In this episode, we speak to Jamie Williamson, originally from Tyrone but now teaching in Lisburn.

Jamie chats about his teaching from home and his experience with seeing Maths Anxiety in pupils and parents, following on from National Numeracy Day last month. He also talks about some of his teaching methods that have worked well in recent years and some changes he has been making.

One particular interest point raised was the fact that working memory can be affected by time spent worrying about knowledge or performance. Surprisingly, both low and high achievers can suffer from Maths Anxiety.

A few things that came up during the conversation are below:

- David Didau - What if everything I knew about education was wrong?
- https://www.learnupon.com/blog/ebbinghaus-forgetting-curve/
- Low Stakes Testing / Retrieval Practice
- https://mathsbot.com/starters/retrievalStarter
- Mr Barton Maths - SSDD
- Colleagues in his department


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