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width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-17\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"549\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-549\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Developing Spatial Skills<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Spatial skills are very important in mathematics and other STEM subjects. Like other skills, these skills can be developed. \u00a0<\/p><p>The PDST are starting a research programme on an intervention to develop spatial skills and have produced a very interesting video to promote involvement in the study. The video \u00a0features Stephen Gammell (PDST) Dr<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">Gavin Duffy (TUD) and Prof Sheryl Sorby (University of Cincinnati). It discusses the poorer performance of females in spatial reasoning tests and \u00a0 presents evidence from the US about interventions at College and school that had a subsequent improvement in maths and other subjects. watch the video <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u7TTFwHZEbY\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-18\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u7TTFwHZEbY\" style=\"display:block\" target=\"_blank\" data-block-id=\"552\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"border:0;width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/2222c2b4-c39b-4828-9175-c583442fb49e.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ff7b00;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"629\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-629\" style=\"width:100%\"><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"color:#f4f4f4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\">News <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"630\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-630\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal;\">The Irish are just as guilty as the UK for having an \u2018anti-maths mindset\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"621\" id=\"section_f7af10df376f0039c5f4cc8a983da687\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-106\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-83\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-32\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"622\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-622\" style=\"width:100%\"><p>On 22 April, the Irish Times columnist Donald Clarke felt compelled to respond to the old chestnut that we at Maths Week have been fighting for years. <\/p><p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/2023\/04\/22\/the-irish-are-just-as-guilty-as-the-uk-for-having-an-anti-maths-mindset\/\" target=\"_blank\">article here<\/a><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-33\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"624\" width=\"186\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/5b37e148-4428-10b4-7dd4-e36f1728165d.jpg?w=186&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"157\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-157\" style=\"width:100%\"><h2 class=\"last-child\">Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI)<\/h2><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"503\" id=\"section_9954f77c63e658083638d20bb17ed82b\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-99\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-69\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-11\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"504\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-504\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong>The closing date for submission of papers is Monday,\u00a0May 1st, 2023<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p class=\"last-child\">October 13th and 14th 2023 (start of Maths Week Ireland 2023) will see the next conference of the Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI) conference series. The Ninth Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 9), Conceptualising Success in Mathematics Education, will be hosted by the Institute of Education, Dublin City University.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"506\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/dcu.ie\/meiconference\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Read More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/dcu.ie\/meiconference\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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The G4G foundation hosted a Zoom celebrate the extraordinary announcement by David Smith, Joseph Samuel Myers, Craig S. Kaplan, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss of the discovery of an aperiodic monotile: a single tile which (along with its mirror image) tiles the infinite 2D plane aperiodically. The edited video of that is now on the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-I_1WVkyfVQ\" target=\"_blank\">G4G YouTube channel:\u00a0<\/a><br\/>\u00a0pic: Guido Ramellini MMACA<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-51\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"680\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/66f0c121-4a9a-c021-2813-9f7db3834875.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"604\" id=\"section_967e786ddd63276766fde2c33ef30397\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-104\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-79\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-26\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"605\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-605\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\">Last month we told you about Margaret Gough, the first Irish woman to earn a Maths PhD. We are pleased to announce that the IMTA have launched a schools competition in her honour. <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>The Maggie Gough Competition will be an online competition which tests the problem solving skills of Junior and Senior Cycle students.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/launch-of-new-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">See here for details <\/a><\/p><p>The IMTA are calling on all students with an artistic, creative or design-focused mind to design the trophy for the new competition.<\/p><p>The winning design will be 3-D printed and turned into the Trophy for the winners of the Maggie Gough Competition.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt\">You can read about Margaret Gough below. