Maths Week at Maynooth University – ‘Do Statisticians have Superpowers?’

Rafael de Andrade Moral has been working as an Assistant Professor of Statistics at Maynooth University since 2018, after completing a BSc in Biology and an MSc and PhD in Statistics at University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is very interested in applying mathematical and statistical tools to solve real-world problems linked to Biology, Ecology,

2021-10-07T11:53:02+00:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: |Tags: |

Maths Teen Scavenger Hunt for Transition Year and Year 12 Students

Join the Maths week team for a fun, collaborative and energetic scavenger hunt that will have you competing with other schools.  The challenges are designed to accommodate all abilities and creativity is highly recommended. All you need is 1 mobile phone for the class and someone that is designated as the director.  You will need

2021-10-07T07:13:12+00:00October 21st, 2021|Categories: |Tags: |

Curious Maths with Rob Eastaway

Everyone loves a quiz – but this quiz is a bit curious.  First, there are only seven questions.  Second, most people get most of the questions wrong (but that’s fine because nobody is recording anybody’s score).  And third, you’ll discover some really curious things about the real world as you go along.  This is maths

2021-10-12T15:53:19+00:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: , |Tags: , |

Connected Classroom Maths Show

Join international edutainer Steve Sherman, Chief Imagination Officer of livingmaths.com, in this whacky and wild mathemagics show where students will be exposed to a range of interesting maths games and tricks to keep them entertained. This show is for Junior & Senior Infant classes, and also Primary 2 & 3 classes in Northern Ireland ***

2021-10-19T10:42:46+00:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: |Tags: |

Maths Week Mini Quiz with Franz Schlindwein

Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural Maths Week Mega Quiz, we have decided to run a similar event for pupils in 2nd – 3rd class , primary 3-4. This highly visual problem solving quiz will be facilitated live via Zoom and each class must work as a team and submit one set of answers

2021-10-13T13:28:45+00:00October 20th, 2021|Categories: , , , |Tags: |

Using Magic in the Secondary Maths Classroom

In this session, former teacher and inspector Andrew Jeffrey will share his favourite, magical moments to use in a secondary maths classroom. You will learn tricks to amaze and engage your students, covering such topics as probability, Algebra and Fibonacci. All of these have been tried and tested in secondary classrooms.   Join using the below

2021-10-15T11:22:49+00:00October 19th, 2021|Categories: , , , , |Tags: |

Primary Teacher Workshop with Steve Sherman

Join international educator Steve Sherman, Chief Imagination Officer of livingmaths.com, in this hands-on workshop where he will introduce you to a range of digital, online and physical ideas to implement in your classroom. It will be like a maths makeover! To register your interest in this event, please fill out the below form.

2021-10-08T09:27:53+00:00October 19th, 2021|Categories: , |Tags: |

Living Maths with Bobby Seagull

For Bobby, maths was instrumental in unlocking the secrets of everyday life from understanding the randomness of football results, to organising his time and his choice of music. Using stories from his own life, Bobby brings his infectious enthusiasm to everything from the right number of friends to have to the power of prime numbers

2021-10-08T14:38:58+00:00October 19th, 2021|Categories: , , , |Tags: |
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