Teaching Pythagoras.
| Other author | Bayley, John. |
| Other author | Evans Woolfe (Firm), producer. |
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | [London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010. |
| Description | 1 online resource (16 min.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?EDIV;1737968 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Classroom observation with Bayley ; 1 |
| Abstract | An AST maths teacher turns the perennial challenge of teaching Year 8?s Pythagoras into fun. John Bayley analyses the unorthodox pedagogy of former Teacher of the Year Dan Walton as he takes the children of St John?s in Gravesend, on a fast paced and imaginatively planned double lesson. Discarding lesson objectives, the students are engaged in a series of activities, which lead them to discover the formulae of Pythagoras for themselves. Dan uses golf to explore right-angled triangles, introducing the hypotenuse by solving a dog-leg hole in one. By playing games with numbers the children discover a numerical solution to their problem. We see how their new-found knowledge is put into practice as the class compete to solve a murder using the answers to a series of Pythagoras problems. Dan keeps the momentum going using praise, games and even the children?s mobile phones to ensure the class are engrossed to the end. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (VAST: Academic Video Online). Available via World Wide Web. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |