https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/blog.html Daniel Sheedy’s professional portfolio: secondary Mathematics and Science teaching, 286 complete worked Mathematics lessons, four interactive browser Tools, 16 case studies, and 27 developed articles with connected lessons, Tools and project records. en-au Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/about-me-teacher-mathematician-builder.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/about-me-teacher-mathematician-builder.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Practice A direct introduction to my teaching, Mathematics, Science, tutoring, computing, Christian purpose, and the practical method behind this portfolio. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/professional-practice-cycle-not-performance.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/professional-practice-cycle-not-performance.html Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Practice A practical account of planning, action, observation, adjustment and documentation as one continuous professional cycle. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/working-portfolio-not-static-brochure.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/working-portfolio-not-static-brochure.html Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Practice How I organise projects, teaching resources, articles and tools so that the public record remains useful, honest and appropriately bounded. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/my-pedagogy-clarity-challenge-care-revision.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/my-pedagogy-clarity-challenge-care-revision.html Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching A practical account of the four commitments that guide my planning, explanation, checking, support and classroom revision. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/teaching-between-explanation-and-independence.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/teaching-between-explanation-and-independence.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching How modelling, guided practice, checking and fading support help learners move from explanation to independent action. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/extension-depth-before-acceleration.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/extension-depth-before-acceleration.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching A practical approach to extending Mathematics and Science through depth rather than simply adding pages or accelerating content. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/support-open-door-preserve-thinking.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/support-open-door-preserve-thinking.html Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching How I select, check and fade support without lowering the intended Mathematics or Science thinking. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/from-formula-to-complete-mathematics-lesson.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/from-formula-to-complete-mathematics-lesson.html Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching How the mathematics library turns compact formulas into complete micro-lessons with meaning, reasoning, conditions and practice. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/feedback-changes-next-attempt.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/feedback-changes-next-attempt.html Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching A practical method for making feedback actionable, proportionate and connected to the learner’s next piece of work. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/differentiation-without-lowering-mathematics.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/differentiation-without-lowering-mathematics.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching A practical approach to differentiation that responds to evidence without quietly replacing the intended Mathematics learning. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/worked-examples-reasoning-fade-support.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/worked-examples-reasoning-fade-support.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching How I design, annotate and fade worked examples so that support leads towards independent mathematical choice. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/mathematics-resources-as-interfaces.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/mathematics-resources-as-interfaces.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Teaching Why I treat Mathematics worksheets as learning interfaces and test both the mathematical sequence and the page itself. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/christ-based-teaching-truth-dignity-service-hope.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/christ-based-teaching-truth-dignity-service-hope.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Faith & Education How Christian purpose shapes ordinary teaching decisions through truth, dignity, service, justice, grace, stewardship and hope. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/why-mathematics-matters-pattern-proof-model-decision.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/why-mathematics-matters-pattern-proof-model-decision.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics A first-person account of why I teach Mathematics as more than calculation: pattern, proof, modelling, representation and judgement. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/calculus-change-accumulation-limit.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/calculus-change-accumulation-limit.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics A developed introduction to derivatives, integrals, limits, units, numerical methods and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/units-belong-in-the-working.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/units-belong-in-the-working.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics Why I keep units visible through Mathematics and Science calculations rather than attaching them only at the end. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/quadratic-formula-completing-square.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/quadratic-formula-completing-square.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics A line-by-line derivation of the quadratic formula, followed by checks using factors, roots, graphs and the discriminant. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/sqrt-two-irrational-proof.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/sqrt-two-irrational-proof.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics A concise proof by contradiction, with the parity step and the lowest-terms assumption made explicit. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/exact-values-approximation-error.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/exact-values-approximation-error.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics How I distinguish exact and approximate values, avoid premature rounding and report error with an appropriate level of precision. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/distance-formula-from-pythagoras.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/distance-formula-from-pythagoras.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mathematics A visual derivation of the distance formula, with a worked example, sign checks and extensions to three dimensions. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/humidity-heat-index-limits-model.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/humidity-heat-index-limits-model.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Science A classroom explanation of relative humidity, evaporative cooling, heat index, measurement and responsible model interpretation. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/particle-models-representations-not-literal-pictures.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/particle-models-representations-not-literal-pictures.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Science How I use solid, liquid and gas particle diagrams while keeping the purpose and limitations of the representation visible. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/projectile-motion-two-motions-one-path.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/projectile-motion-two-motions-one-path.html Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Science A worked explanation of projectile motion, the parabolic path, complementary launch angles, model assumptions and simulation checks. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/practical-investigations-visible-thinking.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/practical-investigations-visible-thinking.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Science How I design Science practical work so that students can connect action, data, model and evaluation. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/computing-ai-tools-good-bad-judgement.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/computing-ai-tools-good-bad-judgement.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Development A practical account of useful AI applications, verification, privacy, bias, dependence, academic integrity and human responsibility. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/classroom-problem-to-interactive-tool.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/classroom-problem-to-interactive-tool.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Development The practical path from identifying a classroom need to designing, testing, documenting and publishing an isolated browser application. https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/local-first-software-real-workflows.html https://YOUR-DOMAIN.example/posts/local-first-software-real-workflows.html Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Development Why I often keep the core workflow close to the user’s device, while making every external dependency and recovery path explicit.