Learning in Lockdown 8 – Melissa Molnar

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