Another short post again.
At the bottom is a storify of the twitter chat on 27th July (Storify has since been deleted)
The theme of the chat was
My biggest takeaway
Although it is so important to integrate maths it is also important to give the chance for students to learn a concept before application. It comes down to balance, you need to allow students to struggle and discover for themselves but there is also a place for the explicit teaching of a skill.
Mirrors my first thoughts. #PrimarySTEMchat
I have had students say they like to be taught how to work it out before using in context https://t.co/b4eiKrMTek— Jessica Ottewell 🎨 (@JessOttewell) July 27, 2017
Q3: Year 5 class: Ss loved using minecraft for fractions. Some did choose to use paper & pencil to represent also. #PrimarySTEMchat
— Jessica Ottewell 🎨 (@JessOttewell) July 27, 2017
A4: I think teachers need to chat and share more. Go into one another classrooms too to see examples. #PrimarySTEMchat https://t.co/txoq5HM0bV
— Jessica Ottewell 🎨 (@JessOttewell) July 27, 2017
A5: I think it is so important for us to be honest with our Ss.. Not everything will be of relevance to them … #PrimarySTEMchat https://t.co/cw3KuOdWEW
— Jessica Ottewell 🎨 (@JessOttewell) July 27, 2017
A5 … it depends what career they choose/follow. Make those real life connections in multiples ways #PrimarySTEMchat https://t.co/cw3KuOdWEW
— Jessica Ottewell 🎨 (@JessOttewell) July 27, 2017
A6: How do we help those Ss who just don’t get it or just don’t want to. I know it isn’t a quick fix… #PrimarySTEMchat https://t.co/XuOGUdQl5y
— Jessica Ottewell 🎨 (@JessOttewell) July 27, 2017
