In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Bruno Reddy CEO of Maths Circle (Times Tables Rockstars and Numbots). He is the former head of Mathematics at King Solomon Academy and one of the pioneers of mathematics mastery, as we know it today. As you will hear, he is hugely passionate about mathematics and has thought long and hard about what needs to be done to teach it effectively. Some of the things that are just starting to become common practice now, like retrieval practice, spaced practice and variation theory, are things that he was talking about 10 years ago.
Resources mentioned:
- King Solomon Academy
- Doug Lemov – Teach Like a Champion
- Kris Bolton
- Brendan Lee – 5 Key Principles for Teaching Primary Mathematics Effectively
- Brendan Lee – A Systematic and Structured Approach to Teaching Primary Mathematics (Part 1)
- Alex Blanksby – Five Ways to use Worked Examples
- The ResearchED guide to explicit and direct instruction – Adam Boxer
- John Mason and Anne Watson – Thinkers
- Episode 18 – Kevin and Robyn Wheldall on Effective Instruction in Reading
- Knowledge Society
- CogLearn
- Think Forward Educations: Sarah Powell – Maths Intervention
- Dan Meyer
You can connect with Bruno:
Twitter: @BrunoReddyMaths
You can connect with Brendan:
Twitter: @learnwithmrlee
Facebook: @learningwithmrlee
Website: learnwithlee.net
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About Bruno Reddy
After teacher training through Teach First, Bruno co-founded a secondary school in London that became (and continues to be) one of the highest-performing in England. He’s got a keen interest in positive classroom culture and maths teacher effectiveness (particularly in modelling and questioning). Bruno is fully committed to helping millions of students get off to a great start in maths through his two apps (Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots). At the weekend, he mostly drives his two young sons from one sports fixture to another or his wife up the wall with another idea.