Issue 47 – May 2023

Welcome to our email roundup of all things Cambridge Mathematics

Dear reader

Marhaba,

As friends of Cambridge Mathematics, you surely know how important connections are for us. Our Framework is anchored in evidence, adhering to research outcomes, and built around connecting ideas and concepts, leading to a map of mathematical knowledge. Our resources are designed to be strongly attached one to another so they can serve as a coherent set of tools to support educators and mathematicians around the world. But the importance of connections for us and educators in general goes far beyond the above.

Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), where content is taught in a context that is connected to real-life applications, has proven to be an effective way for making learning more enjoyable and capturing students’ attention. Alignment between mathematics and other topics, be it in science or arts, is also a key component in a successful inter-connected teaching environment. Not to forget the beauty that lies within connections, as with Euler’s identity, which is considered by many to be the most beautiful equation in mathematics as it elegantly brings some of the most essential numbers together. Moreover, social connections between various stakeholders, whether in school or beyond, are an important component in education as well. Even from a practical perspective, in a time where artificial intelligence is quickly becoming the new norm in all life aspects, imagine a world that is not “connected,” where communication media are absent; what would happen to businesses, education, and even human interactions, especially at a distance? 

In this spirit of connectedness, and since we believe at Cambridge Mathematics that our success is coupled with the adoption of our resources and vision in education, that the value of any good content is closely tied to its implementation by practitioners, and that our aim to “develop and make available world class teaching and learning materials” can only be achieved with an efficient interaction between us at Cambridge and all educators, we have decided to offer everyone the opportunity to share their input and feedback directly with us. For that purpose, you will find in this newsletter a link to a form which you can complete if you want to be considered for participation in one of our interview blogs, or if you want to contribute with ideas or suggestions. This will surely be the start of more initiatives where Cambridge Mathematics seeks tighter links and closer connections with all educators, mathematicians, and policy makers. We are looking forward to your contributions and hope to hear from all of you. Please click on the "Get involved" button at the end of the section below to access the form.

On behalf of everyone at Cambridge Mathematics, allow me to thank you for taking the time to read our newsletters, look through our content, and use our resources. We want to take our interactions further and work more closely with everyone on various levels, and offer a platform for all mathematicians and educators to connect and share ideas. This is but one step in that direction.

In addition to the form, you will also find in this newsletter two special interviews with Ouhao Chen and Cristina Mio – we hope you enjoy reading them both as much as we did!

Best wishes, 

Rachad

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Mathematical Salad

These are the Mathematical Salad items which were published on our website in April: