The following problem (or proving activity, if you like to call it that) is a typical textbook geometry problem. It is tough and guaranteed to scare the wits out of
Guest Post: Supporting Older Students Who Struggle with Maths
Often as teachers we struggle to support those students for whom maths is challenging. As a teacher myself, I found many of these students experienced difficulties which continued from their primary
Math Knowledge for Teaching
The mathematics that engineers, accountants, etc and teachers of mathematics know are different. They should be. There are some engineers, accountants, chemists, etc who become very good mathematics teachers but
A Challenging Way of Presenting Math Patterns Problems
Mathematics is the science of patterns. Part of the math skill students need to learn in mathematics is to see regularities. The usual way of introducing pattern searching activity is