Looking for a good read or a puzzle? Alex Bellos has a couple of books that might be the ideal stocking filler:
Alex’s Adventures in Numberland
Puzzle Ninja
Christmas Book Ideas
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Problems linked to CfE 1st and 2nd Level Es and Os
Assessment Research
25 days of ChristMaths
Larbert High School Maths and Computing have a great advent calendar this year for their Nat 5 and Higher students. You can check it out on their twitter page @LHSMathematics.
Collaborative Problem Solving
The OECD published results from the 2015 PISA, focusing on Collaborative Problem Solving. More information can be found by clicking here.
‘Learning to Learn’ Approaches: The Scottish Attainment Challenge
Meta-cognition and self-regulation approaches have consistently high levels of impact, with pupils making an average of eight months’ additional progress. The evidence indicates that teaching these strategies can be particularly effective for low achieving and older pupils.
If you’d like to find out more click here.
Education Endowment Foundation Scottish Learning and Teaching Toolkit
The Education Endowment Foundation now have a Scottish version of the Learning and Teaching Toolkit. It can be accessed here.
Falkirk Quality Assurance and Moderation – Key Messages CLPL 27.11.17
It is hoped that a representative from each Falkirk school/centre will attend this session which will cover the key messages on moderation and provide an opportunity to be guided through the materials on the Moderation Hub. The attendee can be at any level, however, following the session there would be an expectation that the attendee would distribute the information/key messages in their own school/centre. Sign up through CPD manager, course reference LB117.
Early Numeracy Approaches
For more information based on extensive evidence click here.
Early Years Resources
Here you will find a collection of early years maths / numeracy resources designed to help early years practitioners support children in their early stages of learning mathematics. In particular these resources are designed to help children’s emerging understanding and use of numbers and counting and lay strong foundations in mathematics.
