Jo Austen

"Conveyor belt classrooms are typified by teachers who believe that the timetabled 'lesson' is a good unit of learning."

Great blog from @markmccourt.bsky.social on the importance of getting off the conveyor belt approach. Well worth reading!

www.emaths.co.uk/blog/general...

Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Essential Concepts for Teaching Early Maths Buy Small Numbers, Big Ideas: Essential Concepts for Teaching Early Maths by Austen, Jo (ISBN: 9781036003234) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Based on Chapters 1 and 2 of Small Numbers, Big Ideas:

Kahoot Quiz on Ch1, Counting:
create.kahoot.it/details/1704...

Kahoot Quiz on Ch2, Composition:
create.kahoot.it/share/small-...

Book:
www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number...

Children forget stuff....and so do teachers!

Many schools are now using short quizzes as part of staff CPD sessions.

I've started using Kahoot to create free maths subject knowledge quizzes you can access any time.

First two are done - links below!

#primarymaths #edusky #eduskyprimary

Contactless payments have dramatically changed children's early experiences of money.

So what can we do about it? Here are some ideas for teaching money well in #EYFS that I wrote for @TeachEarlyYrs. Let me know what you think!

cdn.teachearlyyears.com/e-mag/Teach-...

#eduskyprimary #primarymaths

Schools everywhere following White Rose #primarymaths have been on decimals/fractions/percentages this term.

This virtual manipulative from @studymaths.bsky.social
is a powerful tool for live modelling and helping children see the connections. Give it a try!

mathsbot.com/tools/decima...

Yes, that's also true :) Certainly only advocating for the vertical line as a useful addition to the toolkit, not to totally replace the horizontal line

A square split into 1000 smaller rectangles with 134 of them shaded to represent the decimal 0.134.

NEW: Decimal Square.
mathsbot.com/tools/decima...

Thanks to @joausten.bsky.social for the idea in his #MathsConf37 session.

I've got a few more features I'd like to add to this, but I'm way too tired after the weekend!

#TDaPEManchester is two weeks away!

Inspired by @markmccourt.bsky.social book, 'Teaching for Mastery', I'll be banging the drum again for a forward-facing approach to #primarymaths.

It's all for a great cause - get tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-thinki...

A vertical number line has natural intuition; the numbers are greater as you go up. Awesome for intro to negative numbers too.

This virtual version from @phetsims.bsky.social is a delight:

phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/nu...

(When you drag it underwater, the hang-glider becomes a scuba diver!)

A rekenrek is a hugely powerful tool to get children subitising, exploring place value of teen numbers, bonds, doubles and loads more. Here's a brilliant 1 min intro from @ncetm.bsky.social Debbie Morgan:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtb7...

@rekenrek101.bsky.social is a great source of wisdom and CPD!

Had a great time at #MathsConf37!

In my session we looked at models and manipulatives that are still underrated and underused in primary maths.

Here's a flavour of it, starting with an interactive 'to scale' multiplication square from Mathigon.

polypad.amplify.com/p/VvXls4cQH6...

We know the curriculum is too full, but finding ways to make space for spatial reasoning is super important.

Here's what I wrote about it for @teachprimarymag.bsky.social

cdn.teachwire.net/e-mag/Teach-...

#edusky #eduskyprimary #primarymaths #EYFS

🚨 Today, we start our π Challenge Series leading up to our Friday Social on π Day, 14th March! 🎯

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Looking forward to this! Come along!

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Missed out on #TDaPELondon?

Been spending time thinking deeply about primary education?

Then it's time to submit a session proposal for #TDaPEManchester on March 29th at Old Trafford Community Academy.

Submissions close on the 7th of February.

Link: forms.gle/hC7CA7kw3MYf...

Thank you Chloe!

Really enjoyed doing this session on 'forward facing' primary maths today at #TDaPELondon. Thanks very much to everyone who came. If anyone fancies seeing the slides just drop me a DM! 🧮 🔢 🧑‍💻

Great day at #TDaPELondon big kudos to @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social and everyone who helped with organising. Particularly liked this slide @garein.bsky.social shared on a cool head / warm heart approach to leadership

Looking forward to this! See you on Saturday!

Sounds like a great session.....totally agree with you about this!

@edusky.bsky.social @johncattedu.bsky.social @mrts-ects.bsky.social @katefrood.bsky.social @misssdoherty.bsky.social @kieran-m-ed.bsky.social @chrispassey.bsky.social @edupulseco.bsky.social

Developing young children's number sense is so important.

Here are a few ideas for how to do it from Small Numbers, Big Ideas:

www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number...

#TDaPELondon is two weeks away!

Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-thinki...

Inspired by @markmccourt.bsky.social book, 'Teaching for Mastery', here's what I'll be talking about. Come along!

I have the exact same socks that a pupil gave me for Xmas one year!! 😅🎁🎄

To celebrate the release of 'Small Numbers, Big Ideas' we've got a couple of free copies to give away!

Give this a like and repost then we'll pick two winners on December 1st!

www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Number...

#EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #PrimaryMaths #Maths #EYFS #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsSky

Thank you, Mark! Hope you're doing well!