Milestones in the Development of Maths Eyes |

Initial project ‘Looking at Tallaght Through Maths Eyes’ in 2011. Partnership between Institute of Technology Tallaght, South County Dublin Council, South County Dublin Libraries, Dublin West Education Centre.
Extended to Inner City Dublin May 2012 in partnership with the Dublin 8 Community Education Centre and Digital Hub. Website developed www.haveyougotmathseyes.com to disseminate ideas and resources.
Extended to St Dominics Campus project (BallyFermot) in September 2012
(involved 3 primary schools, St Dominics Secondary School and parents)
Dunlaoighre- Shankill Cluster project 2013. Currently 14 schools, adult and youth centres developed their maths eyes for a celebration. In May over 800 children completed the Maths trail they developed collaboratively
Project Shortlisted in the Aontas Star Awards 2013 (Leinster Category) ‘for making an outstanding contribution to adult learning’.
Extension of Maths Eyes approach with GeoGebra free software ( this is a main tool being promoted for use in the new approaches underpinning Project Maths)
Ongoing profession development of primary, secondary teachers, adult numeracy tutors and home school and community liaison officers around the country to help them develop their maths eyes.
Train the trainer initiative just completed with Dublin West Education Centre February 2014
In 2013 Maths Eyes goes international and is launched in 1000 schools in Austria who ran their own Maths Eyes competition.
Project now being replicated in Scotland, England, New Zealand and Australia and the Washington US.
October 2012 in partnership with Maths Week –Ran an the first ‘Island of Ireland Maths Eyes Poster Competition and Geogebra Competition..
Project active in around 200 schools and adult education centres nationally
Maths Eyes will be led by National Centre for Excellence in Mathematics and Science teaching and Learning in 2014.
Evidence –based research initiated to investigate the impact of developing maths eyes on an individual’s view of mathematics.
Maths Eyes 2013 Competition in Partnership with Maths Week
Over 600 entries from the Island of Ireland – age categories from under 7 to Adult. (More than double the entries we got last year)
37 entries shortlisted prizes and exhibition will be held on March 5th in Department of Education, Clock Tower.
The Exhibition will travel to different centres over the following weeks.