-board-54406<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have any completed examples you would like to share then send them in to Maria.Mcarthur2@argyll-bute.gov.uk or tweet them to @MariaMcArthur2<\/p>\n

There are also a few examples of some thinkboards available. Click here to download and also send in some photos of completed thinkboards from your pupils!<\/p>\n

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Below is a link to an electronic copy of the Mental Skills Progression Framework created by Argyll and Bute to help guide your planning, assessment and moderation.\u00a0 This guidance on mental agility has been checked against the benchmarks, and details all of the skills pupils are expected to have as they progress through the Broad … Continue reading Number Talks and Mental Agility<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2488,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-subposts-numeracy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions\/2621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/sali\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}