MESHGuides

YouCubed USA
 

This is an initiative of Professor Jo Boaler, Stanford University in the Graduate School of Education. The site is recommended by mathematics teachers contributing to this Guide. The purpose of YouCubed is “to inspire, educate and empower teachers of mathematics, transforming the latest research on math into accessible and practical forms. We know from research how to teach math well and how to bring about high levels of student engagement and achievement but research has not previously been made accessible to teachers.”

Chris Such, a very experienced primary teacher references the links below as providing theory underpinning the work he explains in the “All children can achieve cell” in Column 5 Summaries and Case Studies: 

Series 0 NUMERACY FOR ALL VIDEO SERIES: Overview - teaching, learning, assessment

Examples of the MESH/VSO Numeracy for All videos for this topic are listed below. To play the video, click this  link to the MESHGuides YouTube playlist. If you subscribe to the playlist  you will receive alerts as more videos become available.

This comprehensive Maths Dictionary, linking games and puzzles with definitions has been put together by maths specialists from the University of Oxford in the UK:

https://www.mathsisfun.com/definitions/letter-c.html

This Maths Dictionary produced by a Maths teacher in Australia provides definitions and examples: 

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html

The summaries of how to teach mathematics in column 5, provide basic information for you to teach the young people in your care. If you want to learn more, explore the information and links at your leisure to develop your knowledge and expertise. In Mathematics learning, a key role for a teacher is to encourage learners to develop their mathematical thinking and to find ways to help them overcome any barriers to learning key concepts that they have.

This MESHGuide is designed for teachers, student teachers and parents and volunteers in emergency situations where there are no teachers.

BSL Courses

Some deaf people use BSL in a variety of employment contexts to communicate.  Some work with deaf colleagues and they can communicate directly with each other in BSL, while some deaf people need to communicate with hearing colleagues who cannot use BSL, or only have limited BSL skills. 

One can learn BSL through accredited courses that are delivered by a number of providers, include colleges, schools and private companies.  BSL courses start at beginner stage (Level 1) and progress to Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 and Level 6, the highest level.  Courses vary in length and frequency, with some courses delivered in class by a BSL teacher/tutor, or online.  Courses are designed for students to learn the vocabulary, grammar and syntax of BSL in order to communicate with BSL-users.  An online search will provide a list of course providers locally, or give details of online courses