- Reading the article Models for Teaching Mathematics by Alan Wigley.
- Watching the videos and reading the Teachers' Notes to the NRICH problem Tilted Squares
What Is a Mathematically Rich Task?
Low Threshold High Ceiling - An Introduction
Teachers' Experiences of Using NRICH
This collection of articles, written by teachers, focus on their experiences of embedding NRICH materials into their everyday practice.
Kingsfield School - Building on Rich Starting Points
Alf and Tracy explain how the Kingsfield School maths department use common tasks to encourage all students to think mathematically about key areas in the curriculum.
Creating a Low Threshold High Ceiling Classroom
This article explores the key features of a Low Threshold High Ceiling classroom.
Choosing Rich Tasks for Secondary Classes
In this article, read about the thinking behind the September 2010 secondary problems and why we hope they will be an excellent selection for a new academic year.
Problem Solving: Opening Up Problems
All types of mathematical problems serve a useful purpose in mathematics teaching, but different types of problem will achieve different learning objectives. In generalmore open-ended problems have greater potential.
Using Rich Tasks in an Objective Led Culture
As teachers, we appreciate the need to have clear objectives at the start of lessons but have been aware of the limitations this sometimes seems to place on our ability to get the most out of using rich tasks. In this article we talk about how we managed this tension.