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Routines, Modelling and Making Thinking Visible
<p>Learn more about The Story of Maths and <a href="https://www.acel.pro/">ACEL Pro </a>- www.alta-education.com/tsom-overview and <a href="https://www.acel.pro/">https://www.acel.pro</a></p><p><br></p><p>For maths curriculum questions contact us <a href="https://alta-education.com/contact/">here</a> or via <a href="mailto:support@alta-education.com">support@alta-education.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Get your tickets for the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thinking-deeply-about-primary-education-conference-edinburgh-tickets-1994538692922?aff=erelpanelorg">TDaPE Conference Edinburgh</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://alta-education.com/cpd-tour-26-27/">Maths PD Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow</a> - <a href="https://alta-education.com/cpd-tour-26-27/">https://alta-education.com/cpd-tour-26-27/</a></p><p><br></p><p>For show notes, links, and a summary episode, sign up for the <a href="https://tdape.beehiiv.com/subscribe">Hey! What You Reading For </a>newsletter. Mondays at 7am BST - <a href="https://tdape.beehiiv.com/subscribe">https://tdape.beehiiv.com/subscribe</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://forschools.ai/">AI For Teachers</a> newsletter</p><p><br></p><p>Episode 313: Marwa Alsaraf does not want pupils simply to know what to do. She wants them to see how the thinking works.</p><p>In this episode, Marwa joins Kieran to talk about the classroom practices she has built over more than a decade in teaching, from clear routines and live modelling to the kind of dialogue that asks pupils to explain, challenge and build on one another's ideas.</p><p>Her own journey into teaching began differently from most. Marwa arrived in the UK at 18 with limited English, later worked as a teaching assistant, completed her degree while raising a family and eventually qualified as a teacher. After beginning her career in Birmingham, she moved to the UAE, where she now teaches and leads mathematics.</p><p>That experience shapes much of the conversation. Marwa