Teaching maths in a real-life context

Teaching a crammed curriculum or preparing students for an imminent GCSE or A level exam can make maths seem a million miles from the real world. Yet a strong mathematical understanding is absolutely crucial for interpreting the increasingly complex world we live in and the information we are fed.

Despite the best intentions, teachers often lack the time, resources or applied knowledge to address the frequent student lament “What’s the point in learning this? When am I ever going to use it?”

If you have pondered this and other questions then the NCTEM have a regular CPD maths chat every Tues:

NCETM Twitter chats #mathscpdchat every Tuesday, 7-8pm

In a recent #mathscpdchat, teachers from all phases got together on Twitter to discuss the difficulties and the joys of trying to contextualise their maths lessons, sharing ideas, inspiration and resources. In their article, the NCETM have pulled out five of these ideas, with some accompanying discussion, and links to resources. To find out more follow the button below: