In this episode, we talk to Liz Woodham, Primary Coordinator at NRICH, about the Problem-solving Schools initiative and its aims to support the development of reasoning and problem-solving skills for pupils and students from Reception to post-16. Liz shares insights into the initiative's process, including the use of webinars and rich tasks to support schools, and we also look at the relationship between problem-solving and reasoning and their importance in a well-rounded maths education.
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Taking part in the discussion:
- Liz Woodham, Primary Coordinator, NRICH, University of Cambridge
- Julia Thomson, Senior Communications and Marketing Manager, NCETM.
Episode chapters
- 00:00 Introduction
- 04:00 Problem-solving Schools initiative
- 05:08 The Kilpatrick Rope Model
- 08:39 The Five Big Ideas in Teaching for Mastery
- 10:26 Framework and goals of the Problem-solving Schools initiative
- 17:22 ‘NRICH-style’ problems and SATs-style problems
- 20:05 Developing a ‘productive disposition’
- 22:16 Making time for problem-solving
- 26:12 What is reasoning and problem-solving?
- 29:52 Exploring and noticing
- 37:26 Conclusion and how to get involved.
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