“It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education. Those who do not believe this have small imaginations.” (Nelson Mandela)
Making mathematics relevant & accessible for all
I believe wholeheartedly that people of all ages can enjoy and succeed in learning and using mathematics given the right learning experiences, tools and support. My 25 years in mathematics education as a teacher, researcher, and teacher-teacher has been in pursuit of this ambition.
The resources on this website showcase this ambition and highlight creative and research-informed teaching and learning approaches. The resources span the five core areas of my work:
Task and textbook design
Developing high quality tasks and textbook materials that challenge key misconceptions, generate opportunities for cognitive conflict, utilise innovative representations, and facilitate strong procedural fluency, conceptual understanding and reasoning skills.
Making mathematics more accessible and meaningful for more students:
Researching, developing and implementing innovative teaching resources and strategies that make mathematics accessible and understandable for more students, with a specific focus on reducing the abstractness of concepts to lower cognitive demand and the potential for cognitive overload.
Real-life applications of mathematics to support critical and empowered citizenship:
Preparing students for a 21st century world by developing mathematical and quantitative literacy tasks, textbooks and digital resources that explore how mathematics, in combination with technology, can support empowered and informed problem solving and decision-making in real-world situations.
Teacher learning and development
Working in partnership with primary, secondary and college teachers to explore research-informed innovative teaching practices for providing more enriching learning experiences in mathematics classrooms.
School improvement
Working in partnership with subject leaders, department leaders, and school leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate a clear vision for effective and positive teaching and learning practices and experiences in mathematics classrooms.
