Mr Barton Maths Podcast

Dan Pearcy, a dedicated maths teacher now in Switzerland, shares his insights on remote teaching during the pandemic. He discusses the innovative use of Google Meets and Poll Everywhere to keep students engaged. Balancing work and home life poses unique challenges, and Dan emphasizes the importance of flexibility and creativity in teaching. He also reflects on humorous moments from online classes and shares tips for creating engaging video content. His passion for mathematics shines through as he touches on fostering appreciation for the subject's beauty.

“Teaching from home” is a series of episodes dedicated to supporting teachers who are working from home amidst the Covid-19 outbreak of 2020. There will be technology focussed episodes - just how does remote teaching work? But also episodes focussed on the practicalities of coping with setting students appropriate work whilst also having to look after your own children at home. Then there are issues of safeguarding, differentiation, mindset and more that I hope will come up as we progress. There will be maths teachers, teachers of other subjects, and primary school teachers. There will be teachers from the UK and overseas. Hopefully something for everyone. For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/teaching-from-home-jo-morgan-hegarty-maths-family-life-and-why-she-will-not-be-doing-live-lessons/ 

“Teaching from home” is a series of episodes dedicated to supporting teachers who are working from home amidst the Covid-19 outbreak of 2020. There will be technology focussed episodes - just how does remote teaching work? But also episodes focussed on the practicalities of coping with setting students appropriate work whilst also having to look after your own children at home. Then there are issues of safeguarding, differentiation, mindset and more that I hope will come up as we progress. There will be maths teachers, teachers of other subjects, and primary school teachers. There will be teachers from the UK and overseas. Hopefully something for everyone. For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/teaching-from-home-michael-pershan-zoom-assessment-for-learning-and-a-careful-choice-of-questions/ 

“Teaching from home” is a series of episodes dedicated to supporting teachers who are working from home amidst the Covid-19 outbreak of 2020. There will be technology focussed episodes - just how does remote teaching work? But also episodes focussed on the practicalities of coping with setting students appropriate work whilst also having to look after your own children at home. Then there are issues of safeguarding, differentiation, mindset and more that I hope will come up as we progress. There will be maths teachers, teachers of other subjects, and primary school teachers. There will be teachers from the UK and overseas. Hopefully something for everyone. For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/teaching-from-home-ben-rooney-structure-social-interactions-and-experimenting-with-technology/ 

In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, I sat down with 3 teachers from France who are a week ahead of the UK in terms of providing online learning to their students following school closures. Listen as we discuss what works and what doesn't. Stay safe everyone. For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/special-episode-online-learning-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/ 

Join me and Dani Quinn for a Conference Takeaways podcast from MathsConf in Manchester, where we discuss percentages, algebraic thinking, surds, circle theorems, and I try to find out exactly how Dani and her team got those incredible GCSE results. For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/conference-takeaways-mathsconf22-manchester-march-2020/ 

Daisy Christodoulou, an expert in education technology and author of 'Teachers vs Tech', dives into the evolving landscape of EdTech. She discusses the effectiveness of technology in classrooms and critiques simplistic solutions from non-experts. Daisy shares her insights on memory retention techniques like spaced repetition, and the importance of equitable access to educational tools. She also reflects on her personal achievements, including running the London Marathon, drawing parallels between sports decision-making and education.

I have teamed up with Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and TES to delve deep into key matheamtical topics, looking at progression, misconceptions, resources, etymology and much, much more. Each of these episodes was filimed, and the videos are embedded into the show notes page. You will also find the PowerPoint Jo uses so you can access all the resources. The show notes page is here: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/topics-in-depth-angles-and-parallel-lineswith-jo-morgan-supported-by-tes/ 

Kris Boulton returns to the show to complete the trilogy - although Parts, 4, 5... and 23 may not be far away as I have so much to talk to him about. Here we delve deep into Kris' belief that cognitive science has severe limitations when it comes to actually helping teachers improve, and what his alternative is. It is a cracker! For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/kris-boulton-part-3-is-cognitive-science-almost-useless-for-designing-effective-teaching/ 

You may or may not know that I also host a podcast called Inside Exams, where I go behind the scenes of the English awarding body, AQA, to find out the answers to the questions you want to know. Each episode features an interview with someone from AQA, and then with a teacher who shares practical tips about how they have overcome a particular issue. We have covered everything from how the papers are written, how grade boundaries are set, multiple choice questions, and just how do AQA react on the day of the exam when Twitter is going mental. For more information about today’s guest, plus links to the websites, resources and ideas they mention, please visit the show notes page: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/exam-malpractice-inside-exams-with-aqa/