Category: Teaching & Learning

Maths Week Ireland a hit with more than 300,000 participants.

Highlights of our Week Maths Week Ireland is the largest event of its type in the world and this year was no exception. This short article with some wonderful photographs, all taken by Lorcan Doherty, showcases some of the ways in which we help to raise the profile of mathematics, both in schools and in…

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Maths Research to Reality – what makes an Izak9 Superuser?

Since Izak9’s creation almost 4 years ago, we have more than 600 schools across the island of Ireland using Izak9 in classrooms, helping to raise standards in the teaching and learning of maths, as well as supporting key projects such as transition and shared education. Many universities the length and breadth of the country are…

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Early Years adopt Izak9 Maths

Why was Izak9 originally designed? Well, for 3 reasons really: To allow children in upper primary and early secondary schools to re-engage with learning through play To create a genuine shared learning experience that would cater for a combination of all preferred learning styles To positively impact on pupil transition between Primary and Secondary phases…

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Maths and Mindset Change in Scotland

Greenrigg & Stoneyburn Primary School Two schools in West Lothian in Scotland wanted to see what interventions they could use to raise pupils attitudes to mathematics and to raise the pupils’ own expectations of what they could achieve in the subject area.  This document below outlines the nature of the project undertaken and the extent…

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