
Craig Barton
Podcaster at Mr Barton Maths Podcast
Taught maths for 15 years, written three books, recorded lots of podcast episodes, created far too many websites, run CPD & support schools
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1 month ago |
eedi.substack.com | Craig Barton
Do you have a spare 2 minutes? Do you like to think about misconceptions? Do you want to be in with a chance of winning £200? Then please complete one of our surveys:Geometry surveyData & Statistics surveyAlgebra surveyHere are three blog posts that I found interesting this week. I have long believed that the best way to motivate our students is not to make lesson content relevant to their lives or spice up presentations with fancy animations and GIFs but to make them feel successful.
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1 month ago |
eedi.substack.com | Craig Barton
Do you have a spare 2 minutes? Do you like to think about misconceptions? Do you want to be in with a chance of winning £200? Then please complete one of our surveys: Data & Statistics surveyAlgebra surveyHere is something I see all the time when I observe lessons. The teacher sets their students off on independent work, and immediately, several hands shoot into the air.
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1 month ago |
eedi.substack.com | Craig Barton
Do you have a spare 2 minutes? Do you like to think about misconceptions? Do you want to be in with a chance of winning £200? Then please complete one of our surveys: Data & Statistics surveyAlgebra surveyHere are three blog posts that I found interesting this week. I am absolutely loving Carl’s posts at the moment. This one on motivation is particularly good, distilling the research and sharing the key implications for classroom teachers.
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1 month ago |
mrbartonmaths.com | Craig Barton
Episode sponsorsThis episode of the Mr Barton Maths podcast is proudly supported by the LUMEN maths curriculum. You can access their free maths resources here: lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen/curriculum***Plugs***Sign up to Neil’s Teacher Prompts newsletter hereCraig Barton is coming to Australia in June 2025.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
eedi.substack.com | Craig Barton
We’re looking for a Learning Designer to join our Content Team at Eedi! Read more and apply by clicking here. I recently chatted with an ECT in a school I have been supporting. She told me she was struggling with lesson planning and wanted my help. She said she spent three to four hours each night planning lessons for the following day and then felt disheartened when her lessons did not go as well as she liked.
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🚨Self-congratulatory tweet alert🚨 I have just released the 200th episode of the Mr Barton Maths podcast. Some stats: ⌛️9+ years ⏲️410+ hours 🔊2 million+ listens There may be some young whipper-snappers doing podcasts these days (@adamboxer1), but I'm still very proud. https://t.co/MuczKYt6oR

RT @aamtinc: Craig @mrbartonmaths joins @ollie_lovell in Australia this June for a national PL tour! 'Becoming a Better Maths Teacher’ of…

🚨Free resources alert🚨 We have written brand-new multiple-choice diagnostic questions for the White Rose Summer Term small steps for Years 2 to 9. Full details here: https://t.co/DEYDau66SZ Please share if you find them useful 🙏 https://t.co/tgKfWSJXRT