Mary's Learning Diary (Moving to Maths 2.0) by Mariapia Borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x Learning Diary for Moving to Maths 2.0 course en-us 2017-10-23 07:55:11 UTC 2025-08-13 17:19:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Hello! mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199471984 I'm Mariapia Borghesan and I teach Maths and Science in a Lower Secondary School in the North of Italy. I like teaching, collaborating with other people, reading and travelling.]]> 2017-10-23 07:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199471984 Module 1: Why Maths 2.0 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199472400 Learning Objectives:

  1. Understanding why traditional Maths teaching is often considered problematic and can leave many people with the feeling that they are simply not good at it.
  2. Understanding how Maths can be made more engaging and facilitating a deeper learning of mathematical concepts and processes, rather than simple memorisation and application of formula.
  3. Understanding why personalising learning as much as possible can help student engagement.
  4. Reflecting on and assessing our own Maths teaching practice, and identifying some key goals to focus on during the course.
  5. Identifying some specific innovative actions or ideas that we would like to incorporate in our Maths teaching.
  6. Incorporating some key reflections in our Learning Diary.
  7. Identifying a class and topic to use for the Learning Design course, and setting up a Learning Design on the Learning Designer.
]]> 2017-10-23 07:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199472400 Why is Maths unpopular? mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199472781 Many students quickly come to the conclusion that they are simply not good at Maths and lose motivation and drive to improve. And this is a problem not only in our classrooms, but also at a much higher economic level. In a time when students’ motivation for studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) subjects needs to dramatically increase all over Europe (only 12% of the European students get a STEM degree, compared to 45% of Chinese students), it is essential we find methods to teach a new, friendlier, more enjoyable, more useful and less abstract Mathematics, a subject for each of our students, adapted to their particular skills and competences, a subject that is not merely a tedious hour on the timetable, but a vehicle for mutual understanding and for communication.

In my opinion Maths is unpopular because of:
-sterotypes
-teaching methods
-fear of failure
-lack of perseverance
-....]]> 2017-10-23 08:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199472781 Math class needs a makeover mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199472935 Sure!!!!]]> 2017-10-23 08:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199472935 What's Mathematical competence? mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199474610 Is the ability to develop and apply mathematical thinking in order to solve a range of problems in everyday situations, with the emphasis being placed on process, activity and knowledge.(European Union's Key Competences framework)

I think that we need to insist in "solve a range of problems in everyday situations". This is the crucial point!]]> 2017-10-23 08:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199474610 Five principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199475700 5 great suggestions! I like number 3: "You are not the answer key" and number 5: "Play!". Students like games and me too]]> 2017-10-23 08:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199475700 My ideas mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199478836 2017-10-23 08:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199478836 Personalising learning in your Maths classroom mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199479256 According to Linda Flanagan:
-Assign projects that help kids see math’s usefulness
-Discuss mathematical role models, and share how their ideas have changed the world (I like to learn with my students about famous matematician life)
-Strive to minimize the sources of fear (everyday I tell them this proverb: "Sbagliando si impara", in english : "when we fail we learn)
And also:
-use creativity
-use ICT
-use handmade costructions
and above all
HAVE FUN

]]> 2017-10-23 08:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199479256 My self- assessment rubric mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199483413 2017-10-23 08:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199483413 Module 2: Bringing the real world into your Maths classroom mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199483719 Our Learning Objectives for this module are:

  1. Understanding how project-based learning can help make Maths more meaningful and result in deep learning in a Maths context
  2. Understanding how the normally mundane activities found in textbooks can be made more "real" and engaging to the students
  3. Identifying a PBL problem or challenge that can result in Maths learning
  4. Sharing a textbook activity and explaining how it could be made more "real" and engaging for students
  5. Identifying and sharing a picture of the students' surroundings that could be used in the classroom to introduce a Maths topic
  6. Incorporating some key reflections and resources in the Learning Diary
  7. Continuing to work on the Learning Design by adding some activities
]]> 2017-10-23 08:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199483719 Applying Maths skills to a real-world problem mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199484130 My idea:
I'm going to ask my 13 years old pupils to create a 2D Solar System draw in scale for our school hall.]]> 2017-10-23 08:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199484130 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199484987 A useful idea: "Take a picture of real life scenarios"!

]]> 2017-10-23 08:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199484987 suggestions... mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199486830 1]]> 2017-10-23 09:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199486830 2 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199487047 2017-10-23 09:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199487047 3 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199487266 Some inspirational photos I took last summer
a) an inspirational tray]]> 2017-10-23 09:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199487266 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199490014 b) A piece of floor (Musei Vaticani, Rome)]]> 2017-10-23 09:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199490014 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199490187 c) a very nice arcade (Florence]]> 2017-10-23 09:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199490187 Maths in real-world jobs mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199491205 1]]> 2017-10-23 09:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199491205 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199492380 2]]> 2017-10-23 09:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199492380 3 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199492956 a lesson plan for italian students]]> 2017-10-23 09:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199492956 4 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199493356 2017-10-23 09:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199493356 5 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199493562 Interesting PBL activities, particulary water problems.]]> 2017-10-23 09:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199493562 6 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199494856 Quite new for me, but really interesting]]> 2017-10-23 09:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199494856 Module 3: Creativity in your Maths classroom mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199496099 Our Learning Objectives for this module are:

