Mathematics – Heritage – Education
“My role was to ensure that while the complex mechanics of binary logic were distilled into clear, engaging concepts, the narrative maintained strict historical accuracy and mathematical integrity.”
Tags: BBC, digital, MathsComm, online, ResourceDevelopment, script, Video, YouTube
I was invited as a guest onto the first episode of Teachwire Talks, hosted by Helen Mulley. The episode, Are You Smarter than a Stoneage Engineer, puts me in conversation with Dr. Jennifer Wexler, Historian at English Heritage, to discuss how the prehistoric Stonehenge site can spark powerful learning in modern STEM classrooms.
Tags: education, mathematics, MathsComm, museums, online, podcast
Next time you’re in a museum, gallery, library, or archive, keep an eye open for these mathematical themes!
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“The resource uses a story-first approach to promote richer experiences and telltale signs that maths is nearby, and highlights things that have been found to be necessary prerequisites for creating any type of maths-focused resource.”
Tags: archives, education, galleries, libraries, mathematics, MathsInMuseums, museums, online, ResourceDevelopment, resources
Maths Week Scotland comissioned me to write some learning resources. The original brief was very open: they wanted five maths-themed activities, related to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence, to be offered to teachers (and anyone else looking to explore mathematical themes) for free on their website.
Tags: D'Arcy Wentworth Thomspon, Eleanor Pairman, John Napier, Mary Somerville, mathematics, Maths Week Scotland, online, resource creation, ResourceDevelopment, Scotland, Sheila Scott Macintyre
Maths is everywhere, but you might not know it. You might also not think of a museum, gallery or heritage site as someplace to learn and explore mathematics. But every museum, gallery, or heritage site is abundant with opportunities to explore aspects of mathematics, though in most they can be a little hard to spot.
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Something which people in learning and education roles in the heritage sector cite as a barrier to development of maths-focused activities and resources is a lack of confidence in being able to spot the mathematics that’s all around them, but they do recognise that it involves far more than just counting and calculating.
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“…captivated the audience and sparked meaningful discussions…”
– Stacy Mann, Senior Advisor for Families, Early Years and Childcare at Campaign for Learning.
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