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"607\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2022\/1018\/1329907-maggie-gough-sister-mary-de-lellis-maths-pioneer-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Read More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/brainstorm\/2022\/1018\/1329907-maggie-gough-sister-mary-de-lellis-maths-pioneer-ireland\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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Calmast (the coordinators of Maths Week) ran an event yesterday at the SETU Arena, Waterford with over 100 impressive teenagers taking place. Well done to all the young people around the island taking part, their teachers and the local organisers and judges. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-15\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scifest.ie\/Page\/SciFest@College-Dates-and-Contacts\/3773\/Index.html\" style=\"display:block\" target=\"_blank\" data-block-id=\"543\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" style=\"border:0;width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/7fff51c6-c694-4ce0-b98f-28c480761f99.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"596\" id=\"section_68bbcd330583adeebd33aec98c520358\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-103\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-77\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-23\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"597\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-597\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\"><span>IMTA PI Quiz<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Congratulations to all the Junior Cycle Higher level Maths students who participated in the PI Quiz final on Tuesday14th March 2023 in Portlaoise. The winners were 3rd year students from <strong>Wesley College<\/strong> who posted a perfect score. Second was <strong>Dundalk Grammar Schoo<\/strong>l with <strong>Sutton Park<\/strong> in third place. <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/pi-quiz-national-final\/\" target=\"_blank\">Full report here <\/a><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>The competition is based on a team of 4 students working together to solve mathematical problems based on the JuniorCycle Higher level Maths syllabus. The regional questions are available to <a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/pi-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\">download here<\/a><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-24\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"599\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/f9b18a93-3ce4-b514-3d52-563b2d0d1256.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" 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width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-29\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"614\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-614\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 21px\"><span>Maths Eyes Award Winners<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color:#2e2d30;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The Maths Week Ireland Have You Got Maths Eyes award ceremony had to be postponed from April and will now take place in May. \u00a0 Winners will be announced in the next newsletter. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td 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data-block-id=\"190\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-190\" style=\"width:100%\"><h1 class=\"last-child\">What\u2019s On<\/h1><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\" class=\"mceLayoutContainer\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"649\" id=\"section_852f4be78b7e28d79e89f09ff07d05f1\" class=\"mceLayout\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-109\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"12\" width=\"100%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"-89\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceRow\"><td style=\"background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" valign=\"top\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"24\" width=\"100%\" style=\"table-layout:fixed\" role=\"presentation\"><colgroup><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><col span=\"1\" width=\"8.333333333333332%\"\/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-41\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"650\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-650\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22px\">University of Limerick<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>2023 15 - 17 May 2023\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22px\">CASI <\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>The ISA holds an annual conference, the Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland (CASI).\u00a0<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>This year MACSI will host CASI 2023 from Monday 15th - Wednesday17th May 2023. More details to follow.\u00a0<\/p><p> A booklet listing all speakers from the first 20 years of CASI is available to <a href=\"https:\/\/istat.ie\/n2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/casi_20_years.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">download here<\/a><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"652\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/casi.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/casi.ie\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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Our event will take place on Thursday the 25th of May 2023, from9:30am to 3:30pm at the W5 Dream Space.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"661\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/empowering-cyber-education-cyberfirst-educational-conference-for-teachers-tickets-596644990227?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse&keep_tld=1\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/empowering-cyber-education-cyberfirst-educational-conference-for-teachers-tickets-596644990227?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse&keep_tld=1\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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At each \"Jam\", there's a series of different workshops on topics ranging from 3D printing to cracking ciphers!<\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"194\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics\/Events\/NorthernIrelandRaspberryJam.