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From maths bite to mathematical feast

Some thoughts on making creating regular and joyful mathematical opportunities for all students.

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Number talks - nurturing and normalising mistakes

'We learn from our mistakes'. 'Mistakes help us to learn'. These phrases are use and heard commonly enough. But I think they are really...

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Nerding out over number talks (at MathsConf 25)

Five years ago, I didn't yet know what number talks were. What sparked an investigation into them was an opportunity to visit another...

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Which One Doesn't Belong? for Fractions

Which one doesn’t belong? The top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right? What's your argument for why? What about the other...

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Connecting maths and people through WODB

Which one doesn't belong? The top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right? And what's your argument for why? Which One Doesn't...

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Notice & Wonder - 3 key uses in Maths

I've recently reflected on the Notice & Wonder (N & W) routine. I love how it replicates various aspects of a mathematician's work:...

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Busting myths about maths - how do number talks help?

I recently stumbled on this page in the Victorian Mathematics Teaching Toolkit. The list of common myths about learning maths caught my...

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Number Talks: a life-changing discovery

I used to believe that I wasn´t a maths person. I was, though, a passionate teacher who would try anything to reach all learners across...

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Conversations and Learning

Conversation - a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged - Oxford...

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