Have fun, learn maths
This year’s primary school league tables have produced a flurry of news reports which the Whizz blog has pretty much ignored. But this piece in the UK’s Independent caught the God of Whizz’s eye: ‘A little fun can go a long way when it comes to learning‘. We can’t argue with the sentiment, as it [...]
Read the whole postThe Hills are Alive to the Sound of Maths-Whizz
The Cumbrian Whitehaven News reported yesterday on some exciting improvements to local schools, courtesy of funding from the South Whitehaven Neighbourhood Management Partnership. The money was used to buy tools to improve standards in literacy and numeracy. Hensingham Primary School, in particular, used the money to subscribe to Maths-Whizz Tutoring for Schools. Pupils now… …carry [...]
Read the whole postMaths-Whizz comes to Alderney
Maths-Whizz has made it to the Channel Islands. Alderney, northernmost of the Channel islands, is home to a people nicknamed ‘vaques’ (cows) and ‘lapins’ (rabbits), and home also to the small, but forward-thinking, Ormer House Preparatory School. Ormer House is one of the smallest schools on our books, but it’s testament (we hope!) to the [...]
Read the whole postMasters of the Universe – teaching maths?
If data obtained by the Financial Times is any indication, Gordon Gekko will be swapping his gold cufflinks and red braces for a mortarboard and fat text book (read: interactive whiteboard and Maths teaching software). From the FT: Inquiries by maths experts about teacher training places have soared as the credit crunch tightens, official data [...]
Read the whole postSAT’s all, folks?
In what is being described as a policy u-turn (and a relief for kids across England and Wales) Minister for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls today announced the government would be scrapping SATs tests for 14-year-olds. Tests for 11-year-olds will remain, at least until the Key Stage 2 tests have been evaluated as part of a [...]
Read the whole postMulti-Touch Maths?
A Durham University research group is investigating the possibility of putting multi-touch interactive ‘desks’ into classrooms to help children learn, Register Hardware reports. This is an exciting development, because it brings the animation and interactivity of good teaching software to children in a way they will find intuitive. Students will be able to manipulate virtual objects just as if they [...]
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