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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 2d

You've got just a few days left to enter our infographic competition, open to any student aged 11-16 in #Scotland. More information here: rss.org.uk/RSS/media/8....

#MathsWeekScot

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 3d

It's Sunday night - and we'd love to plan a #maths lesson for you.

Please enjoy some lesson materials spanning #stats and #ecology - with a bonus that we are also running an infographic design competition for students where they could win a book bundle!
#MathsWeekScot

Stats in the wild

As part of Maths Week Scotland 2025, Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey have produced a set of bespoke evidence-based resources for exploring statistics using outdoor maths. Each set of resources…

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 3d

Friends! We got to interview the excellent @cristinacost.bsky.social about #AI in #education and it was the perfect antidote to the vague, hype-filled nonsense that seems to be everywhere right now. ⬇️

Darren Macey @darrenmacey.bsky.social · 4d

Our latest #AI in #Education interview is now up on YouTube.

This time we chat about issues of critical education with Dr Cristina Costa, Associate Professor (Digital futures and education) at Durham University.

AI in Education: Interview with Dr Cristina Costa

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey interview Dr Cristina Costa, Associate Professor (Digital Society and Education) at Durham University, about AI in education. In this issue we discussed themes…

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 4d

Are you a student in #Scotland?

You could enter our infographic competition & win a lovely bundle of books related to maths, stats, biology & fiction by Scottish authors.
Closing date 10th October at midnight. Enter here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please share! #MathsWeekScot

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 5d

Are you a teacher in #Scotland?

Your students could enter our infographic competition & win a lovely bundle of books related to maths, stats, biology & fiction by Scottish authors.
Closing date 10th October at midnight. Enter here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Please share! #MathsWeekScot

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

NEW UPDATE: Here is my monthly update for September on recent #research around the issue of #AI use in #education - please share widely!

youtu.be/5x1NrUPY898?...

September evidence update: what does recent research suggest about AI in education?

YouTube video by Rycroft-Smith & Macey (research)

youtu.be

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 7d

Oh wow

a close up of a person wearing sunglasses with a blurry background

Alt: a close up of a person wearing sunglasses with a blurry background

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

‘travellers are learning when they arrive at their would-be destination..they've been fed incorrect information or steered to a place that only exists in the hard-wired imagination of a robot.’

www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

The perils of letting AI plan your next trip

An imagined town in Peru, an Eiffel tower in Beijing: travellers are increasingly using tools like ChatGPT for itinerary ideas – and being sent to destinations that don't exist.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

And secondly, the third episode in our podcast (which we also filmed as a video in case your enjoy our faces) is out, in which we review The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching by Sue Cowley, which you can watch here: youtu.be/c7mx1xTDoM8

Research Party Episode 3: The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching by Sue Cowley

Join Lucy and Darren as we review The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching by Sue Cowley. Theme music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution…

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

It's a double video day (so rare it almost never happens!) Firstly, my #September update on the latest research in #AI in #education which you can watch here: youtu.be/5x1NrUPY898?...

September evidence update: what does recent research suggest about AI in education?

In this video, Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith explores some of the most recent research around using AI in education, asking questions about the implications for teachers and schools.

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

Oooh, this looks very interesting 👀⬇️

UC Davis School of Law @ucdavislaw.bsky.social · 8d

Join the Center for Innovation, Law, and Society (CILS) for a talk with Dr. @timnitgebru.bsky.social about the history of the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement and its link to the 20th-century eugenics movement.

This in-person event will also be livestreamed: bit.ly/42kxaQV

#AGI #AI

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

I am extremely excited to share with you our third episode of #ResearchParty , where @darrenmacey.bsky.social and I review education books. This month, it is The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching by Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social which came out in April 2025 - enjoy!

Research Party Episode 3: The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching by Sue Cowley

Join Lucy and Darren as we review The Ultimate Guide to Adaptive Teaching by Sue Cowley. Theme music: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution…

youtu.be

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 8d

NEW UPDATE: Here is my monthly update for September on recent #research around the issue of #AI use in #education - please share widely!

youtu.be/5x1NrUPY898?...

September evidence update: what does recent research suggest about AI in education?

YouTube video by Rycroft-Smith & Macey (research)

youtu.be

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Maths Week Scotland @mathsweek.scot · 10d

Here's the final day of this week's #StatsInTheWild challenges! Have a go, then head over to our website for more info on the new Stats in the Wild resources >> mathsweek.scot/schools/lear...

#UKMathsChat #MathsToday #EduSky #MathsWeekScot

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 11d

A gorgeous video for our last daily challenge of #MathsWeekScot courtesy of science.ebird.org/en/status-an...

What can you see happening to the global population of barn swallows over time?
What stories can you tell about this data?
#StatsInTheWild @mathsweek.scot @royalstatsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 11d

A gorgeous video for our last daily challenge of #MathsWeekScot courtesy of science.ebird.org/en/status-an...

What can you see happening to the global population of barn swallows over time?
What stories can you tell about this data?
#StatsInTheWild @mathsweek.scot @royalstatsoc.bsky.social

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 11d

Perfect 👌 what lovely names, too.

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 11d

Perfect! 👌

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 11d

Excellent guesses, everyone! Graph 1 was the European goldfinch; Graph 2 was the gorgeous greenfinch, and Graph 3 was the bullfinch: in my humble opinion a colour palette so perfectly balanced one could weep. Hope you are all enjoying #MathsWeekScot as much as I am!

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 12d

‘You can shove anything in a pie’ is quite the claim 👀

I believe there is a long and unpleasant history of birds in pies in this illustrious country of ours, no?

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 12d

‘Can you guess the bird from the pie chart?’ is a pretty cool intersection between #mathematics and #biology 😁🪶

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 12d

It's Saturday of #MathsWeekScot - a perfect day for some #birdwatching.
Here is our daily #StatsinTheWild challenge. Can you guess the type of finch from the pie chart?
@mathsweek.scot @kateywhyte.bsky.social @altealorenzo.bsky.social @rss-teach.bsky.social

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 12d

It's Saturday of #MathsWeekScot - a perfect day for some #birdwatching.
Here is our daily #StatsinTheWild challenge. Can you guess the type of finch from the pie chart?
@mathsweek.scot @kateywhyte.bsky.social @altealorenzo.bsky.social @rss-teach.bsky.social

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome to Friday of #MathsWeekScot - and here is today's daily mini challenge from us! #StatsInTheWild

Do let us know if you tried it with students, and if so how it went.

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 13d

Ooh me too! We need some #biologist friends to help us out!

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 13d

This one might surprise you (or not!)

The answer was graph C and me (the person who loves grasshoppers) #StatsInTheWild

a drawing of a grasshopper with red eyes

ALT: a drawing of a grasshopper with red eyes

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Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith @honeypisquared.bsky.social · 13d

Friends, I have a few duplicate copies of my books left over from signings- if you would like one, I will sign it to you (or anyone else as a gift) and send to you for the bargain price of £12 including postage (UK only). Send me a message- first-come, first-served as I only have a few!

A copy of the book ‘Flip the System UK: A Teachers’ Manifesto’

A hardback copy of the book ‘The Equal Classroom’

A softback copy of the book ‘The Equal Classroom’

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