With the holidays
in full flow I thought I would do a bit of research and list my top 5 maths twitter
accounts that both students and staff should be following.
So, here we go….
Firstly, an
honourable mention to NCETM. It doesn’t make the top 5 as it is probably only suited to the CPD of
teachers, rather than of interest to students, but nevertheless, it is one to
be following.
We all know that continuing
to improve our ability to teach is vital and following an account that has a heavy
focus on Maths CPD is a no-brainer. This
account has a great community of skilled professionals working together for a
common cause. I particularly like the
resources and support given for maths that is simply intriguing …rather than
flogging topics that are going to be in the exams. Keep it up!
So, my top 5....
This is a teacher resource friendly yet fairly new twitter account. Lots of
regular and targeted resources seem to come out during the academic year to
help students get a “C” or “A*” at GCSE and, brilliantly, the answers are
provided! Another area to keep an eye on
is their “You Tube” channel which is starting to cover specific topics and past
papers in a friendly way.
4th. CorbettMaths
Another twitter
account with excellent, and free, resources available. This account is currently focused on giving
students daily practise to ensure they keep their knowledge up to date. For no other reason, this is a great account
to follow. The Corbettmaths website is
linked to this twitter account with helpful and graded videos on a wide range of topics that students should find very helpful.
A close call
whether this should have been in 2nd place or not but Mr Barton has
just been edged out into 3rd!
A truly outstanding twitter account and website is available. His knowledge of Autograph is especially
welcome and his role as a TES maths advisor means that there are lots of links
to other helpful resources and people should you need them. Most impressively, his twitter feed contains
links to whole lesson plans and resources should you be needing a starting
point for those topics that are tricky to teach.
Two accounts for
the price of one!
This is an
established and thriving community of people who regularly engage with the
issues of the day. In addition, Just
Maths produces outstanding resources and is always ready to help with questions
or queries any student or teacher may have.
They also have a great website linked in but some parts of the website
do require a paid subscription to access. The
only reason this isn’t number 1 is because there is, currently, no KS5 stuff
available…but I’m sure they are on it!
A truly fantastic
and supportive account that ticks all the boxes. A brilliant "You Tube" channel is hailed as
being absolutely vital by student after student after student. His fascination with “growth mindsets” and
“technology” means you are missing out if you are not following this one.
Make sure you are following all of these to get September off to a flying start!
No comments:
Post a Comment