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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 18h

Ritangle 2025 is here!

Answer question 1 (please DO NOT give away the answer below!) then head over to buff.ly/lchWXbU to register your team.

A level maths teachers, don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity for your students!

#ALevelMaths #Ritangle2025

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Casio Education @casioeducationuk.bsky.social · 15h

Have you visited the Casio Resources Centre lately? It's had an upgrade. education.casio.co.uk/all-resources/

Resources Archive - Casio Calculators

Welcome to the Casio Resources Centre where you can find, view, save and download over 200 resources, created by teachers for teachers. Below you will find our most popular collections. Simply use…

education.casio.co.uk

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Danny Kodicek (but, y'know, spooky) @dannykodicek.bsky.social · 1d

I approve of jokes that require trivia knowledge to appreciate.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

A wombat sitting in a booth with a pyramid of large dice next to it. Sign reads “all sales final no refunds”

Caption reads “never buy dice from a wombat”

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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 1d

Are you ready for Ritangle 2025 starting tomorrow?

We had 1,700 teams last year and are hoping to welcome even more this year!

Enjoy the challenge: buff.ly/eVGNIZY

#Ritangle2025 #MathsTeaching #MathsChallenge

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Natalie Vernon @natalievmei.bsky.social · 2d

#ICTMT17 is going to be fantastic - maths tech designers, teachers and academic researchers from across the world will be there to discuss all aspects of using tech in our maths classrooms & #MEI is sponsoring 10 teacher places - buff.ly/mnzr2N5 Tell your friends!! 🤩🤩 ictmt17.org.uk/workshop-pro...

MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 2d

We are proud to be sponsoring 10 places to attend the teacher day at ICTMT17 in London on 22 Oct buff.ly/piLruty

Take part in workshops, meet sector leaders, hear MEI’s Tom Button & Natalie Vernon on using Desmos

Apply: buff.ly/mnzr2N5

#ICTMT17 #MathsEd

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 1d

ICTMT (International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching) is a great event.

We're sponsoring 10 places at the teacher day in London on Wed 22nd October.

If you want one of these please fill in the form ↓↓↓

MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 2d

We are proud to be sponsoring 10 places to attend the teacher day at ICTMT17 in London on 22 Oct buff.ly/piLruty

Take part in workshops, meet sector leaders, hear MEI’s Tom Button & Natalie Vernon on using Desmos

Apply: buff.ly/mnzr2N5

#ICTMT17 #MathsEd

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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 2d

We are proud to be sponsoring 10 places to attend the teacher day at ICTMT17 in London on 22 Oct buff.ly/piLruty

Take part in workshops, meet sector leaders, hear MEI’s Tom Button & Natalie Vernon on using Desmos

Apply: buff.ly/mnzr2N5

#ICTMT17 #MathsEd

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Paddy MacMahon @paddymacmahon.com · 6d

In #MathsToday I'm wondering how to refer to a single @desmos.com instance.

Should I tell pupils to 'use this desmos to investigate' or 'use this desmos sheet...' or something else...? Should they 'make a desmos' to illustrate a graph?

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The Mathematical Association @mathematicala.bsky.social · 6d

Join our next live webinar with Dr Cath Gripton as she shares the latest research and finding about how Maths is taught in Reception, Y7 and Y12 in England.

Tuesday 18th November @ 16.00

Book: buff.ly/aI37pJ0

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Matt Man @mr-man-maths.bsky.social · 6d

In #ALevelMaths yesterday, one of the Year 12s might have accidentally bought a rogue scientific calculator. Can you spot the differences? The Year 12 pupil was gutted as apparently the price was the same as a genuine one.

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 8d

Bookings for these courses will close soon - likely by the end of this week. Please book now if you're wanting to attend.

Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 16d

The AMSP 'The Maths of Data Science and AI' teacher course has been really popular and we've managed to slightly increase the capacity on the London study day - if you're quick you can grab one of these extra places amsp.org.uk/event/192742...

Event - AMSP

amsp.org.uk

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 8d

I created something similar to this a few years ago: www.geogebra.org/m/zdjm2gs9

Is it the same idea?

Probabilities of combined events

www.geogebra.org

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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · 8d

Want to strengthen maths teaching across your school? Join our free 60-min webinar that explores how to implement the Oak National Academy Primary Maths Resources and plan a whole-school rollout.

7 Oct | Free

🔗 buff.ly/oYYEHWl

#PrimaryMaths #MathsLeadership

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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 13d

Does economics use too much maths - or the wrong kind of maths? on.ft.com/3IqOgGb

The wrong kind of maths

[FREE TO READ] Why the mathematics used in economics for decades needs a rethink

on.ft.com

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 15d

I'm getting a message that says: "Your feed is public, and you are on the Free plan. Your feed will skip posts based on network conditions."

I don't want to pay for this but would be happy to pass it on to someone else.

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 15d

Not sure what's happening with it - I'll have a look

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 15d

It's up there with one of my other favourite Further Maths jokes:

Q. What's the opposite of Kansas?
A. Arkansas

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 16d

The AMSP 'The Maths of Data Science and AI' teacher course has been really popular and we've managed to slightly increase the capacity on the London study day - if you're quick you can grab one of these extra places amsp.org.uk/event/192742...

Event - AMSP

amsp.org.uk

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Paddy MacMahon @paddymacmahon.com · 16d

#MathsToday

A nice mathsy clue in today's Times Crossword:

Select prime locations in Bearsden for facility (4)

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 16d

The AMSP 'The Maths of Data Science and AI' teacher course has been really popular and we've managed to slightly increase the capacity on the London study day - if you're quick you can grab one of these extra places amsp.org.uk/event/192742...

Event - AMSP

amsp.org.uk

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Casio Education @casioeducationuk.bsky.social · 16d

Getting started with the fx-CG100? We’ve got you covered. 🙌
Explore our latest resources - designed to help you get the most from our most advanced graphing calculator. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Just landed: fx-CG100 resources

The key operations between the fx-CG100 ClassWiz CG and ClassWiz Scientific series is based on the same user interface and navigation design. By standardisin...

www.youtube.com

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 21d

#ALevelMaths

Richard Adamson @rtadamson.bsky.social · 21d

In #mathstoday (yesterday), Y12 Further Maths tried to fool each other by writing what they thought a run of Heads/Tails could look like, then doing a real one. They were very good at detecting fake randomness!

6 strips of paper with 20 Heads or Tails written on them.

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Tom Button @tombutton.bsky.social · 21d

I like today's Google Doodle

Google Doodle featuring a quadratic equation

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The Mathematical Association @mathematicala.bsky.social · 22d

✨ AMiE – the Association for Mathematics in Education – is coming.

The AMiE Transitional Board have met for the first time and are working towards the formal merger date of 1st December.

Read more here: buff.ly/6Na7ioy

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Paddy MacMahon @paddymacmahon.com · 22d

And 4) generate your own data to model real-world data-generating processes.
www.paddymacmahon.com/conferences/...

I'd also put @desmos.com in the mix for point 3.

paddy macmahon - mathsconf32

Below is the presentation from my #MathsConf32 talk on Statistical modelling

www.paddymacmahon.com

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