Alex BoxNov 3, 20211 minRethinking giftedness - a powerful insightI've long been looking for ways to build more inclusive and collaborative classrooms. So coming across this (< 6 minute) Youcubed video...
Alex BoxJul 16, 20214 minNumber 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...
Alex BoxApr 9, 20214 minThe power of a 'So...what?' protocol Embedding student thinking and agency over their learning has its challenges when working within the constraints of a mandated...
Alex BoxMar 27, 20216 minNerding 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...
Alex BoxDec 11, 20202 minCreating, connecting and coming together for goodSunday 2nd August was the day that what I call our 'strict lockdown' began. Many of us had already been dabbling in iso-hobbies for a...
Alex BoxSep 17, 20194 minConversations and Learning Conversation - a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged - Oxford...