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Maths and the Commonwealth Games Jul 20, 2022

Next week is the beginning of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham (United Kingdom). The games take ...

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The lesson I learnt from my oven Jul 13, 2022

We have recently moved house, and I am just getting to ‘know’ my new oven.

I am pretty confident wi...

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The range of student knowledge in place value Jun 23, 2022

We have just gone through the process of selling our house. Part of this process involves 'preparing...

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Thinking Mistake: Independent Column Thinkers Jun 15, 2022

Thinking Mistake: Independent Column Thinkers

When I work with students, I love to celebrate mistak...

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Place Value Thinking Mistake: Count Jun 08, 2022

When I work with students, I love to celebrate mistakes and promote a growth mindset (Dweck, 2016). ...

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Place Value Thinking Mistake: Name/Record Jun 01, 2022

Place Value Thinking Mistake: Name/Record

When I work with students, I love to celebrate mistakes a...

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Growth Mindset for Numeracy Leaders May 25, 2022

This week I have been thinking about growth mindset because I have been re-reading the “Limitless Mi...

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Book Review: Math- Positive Mindsets: Growing a Child’s Mind Without Losing Yours. May 18, 2022

Book Review: Math- Positive Mindsets: Growing a Child’s Mind Without Losing Yours.

Author: Dr Carri...

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My thoughts on NAPLAN
 May 11, 2022

My thoughts on NAPLAN


NAPLAN is something that I am asked about a great deal. And my opinion on th...

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Tips on running a PLT May 04, 2022

In this blog post I wanted to share some thoughts on Professional Learning Team (PLT) meetings.

Now...

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I applied for a Numeracy Leader position and I knew I wouldn’t be successful! Apr 27, 2022

I applied for a Numeracy Leader position and I knew I wouldn’t be successful!

I had been working at...

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An Open Letter to the developer of the English number naming system Apr 06, 2022

Dear English Number Naming System developer,

I write this letter on behalf of all the 6 and 7 year ...

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