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics\/Events\/NorthernIrelandRaspberryJam.html\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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Bringing together inspirational speakers, fun activities and real life working mathematicians and physicists, this event is targeted at girls aged 12-16 who have an interest in mathematics, physics and their applications.<\/p><p>Registration for the 2023 event will open soon, and details will be published<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics\/Discover\/Outreach\/GirlsinMathsandPhysics\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><br\/><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"643\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics\/Discover\/Outreach\/GirlsinMathsandPhysics\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/schools\/SchoolofMathematicsandPhysics\/Discover\/Outreach\/GirlsinMathsandPhysics\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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This year\u2019s theme will be Science Writing | Writing Science<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"634\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertboyle.ie\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.robertboyle.ie\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; width:141.83px; height:54px;\"\narcsize=\"0%\"\nstrokecolor=\"#000000\"\nstrokeweight=\"2px\"\nfillcolor=\"#000000\">\n<v:stroke dashstyle=\"solid\"\/>\n<w:anchorlock \/>\n<center style=\"\ncolor: #ffffff;\ndisplay: block;\nfont-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;\nfont-size: 16;\nfont-style: normal;\nfont-weight: normal;\nletter-spacing: 0px;\ntext-decoration: none;\ntext-align: center;\ndirection: ltr;\"\n>\nLearn More\n<\/center>\n<\/v:roundrect>\n<\/td>\n<![endif]-->\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><td style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-bottom:24px\" class=\"mceColumn\" data-block-id=\"-36\" valign=\"center\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"50%\"><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"635\" width=\"270\" style=\"width:270px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/c61754b4-9255-46e6-b145-eb3a88971089.jpg?w=270&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"514\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-514\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">The Mathematics Education for the Future Project<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Call for abstracts: A Symposium on Innovative Teaching Practices<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Oxford University, UK, Aug 14-18, 2023 <\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-block-id=\"515\" width=\"564\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dim.mcusercontent.com\/cs\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/7106e81e-bbd9-aeb4-40c5-87f007dece7e.jpg?w=564&dpr=2\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"imageDropZone\"\/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" valign=\"top\"><div data-block-id=\"516\" class=\"mceText\" id=\"dataBlockId-516\" style=\"width:100%\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">The organisers welcome papers and workshops that deal with all aspects of innovation, especially those helping to make our subject more \"alive\", \"realistic\" and \"accessible\" to students. In line with the conference theme, they also welcome papers that show how prior work in the teaching and learning of mathematics has laid the foundation for future directions and innovations. They have an open policy to accept in the programme not only peer-refereed papers, but also workshops and contributions from teachers discussing their innovative work in the classroom.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px\">Possible topics on the theme Innovative Teaching Practices<\/span>: <span style=\"font-size: 14px\">teaching\/learning online and innovative internet apps | self-assessment |group learning | group\/class projects |using real life themes for integrated and interdisciplinary teaching | the jigsaw\/expert method | Solidarity Assimilation Groups (SAG - Roberto Baldino Brazil) |<span>Exceptional school systems that create and support innovation<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"517\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/alan-rogerson-home\/home\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/alan-rogerson-home\/home\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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It covers all forms of maths engagement, from stage presenting to book writing, hands-on activities to online shows, and policy advocacy to street performance. The event is a chance for maths communicators of all kinds to get together, share ideas and learn new skills in a friendly environment.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"590\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmathsinpublic.uk\/programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/www.talkingmathsinpublic.uk\/programme\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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Its membership is international, but it mainly represents mathematicians in Universities and other third level institutes in Ireland. Each year the society holds a scientific meeting in September (or late August). <\/p><p>MACSI will host the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in the University of Limerick on Thursday 31st August and Friday 1st September 2023. <\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>For further information please contact Dr. Romina Gaburro (romina.gaburro@ul.ie)<\/p><p class=\"last-child\">.<\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"670\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irishmathsoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"https:\/\/irishmathsoc.org\/\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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Over 60 articles can be perused at the link below. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:16px;padding-left:16px\" class=\"mceBlockContainer\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-block-id=\"243\"><tbody><tr class=\"mceStandardButton\"><td style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;text-align:center\" class=\"mceButton\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mathsireland.ie\/blog\/2022_08_cm\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-color:#000000;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #000000;color:#ffffff;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px\">Learn More<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr>\n<!