Mr Barton Maths Podcast

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/ 

Tom is a former maths teacher and head of maths, and now lecturer, researcher and teacher trainer. In this epic conversation I manage to ask about 3 of my planned questions because the answers Tom gives are so insightful. We cover planning lessons, working with novice teachers, where lessons can go wrong, and much, much more. 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/tom-francome-part-1-supporting-novice-teachers-planning-lessons-and-excel/ 

I have teamed up with Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and TES to delve deep into key mathematical topics, looking at progression, misconceptions, resources, etymology and much, much more. Each of these episodes was filmed, 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. You can access the show notes here: http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/blog/topics-in-depth-indices-with-jo-morgan-supported-by-tes/ 

Emma is a former maths teacher who now trains teachers in ITE and FE. She is a self-confessed Maths geek and the author of the superb of 'Making every maths lesson count'. On this episode Emma shares three fantastic ideas from her book, we discuss the challenges novice teachers face, and what the Learning Curriculum is all about. 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/emma-mccrea-making-every-maths-lesson-count-training-teachers-and-the-learning-curriculum/ 

Alex is a journalist, the man who runs the Guardian’s fortnightly Monday puzzle, and the author of some of the best-loved Maths books of recent times, including Alex’s Adventures in Numberland. As I found out, he is also just a brilliant person to have a chat to. We talk about puzzles, writing about maths, the perception of our subject, and plenty more! 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/alex-bellos-puzzles-perception-and-pool-tables/ 

Julia is a former teacher, who is now a teacher trainer, author, and pioneer of the 5Rs approach. This simple way of breaking down lessons into manageable chunks, each of which serves a key purpose, has been revolutionary in terms of the impact it has had on GCSE resit students. But, as we examine in this conversation, its application could go much wider. 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/julia-smith-teaching-gcse-resit-and-the-5rs/ 

In a special episode of the show, I speak to AQA's resident multiple choice question guru, Zeek Sweiry to discuss the merits of diagnostic multiple choice questions both as a teaching tool and a tool of assessment. 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/multiple-choice-questions-on-trial-with-aqas-zeek-sweiry/