Republic of Mathematics blog

Teachers everywhere have to pay more attention to learning outcomes. Sometimes these outcomes are very specific to certain courses, even sequences of lessons, and other times they are more generic. One generic outcome that is valued by most teachers of mathematics is a demonstrated ability of, and propensity for, students to  check their answers. What […]

In my experience kids love writing, and trying to crack, secret codes. There’s a lot of mathematics behind codes. You can read more here. Ben Case, a year 4 class teacher in Littlehampton, near Brighton, England, tweeted on October 13, 2010: iteachyear4 Ben Case Any ideas how to switch on a group of 8 year […]