Mr Barton Maths Podcast

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Christian Bokhove: Coherenc...

04.30.2021

Christian is an Associate Professor of Maths Education at the University of Southampton. In this conversation we discuss the importance of coherence in a curriculum, why a god textbook is so important, and what are his best bets for education ...

Mr Barton Maths Podcast episodes:

04.30.2021 Christian Bokhove: Coherence, textbooks and research best bets Christian is an Associate Professor of Maths Education at the University of Southampton. In this conversation we discuss the importance of coherence in a curriculum, why a god textbook is so important, and what are his best bets for education ...
04.16.2021 Anne Watson and Kris Boulton in conversation Anne Watson and Kris Boulton join me to discuss their answers to 8 big questions in maths education: 1. What do you see as the goals of mathematics education? 2. What does it mean to “be fluent” in something in ...
04.10.2021 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 – Day 3 Join Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and I as we reflect on what we learned from Day 3 of the Mathematical Association 2021 virtual conference, discussing topics such as: Colin Foster's brilliant opening keynote about what it means to "understand" something Angles ...
04.09.2021 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 – Day 2 Join Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and I as we reflect on what we learned from Day 2 of the Mathematical Association 2021 virtual conference, discussing topics such as: Hannah Fry's keynote on communication Transition from GCSE to A Level this summer ...
04.01.2021 Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 - Day 1 Join Jo Morgan (@mathsjem) and I as we reflect on what we learned from Day 1 of the Mathematical Association 2021 virtual conference, discussing topics such as: Black mathematicians, Creating a Low Threshold High Ceiling Classroom, What makes a good ...
03.19.2021 Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples - part 2 In a follow-up to Part 1, US teacher, blogger and author Michael Pershan joins me to compare and contrast our two approaches to delivering worked examples. And then we discuss two fresh and fascinating areas: the role of mistakes in ...
03.19.2021 Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples - part 1 In a podcast cross-over episode, Ollie Lovell from the wonderful Education Reading Room podcast interviews US teacher, blogger and author Michael Pershan about worked examples. How does Michael plan his worked examples, what do they look like in the classroom, ...
03.06.2021 Doug Lemov: Tips for the return to classrooms Doug Lemov returns to the podcast to share tips for the return to classrooms. Sharing takeaways from 3 books - Teach like a Champion 3.0, Teaching in online classrooms and the Coach's guide to teaching - Doug provides strategies, theories ...
02.08.2021 CLASSIC EPISODE (April 2017): Dani Quinn - Part 1 - Michaela School, Planning Lessons, Low Stakes Tests This is a reissue of a classic episode from back in April 2017. When changing podcast provider, the original episode didn’t copy across, and as it is one of my favourites (and most controversial), I didn’t want to lose it. ...
01.31.2021 Jo Morgan: tips and resources for teaching online Jo Morgan returns to the show to discuss how she is approaching online teaching 6 months on from when she first experienced it. It turns out lots has changed. Jo has some great advice and resources for making remote teaching ...
01.26.2021 Ollie Lovell: Cognitive Load Theory in Action Ollie Lovell returns to the show to discuss one of our favourite subject - Cognitive Load Theory. But instead of going over the usual stuff, Ollie talks about the things surprised him whilst doing research for his new book, what ...
12.09.2020 Research in Action 10: When to tell and teaching algebra with Dave Hewitt The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
12.06.2020 Research in Action 9: PhDs and maths textbooks with Beth Woollacott The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
12.02.2020 Research in Action 8: Numbers and space with Krzysztof Cipora The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.29.2020 Research in Action 7: Designing and interpreting educational research with Matthew Inglis The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.25.2020 Research in Action 6: Cognitive Load Theory with Ouhao Chen The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.22.2020 Research in Action 5: Fingers and game-based apps with Korbinian Moeller The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.18.2020 Research in Action 4: Maths anxiety with Kelly Trezise The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.15.2020 Research in Action 3: Estimation, equals and working memory with Iro Xenidou-Dervou The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.11.2020 Research in Action 2: Parental engagement with Tim Jay The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
11.08.2020 Research in Action 1: Language and Dyscalculia with Julia Bahnmuller The aim of this Research in Action series is to take a look at some of the most innovative research going on in the field of mathematics education, and consider what the implications are for the classroom. For more information ...
10.30.2020 Peps McCrea: Motivated teaching Peps McCrea returns to the podcast to talk about the secret ingredient in learning - motivation. Peps argues that it is motivation that dictates what students pay attention to, and it is what they pay attention to that determines what ...
10.22.2020 Jo Morgan: Teaching Key Stage 3 maths Jo Morgan returns to the show to discuss how she is finding it this year with no GCSE or A Level classes. It turns out she is loving it, and we discuss in depth the beauty of teaching Key Stage ...
