

Jim Noble
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@teachmaths
I am a mathematics teacher who loves good ideas for rich, engaging mathematics lessons! I love some other things too, but maths ed is mostly what I tweet about.





Very much looking forward to this virtual Think-In on engaging mathematics lessons! # hours online and finishing with a 30 ideas in 30 minutes marathon! inthinking.net/think-ins/1289








Today in the #MLCUoA some students asked why the formula for the sum of the first n squares was 1/6 n(n+1)(2n+1). I said there ought to be a geometrical reason, and ran to get the Cuisenaire rods. Here is a recreation of what we figured out on the fly.





the numbers from 1 to 50 cut out and a giant whiteboard! What would you ask? #somanypossibilities my favourite today was 'can you split them in to two piles that have the same sum?' #mathchat #mathschat #iteachmath #mtbos #mathscpdchat

Fellow maths teachers, looking for a book to inspire you for the new school year? 📚 Drawing on 20+ years of maths teaching, Jim Noble @teachmaths book "Mathematics Lessons To Look Forward To" is essential for anyone involved in teaching maths at school. routledge.com/Mathematics-Le…

