About this episode
Communicating Maths Effectively with Ben Sparks
Join us and our special guest, Ben Sparks, as we discuss everything from engaging teaching methods and practical applications to fostering student curiosity.
We emphasise the need for teachers to make maths interesting and accessible beyond the traditional curriculum. While exploring the importance of deep understanding over memorisation across all subjects.
A lot of people who don’t fully feel comfortable with mathematics or just learn an algorithm to do something, it does look like a magic trick. And that’s the same content in a really negative connotation here. It’s like, how do you do that? Don’t know.
Ben Sparks – mathematician, musician and public speaker
Meet our guest
Ben Sparks
Ben Sparks is an experienced mathematician, musician and public speaker. He hosts maths talks and workshops around the world. Ben is currently part freelance and an area coordinator with the AMSP, based at the University of Bath. His performances include regular work with the Numberphile YouTube channel, where his videos have been watched over 12 million times. He also runs his own YouTube channel, SparksMaths.
Transcript link
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