Working with a Subject Learning Coach
Linda has been working with Carol, a colleague and Subject Learning Coach in Mathematics. Together they have developed a scheme of work to help their child care learners understand relevant topics in Mathematics. They have identified proportion as a topic that learners find challenging and they have decided to concentrate on this problem as part of a series of practical sessions on making "play dough".
The first clip features an extract from session one of six sessions. In the second clip learners reflect with Linda and Carol on the session. In the remaining clips, Linda and Carol reflect on the learning that has taken place, discuss practical issues about classroom management and begin planning the next session in the scheme of work.
Clip 1 can also be viewed in the Challenges section of this resource.
Thinking points
In this sequence learners take part in an activity that involves measuring and scaling up to get different quantities of a mixture.
- As you watch the sequence consider what questions you might ask to help move the learning on.
- At one point one of the learners spots a pattern but misapplies it in the last calculation, her partner then uses a calculator to multiply by 10. What questions would you ask them to help them to re-think their strategies to solve the problem?
Use the reflective notebook below to record your thinking.
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Where next?
You will find more about being a reflective teacher of Mathematics on the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics website. This includes sections on self-evaluation, resources for professional development and on-line communities where you can share ideas with other colleagues.