Maths ed PhD student. Interested in the psychology of how children learn the numbers 2 and 3. Froebel's Third Gift and the Octoblock.

Joined June 2018
Going to @nurserywrldshow today, with new flyers! Map of route to site of 1st English-speaking Kindergarten opened in 1853 ~mile away in Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury.. possibly first #blockplay in UK? @lego @Minecraft @numberblocks @FreshEdPodcast freshedpodcast.com/flux-rumb…
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Looking forward to @nurserywrldshow in London tomorrow. Venue is a shortish walk to the site of the first English-speaking Kindergarten opened in 1853 in Tavistock Place in Bloomsbury, featured in my @FreshEdPodcast - working on some handouts with a map.. freshedpodcast.com/flux-rumb…
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Honoured to be on the same music-themed session as @ryanthomasgreen (look up his fascinating research project on musical theatre) @SWDTPConference. I was tentatively showing music mode of prototype @digifutures @alfcoles AI block recognition app. #musiceducation #mathseducation
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Experimental animation of maths manipulatives from sketches in Bertha Ronge's 'Practical Guide to the English Kindergarten' (1855). youtube.com/watch?v=OeGPlFAN…