  1. Acquiring a range of ideas for linking Maths to "creative" subjects and areas such as music, crafts, dance, etc.
  2. Sharing a range of resources and ideas on how to combine Maths with other subjects
]]> 2017-10-23 09:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199496099 Music and Math mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199566330 1]]> 2017-10-23 13:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199566330 2 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199567340 2017-10-23 13:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199567340 3 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199567885 2017-10-23 13:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199567885 Dance and Math mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199569215 2017-10-23 13:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199569215 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199570348 Jumping and playing Math]]> 2017-10-23 13:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199570348 Crafts and Maths mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199571312 I love it!]]> 2017-10-23 13:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199571312 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199572486 2017-10-23 13:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199572486 With my students mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199572657 Make a circle or an octagon using only a scissors and a sheet of paper 

]]> 2017-10-23 13:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199572657 Writing, Storytelling and Maths mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199928175 Here are some ideas: 

  • Blogging is widely used in teaching nowadays, even in Maths. There are many blogging platforms, each with its pluses and minuses. It’s a rewarding and collaborative learning activity that pupils usually enjoy for its teamwork and visibility. Here is just one of the countless examples one can find on the web. 
  • A Maths magazine with a lot of collaborative work.
  • Learning Maths through fiction writing. The students in this project wrote a novel inspired by The Number Devil, which incorporated writing, art, and the beauty of math.
  • A funny activity could be writing Maths poems. The mathematical aspect can consist in the content or the fixed form of the lines: the number of words on each line can follow a pattern. You can use the Fibonacci numbers (as in the Mixbook on the side of the page) or the digits of the number Pi (these are called “piems” instead of “poems”).
]]> 2017-10-24 11:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199928175 Math and Art mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199930266 My etwinning project]]> 2017-10-24 11:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199930266 Module 4: Collaboration in your Maths classroom mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199932553 Our Learning Objectives for this module are:

  1. Thinking about the social interactions that you can develop in your Maths class
  2. Exploring a range of eTwinning Maths project examples and thinking about your own project.
]]> 2017-10-24 12:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/199932553 Teachermeet mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200007085 2017-10-24 14:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200007085 Teaching Maths as a Social Activity mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200008447 key words: collaboration , positive social interactions, work together]]> 2017-10-24 14:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200008447 Collaborative Projects in Maths: eTwinning mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200014934 A great way to collaborate, to share, to learn each other and more...]]> 2017-10-24 14:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200014934 Other etwinning project mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200017743 -The History of Maths
_AIMS]]> 2017-10-24 14:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200017743 Module 5: Digital technologies in your Maths classroom mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200018699 The Learning Objectives for this module are:

  1. Understanding how digital technologies can facilitate student learning in Maths
  2. Understanding how digital technologies could potentially change the way we currently approach Maths teaching
  3. Considering ways in which a range of tools such as QR codes, Minecraft, or Geogebra can be used in your classroom context
  4. Reflecting on how the Flipped Classroom approach could be implemented in your own context
]]> 2017-10-24 14:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200018699 Why use digital technologies in Maths mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200019313 "A teacher who could be replaced by a machine should be." (Arthur C. Clarke).
I quite agree: a teacher is much more than a machine but ICT helps a teacher to do is work better!
Technology:
1) encourage interactivity
2)can promote effective communication
3) helps logistically
4) students can explore and interact
5)students are more engaged

]]> 2017-10-24 14:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200019313 Flipped Math mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200107332 It's quite new for me, but may be...I'll try in the future.
For videos check:
-Edutopia
-EDtech]]> 2017-10-24 17:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200107332 Online Graphing Calculators mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200109778 Geogebra
I already use it frequently.
I also use Interactive white board program (notebook).]]> 2017-10-24 17:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200109778 Minecraft mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200110794 I know it but I haven't used it yet.]]> 2017-10-24 17:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200110794 QR codes mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200111668 Examples:
1)]]> 2017-10-24 17:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200111668 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200112703 2)]]> 2017-10-24 17:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200112703 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200113571 2017-10-24 17:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200113571 mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200113968 2017-10-24 17:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200113968 Learning Math through code and robotics mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200115717 Summary of the webinar:
Over the last few years, educational robotics has become a teaching method used by an increasing number of teachers to support learning and to encourage the development of multiple skills in their students. Educational robotics is a methodology that involves the use of robots to generate competences inside regular curricula. It aims to involve students of all ages, from kindergarten to high school, in the study of STEM subjects with a new approach. More generally, educational robotics combines the use of coding (programming) with physical objects - the robots - which are used as a learning mediators to help one understand abstract concepts by connecting them to the real world.


]]> 2017-10-24 17:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200115717 and finally my lesson plan: mariapia_borghesan https://padlet.com/mariapia_borghesan/rrnhg91xu82x/wish/200125273 Maths and Botany
https://v.gd/AOKa92

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