Moving to Maths 2.0 by Maria Petrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46 Maria Petrescu's Learning Diary for "Moving to Maths 2.0" MOOC from School Education Gateway en-us 2016-10-23 11:18:33 UTC 2026-01-22 13:48:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Who am I mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132533644 I am a Maths teacher in Bucharest, Romania. I am always interested in improving my teaching methods, and in making my classes more interesting, motivating and engaging.

My hobbies are: reading, watching movies, travelling, trekking and sports.
]]> 2016-10-23 11:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132533644 My Teaching Context mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132533693 I teach Mathematics in School no. 195 Bucharest, Romania, at the lower secondary level. My students are between 11 and 15 years old. The school is very big (about 2000 students) with pupils between 6 and 15 years old. In every classroom we have access to video projectors and Internet (but not in the same time). We also have a computer room.]]> 2016-10-23 11:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132533693 Module 1: Why Maths 2.0 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132535273 1.1 Why is Maths unpopular?

]]> 2016-10-23 11:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132535273 Module 1: Why Maths 2.0 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132535349 1.1 Why is Maths unpopular?]]> 2016-10-23 11:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132535349 Module 1: Why Maths 2.0 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132536018 1.2 Moving to Maths 2.0

]]> 2016-10-23 12:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132536018 Module 1: Why Maths 2.0 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132536055 1.3 Personalising learning in your Maths classroom

]]> 2016-10-23 12:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132536055 Module 1: Why Maths 2.0 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132536881 1.6 Self-assessment activity

]]> 2016-10-23 12:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/132536881 Module 2: Bringing the real world into your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134086933 Our Learning Objectives for this module are:

  1. An understanding how project-based learning can help make Maths more meaningful and result in deep learning in a Maths context. 
  2. An understanding how normally more mundane activities that can be often found in text books can be made more "real" and engaging to the students
  3. Identified and shared a PBL problem or challenge that can result in Maths learning
  4. Identified and shared a text book activity and how that could be made more "real" and engaging for students
  5. Identified and shared a picture of students' surrounding that could be used in the classroom to introduce a Maths topic
  6. Incorporated some key reflections and resources on the Learning Diary
  7. Continued work on the Learning Design by adding some activities
 

]]> 2016-10-30 15:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134086933 Module 2: Bringing the real world into your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134086978 2.1 Applying Maths skills to a real-world problem

]]> 2016-10-30 15:21:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134086978 Module 2: Bringing the real world into your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134087042 2.2 Text-book type problems in the real-world

An example of outdoor activity: students divided in groups receive some questions connected to a part of the school yard. For example about the photo behind they should calculate the area of the middle part, the area of the stoned part, how much seed we need to seed grass in the round middle part, or they are asked to make a plan and to calculate how many flower we can plant in that area, etc.]]> 2016-10-30 15:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134087042 Module 2: Bringing the real world into your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134090551 2.3 Maths in everyday life

I can use the photo bellow to start a lesson about the mean value of two (or more) numbers. In this way students could understand better the concept.]]> 2016-10-30 16:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134090551 Module 3: Creativity in your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134526332 Our Learning Objectives for this module are:

  1. Acquire a range of ideas of teaching maths with links to "creative" subjects and areas such as music, crafts, dance, etc.
  2. Share a range of resources and further ideas on how to combine maths with other subjects
  3. Continue work on the Learning Design
]]> 2016-11-01 15:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134526332 3.1 Music and Maths mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134527422 2016-11-01 15:53:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134527422 3.1 Music and Maths mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134528447 2016-11-01 15:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/134528447 3.1 Music and Maths mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135551128 2016-11-05 15:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135551128 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135551933 2016-11-05 15:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135551933 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135551970 2016-11-05 15:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135551970 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135552557 2016-11-05 15:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135552557 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135552770 2016-11-05 15:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135552770 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135552831 2016-11-05 15:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135552831 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135553398 2016-11-05 16:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135553398 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135553620 2016-11-05 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135553620 mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135598968 2016-11-06 13:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/135598968 Module 4: Collaboration in your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/137137112 The Learning Objectives for this Module are:

  1. Think about the social interactions that we can develop in our Maths class
  2. Explore a range of eTwinning Maths project examples and think about your own project
  3. Develop an idea how you could use the Collaborative Maths Problem Solver community in your class or adapt the idea for use in your own context
  4. Collaborate with colleagues in solving a challenge of the Collaborative Maths project
  5. Continue the work on your Learning Design


]]> 2016-11-12 15:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/137137112 Module 4: Collaboration in your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/137137196 4.3 Teaching Maths as a Social Activity

]]> 2016-11-12 15:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/137137196 Module 5: Digital technologies in your Maths classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/138876498 The Learning Objectives for this Module are:

  1. Understand how digital technologies can facilitate student learning in Maths
  2. Understand how digital technologies could potentially change the way we currently often approach Maths teaching
  3. Consider ways how a range of tools such as QR codes, Minecraft, or Geogebra can be used in your classroom context
  4. Reflect on how the Flipped Classroom approach could be implemented in your own context
  5. Finalise your Learning Design
  6. Peer Review the work of three other course participants and thereby reflect about your own Learning Design
]]> 2016-11-19 14:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/138876498 5.2 Flipped Maths Classroom mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/138876568 2016-11-19 14:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/138876568 My Learning Design mepetrescu https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/138876613 Congruent Triangles]]> 2016-11-19 14:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mepetrescu/oc48lwx0iw46/wish/138876613