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MathsStarters

Area
Math
Duration
15 minutes
Dimension of the advised group of students
10-30 (depending on the number of computer available in the classroom)
Specific objectives
-enhance students motivation to study mathematics - address gaps in students’ math knowledge
Needed Materials
A computer with internet connection
Software
To interact online with students use: -online communication platform, such us: zoom, google meets, etc -tools to deliver the training and working in groups: mentimenter, jamboard, slido, kahoot, etc.
Description
The website is excellent for giving teachers pre-made remedial assignments to address knowledge gaps in their students. Operations, timetables, fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, and rations are just a few of the topics covered. Each task consists of 10 questions. The interactive exercise with automatic answers can be completed at the students' own pace. There is also a section called MathsFaculty where teachers may share their own resources and obtain resources from other teachers. Assignments, diagram libraries, GeoGebra files, homework sheets, summaries, and digital worksheets are some of the items given on this website. The tool could be used with students at risk of demotivation because students can work whenever they feel like it and at their own pace. The activities can also be done in pairs. The exercises are engaging and also effective for students at risk of demotivation. The tool can be used and applied in both a fully virtual/at distance teaching context and a blended learning one.
Procedure on how to put in practice
Duration: 50 min
No of Participants: 10-50
Methods used: discussion, presentation
Communication in mother tongue.

Step-by-step description:
1. The trainer presents the tool to students and gives them instructions on how to use it.
2. The teacher selects a certain activity related to the topic where students need ore practice and invites students to do the activity (individually or in pair).
3. They start doing the activities that the platform suggests.
4. Students can create their own exercises to do with peers on kahoot.
Debriefing question: What advice would you give a teenager who has gaps in his maths knowledge?