Frances Watson
@FranMaths
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Maths communicator/educator with a particular penchant for paper folding. Views are my own.
Joined April 2012
It's #mathisfun watching @ColinTheMathmo
https://t.co/foL8lTsBlL hosted by @FranMaths describing the #mathgame #Nim; I covered this in @Stanford math circle for 1st and 2nd graders and for middle schoolers @triangleMath recently! I like his binary approach. #mtbos #iteachmath
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Very excited about participating in this event!
Less than a month now until our 24 Hour Maths Game Show, with mathematical games, mathsy versions of existing games, games that use maths and the maths of games. Join us for 24 straight hours of maths/games fun, raising money for charity. Details at https://t.co/DvHVRIHQ93.
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My Christmas miracle…a card accidentally posted with a 2nd class stamp to friends in California, made it!! How much is that a mile I wonder?
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Very excited about working with @FlyingHighTrust teachers at this afternoon's Teach Meet. Looking forward to recreating a virtual buzz in the 'room', even if that won't work with the cones of chips!
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So much to see and do at @MathsCityLeeds. Do drop by if you’re in the area. Our volunteers would love to see you and to help launch you on your mathematical adventure 🚀.
Do you know which other shapes are hidden within a cube? Think a cylinder is only round? Come and try out our popular Ring of Fire to reveal all sorts of surprises! #RingOfFire #MathsCity #Leeds
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The marvellous ‘Maths Shed of Wonder’ at Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School - very excited to be working with staff today! #CassInfMaths
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“Math Person” is a free verse poem by high school student Julia Schanen. Rather than try to describe it, let me just urge you to read it. It will take you a few minutes, and it will move you.
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Using these pairs of plates to map a route that children can describe to build their confidence in working with rotation and right angles. #tmwyk
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Found this beauty on a walk yesterday and wondered what mathematical questions it might prompt?
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UK friends – let's hang out! https://t.co/Fjze3IOMUy
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Join us for the joint NAMA / AMET 2021 Conference. Details of speakers to be announced shortly.
NAMA/AMET Conference 5&6 March 2021 Keynote speaker: Dan Meyer from Desmos @ddmeyer @Desmos Connected & Creative Maths Classrooms in a Time of Crisis We’ll look at some of the ways math software separates us and ways it can connect us, and help us flourish even now. #namaamet21
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I'm running a new @GeoGebra for Artists class! It starts on the 29th January. Sign up here: https://t.co/Pj69VnMjEk
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Learn how to use GeoGebra to create beautiful geometric designs. Beginners, to GeoGebra and digital art, are very welcome!
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Construction using a semi-circle rather than a pair of compasses! Exciting things being learn doing midnight maths with @alisonkiddle @MoMath1
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Ready (refreshed from nap) and excited to join @alisonkiddle and @MoMath1 for my first (UK late night) Family Friday session!
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I’m preparing a talk and would be interested to know what ‘memorable maths’ means to you.
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Looking forward to working with teachers from @ConnectEDTSA later - how much mathematical problem solving can we pack into 90mins? Including these ‘instructions’...
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Had mathematically merry morning working with @alisonkiddle on a cross phase origami resource for @MEIMaths in the New Year #origamimaths
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Planning a fluency PD session - going to ask what mathematical noticings and wonderings are prompted by this picture?
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Excitedly awaiting this tonight! Thank you @Wise_Children and @WeAreKneehigh for keeping the theatre dreams alive (cue Freiheit!) If you possibly can, watch and have your spirits lifted ❤️
#FlyingLovers Lovers goes live this week! Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve added a week on-demand to our schedule. Live broadcast shows are still 3, 4, 5 Dec, and then from 11 – 18 Dec a recording of the show will be available to watch on demand. https://t.co/xWCaXCJHGp
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Highly recommend this. I had the great delight of time talking maths and origami with @alisonkiddle and @FranMaths this morning and I still have a smile on my face and a head full of ideas #collaboration #Y58Continuity
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Running 2 ‘pay what you can’ webinars on 8th and 9th Dec, to make these and help a friend to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Visit https://t.co/RfEr9GSnAq to donate and then https://t.co/DytHngQ72V to sign up with the same name.
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