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Checking for listening with Craig Barton

One of the most dangerous assumptions a teacher can make is that their students are listening to them. Most of the time, they are not. In this session, we will look at what happens if students are not listening during the I Do phase of a worked example, and how to make sure they are listening. There will be an opportunity to plan and rehearse some checks for listening for an upcoming lesson, so you can take what you learn straight into the classroom. Whilst this workshop uses examples from the world of high-school maths, the key principles transfer across to different phases and subjects.

Craig Barton

​Craig Barton loves teaching, doing, speaking and thinking about mathematics. He taught maths in secondary schools for 15 years, and was TES Maths Adviser for 10 years. He is now the Head of Education at Eedi. Craig is the author of three best-selling books: “How I wish I’d taught maths”, "Reflect, Expect, Check, Explain" and "Tips for Teachers", the host of the Mr Barton Maths podcast and the Tips for Teachers podcast, and the creator of far too many websites, including mrbartonmaths.com, diagnosticquestions.com, variationtheory.com, ssddproblems.com, dqaday.com and mathsvenns.com. In 2020 he was appointed as Visiting Fellow at the Mathematics Education Centre at the University of Loughborough. Craig has been lucky enough to teach maths and work with teachers and students all over the world. His two proudest achievements are convincing Kate to marry him (and stay married), and being the father to our wonderful boys, Isaac and Jacob.

This event was organised by the Think Forward Educators Maths Network

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