Happy New Year everyone! Here's a new Substack post. It's partly about the regularities of instructional design. And partly about the work of @krisboulton.bsky.social... profbeckyallen.substack.com/p/regulariti...

For any maths teachers in Scotland, if you’re interested in working with two brilliant subject leaders who are embedding the Unstoppable Learning system in their school, now is the chance!

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Why you can't 'just tell them' (Teaching Facts)

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New article. What is Rote Knowledge? (Teaching Facts)

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Why We Don't Use '×' for Multiplication

New Article Second in a series that gets into teaching facts, the use of language in teaching, why it goes wrong, why we still need it, and how to use it well. Focus is still on mathematics, but ideas generalise across subjects.

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I read things like this, and so often think: 'surely if kids didn't feel like like they were failing every day, that alone would go a long way towards addressing many issues related to emotional difficulty in school.' 👇

A bit late but big thanks to @lasalleed.bsky.social , @aqaeducation.bsky.social and @oupress.bsky.social for another great #mathsconf #mathsconf38. Loved catching up with old and new contacts, some great sessions from @krisboulton.bsky.social @alcmaths.bsky.social and @ljohns6.bsky.social

Was an absolute treat to listen to Craig Barton and Ollie Lovell at the Becoming a Better Maths Teacher today in Perth. Managed to snag a photo with the man himself! We had a deep dive into atomisation and am even more excited for @krisboulton.bsky.social’s book to come out now.

Can't wait! #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social‬ & Lee Wheeler 2 - @‪@arithmaticks.bsky.social‬ 3 - @‪@taylorda01.bsky.social‬ 4 - @misterrapley.bsky.social 5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social & Lee Wheeler 2 - Greg Thomas & Anna Berry 3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social 4 - @mathsjem.bsky.social 5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social Break times will be spent with discerning attendees who are keen to know more about problem-solving.

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social‬ & Lee Wheeler 2 - @blatherwicksam.bsky.social 3 - @drbennison.bsky.social 4 - @mathsjem.bsky.social‬ 5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

I do / We do Atomisation Does Atomisation put an end to the now very popular 'I do / We do' model?

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social‬ & Lee Wheeler 2 - Cate Fearn 3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social‬ 4 - @misterrapley.bsky.social 5 - @justmaths.bsky.social‬ Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social & Lee Wheeler 2 - @alcmaths.bsky.social 3 - @mrmattock.bsky.social 4 - @emmaemma53.bsky.social 5 - @ljohns6.bsky.social Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices: 1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social‬ & Lee Wheeler 2 - @arithmaticks.bsky.social‬ 3 - @taylorda01.bsky.social‬ 4 - Jack Jennings 5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social Join me with @lasalleed.bsky.social, get your ticket here: completemaths.com/community/mathsconf38

#MathsConf38 workshop selection is live! 🥳 🧮 Choose from an incredible line up of 31 workshops delivered by superb speakers! 🎟️Make your selections now: completemaths.com/community/ma... Tag us with your choices using #MathsConf38 - we'd love to see what your most excited to learn about!

Out now. unstoppablelearning.substack.com/p/a-teacher-shares-his-transformative

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📣 Another #MathsConf38 workshop announcement! 🚀 Implementing Unstoppable Learning: a teacher's story This one will be run by @krisboulton.bsky.social & Lee Wheeler Learn more and book your tickets here: completemaths.com/community/ma... #MathsConf38 #UnstoppableLearningApproach

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Pity the poor teacher, because students characteristics are not significant than teachers or schools This is almost certainly true in general, but equally we have the proof points to know that it’s not true that teachers cannot make a substantial difference to outcomes.

This makes me very sad to read. These students will all be 21 now, and I wonder how it all worked out for them and their teacher. It was all so avoidable. From: @teacherhead.bsky.social Falling through the cracks. Karim and the Bus Stop Method. teacherhead.com/2021/12/12/f...

This was a great read! And so glad to see that the work of our team @greenshawrs.bsky.social influenced Jon's thinking - we've got a publication around this coming soon so if you're interested in disciplinary literacy, watch this space!

Worried about literacy in mathematics? Jon Fant has the answer. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The importance of using non-examples has gone from unheard of over a decade ago, to being common practice today. But there's using them, and then using them well.

By @didau.bsky.social

What if there weren't thousands of things to teach in maths? What if there were closer to only four?

Whoop! Thanks to everyone supporting us on this amazing journey. It's been exciting - and working with @olicav.bsky.social @mattteachcoach.bsky.social and @johncattedu.bsky.social is amazing. More to come. walkthrus.co.uk

“It feels like magic. Feels like there’s this button you pressed, and suddenly all the kids are getting everything right.” Six teachers from three schools just got together for a first of its kind cross-network discussion about implementing Unstoppable Learning.

I’m a huge user of the current generation of AI. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini 2.5 Pro are mainly in the mix right now. I built a prototype app earlier in the year that can use any of these three to inform instructional design.

This is the thing that’s been on my mind for 11 years now. @douglemov.bsky.social's work transformed most of my teaching practice and classroom interactions, but the one thing it never helped me with was ‘how to teach…’ anything, in maths. Valuable. Necessary. But not sufficient.

From social media, to governance, good teaching, to good food - what do you think?

"...many MSPs included – and you’ll get the same verdict: CfE has been an unmitigated disaster. It failed to provide clarity, coherence, or direction. It eroded academic standards. It left teachers adrift and pupils underserved. So, naturally, we’re importing it into England."

In Unstoppable Learning, Expansion Sequences are one of the ways of providing this kind of desirable difficulty. What 10 minutes a week can do via @paulkirschner.bsky.social

I have been very sceptical of the recent AI-hype (over the last three years,) but by now have to admit it has fundamentally enabled me to do things that I couldn’t do without it. I use it every day.

Ditching EHCPs could result in better resource allocation schoolsweek.co.uk/ditching-ehc...

I’ve seen teacher teaching that argues you are literally leaning even you make mistakes, implying that you must make mistakes in order to learn. open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...