Workshops and PD
Hi, I'm Alex, creator of VIC Maths Notes, author for the Oxford Maths series of textbooks, and a VIT registered maths tutor with nearly 10 years of experience.
I'm looking to broaden my support for teachers and schools by offering my time for workshops or discussions (most likely online but possible in person depending on the location) on:
If you are interested in any of the above, please fill in the form below and I will get in contact with you.
I'm looking to broaden my support for teachers and schools by offering my time for workshops or discussions (most likely online but possible in person depending on the location) on:
- explicit and direct instruction
- mathematical concepts and methods
- curriculum design and sequencing.
If you are interested in any of the above, please fill in the form below and I will get in contact with you.
Topics in Depth
Bloposts and Articles
Book and Article Summaries
Recorded Workshops
- Understanding the Formulas for Bivariate Statistics [Twitter Commentary]
- Graphs of Polynomials [Twitter Commentary]
- Rational Functions [Twitter Commentary]
- Slope, Arc Length, Area, Surface Area, and Volume [Twitter Commentary]
- Chords, Tangents, and Secants [Twitter Commentary]
- Expanding and the Distributive Law
Bloposts and Articles
- How I Teach Sketching Transformed Graphs (Blogpost)
- Thoughts about Arbitrary and Necessary Knowledge (Blogpost)
- Cognitive Load Theory and Engelmann: A Starting Point for a Common Vocabulary (Blogpost)
- The Affordances of Differentiation (Article for Oxford University Press, page 18)
- Five Ways to use Worked Examples (Blogpost for Think Forward Educators)
- Five Ways To Use Self-Explanation Prompts (Blogpost for Think Forward Educators)
Book and Article Summaries
- Engelmann and Carnine's Theory of Instruction Summary (pptx) [Twitter Commentary]
- Clear Teaching: With Direct Instruction, Siegfried Englemann Discovered a Better Way of Teaching (Shepard Barbash)
- Cognitive Load Theory in Action (Ollie Lovell)
- The Effective Teaching of Mathematics (Reynolds & Muijs)
Recorded Workshops
- Introducing Coordinate Members to a Set (Complete Maths MathsConf24 Video) [Slides]
- Engelmann and the Theory of Instruction - A discussion with Q&A (Atul Rana Video)
- Successfully differentiating Maths lessons to address gaps in understanding (Oxford University Press Video)
- How do we make the most of examples, explanations, and elaborations? (Think Forward Educators Video) [Slides]