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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · 29d

Super excited!
HDWTT = How do we teach that

And yes… the diorama of a classroom with lily pads on the floor to demo 'nimble number jumpers' was totally unnecessary but absolutely worth it 🪷➕➖

#EduSky #UKMathschat #TeamMaths #EdublogUK #Mathstoday

Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · 29d

I may have gotten a little over-excited about our first HDWTT faculty meeting

📢 Topic: Directed Number

💡 Discuss go-to methods
💡 Share cognitive pinch points
💡 Explore how it underpins later maths
💡 Pro/con each technique → agree a consistent (but not exclusive) approach

#EduSky #UKMathschat

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Jun 18

📣 The feedback from The BIG Maths Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 has been amazing!

✅ 50 teachers
✅ 15 schools
✅ 13 speakers
❌ 0 gimmicks—just real, evidence-informed ideas.

Grateful to all who made it what it was.
See you in 2026! 🙌
#ByMathsTeachersForMathsTeachers
#Maths #EduSky #MathsToday

Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Jun 12

🎉 What. A. Day.
Proud to have organised the (first) BIG Maths Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 nearly 50 teachers from 15 top international schools across Thailand

Practical strategies. Expert voices. Real buzz.

See you in 2026?

#Maths #UKMathsChat #EduSky #TeamMaths #EduBlog

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 30

🚨 10 days to go!
The BIG Maths Teaching & Learning Conference 2025 is almost here!

🧠 A dazzling line up of brilliant speakers
✅ Nearly 50 attending (so far)

By Maths teachers, for Maths teachers

🎟️ Tickets going fast get yours now
shorturl.at/liopY

#TeamMaths #BIGMaths2025 #EduSky #MathsCPD

Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 22

Solutions now kindly provided from @littlemsmaths.bsky.social I have added these to the original folder

Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 18

This was a lot of hours 💤
📢Edexcel IGCSE Paper 2 [R] HOT topics Sets A-D
🧠27 questions: High frequency but didn't show in P1
⚠️ITS NOT A PREDICTED PAPER
#UKMathsChat #EduSky #IGCSE #TeamMaths
@mathsjem.bsky.social @ticktockmaths.bsky.social
👀Last year 85% accurate

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 22

Now with added solutions from @littlemsmaths.bsky.social
I have added her solutions to the same folder

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 19

Just 3 weeks now until The BIG Maths Teaching & Learning Conference 2025
Tickets going fast - The rumor is that lunch is 💯
Purchase tickets here
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Here is our full line up of amazing sessions on the day

#TeachingandLearning #Maths #TeamMaths

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 18

This was a lot of hours 💤
📢Edexcel IGCSE Paper 2 [R] HOT topics Sets A-D
🧠27 questions: High frequency but didn't show in P1
⚠️ITS NOT A PREDICTED PAPER
#UKMathsChat #EduSky #IGCSE #TeamMaths
@mathsjem.bsky.social @ticktockmaths.bsky.social
👀Last year 85% accurate

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · May 8

🎉 Tickets are LIVE! 🎟️

The BIG Maths Teaching and Learning Conference 2025
📅 June 9, 2025 | Denla British School Bangkok

Don’t miss out on Thailand’s biggest grassroots Maths CPD event!
Grab your tickets now 👉 rb.gy/agk8sq

#BIGMathsTLC #MathsCPD #EduSky #TeamMaths #UKMathsChat

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Apr 30

What the fuck is a direct inverse correlation?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 30

RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 29

Ok, this might be the BEST gift I've ever received from a student...
3D printed connect 4 with auto sort 🤯
#EduSky #TeamMaths #connectfour #UKmathschat

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 16

📖The Right Angle: Chapter 5 (Checking for Understanding) coming along nicely.
💡Ive spent the day writing about my favorite thing MINI WHITEBOARDS!
🧮Maths teachers the trailblazers
#TheRightAngle #EduSky #EduBlogUK #UKMathsChat #UKEd #TeamMaths #ALevelMaths

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 11

When in Da Nang...

Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 11

I like the background on this ! Didn't think to do that

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 10

Jumping on that bandwagon 🤣
Also chat GPT giving me anxiety about my ears
#EduSky #TeamMaths #UKMathsChat #TheRightAngle

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 8

Term 2 ✅

Now relaxing in lush rice paddies in Vietnam, the perfect peaceful setting to start on Chapter 5: Checking for Understanding of #TheRightAngle
Now with added (gratuitous!) Back to the Future references.
Out in 2026!

#TeamMaths #EduSky #UKMathsChat #EduBlogUK #UKEd #Vietnam

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 3

The BIG Maths T&L Conference 2025
The line up is coming together nicley, with some superb sounding sessions.

Sign up still open but closing fast
lnkd.in/g64Hev_D

🎟️ Tickets available 21/4
📢 Speakers confirmed 25/4
👀 Line up released 26/5
🧠 Conference 9/6

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Apr 1

The best practical guide on AI use in the classroom 😛
#TeamMaths #UKEdChat #EduSky

ticktockmaths.bsky.social @ticktockmaths.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hopes this helps people. I’ve put together a little document on how to use AI in the maths classroom. Free PDF below.
If you’re wondering how AI affects you or how you can use the new technology, please give it a click.

ticktockmaths.co.uk/wp-content/u...

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Mar 28

Friday last period lesson gets interrupted by an earthquake!!
Not something I had on my teaching bingo card!

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Mar 23

Just over 24 hours until my webniar on Oracy in the maths classroom with @hachettelearning.bsky.social looking forward to connecting with the 50+ teachers who have already signed up
👀 Sneak peek
🎟️ Not too late to grab a ticket
💰 Even better its a FREE event
#EduSky #UKMathschat #UKEd #EduBlogUK

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Mar 20

Pro-tip: Norway, Sweden and Denmark have education departments.

George Pearkes @peark.es · Mar 20

*TRUMP SIGNS ACTION AIMED AT CLOSING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
*TRUMP: WILL FIND ANOTHER POSITION FOR MCMAHON
*TRUMP: WANT EDUCATION AS GOOD AS NORWAY, SWEDEN, DENMARK

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Mar 21

Join me on Monday for this @hachettelearning.bsky.social webinar about Oracy in the Maths classroom

💡 Practical strategies
🧠 Evidence informed
🤯 Free

www.hachettelearning.com/events/profe...

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Mar 19

Really enjoyed writing the Metacognition in Mathematics chapter. Nathan is great to work with, super knowledgeable and easily lives up to his name.

🧠 He is the go-to guy for Metacognition

#EduSky #UKMathsTeacher #Maths #TeamMaths

Nathan Burns @mrmetacognition.bsky.social · Mar 18

Delighted to announce that 'Developing a Metacognitive Curriculum' will be coming out this summer!

Read on below for more details (and to hear about the world-class contributors!)

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Mr W @thtpedagogygeek.bsky.social · Mar 19

Family on the Slide of Doom in M2 today. Stay, Slide or Topple and describe it to me in mechanics terms.

Spoiler Alert the Green family day out doesn't end well 💀

#TeamMaths #UKMathsChat #EduSky #Mathematics #TheRightAngle #ALevelMaths

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