Let's Talk: Teaching Math as Skill or Sense?
Eddie Woo won Australia's Local Hero Award at the Australian of the Year Awards last year. He thinks maths thinking is a "sense" we ask him to explain how this is distinct from a skill,
Tue Mar 15 2022
Let's Talk: Should We Change The Maths Curriculum?
The teaching of STEM - science, technology, engineering and Maths – subject has been given pride of place in the curriculum. As a teacher who has a love of literature and history, does he think this healthy? We speak to Eddie Woo.
Tue Mar 15 2022
Let's Talk: Are Schools Killing Our Love of Maths?
Eddie Woo, wanted to teach English Literature and History but convinced to fill the gap in the teaching of Maths. We ask this about this transition.
Tue Mar 15 2022
Let's Talk: Where Next For Eddie Woo?
Sparking joy in mathematics has been Eddie Woo’s thing. What's the next step for a teacher? We ask him to tell us more about what the future holds.
Tue Mar 15 2022
Let's Talk: Model Asian - Choosing to be a Teacher
His parents moved from Malaysia to Australia in the early 1970s. Born in 1985, Eddie Woo chose to be a teacher. In March 2018, Woo was named a Top 10 Finalist in the Global Teacher Prize. We ask about his extraordinary journey.
Tue Mar 15 2022
Eddie Woo: Teach It Like A Story, Maths Is Then Easy
Award-winning teacher Eddie Woo wants to help students and teachers find joy in the subject through an innovative, personal yet simple way of explaining mathematics.
Fri Jan 25 2019