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I was recently asked to be on a panel discussion online, along with a few others with an interest in recreational mathematics. The topic was how do you make math fun? Because of time zone differences, I ended up writing a fairly detailed [...]

I just add a fascinating conversation on twitter, and I made a video to pose it to you. In particular, if you’ve got upper elementary or middle school students (or high school, or college), and want to explore whether this pattern keeps [...]

Last spring I received a letter from a student who wanted to know more about me, and more, especially, about Fibonacci numbers. I wrote him back, and shared a bit more about Fibonacci numbers and their twin sibling, the Lucas numbers. [...]

In 2011 I posted a “short list” of favorite math resources for parents of young children. Since then, a lot of fantastic new materials have emerged! I thought the list was due for an update. There are so many resources around that [...]

I recently submitted an article on getting the most out of rich math tasks to Vector, the journal of the BC Association of Math Teachers. I’m posting just my article below. You can read the entire issue here. Enjoy! When it comes to [...]

The promise of mathematics is that it will teach students to think. Sadly, there’s been no solid evidence that math class actually succeeds, statistically speaking, in achieving this end. A pessimist would conclude it’s a hopeless [...]