Remember your best Maths Teacher?
My sister found my Y11 Maths Teacher on Facebook so I've been chatting with him.
Without his teaching, I have no idea what I would be doing for a living now, he absolutely transformed my perspective of Mathematics and influenced how I teach.
1/n

He:
-Took on a class of mathematically disaffected pupils in January of Y11 (we had all failed our mocks spectacularly having been taught by reluctant non specialist since Y10)
-Has since lectured on Maths education at University
- Is still teaching some Maths
2/n

(this includes using MS Teams and visualiser during current lockdown)
- Still has a letter I sent him at end of my NQT year
Without his teaching, there's no way I'd be a Teacher or had done A Levels/Degree.
Whenever I have a tough class, I think back on his lessons.
3/n

The difference a great Teacher can make, even in a few months, is phenomenal.
For all the (brilliant ) CPD on cog load / split attention / retrieval etc... there's so much in building pupils confidence, showing them clear simplicity and elegance of Maths.
4/n

He did this with a marker, a whiteboard and SMP books. No visualiser, I remember seeing something I'd previously thought was impossible and being shocked at how straightforward it was.
5/n

One thing he said was that he had fond memories of the class and that there was "lots of potential given the opportunity" - that's our job, to provide the opportunity, as best we can. So many kids just don't get a good enough opportunity.
6/n

He made Maths easy.
He made teaching look easy.
Thank you Mr Davidson!
7/7