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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jul 20

This one is a little more about economics/politics than education, but I would be keen to hear the views of some educators on this piece.

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How Resilient Is Education?

I first became broadly aware of politics in the run up to the 1997 general election. During these months and the years afterwards the country felt prosperous like - at least in my memory - it has not ...

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jul 16

What constitutes problem-solving? #iTeachMaths #MathsToday

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jul 11

#mathstoday the views at this gathering - SE London Maths Hub annual conference - are pretty hard to be beat.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jun 25

Four blue squares. One red triangle.
What is the area of the red triangle?

Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jun 25

Let that be lesson to me as to the pitfalls of posting late on when sleep is more urgent. Calling triangles squares, and not giving enough information to solve the question! New post coming.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jun 18

My #MathsConf38 workshop choices:

1 - @krisboulton.bsky.social & Lee Wheeler
2 - Greg Thomas & Anna Berry
3 - @mr-man-maths.bsky.social
4 - @mathsjem.bsky.social
5 - @jemmaths.bsky.social

Break times will be spent with discerning attendees who are keen to know more about problem-solving.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Jun 9

If your UK school has 25%+ of pupils eligible for FSM, you now get free access to Maths Advance.

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Let’s make high-quality problem-solving accessible to all.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · May 20

A case of status quo bias? The preference for the current state of affairs, leading individuals to resist change even when new options offer improvements.

Whilst many gladly accepted an offer of free access to Maths Advance, others did not respond. It was a genuine offer...just message me. #maths

Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · May 20

Do people set summer holiday work for their lower/middle school cohorts? Would anyone like summer challenge booklets for different year groups?
#mathstoday #UKMathsChat

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · May 13

Is it a long term goal to embed problem-solving? Are you looking for a resource that would enable you to achieve this?
If so, email me ([email protected]) for a free trial of the platform until the end of the academic year.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Apr 21

Gaps you cannot see:
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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Apr 21

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A near irreducible element of education is in-person lesson delivery. Whilst AI may have already reduced contact time in higher education, it is unlikely to have the same impact in schools. I argue…

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Apr 11

If you are looking for interesting data for scatter graphs any time soon, then feel free to browse the new questions on Maths Advance.

More are coming imminently.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Apr 2

So the 'a' is just a digit, and yes the point is a decimal point.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Apr 2

Something a little different today:
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Teacher presentation

Mondrian Art

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Apr 1

In #MathsToday, again with year 10, we were discussing algebraic and other approaches to finding the digit 'a'.

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Mar 31

Year 10 Mathletics at lunchtime. These learners have signed up to spend their own time answering - or trying to in the case of the Collatz Conjecture - unusual and challenging questions. 35 minutes very well spent.
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Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · Mar 15

And now @mathsadvance.bsky.social is challenging all of us to be in the learner's shows and gets us all to really struggle on the Maths. #MathsConf37

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Mar 17

Ruth is right! Follow her lead and begin a free subscription of Maths Advance on our website. It will transform your provision of problem-solving and challenge.

Now, I just need to switch to an email provider that can handle image files!

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Maths Advance @mathsadvance.bsky.social · Mar 13

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