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2. Atomisation

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Introduction to the course

  • 1. Introduction to the course.mp4
  • 2. The benefits of online courses.mp4
  • 3. Getting the most out of the course.mp4
  • 4. Where are you at?

The Introduction phase of a Learning Episode

  • 1. Three questions...
  • 2. What I used to do
  • 3. Link to the big picture
  • Blog: You’ve never seen the GCSE Maths curriculum like this before…
  • 4. Tell a story
  • Book: Why don't students like school?
  • Website: The story of mathematics
  • Website: Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics
  • 5. Provide a hook
  • Website: Mathematical hooks
  • Website: 101 questions
  • Website: When math happens

Challenge: Part 1

  • Starting the list

What I used to do

  • 1. What I used to do
  • 2. My students cannot take it all in
  • 3. I have to play detective

What I do now

  • 1. What is Atomisation?
  • 2. This is the worst thing I have ever heard
  • 3. Three types of Atoms
  • 4. Where does Atomisation fit in?

Address the Atoms

  • The Big Atomisation Diagram
  • Image: The Big Atomisation Diagram

Atom type 1: Prerequisite knowledge

  • Introduction

Examples of prerequisite knowledge

  • 1. Index notation - assess understanding
  • Image: Diagnostic Question on index notation
  • 2. Index notation - practice
  • Website: CIMT MEP resources
  • 3. Estimate of mean - practice
  • Activity: Midpoint of two numbers (image)
  • Activity: Midpoint of two numbers (website)
  • 4. Estimate of mean - assess understanding
  • Image: Diagnostic Question on midpoint
  • 5. Any topic that requires a calculator
  • Image: Diagnostic Question on rounding
  • Activity: Rounding to one decimal place (image)
  • Activity: Rounding to one decimal place (website)
  • 6. Prime factors - teach explicitly
  • Activity: Prime factors (image)
  • Activity: Prime factors (website)
  • 7. Prime factors - assess understanding
  • 8. Adding and subtracting fractions
  • Activity: Multiply fractions so they have a specific denominator (image)
  • Activity: Multiply fractions so they have a specific denominator (website)
  • Activity: Multiply fractions so they have the same denominator (image)
  • Activity: Multiply fractions so they have the same denominator (website)
  • 9. Statistical diagrams
  • Image: Diagnostic Question on reading scales
  • Activity: Reading scales (image)
  • Activity: Reading scales (website)

Challenge: Part 2

  • Prerequisite knowledge
  • Image: The Big Atomisation Diagram

Atom type 2: technical language

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What I used to do

Etymology

  • 1. Why etymology in maths is important
  • Podcast: Alex Quigley - closing the vocabulary gap
  • Book: Closing the vocabulary gap
  • 2. Etymology sources
  • Website: Etymonline
  • Website: Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics
  • Website: Boss Maths
  • 3. Interesting etymology examples
  • 4. Etymology alone is not enough

Examples of technical language

  • 1. Factor
  • Activity: Factors (image)
  • Activity: Factors (website)
  • 2. Prism
  • Activity: What is a prism? (image 1)
  • Activity: What is a prism? (image 2)
  • Activity: What is a prism? (website)
  • Twitter: Is a cylinder a prism???
  • 3. Similar
  • Activity: Similar shapes (image 1)
  • Activity: Similar shapes (image 2)
  • Activity: Similar shapes (website)
  • 4. Surd
  • Activity: Is this a surd? (image 1)
  • Activity: Is this a surd? (image 2)
  • Activity: Is this a surd? (image 3)
  • Activity: Is this a surd? (website)
  • 5. Like terms
  • Activity: What are like terms? (image)
  • Activity: What are like terms? (website)
  • 6. Deciding when to do this
  • 7. Product
  • Image: Diagnostic Question on product
  • Blog post: Lesson Evaluation: Using a rule sequence for functions

Challenge: Part 3

  • Thinking about language
  • Image: The Big Atomisation Diagram

Atom type 3: Decisions

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What I used to do

Examples of decisions

  • 1. Product of prime factors
  • Activity: Product of prime factors (image)
  • Activity: Product of prime factors (website)
  • 2. Subject of a formula
  • Activity: Is a the subject of the formula? (image)
  • Activity: Is a the subject of the formula? (website)
  • 3. Significant figures
  • Activity: How many significant figures? (image 1)
  • Activity: How many significant figures? (image 2)
  • Activity: How many significant figures? (image 3)
  • Activity: How many significant figures? (website)
  • Activity: Spot the significant figure (image)
  • Activity: Spot the significant figure (website)
  • 4. Factorising in a single bracket
  • Activity: Is it fully factorised? (image)
  • Activity: Is it fully factorised? (website)
  • 5. Order of operations
  • Activity: Order of operations (image)
  • Activity: Order of operations (website)
  • 6. Quadratic formula
  • Activity: Quadratic formula (website)
  • Activity: Quadratic formula (image)

Challenge: Part 4

  • Dealing with decisions
  • Image: The Big Atomisation diagram

List the Atoms

  • 1. Use resources
  • Increasingly Difficult Questions
  • 2. Ask somebody else
  • 3. Write a line, leave a line
  • 4. How far do I need to break things down?

Atomisation concerns

  • 1. Where am I supposed to find the time?
  • 2. It doesn't take long if Atoms are secure
  • 3. It doesn't take long if practice is needed
  • 4. If it does take longer we save time
  • 5. It saves time in future learning episodes
  • 6. Differentiation may not be a big issue
  • 7. Reflection

Useful links - from others

  • Podcast: Kris Boulton - Part 1
  • Podcast: Kris Boulton - Part 3
  • Blog series: Kris Bouton - My best planning ever
  • Blog: Naveen Rizvi - #mathsconf16/17: Atomising
  • Blog: Naveen Rizvi - #Mathsconf18: Atomisation Pt 1
  • Podcast: Naveen Rizvi – Part 1: Scripted lessons, examples and social media
  • Blog: Joe Berwick - The Decide, Break, Repair and Simplify process for linear equations (DBRS)

Conclusion

  • 1. Where to next.mp4
  • 2. My online courses.mp4
  • My online courses
  • Course certificate
  • Course feedback

Useful links - from me

  • My research paper collection
  • Book: How I wish I'd taught maths
  • Book: Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain
  • Mr Barton Maths website
  • Mr Barton Maths Podcast
  • Diagnostic Questions
  • Variation Theory
  • SSDD Problems
  • Maths Venns