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sparksmaths.bsky.social
Mathematician, Musician, Speaker, Teacher. Freelance, AMSP, & Uni of Bath. Working with @Numberphile @MathsInspiratn @TMiPUK and on YouTube @SparksMaths Get in touch and/or book me for a maths talk or workshop: www.bensparks.co.uk
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25 years ago an acapella group called Out Of The Blue was started in Oxford. Singing with OOTB was a fundamentally formative experience for me, and has continued to shape my work, life, and friends. This weekend 25 years worth of alumni are gathering to get all nostalgic (and sing some stuff).

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Achievement unlocked: my latest YouTube video has caused a discussion in the talk page of the Wikipedia article for Tic Tac Toe and they've fixed the image: commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ti... Video here: youtu.be/K29O13EUnZQ... (Thanks @11011110 for the heads up!)

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Just under a week until the onllne 2025 Maths Communication Workshop taking place on 24 June and open to all. In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively ➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...

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Our New to Teaching A level Mathematics Summer School is back for 2025! Our Summer School is designed to deepen teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in key areas of the A level curriculum. Apply now: buff.ly/ErXXrzd

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I've done a new YouTube video! Watch me and @peterrowlett.net being mystified by how people seem to be so bad at drawing pictures of the game of noughts and crosses: youtu.be/K29O13EUnZQ

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I feel discerning teachers can see right through simplistic headlines like this. www.bbc.com/news/article... Here's an idea for using LLMs to generate classroom discussion: A 3 question fact check quiz (AI will try to generate one if you ask). Student instructions (don't tell the AI) in next post.

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Talking Maths in Public is the UK's network for people who communicate maths to the public in any format - writing, speaking, video making, podcasting and performing, and a bunch of other ways too. Find out more and join our network at https://tmip.uk

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There are still spaces on this all-day maths comm training course I'm running with @SparksMaths.bsky.social next week in Edinburgh - join us for just £15 to pick up tips on speaking/presenting, hands-on maths activities, storytelling & other useful skills: www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...

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✨ Just 2 weeks until the first of our 2025 Maths Communication Workshops, taking place in Edinburgh on 11 June In this interactive session, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social cover the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively ➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...

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Our #TMiP25 conference participants will also attend sessions on comedy skills with Chris Head, and an overview of the current state of maths education and how it relates to informal learning, with @SparksMaths.bsky.social. Tickets at talkingmathsinpublic.uk

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If you’d like financial support with attending TMiP, we have a bursary scheme for students, early career maths communicators and the unwaged. Deadline 20th June - details at talkingmathsinpublic...

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Reposting for #NationalNumeracyDay @nationalnumeracy.bsky.social Income Tax Visualisation

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Sorry, not obvious maths content, but many a human would have their day improved by taking 11 minutes break and watching a musically spectacular live performance from Mark Knopfler and band, from 1996. Subtle virtuoso rock music exemplar. youtu.be/yTcsgxU9jsA?...

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What would your financial literacy be like if you never saw any numbers? Actually, it might be quite good. Let's travel back 450 years to find out... www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/news/maths-a...

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So this week in the world of farm/environment/land management/ mapping has been “interesting” And by “interesting” I mean “verging on the utterly bonkers” Why? Well this week started with Natural England launching a new map naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/12/a...

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Two weeks left to submit your entries for the May Animation Generation Collaboration! #MathsAnimationTMiP

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Teaching A level Mathematics (TAM) is back this new academic year! It will consist of 6 in-person study days spread throughout the year, a formative lesson observation and access to course-specific teaching and learning resources. Apply now

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In the LMS Maths Communication Workshops, @steckl.es + @sparksmaths.bsky.social will teach you the skills and techniques required to communicate maths effectively, sharing their expertise in delivering interactive and engaging sessions. Book now ➡️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathematical-society

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Do you, or anyone you know, want to improve your maths communication skills? Me and @SparksMaths.bsky.social are running our one-day maths comm training course, in Edinburgh on 11th June/online on 24th June, and tickets are just £15. More info and sign up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-mathe...

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Do you have a spare 3-4 minutes to be part of a daft online thing? We're collecting YouTube videos of people saying chunks of digits of the recently discovered Mersenne prime - and we'll keep going until we've got them all (or they find another one). Find out more at saytheprime.com

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