23 - Bruno Reddy on the psychology behind understanding, retrieval and anxiety in maths classrooms

In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Bruno Reddy CEO of Maths Circle (Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots). He is the former head of Mathematics at King Solomon Academy and one of the pioneers of mathematics mastery, as we know it today. As you will hear, he is hugely passionate about mathematics and has thought long and hard about what needs to be done to teach it effectively. Some of the things that are just starting to become common practice now, like retrieval practice, spaced practice and variation theory, are things that he was talking about 10 years ago. 

 

Resources mentioned:

King Solomon Academy

Doug Lemov - Teach Like a Champion

Kris Bolton

Brendan Lee - 5 Key Principles for Teaching Primary Mathematics Effectively

Brendan Lee - A Systematic and Structured Approach to Teaching Primary Mathematics (Part 1)

Alex Blanksby - Five Ways to use Worked Examples

The ResearchED guide to explicit and direct instruction - Adam Boxer

John Mason and Anne Watson - Thinkers

Episode 18 – Kevin and Robyn Wheldall on Effective Instruction in Reading

Knowledge Society

CogLearn

Think Forward Educations: Sarah Powell - Maths Intervention

Dan Meyer

 

You can connect with Bruno:

Twitter: @BrunoReddyMaths

 

You can connect with Brendan:

Twitter: @learnwithmrlee

Facebook: @learningwithmrlee

Website: learnwithlee.net

 

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