Transcript INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

NQT Conference
th
30 January 2015
Using Programming to Develop
Children’s Mathematical
Understanding
Richard English
Faculty of Education
[email protected]
Computing PoS – KS1
Pupils should be taught to:
 understand what algorithms are; how they are
implemented as programs on digital devices; and
that programs execute by following precise and
unambiguous instructions
 create and debug simple programs
 use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of
simple programs.
Computing PoS – KS2
Pupils should be taught to:
 design, write and debug programs that accomplish
specific goals, including controlling or simulating
physical systems; solve problems by
decomposing them into smaller parts
 use sequence, selection, and repetition in
programs; work with variables and various forms
of input and output
 use logical reasoning to explain how some simple
algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in
algorithms and programs.
Mathematics PoS – Aims
The national curriculum for mathematics aims to ensure that all
pupils:
 become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including
through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex
problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual
understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly
and accurately
 reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing
relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument,
justification or proof using mathematical language
 can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of
routine and non- routine problems with increasing sophistication,
including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps
and persevering in seeking solutions.
Resources for Today’s Session
Everything is available to download from here:
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/edsrwe
We are going to be using FMS LOGO (free
download and on the university network) but
the activities and main principles covered can
be applied to other LOGO-type tools.
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