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NCETM Twitter chats #mathscpdchat every Tuesday from 7pm to 8pm
Created on 24 July 2013 by ncetm_administrator
Updated on 26 May 2020 by ncetm_administrator

NCETM Twitter chats #mathscpdchat - every Tuesday from 7pm to 8pm

 

#mathscpdchat during the 2020 school closures

Summaries from before Easter

31/03/20 Continuing to support pupils' learning in these difficult circumstances. Hosted by Kathryn Darwin

24/03/20 Keeping learning going while schools are closed: share your strategies! Hosted by Kathryn Darwin

And from after Easter

21/04/20 How are you motivating pupils to engage with maths at home?. Hosted by Dani Quinn

28/04/20 Estimating exam grades: what departmental strategies are you considering? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin

05/05/20 Planning to address gaps in learning when schools reopen: what are the issues? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin

12/05/20 What maths tasks are your Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils doing at home? Hosted by Martyn Yeo

19/05/20 Transition from primary to secondary school? How can we make this as smooth as possible in this unique year? Hosted by Alison Hopper

And you can join the next chat on Tuesday 2 June: How do you plan to organise Y7 maths groups in September, given this year's unique circumstances? To be hosted by @DirectorMaths, following the hashtag #mathscpdchat.

These weekly, Twitter-based chats are designed to engage UK maths teachers of all age groups – including, of course, primary and trainee teachers – as well as all amaths education professionals involved in helping teachers with their initial and ongoing professional learning.

Each chat is centred on a specific theme, always relevant to maths professional development, and gently steered by a moderator from the maths education community. We welcome all suggestions for discussion themes, and offers of volunteer moderators. These can be emailed to us at info@ncetm.org.uk, or tweet us at either @mathscpdchat or @NCETM, or use the Comments box at the bottom of this page.

The weekly discussions are grouped together under the hashtag #mathscpdchat (see How to take part in a discussion below for more explanation) and set in motion by the NCETM's @mathscpdchat Twitter account. A record of all contributions to each discussion can be found in the archive below.

If you need more information or assistance, please do contact us: we'll be happy to help!

How to take part in a discussion

  1. First of all, if you haven’t already got one, you will need a Twitter account of your own. When you’ve got one, make sure you follow @NCETM, along with any other people or organisations who interest you. Twitter has its own tour as well as a getting started guide
  2. Include the hashtag #mathscpdchat in all of your Tweets during the discussion
  3. You will also need a means of ensuring that you can see all other Tweets that include #mathscpdchat, as well Tweets from the people you choose to follow. One option to achieve this (at no cost) is TweetDeck.
  4. Join the discussion and have your say
  5. Watch this page for details of how to read archived versions of all weekly chats
  6. Spread the word to anyone interested in maths CPD.

Forthcoming discussion dates and topics

We are always interested in suggested topics and/or volunteer hosts. Suggestions/offers to info@ncetm.org.uk or tweet us @mathscpdchat.

Date Discussion topic
26 May 2020 Half term
2 June 2020 How do you plan to organise Y7 maths groups in September, given this year's unique circumstances? Host: @DirectorMaths

Previous Discussions

These are the discussions held from the beginning of 2019.

Summaries of all discussions 2013-18 are available here.

Click the headings to sort the columns in ascending or descending order

Date Discussion topic
2019-01-08080119 How are you helping pupils develop mathematical-reasoning skills? Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-01-15150119 ‘Which one doesn’t belong?’ (WODB) challenges: do you use them? If so, how? Hosted by @martynyeouk
2019-01-22220119 Multiplicative reasoning: the key to fluency and deeper understanding. How do you help pupils acquire it? Hosted by @AlisonHopperMEI
2019-01-29290119 How do you interpret ‘retrieval practice’ and ‘interleaving’? Ideas for the classroom? Hosted by @JennyHillParker
2019-02-05050219 Natural tensions in the mathematics classroom: how do you manage them? Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-02-12120219 Hooking them in! What are great ways to start a maths lesson? Hosted by @RJS2212
2019-02-26260219 Links with parents: how do you establish and maintain them? Hosted by @martynyeouk
2019-03-05050319 Making the most of a visualiser in your mathematics classroom: how do you use yours? Hosted by @ballyzero
2019-03-12120319 How to use the context of measurement to good effect in the teaching of decimals? Hosted by @AlisonHopperMEI
2019-03-19190319 Helping pupils turn word-phrases into expressions and statements into equations. Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-03-26260319 What kinds of question facilitate mathematical learning? Hosted by @LaSalleEd
2019-04-02020419 How can Teaching Assistants best support mathematics teaching and learning? Hosted by @martynyeouk. NB: this topic was repeated on 16 April becasue of variation in the Easter break across the country
2019-04-30300419 Finding the nth term of a quadratic sequence: how do your pupils learn to do it? Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-05-07070519 Cuisenaire rods: what has worked particularly well for you? Hosted by @AlisonHopperMEI
2019-05-14140519 Representing algebraic relationships graphically at A level. Hosted by @mcnally_gerry
2019-05-21210519 Ways of getting pupils to deeply-understand and use times tables: what works well? Hosted by @RJS2212
2019-06-04040619 Mathematical resilience: what does it look like, and how can we support it? Hosted by @martynyeouk
2019-06-11110619 Pupils’ mathematics learning during the first half term of Year 7: what are your plans for next term? Hosted by @mathsmumof2
2019-06-18180619 Multiples, factors and prime numbers: teaching pupils to understand how they're connected and how they can be used! Hosted by @mcnally_gerry
2019-06-25250619 How can you make the best use of mini whiteboards in maths lessons? Hosted by @ballyzero
2019-07-02020719 How do you use variation in your teaching? Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-07-09090719 What advice would you give to a teacher who is about to become the Mathematics Lead in their school? Hosted by @martynyeouk
2019-07-16160719 Mathematics manipulatives other than Cuisenaire® rods: how have you used them? Hosted by @mcnally_gerry
2019-09-10100919 2019 GCSE exams and results: what have you learnt from them? Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-09-17170919 2019 A level exams and results: what have you learnt from them? Hosted by @DrBennison
2019-09-24240919 Ratio: how best to help pupils, from KS1 to KS5, gradually develop understanding and use of this fundamental aspect of maths? Hosted by @AlisonHopperMEI
2019-10-01011019 ‘Structural arithmetic’: helping pupils use what they know in a way that exploits underlying mathematical structure, rather than calculating ‘blindly’. Hosted by @mcnally_gerry
2019-10-08081019 How best to help low-attaining KS4 students succeed at Foundation level GCSE? Hosted by @Arithmaticks
2019-10-15151019 Solving multi-step problems: helping pupils learn to select and link-up constituent steps into a logical chain. Hosted by @ballyzero
2019-10-29291019 Core Maths: how do--and how might--the courses and associated resources benefit your students? Hosted by @MrsMathematica
2019-11-05051119 How do you use variation when teaching addition and subtraction of numbers with up to 4 digits? Hosted by Martin Yeo
2019-11-12121119 Continuity of learning from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3: what are the issues? Hosted by Alison Hopper
2019-11-19191119 How do you teach pupils to solve those ‘end-of-paper’ GCSE questions on vectors? Hosted by Dani Quinn
2019-11-26261119 Finding and using authentic contexts to generate mathematical learning. Hosted by Catherine van Saarloos
2019-12-03031219 Assessment for learning: is it really necessary to mark pupils' exercise books? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2019-12-10101219 Christmas maths tasks that result in new learning. Hosted by Martyn Yeo
2019-12-17171219 Your work in maths education this term: what went particularly well? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-01-07070120 Errors and knowledge gaps revealed by marking this year's GCSE mocks. And how to address them. Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-01-14140120 Engaging parents with their children’s maths learning. Hosted by Simon Ball
2020-01-21210120 Using technology to enhance A level maths learning. Hosted by Tom Bennison 
2020-01-28280120 Surds and indices: how to use pupils’ learning about one to support their learning about the other? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-02-04040220 Learning to use percentages, from pupils’ first ideas through to Key Stages 4/5. Hosted by Catherine van Saarloos
2020-02-11110220 Which strategies do you find work best in helping pupils learn (i.e. securely retain) their times tables facts? Hosted by @martynyeouk
2020-02-25250220 What are your most effective/favourite ways to start and end maths lessons? Hosted by Dani Quinn
2020-03-03030320 How do you teach pupils to solve simultaneous equations? Hosted by Esther Stevens
2020-03-10100320 Supporting pupils in progressing from operating with whole numbers only to operating with fractions. Hosted by Gerry McNally
2020-03-17170320 How do your students learn to understand and use multiplicative reasoning from KS1 through to KS4? Hosted by Simon Ball
2020-03-24240320 Keeping learning going while schools are closed: share your strategies! Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-03-31310320 Continuing to support pupils' learning in these difficult circumstances. Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-04-21210420 How are you motivating pupils to engage with maths at home? Hosted by Dani Quinn
2020-04-28280420 Estimating exam grades: what departmental strategies are you considering? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-05-05050520 Planning to address gaps in learning when schools reopen: what are the issues? Hosted by Kathryn Darwin
2020-05-12120520 What maths tasks are your Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils doing at home? Hosted by Martyn Yeo
2020-05-19190520 Transition from primary to secondary school? How can we make this as smooth as possible in this unique year? Hosted by Alison Hopper

 


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