Year 7 Mentor Training

How would you do 342 – 173?

Levels of progress 3a, 4c, 4b, 4a, 5c, 5b, 5a, 6c, 6b, 6a, 7c, etc

Maths Units 10 units 15 to 20 mins a session Selectively choose units

Outcomes of training Some understanding of some of the calculation strategies that have been used at Primary and how we can use these to support our pupils Be familiar with the structure and content of the units Through watching mentors in action, identify at least 5 good features that will help you to become an effective mentor

Addition and subtraction questions 146 + 50 43 + 352 243 + 58 78 - 59 325 – 138 2019 – 1873 Place Value Number Line

Unit Structure Emphasise knowledge assumed and common errors Vocabulary Resources List Key Questions Feedback to teacher

Addition and subtraction questions 46 + 50 43 + 52 43 + 58 78 - 59

Video Observation Round Strengths Weaknesses

Video Observation Round Strengths Weaknesses How did you do that one? Not enough wait time Partitioning shown Too much teacher talk You write down what you are doing More use of the number line needed Use of mini-whiteboard – mistakes can be rubbed out Let’s think of it in a different way – pupil was correct!!

Unit 3 39 x 43 (level 4a) What problems might pupils have? Multiplication Facts Tutorial

Units 4 and 7 Fractions ITP Fraction Wall

Video Observation Round Strengths Weaknesses

Video Observation Round Strengths Weaknesses Good encouragement at the start Nought point fifty? “You ask me now” “You explain to me what we mean by equivalence?”

Video Observation Round Strengths Weaknesses

Video Observation Round Strengths Weaknesses Good encouragement throughout Response to a wrong answer Broken down into manageable chunks Jumps in too quick when wrong Vocab - Sectors Poor question – “How often is it going up?” “Can you think of a question to ask me?” Scale misread Does too much work for the pupil

Outcomes of training Some understanding of some of the calculation strategies that have been used at Primary and how we can use these to support our pupils Be familiar with the structure and content of the units Through watching mentors in action, identify at least 5 good features that will help you to become an effective mentor