December 23, 2016
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Comments Off on Reflection on the #UoDTransitionEY
Phew! After a busy term, I have finally managed to find the time to reflect upon my Nursery Transition experience. I would like to thank all those at my nursery who helped me develop my learning throughout this opportunity. Three areas which I wanted to develop in particular were communication skills with the children, behaviour management […] Continue reading
December 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Managing my learning
I will update the tables below as I continue to learn what helps my learning. Recognition/ Reflection Action What helps my learning? How can I utilise this? Discussing the topic with peers Set up a study group or group chat of peers Organisation Use to do lists in order to manage my time effectively […] Continue reading
December 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Identifying skills and abilities
I have rated myself in the tables below, 1 being not very well developed and 3 being very well developed. For the last table, which is “skills to be developed”, as I develop these skills I will update the information. Skills and Abilities 1 2 3 Flexibility X Self confidence X Self discipline X Work […] Continue reading
December 12, 2016
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Comments Off on My thoughts on working together
I cannot believe that semester one at university has went in so quickly. It feels like only yesterday that I was matriculating during freshers week. I thought that I would write a few blogs in the coming weeks before semester 2 begins on my experiences and thoughts of semester 1. During first semester I have […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Moving Forward with Mathematics
I have officially finished with the Discovering Mathematics module! Reflecting back on my time I think that I have greatly expanded my mathematical knowledge, thought about ideas I hadn’t considered before and most importantly had fun! I think that having fun should be the foundation of any mathematical class, concept or learning. This, I believe, […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Mathematics and Science
In a lecture with Elizabeth Lakin we discussed the ways in which teaching science and mathematics may be problematic. We discussed how sometimes for a child the application of a skill set or knowledge from one subject to another can often be difficult, this is widely applied to mathematics and science. Again I am going […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Gambling – The Bookies Always Win
How likely are we to win big when gambling? Gambling is entirely centered around probability, the likeliness of a win or result. We bet on the likeliest result and cross our fingers for a result. Once every now and again, we will win, so how can it then be said that the bookies always win, […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Baking a cake – more mathematical than you would think!
Cake again! When baking a cake, you use an incredible amount of mathematical processes, but you don’t think of the mathematics you are using as you are doing it. When measuring the ingredients for a cake, we use the basic knowledge of measurement taught to us in primary school. You need 500g of sugar for […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on The chicken or the egg?
One of life’s’ burning questions, what came first, the chicken or the egg? In a lecture with Richard we discussed statistical information and data analysis, and the same premise from the question above became applied to our discussion. Do you record the data first, or do you interpret the data first? Similarly, this seemed […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Fractions are everywhere!
I remember learning fractions in school, and every teacher, without fail, related the idea to cake! As you can imagine this was very engaging as a child, and now in my later life I often will say “I will have a third of that cake please”. That’s if I decide to share it! Most of […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Liping Ma – Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
When I first started this module and we were introduced to the idea of ‘profound understanding of fundamental mathematics’ (PUFM), I was slightly terrified. It sounds terribly confusing but actually it boils down to very simple concepts. “By profound understanding I mean an understanding of the terrain of fundamental mathematics that is deep, broad and […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Supply chains and Demand planning
Going into the lecture on supply chains and demand planning I was quite excited as I study economics and thought this would be very relatable to previous work I had done. We started by looking at global food supply chains, this is how raw materials get to the end product and ready for consumption. There are … Continue reading Supply chains and Demand planning Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Number Systems
A numeral system is a writing system used for expressing numbers using digits or symbols. In everyday life we use a base 10 system which is also know as the decimal system and has 10 digits which represents all numbers, these are 0-9.The placing of the number is based on powers of 10. Below is an example … Continue reading Number Systems Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths in Art
Maths is everywhere, including in Art. When I started thinking about art I could see some simple links with maths, for example the use of shape, tessellation and size. After my lecture on the topic I realised that there is so much more maths that artists consider in order to make what they believe to be … Continue reading Maths in Art Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths in Baking
By taking Discovering Mathematics as a module I have began to notice the use of maths in everyday life. I love to bake and never realised just how much maths is used whilst doing so. Maths is used at every step of baking from weighing out ingredients to setting temperatures. We also need to have … Continue reading Maths in Baking Continue reading
December 2, 2016
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Comments Off on Why I chose Discovering Mathematics
When I was little I was always very confident with maths and rarely struggled at primary school. In High School I was in set 3/7 for GCSE and got an A at the end. When it came to choosing my A levels I thought it would be a good idea to pick maths as it … Continue reading Why I chose Discovering Mathematics Continue reading
December 1, 2016
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Comments Off on Have I Discovered Mathematics?
I have recently finished my essay for my elective module – Discovering mathematic! Honestly, I found this essay extremely difficult to write and link to my chosen subject. Overall, I really enjoyed discovering mathematics and I feel that it has increased my confidence in using maths. I learned that maths is not all about numbers […] Continue reading
December 1, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths and astronomy
for me, I have always been extremely interested in space, the universe and the stars and have always enquired about what more there is to find and what actually happens outside of the earths little bubble. Following the discovering mathematics module has enlightened me about many applications of maths that I had previously never thought […] Continue reading
November 30, 2016
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Comments Off on Is Maths Fun?
For me, I always enjoyed maths at school, I enjoyed having one answer to a question and being able to proof that answer yourself, and I was actually rather good at it. However coming into this module I knew this was not the case for many of my colleagues and that within schools ‘maths anxiety’ can be […] Continue reading
November 29, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths in time or time in maths?
Throughout the discovering mathematics module I’ve learnt a lot about how maths is all around us disguised in our daily routines. Most recently, I was amazed just how much maths is in time but not in a way you would normally think. We are all fully aware that part of the curriculum for maths is […] Continue reading
