Learning and Teaching

Since our curriculum day with George Telford, the teachers have been implementing challenging learning strategies in their mathematics classrooms.

They are having a go at making the learning more engaging and purposeful for students through DIALOGUE, QUESTIONING and FEEDBACK.

The teachers have had a particular focus on dialogue over the last couple of weeks, as they encourage their students to stretch their learning muscles by articulating their thinking and giving reasons for their answers.

DIALOGUE

Which snakes are good at math? "Adders."

High-quality dialogue helps students move beyond surface-level learning in order to

understand complex conceptual relationships.

You can use dialogue to talk about maths with your child:

Play a game. Notice and talk about strategies. Notice and talk about where maths is used.
List how you use mathematics on a typical day.
Name something you did today that did not involve maths.
What is one thing your child is good at? Identify the mathematics in that action/activity.
Ask your child to explain some maths they are doing at school and talk about the way that you did that same thing when you were at school.
Discuss what you do when you are faced with a challenging problem, what do you do to solve it?

Pauline Moran

Learning and Teaching Leader