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Hello and Welcome to www.haveyougotmathseyes.com

My name is Terry Maguire and my passion is mathematics education.  When I was completing my doctoral thesis in 2000, I came across a book called Through Mathematical Eyes – Exploring Functional Relationships in Math and Science (Ritchhart 1997) which I developed further as an approach to making real world maths more visible.

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‘Have you got Maths Eyes’ is a successful initiative ‘Looking at Tallaght with Maths Eyes’ that took place in June 2011 to coincide with the 18th International Conference Adult Learning mathematics (Mathematical Eyes: A Bridge between Adults, the World and Mathematics., hosted by the Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland.

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Posters exhibitions

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Street Workshop

Workshops held on busy street or square are a great way of engaging the local community. The workshop in Tallaght for example aimed to help people to understand issues in relation to water conservation.

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Maths Trail

Doing a Maths Trail around the local park or amenity is a great way to help individuals develop their maths eyes and use their own strategies for working our problems.

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ALM -A Research Forum

Adults Learning Mathematics is an international research forum which brings together practitioners and researchers  from around the world who are involved in the mathematics education. of adult learners at all levels.

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Adult Education Showcase

Institute of Technology Tallaght in partnership with the National Adult Literacy Agency hosted an event aimed at those who are involved in numeracy teaching and learning in adult basic education ‘ Sharing innovative numeracy teaching and learning: Adult, youth and community showcase.

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Primary School Showcase & Event

Primary schools in Tallaght were asked to show they had developed their maths eyes. As part of the ‘Looking at Tallaght Through Maths eyes Initiative all the 14  schools involved came to Institute of Technology Tallaght and showcased their maths eyes projects.

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South Dublin Libraries

South Dublin County Council, through its libraries and parks department, was delighted to partner with Institute of  Technology Tallaght and other community groups to participate in this innovative programme. A range of events were programmed to take place throughout the week.

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