November 8, 2017
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Discovering Maths in Sport As part of my journey in discovering mathematics, I have become aware of the fact that maths really is everywhere. So far, we have touched on maths in art, stories, music, computing, gambling and sport. In particular I’ve enjoyed looking at these aspects from a very open perspective, questioning the mathematical […]
November 8, 2017
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After the input about Intriguing maths I decided to consider the theory behind teaching of math. During the input, we explored Boalers research into the teaching of mathematics within two different settings. Within the first setting the children were taught with the traditional set methods and procedures much like that of the 5-14 curriculum where […]
November 8, 2017
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When I was younger, I tried my hand at near enough every sport which was on offer. I did swimming, netball, hockey, lacrosse, basketball, enjoy-a-ball, golf and ballroom and line dancing. I started most of these when I was in primary school, however, I did carry a few of them through to high school. Unfortunately, […]
November 8, 2017
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My whole life I’ve been musical. My passion started when my mum bought me a harmonica and a second hand keyboard. I fell involve with music and have played an instrument ever since I was 8 years old. I started with the keyboard then progressed to cello, guitar, singing and saxophone. I did grades in saxophone and managed […]
November 8, 2017
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Throughout my school life I had always just accepted that I was more talented in the area of languages than I was in maths. It wasn’t that I couldn’t do maths, it was simply that I felt more confident and comfortable in other school subjects. The above is one of the reasons why I jumped […]
November 8, 2017
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Mathematics is something I have always felt very confident with throughout primary school. This confidence continued with me to high school however as the maths became harder and harder, I found myself struggling and starting to doubt my abilities. When exams started approaching, the focus was on trying to learn all of the different formulas […]
November 7, 2017
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When I first heard we were going to be having lecture on maths in sport, I was extremely confused as I couldn’t think of a link between the two subjects. However, after some research yesterday, and todays input, I have been made aware of the links between these subjects and discovered how the fundamentals of […]
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Music and Mathematics – Where is the link?
Music was never a subject which I took particular interest in during school. This was probably because I felt that you had to be able to play an instrument to a high standard to be successful in the subject, a skill which I had not yet mastered. My musical talents stretch as far as being […]
November 7, 2017
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I was excited about todays lecture as in Richard’s powerpoint title it contained the word ‘time’. I have always wanted to learn and find out more about time and timezones including the international date line. Horology is the study of time and as humans we base our whole lives around this concept of ‘time’. Our […]
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
If someone asked me two months ago what ‘profound understanding of fundamental mathematics’ was, all I could tell you it was something to do with maths. PUFM sounds very confusing and complicated, when in fact it is quite the opposite. Over the course of this module, my understanding of this statement has developed greatly, and […]
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Sport
As a child I wasn’t particularly sporty. However, I did try. In my 6th year of school I did crash Higher PE which was certainly an eye opener to how bad at sport I really was. I was forever put in the good team, instead of the really good team but this didn’t mean to say I […]
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths as a Language? 📖
Far too often I hear people associating maths as numbers and languages with words and speaking. As I read into discovering maths more, I realise that this is not the case and it can have an impact on how children learn. Liping Ma’s discovery has taught to be cautious about the words i use while […]
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on The importance of the ‘+’
If there is one thing I’ll always care about it’s the LGBTQ+ community. A community on the rise without a doubt but one that is still far too under represented in almost all aspects of our daily lives. Our hetero-normative world is often guilty of overlooking such a vibrant part of our society and even […]
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths Anxiety
I’m sure most of us can relate to the overwhelming feeling of distress and confusion when being asked a maths question and knowing you are going to get the answer wrong, or when staring at a set of questions in a textbook and being completely clueless of where to start, sending your brain into panic […]
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Music and Mathematics…
Being brought up in a very musical family meant that much to mum’s annoyance, there was never a quiet moment in the house. It also resulted in ‘happy birthday’ being sung as a riff off or in several harmonies! I had singing lessons up to the end of high school and thoroughly enjoyed being […]
November 6, 2017
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An article published by the BBC caught my attention today, concerning pupils absences from school and the approach undertaken by one council to tackle it. The “Get a grip” campaign was launched by East Sussex County Council which recently has faced significant backlash, and I can understand why. The nature of the campaign can be … Continue reading “Get a grip” attendance campaign →
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in relation to Field Hockey
Hockey is a sport which I have played since I’ve been in primary 4. It’s something I train for 3 times a week whilst playing 2 games throughout the week. However, even though I’ve played this sport for many years I had never thought about the connection and relation it had to maths. Therefore, after […]
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics
Before starting the “discovering maths” module, I had never heard of PUFM (profound understanding of fundamental maths). To be honest I thought it sounded quite daunting, however, after doing some research and breaking it down I discovered that PUFM is not quite as intimidating as I had thought. It consists of 4 principles and according […]
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflection on maths in sports!
Previously, it hadn’t occurred to me about maths in sports. If I was playing a sport, my main aim and line of thought would be to try and score, or win, along with using some tactics. Therefore, today’s workshop about maths in sports really opened up my eyes to see how the fundamentals of mathematics […]
November 6, 2017
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This is all about curiosity and why it is important to promote curiosity amongst children.
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