10.03.2020 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf24 (online!) Join me and Jo Morgan for a Conference Takeaways podcast from the second ever online MathsConf. We discuss a controversy about moving the decimal point, the importance of tasks, ratio tables, Increasingly difficult questions, technology, maths tricks, Times tables and ...
09.11.2020 Mark Healy – Part 2: Sleep, growth mindset and teaching amid Covid-19 Mark is a psychology teacher and Deputy Head from Scotland who joins me for the second time to discuss the challenges of teaching amidst the Cobid-19 outbreak, the importance of sleep for both students and teachers, and he thoughts about ...
08.22.2020 Jemma Sherwood – Part 2: Preparing for September 2020 & being a Head of Department Jemma returns to the show for a surprisingly maths-less episode as she discusses her and her department's plans for what will prove to be a challenging return to school in September 2020, as well as sharing advice for Heads of ...
07.21.2020 Adele Bates: Behaviour and relationships Adele has transitioned from an opera singer to a teachers, specialising working with students who have behavioral challenges both in mainstream schools and alternative provision centres. In this episode Adele shares her experiences, anecdotes and advice that will be useful ...
07.08.2020 Jonathan Hall: MathsBot, teaching visually and behaving mathematically Jonathan Hall, the creator of the incredible MathsBot website joins be to discuss why he has moved to teaching in a more visual way, what this looks like in the classroom in terms of physical manipulatives versus virtual manipulatives, and ...
06.21.2020 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf23 (online!) Join me and Jo Morgan for a Conference Takeaways podcast from the first ever online MathsConf. We discuss online CPD, Don Steward, magical maths, exact trig values, misconceptions with angles, teaching the what before the why, and much, much more. ...
06.14.2020 Mark Healy: Cognitive science versus cognitive psychology Psychology teacher and Deputy Head, Mark Healy, joins me to discuss the distinction between cognitive science and cognitive psychology, their potential misuse in schools, and how schools can build a culture whereby staff willingly engage in meaningful CPD. Mark will ...
05.22.2020 Robert Kaplinsky: Depth of Knowledge, Open Middle Problems and effective CPD Robert is a US maths educationalist and all round legend. He is the brains behind the Open Middle website, and the depth of knowledge framework. In this episode we delve deep into problem solving using those two key ideas as ...
04.30.2020 Teaching from Home: Jamie Frost – Dr Frost Maths and virtual whiteboards “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 ...
04.28.2020 Teaching from Home: Matt Hood – Oak National Academy and ResearchED Home *** The Teaching from Home podcast series is kindly supported by Tes resources. Tes resources have created a home learning collection full of hand-picked free resources for teachers to use with children who are learning at home orContinue reading
04.26.2020 Teaching from Home: Ollie Lovell and Bryn Humberstone – Checking for understanding, Desmos and lessons learned “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 ...
04.23.2020 Teaching from Home: Jules Daulby – supporting students with Special Educational Needs “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 ...
04.21.2020 Teaching from Home: Helen Williams – supporting Early Years students “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 ...
04.10.2020 Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick: How learning happens Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick join me to discuss their excellent book: How Learning Happens. But over the course of 2 hours we delve into so mich more, including the writing of and reaction to Paul seminal paper, Why Minimal ...
04.09.2020 Teaching from Home: Jon Hutchinson – making videos for primary school students “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 ...
04.07.2020 Teaching from Home: Adam Boxer – retrieval, conducting interviews, and staying safe and sane “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 ...
04.05.2020 Teaching from Home: Dan Pearcy – Google Meets, Poll Everywhere and 5 principles for remote teaching “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 ...
04.03.2020 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 ...
04.01.2020 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 ...
03.29.2020 Teaching from Home: Ben Rooney – structure, social interactions and experimenting with technology “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 ...
03.22.2020 Special episode: Online learning during the Covid-19 outbreak 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 ...
03.15.2020 Conference Takeaways: MathsConf22 – Manchester – March 2020 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. ...
03.04.2020 Daisy Christodoulou – Teachers vs Tech! Daisy returns to the podcast to talk all things EdTech. What works, what doesn't work, and what does the future of education technology hold? This is a fascinating conversation with one of the sharpest minds out there. Daisy's book, Teachers ...
02.20.2020 Topics in Depth: Angles and parallel lines with Jo Morgan (supported by TES) 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 ...
02.09.2020 Kris Boulton – Part 3: Is cognitive science almost useless for designing effective teaching? 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 ...
01.21.2020 Exam malpractice – Inside Exams with AQA 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 ...
01.12.2020 Tom Francome – Part 1: Supporting novice teachers, planning lessons and… Excel! 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 ...