--[if mso]>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<v:roundrect xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\"\nxmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\"\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.mathsireland.ie\/blog\/2022_08_cm\"\nstyle=\"v-text-anchor:middle; 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The usual activity is to colour in segments of a pie and other shapes but it is important to work with 3-Dmaterials. The favourite lesson for pupils is when dividing a bar of chocolate.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>\u201cWhat you do when you multiply fractions is you cancel the top and bottom numbers, then multiply the numerators together and then the denominators.\u201d <\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Pupil: \u201cI can do it but I do not knowhow it works.\u201d It is difficult to explain without showing a physical activity.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>The two following websites give you 61activities related to the teaching of fractions with several of them appropriate for the \u201cMaths Table\u201d at the back of the classroom. There are quite unique exercises such as \u201cThe newspaper fraction dance\u201d, work with Lego and Numicon, hopscotch and several card games.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachstarter.com\/gb\/blog\/31-activities-resources-teaching-fractions-classroom-gb\/\">Teacherstarter.com<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/fraction-games\/\">Weareteachers.com<\/a><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Expose your pupils to the world of fractions!<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Puzzle of the Month (a H E Dudeney infamous conundrum)<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Mrs Wilson\u2019 Family<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Mrs.Wilson had three children: Edgar, James, and John. Their combined ages were half of hers. Five years later, during which time Ethel was born, Mrs. Wilson's age equaled the total of all her children's ages. Ten years more have now passed, Daisy appearing during that interval. At the latter event Edgar was as old as John and Ethel together. The combined ages of all the children are now double Mrs. Wilson's age, which is, in fact, only equal to that of Edgar and James together. Edgar's age also equals that of the two daughters. Can you find all their ages?<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>The elements of an effective maths teaching<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>This is clearly illustrated in this essay found in the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.varsitytutors.com\/scholarship_entries\/brianna-2202\">varsitytutors.com<\/a>:<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>\u201cA teacher who positively affected my attitude toward education was my middle school math teacher Ms. Ross. She made math easy by explaining the problems clearly as well as by giving shortcuts to solve problems. Additionally, she gave me confidence in my ability to do math as well as methods to use in the future. I believe she has positively affected my attitude towards education because she\u2019s an example of a good teacher who has helped students improve their math skills. Ms. Ross made math simple by giving her students quicker ways to do problems. She also worked out the problems on the board step by step which made it easier to learn. When it comes to math I\u2019m a visual learner and I need a detailed explanation. In addition, she explained everything clearly and was always willing to help her students.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Furthermore, while I was in her class I felt more confident in my math abilities. Math is not a subject I\u2019m strong in so I usually need a really good teacher in order for me to understand the lesson. She taught me skills that I currently use and she made it easy to remember by turning math rules into chants.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>To conclude, Ms. Ross has positively impacted my opinion on education because she is one of the few exceptional math teachers I've had. Ms. Ross\u2019 simple teaching method gave me the strategies to be successful in solving math problems. She also wouldn\u2019t hesitate to help her students whenever they were confused. Overall she was a great teacher and pleasant person as well.\u201d<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p><strong>Escape Rooms<\/strong><\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Escape Rooms are all the rage and many people are visiting such centres to enjoy the world of puzzling. It is an ideal way to stimulate maths interest and learning in schools.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Are Escape Rooms new? No. In the1970s, on the then basic computers, adventure games, all as text, were being played. The <a href=\"https:\/\/rickadams.org\/adventure\/\">Colossal Cave Adventure<\/a> was the first such game. Then came the television series The Crystal Maze. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_The_Crystal_Maze_games\">Wikipedia<\/a> lists many activities performed in the television series and many could be adapted for the school environment.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>It was difficult to find Escape Room examples as free resources but I did come across <a href=\"https:\/\/mamateaches.com\/decimals-multiplication-virtual-escape-room\/\">mamateaches.com<\/a> with an Escape Room concentrating on decimal multiplication. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tes.com\/teaching-resource\/crack-the-code-escape-room-12112206\">TES Resources<\/a> is also a good website. Much of the material on the site is free but you must register. The Escape Room which the link takes you to is ideal for 12 \u2013 14 year olds.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Escape Rooms are ideal for \u201cwet breaks\u201d and, in the summer, are great disguises of the nature trail. You can let your creativity run wild or give ownership to the pupils to create their own activities.<\/p><p><br\/><\/p><p>Mrs Wilson\u2019s family \u2013 puzzle solution<\/p><p>The ages must be as follows: Mrs. Wilson, 39; Edgar, 21; James, 18; John, 18; Ethel, 12; Daisy, 9. 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