by Ferdi ATESIN | Sep 21, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
Flexibility and Conceptual Thinking Are Required When Working with Numbers We seek to discern patterns in the cosmos and comprehend its rhythms. But when children enter school and are exposed to a dry set of procedures they believe they just have to accept and...
by Ferdi ATESIN | Sep 14, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Maths
Have you ever wondered where a full circle gets its 360 degrees from? Why not something more straightforward like 10 or 100 degrees? Who decided this? Then why?...
by Ferdi ATESIN | Sep 7, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths
It’s easy to view art and math as completely separate subjects. Right brain vs. left brain. Creative vs. analytical. Imaginative vs. practical. Right? In fact, many of the core skills in art and math are closely related. Both disciplines require spatial reasoning...
by Ferdi ATESIN | Aug 31, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Maths
It is true that mathematics is taught in a variety of settings outside of school and daycare. Young generation encounters many significant mathematics situations on a daily basis, and there are many approaches to support their early mathematical ability development....
by Ferdi ATESIN | Aug 24, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Maths
To activate students’ prior knowledge, a constructivist mindset helps students draw on prior experiences and knowledge so they can create new meanings and new learning can take place. In some cases, certain strategies are more effective when used within the subject....
by Oscar DASS | Jun 15, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, The Grades
For teachers, it is a busy time of year and there are not enough hours in the day! But it also provides a good opportunity to reflect, as we write up reports and review our practices through the year. As students, you should do the same. Most tests, summatives and...
