The Mathematical Association

Have you caught up on Charlie Stripp's latest presidential report? Throughout his presidency, Charlie has been addressing 'Challenges Mathematics Education Faces', with his latest report considering the shortage of secondary and post-16 maths teachers.

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👩🏫 Primary Teachers - do you need to spend your remaining maths budget? Why not give our First Maths Challenge a try! Aimed at children aged 7-9, it's a fun, problem-solving and thought-provoking challenge to explore outside of the box. Find out more now: https://buff.ly/416XgFt

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My colleague, Tom Button, MEI’s Maths Technology specialist, has been working to help teachers use digital technology to improve students’ mathematical learning for the last 20 years. Tom and I share frustration that the use the use of digital tools to aid students’ understanding of mathematics is still not routinely embedded in the secondary and post-16 mathematics classroom, and that the knowledge and use of digital tools to analyse data and help make sense of the world do not yet feature in the school curriculum. However, I think progress is now accelerating: - In the past, digital tools to support maths teaching and learning were often expensive and hard to use; today, high-quality, easy to use maths software is available free of charge. - It is now widely recognised that both how we teach and what we teach needs to adapt to the changing needs of society, which is becoming increasingly influenced by mathematical modelling, machine learning and AI. In my latest video interview as President of the Mathematical Association https://lnkd.in/e2ftfqP6 , Tom and I discuss two crucial aspects of the use of digital technology in teaching. 1.    To enhance students’ mathematical learning, not as an ‘add on’, but as a tool that is seamlessly integrated into teaching and learning, to help develop students’ understanding of mathematical concepts. 2.   To enable students to work in a meaningful way with data and develop some understanding of data science – understanding that is now crucial to be an informed citizen in our society. Tom has done pioneering work in both areas. His work is grounded in the classroom, developed and trialled with teachers and students. It is helping to lead the way in developing how and what we teach, so we can better prepare our young people for life in a rapidly changing world.

Thrilled to be giving the closing keynote at the Easter 'Future Proofing' conference. Teaser - the title of my talk was inspired by an exchange on TV between comedian Tom Allen and maths celebrity Bobby Seagull.

Teachers of mini monsters(ages 7-9) - register your school to take part in the First Maths Challenge this June! Don't miss out on our early bird rate:

Have you caught up listening to our SEND Maths 'Friends of Equals' podcasts with Equals Magazine Editor Alan Edmiston and guests? Listen now: https://buff.ly/4aSjG1G

Don't miss out on our webinars this week! Join Alison Rouse and Rebecca Atherfold on Primary and FE, and Catherine Campbell on Dyscalculia Register now to take part and have access to the recordings if you can't make them live