1. George Hardy AST (Mathematics) Lead Practitioner (SSAT) Northampton Academy

2. People Maths – A Dramatic Approach

3. (Things To Make and Do)

4. People Maths  ‘People Maths, Hidden Depths’ Alan Bloomfield and Bob Vertes (ATM 2005)

5. People Maths  ‘using people in place of other kinds of resources’  ‘emphasis heavily on discussion within the group taking part’  ‘purposeful ways of initiating or developing the learning of mathematics’

6. People Maths  Creating impact  Adding enthusiasm  K & V learning styles

7. Year 9 Set 2  Level 6  To represent mappings expressed algebraically  To use Cartesian co-ordinates for graphical representation, interpreting general features

8. Use of WOWO boards  Starter: given an equation, students had to choose an x co-ordinate (an integer between -4 and +4) and calculate the associated y value. Answers had to be expressed as a co-ordinate pair (x,y) on WOWO boards

9. Use of WOWO boards  Answers  Labels  Values  Speech  Thoughts  Stepping Stones

10. Use of ICT  Autograph 3

11. People Maths  The floor as 4 quadrants

12. People Maths  Plotting y=2x + 3

13. People Maths Living Co-ordinates

14. A Creativity Taxonomy

15. Roleplay / Choreography Living equations

16. Roleplay / Choreography Living equations

17. Choreography/ Song  Pi Day

18. Start with the end in mind  Graph Paper T-shirts

19. Start with the end in mind

20. Always on the job

21. Pupils as props

23. Trig Sleeves

24. Choose to use props  1 cubic metre

25. Choose to use props Pythagorean Triples

26. Choose to use props Pythagorean Triples

27. Raid the Kitchen  Loaves  Carrots  Parsnips  Cornets  Muesli

28. Raid the toybox  Anything goes!

29. Raid the toybox

30. A Creativity Taxonomy  Role-play/ Choreography/ Song  Start with the end in mind  Start with a lively student in mind  Always on the job  Pupils as props  Choose to use props  Raid the Kitchen  Raid the Toybox

31. VAK  Students become aware of their learning style(s)  All students are welcome to try a style other than the one they prefer

32. VAK Feedback  “It’s good for all the students because it applies to all learning styles, this makes you feel involved and it helps you learn.”  “As an auditory learner I feel that watching the people maths helps me to also be a visual and active learner.”

33. VAK Feedback  “They say that if a lesson is fun, kids learn better. And I like people maths because it is fun.”  “I like the Plenary TV because it is funny to watch the people talk about the lesson.”

34. Plenary Plenary TV

35. Plenary Pythagoras’ Plenary

36. People Maths  Note to self: punchline

37. George Hardy AST (Mathematics) Lead Professional (SSAT) g.hardy@northampton-academy.org hardy.gsee@btinternet.com