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How I Wish I'd Taught Maths
Lessons Learned from Research, Conversations with Experts, and 12 Years of Mistakes
Book • 2018
In this book, Craig Barton shares his journey from a traditional teaching approach to one informed by educational research.
He discusses various practical strategies such as Supercharged Worked Examples, Silent Teacher, SSDD problems, low-stakes quizzes, diagnostic questions, Purposeful Practice, and self-explanations.
Barton emphasizes the importance of understanding how students think and learn, the limitations of short-term memory, and the need for deliberate practice and formative assessments.
The book is designed to help maths teachers of all levels reflect on and improve their teaching methods.
He discusses various practical strategies such as Supercharged Worked Examples, Silent Teacher, SSDD problems, low-stakes quizzes, diagnostic questions, Purposeful Practice, and self-explanations.
Barton emphasizes the importance of understanding how students think and learn, the limitations of short-term memory, and the need for deliberate practice and formative assessments.
The book is designed to help maths teachers of all levels reflect on and improve their teaching methods.
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as a book that combines teaching knowledge with research.

Michael Pershan

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ERRR #051. Michael Pershan on Worked Examples
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as best-selling books.


Brendan Lee

S03E08 - Craig Barton on Becoming a Better Maths Teacher
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, sharing his sentiment about novices and experts thinking and learning differently.

Bruce Robertson

Powering Up Pedagogy with Bruce Robertson, Mind the Gap, Ep.101 (S5,E17)
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as a fantastic book for the way it's done with a lot of takeaways.

Matt Findlay

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as his book.


Craig Barton

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for his insights on balancing conceptual understanding and procedural fluency in mathematics teaching.

Joe Austen

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