estimation Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/estimation/ Pushing The Edge for Critical Thinking in Education Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:26:41 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pushingtheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-PTE-512x512-32x32.png estimation Archives - Pushing The Edge https://pushingtheedge.org/tags/estimation/ 32 32 What Worked in My Maths Classroom – this year? https://pushingtheedge.org/what-worked-in-my-maths-classroom/ Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:10:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=13268 What worked in my maths classroom this year? What engaged my students, improved their knowledge, and developed their mathematical skills? Twenty years after I left primary teaching, I returned – and improving my knowledge and skills in maths teaching became (and remains) my highest priority. I study, read and view maths books and webinars, listen to maths podcasts, talk and plan with my maths mentor best friend, Margarita Breed, and learn from maths teachers on Twitter. So what teaching practices have worked or seen the biggest shifts in student attitudes, knowledge and/or skills? Unpacking Marking Guides Ensuring that students are

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]]> Building Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom with Margarita Breed https://pushingtheedge.org/building-cultures-of-thinking-in-the-maths-classroom/ Fri, 02 Oct 2020 04:05:00 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=12329 In Episode 53, taking the emphasis off the answer in maths, focusing on building meaning and connections rather than remembering rules, and using low floor, high ceiling maths tasks. Plus, we have lots of maths resources to share. Episode 53 CLICK PLAY to listen to Margarita Breed Episode Guest Margarita Breed is a Numeracy Consultant and former primary and secondary school teacher. You can find her on Linked in. Quick Guide Why maths matters Learning maths as a lonely and isolating experience How Children Learn and Fail – The quality of teacher explanation John Holt Dianne Siemon (see YouTube clip below)

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]]> Why Maths Matters In My Classroom https://pushingtheedge.org/why-maths-matters/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:35:27 +0000 https://pushingtheedge.org/?p=12122 We're passionate about maths - investigating, strategising and explaining. Here's what I see when looking around our classroom.

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