Improvements To Maths Teaching
The NCETM's Evidence Bulletin, available only to those logged into the site, asks "How can you use research evidence to enhance your mathematics teaching?" It covers themes such as the following:
- How can we encourage students to work hard?
- How to build on intuitive ways of working
- What makes some teachers more effective than others?
- How to encourage effective discussion.
- How can whiteboards make learning interactive?
- Gaze aversion and teaching.
Emphases of the NCETM include:
- Continual Professional Development (CPD)
- Mathematics teaching and learning.
Read more about this topic: National Centre For Excellence In The Teaching Of Mathematics
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