Map Maths in your City!
Marcus du Sautoy, master of maths, the public understanding of science, and The Arsenal, has launched a new initiative – Maths in the City – to “reveal the maths hiding in our urban surroundings”. Marcus and the Maths in the City team want YOU to contribute. Everyone, mathematicians or otherwise, is invited to submit mini-sites [...]
Read the whole postMaths-Whizz Wins Innovation Award at ERA!
Maths-Whizz wins the 2011 Innovation Prize at the Education Resource Awards!
Read the whole postAre we teaching too much?
Young children may learn better by exploring and playing, rather than being instructed, according to new research. How do these findings work with Maths-Whizz and young Maths-Whizzers?
Read the whole postProud to be innumerate?
In a UK report which looks at the limited impact of the money spent on the the Skills for Life programme, author Dame Mary Marsh points out that poor numeracy is somehow far less shameful than poor literacy, and calls for a cultural shift in the nation’s attitude to maths.
Read the whole postUK’s Maths Standing Falls
The UK has fallen behind in the international race to boost numeracy, literacy, and science skills, according to the Pisa 2009 report, out yesterday. The OECD (Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development) is a kind of fancy club for 34 countries committed to “[stimulating] economic progress and world trade” (Wikipedia). Part of its remit is [...]
Read the whole postTeach maths to learn maths
Teach in order to learn. This is what’s known as the ‘protégé effect‘. Learning a subject in order to explain it to someone else forces the learner to remember and understand the material better.
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