Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar

Episode 35 of the The NCETM Maths Podcast podcast, hosted by NCETM, titled "Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar" was published on June 24, 2020 and runs 18 minutes.

June 24, 2020 ·18m · The NCETM Maths Podcast

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Summary

Melissa Molnar is a Canadian teacher who moved to London for experience and never quite left! She teaches Year 1 (though is currently in an EYFS bubble) and leads maths across her school and the larger school partnership. Melissa talks about her thinking behind planning the partnership’s home learning curriculum, the recovery curriculum and about her involvement in creating the NCETM Primary Lesson videos, and how she has used them since. We hope that this interview, with others in the series, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on what works best for their own situations. Show notes Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 22 June 2020, are: Melissa Molnar, Y1 teacher and Maths Lead in Greenwich, London. Gwen Tresidder: NCETM Communications Manager Episode chapters 00:06 – How home learning started 05:06 – Melissa’s working week 07:08 – Comparing what children do at home and at school 08:08 – Looking towards September 08:38 – Creating video lessons for NCETM 12:38 – Is teaching via video more difficult? 15:26 – Collaborative planning online Useful links Melissa tweets as @WoodhillMaths. During the podcast, Melissa mentions: Home learning packs from her school NCETM primary lesson videos

Episode Description

Melissa Molnar is a Canadian teacher who moved to London for experience and never quite left! She teaches Year 1 (though is currently in an EYFS bubble) and leads maths across her school and the larger school partnership. Melissa talks about her thinking behind planning the partnership’s home learning curriculum, the recovery curriculum and about her involvement in creating the NCETM Primary Lesson videos, and how she has used them since.

We hope that this interview, with others in the series, will generate ideas and allow listeners to reflect on what works best for their own situations.

Show notes

Taking part in the discussion, recorded on 22 June 2020, are:

Melissa Molnar, Y1 teacher and Maths Lead in Greenwich, London.
Gwen Tresidder: NCETM Communications Manager

Episode chapters

00:06 – How home learning started
05:06 – Melissa’s working week
07:08 – Comparing what children do at home and at school
08:08 – Looking towards September
08:38 – Creating video lessons for NCETM
12:38 – Is teaching via video more difficult?
15:26 – Collaborative planning online

Useful links

Melissa tweets as @WoodhillMaths.

During the podcast, Melissa mentions:

Home learning packs from her school

NCETM primary lesson videos

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