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Discussion about specific topics: sample tasks
In FH, Rickie gave everyone in the meeting a card with one of the following words: algebraic, geometric, diagrammatic, verbal, demonstration. She then asked them what would constitute a proof of 'the sum of two odd numbers is an even number' in the manner of the words on their card.
In SP the team worked through a good primary textbook to track the development of knowledge about division - this informed them about what their students might already know and provided alternative approaches. For data-handling they discussed the benefits of having students all working on the same question in different ways, or all working on self-generated questions.
LS committed themselves to using the 'balance' metaphor for solving equations, and discussed ways to shift from that when it became unhelpful; they also discussed the centrality of the notion of 'inverse' throughout their teaching
Departments collaborated to trace the development of key ideas throughout KS3 to ensure that students had a coherent experience of them
