The Future of Maths Fiona Goddard Senior Education

The Future of Maths Fiona Goddard Senior Education Consultant, Whizz Education

Please use your phone/ipad/tablet and go to: www. menti. com

Just before we get started… Sum to 15 How to play: Take it in turns to remove cards or manipulatives from the pile. First person that has any three numbers that sum to 15 wins. Challenge: Can you find a winning strategy?

Technology is everywhere!

The history of manipulatives

Technology is reshaping the ways we teach and learn Greatest impact on learning Diamond 9: Activity Write on post-its three technologies that you use in the classroom. Least impact on learning Decide on your table which is the most important technology to enhance learning, and place this at the top of the diamond, with the least important at the bottom.

Which technologies do you currently use? What impact are they having? i. Pad apps Virtual reality Multimedia 3 -D printing Social media Coding in the classroom Visualiser Wearable technology - such as smart watches Interactive whiteboards Podcasts, blogs, and class websites Virtual manipulatives Gamification Audience response systems Virtual Tutor – personalised learning

In order for students to access this activity, they need to be able to… In pairs • Numbers facts / bonds Pair share with another pair • Mental calculations Share with the table • Number sense Share with another table • Collaboration skills • Curiosity • Develop strategy Snowballing Share with the group/ class Sum to 15 How to play: Take it in turns to remove cards/ or manipulatives from the pile. First person that has any three numbers that sum to 15 wins. Challenge: Can you find a winning strategy?

Typical class 4

Worldwide reach

Every student is unique…

Student A Maths Age: 6. 58

The Virtual Tutor Assess Adapt Support Reinforce Teaching Page Interactive Exercise Test Help and support is given when needed to complete the exercise Assessment determines if they are ready to progress

Student A after a couple of years

Bringing mathematics to life

A hidden connection

The winning strategy Is there a winning strategy? Go to: www. menti. com https: //www. mentimeter. com/s/415 e 55 db 7 d 94 b 0690 f 536 d 192 ea 09405/2 ecf 164 c 8 ead/edit

The winning strategy

What’s ‘magic’ about a Magic Square? Original Rotation 3 4 Rotation 1 4 Reflection through vertical Rotation 1 2 Reflection through horizontal

Making the links – taking the learning deeper How do we work out the magic number? Does the centre number have any significance?

Other ideas from our website www. whizz. com/en-ae

Maths-Whizz – Teachers’ Resource

Technology of the future?

Any questions? Fiona Goddard fiona. goddard@whizzeducation. com www. whizz. com/en-ae Jean-Francois Lucas jean-francois. lucas@whizzeducation. com www. whizz. com/en-ae

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