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Mr Barton Maths Podcast episodes:

Christian Bokhove: Coherence, textbooks and research best bets

Anne Watson and Kris Boulton in conversation

Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 – Day 3

Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 – Day 2

Conference Takeaways: Mathematical Association Conference 2021 - Day 1

Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples - part 2

Michael Pershan: Teaching with worked examples - part 1

Doug Lemov: Tips for the return to classrooms

CLASSIC EPISODE (April 2017): Dani Quinn - Part 1 - Michaela School, Planning Lessons, Low Stakes Tests

Jo Morgan: tips and resources for teaching online

Ollie Lovell: Cognitive Load Theory in Action

Research in Action 10: When to tell and teaching algebra with Dave Hewitt

Research in Action 9: PhDs and maths textbooks with Beth Woollacott

Research in Action 8: Numbers and space with Krzysztof Cipora

Research in Action 7: Designing and interpreting educational research with Matthew Inglis

Research in Action 6: Cognitive Load Theory with Ouhao Chen

Research in Action 5: Fingers and game-based apps with Korbinian Moeller

Research in Action 4: Maths anxiety with Kelly Trezise

Research in Action 3: Estimation, equals and working memory with Iro Xenidou-Dervou

Research in Action 2: Parental engagement with Tim Jay

Research in Action 1: Language and Dyscalculia with Julia Bahnmuller

Peps McCrea: Motivated teaching

Jo Morgan: Teaching Key Stage 3 maths

Conference Takeaways: MathsConf24 (online!)

Mark Healy – Part 2: Sleep, growth mindset and teaching amid Covid-19

Jemma Sherwood – Part 2: Preparing for September 2020 & being a Head of Department

Adele Bates: Behaviour and relationships

Jonathan Hall: MathsBot, teaching visually and behaving mathematically

Conference Takeaways: MathsConf23 (online!)

Mark Healy: Cognitive science versus cognitive psychology

Robert Kaplinsky: Depth of Knowledge, Open Middle Problems and effective CPD

Teaching from Home: Jamie Frost – Dr Frost Maths and virtual whiteboards

Teaching from Home: Matt Hood – Oak National Academy and ResearchED Home

Teaching from Home: Ollie Lovell and Bryn Humberstone – Checking for understanding, Desmos and lessons learned

Teaching from Home: Jules Daulby – supporting students with Special Educational Needs

Teaching from Home: Helen Williams – supporting Early Years students

Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick: How learning happens

Teaching from Home: Jon Hutchinson – making videos for primary school students

Teaching from Home: Adam Boxer – retrieval, conducting interviews, and staying safe and sane

Teaching from Home: Dan Pearcy – Google Meets, Poll Everywhere and 5 principles for remote teaching

Teaching from Home: Jo Morgan – Hegarty Maths, family life, and why she will not be doing “live” lessons

Teaching from Home: Michael Pershan – Zoom, Assessment for Learning and a careful choice of questions

Teaching from Home: Ben Rooney – structure, social interactions and experimenting with technology

Special episode: Online learning during the Covid-19 outbreak

Conference Takeaways: MathsConf22 – Manchester – March 2020

Daisy Christodoulou – Teachers vs Tech!

Topics in Depth: Angles and parallel lines with Jo Morgan (supported by TES)

Kris Boulton – Part 3: Is cognitive science almost useless for designing effective teaching?

Exam malpractice – Inside Exams with AQA

Tom Francome – Part 1: Supporting novice teachers, planning lessons and… Excel!

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