Abi Clark

Education and equality.
Head of Content Design at Sparx.
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[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

And if you insist on splitting baby clothes into boys and girls sections in store, why don't you have any rompers in the girls section which aren't pink or flowery?

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@sainsburys why your baby clothes are categorised as 'boys' and 'girls'? Please explain what makes one of these boys and one of these girls! Both were found in the 'boys' section...

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@clarepym @englandcricket @SomersetCCC We still haven't managed to get through to find out about our postal tickets (which we paid extra for but haven't actually arrived!)

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

The @SparxMaths Content Design Team had a fantastic session this afternoon hearing about @alovellmaths's research into #language in #mathematics. Great discussion with Abi and @Miss_L_Jacobs about the importance of language in the classroom and in online learning

[Colin Hegarty @hegartymaths]

Can you answer this? Enjoy authoring content like this to help children learn even more? Why not consider it for your day job at @SparxLearning @SparxMaths ➡️ https://t.co/il3EpceVcr 🧮

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

12 hours on and this still sums up my current feelings.

[SparxMaths @SparxMaths]

Looking for an exciting new role in EdTech? We’re hiring Mathematical Content Designers to join the Content Design Team at Sparx. This is a great opportunity to work as part of a collaborative team creating educational resources. #maths #lovewhereyouwork
https://t.co/okT6foh9m5

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@Melanie_Veness @sparxlearning We expected this to be up there too, but neither 5 or 7 were in the top three common wrong answers!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@Max_Maths @sparxlearning Great question! We also have (x-3)/2=8

Interestingly, the top two misconceptions are the same for both questions and have very similar relative frequencies. the x-3 version gets mentioned at the end of the video on this page if you are interested: https://t.co/2t0VbEpeOh

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@KirstyHolt20 @sparxlearning 8 was in the top three - later in the week we will be sharing more insight into this answer, it was an interesting one!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@DDownes0207 @sparxlearning We were expecting this as well, but neither 5 nor 7 were in the top three incorrect answers!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@CamsMaths @sparxlearning We were expecting this one too but it wasn't in the top three!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@Jen_Salt_Maths @sparxlearning Spoiler alert: 5 didn't feature in the top three incorrect answers. In fact, nothing relating to dividing by 2 first was in the top three which was a surprise to us too!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

It's always fascinating to see the misconceptions students have. It's even more fascinating when you have thousands of data points to dig into to help design better questions and tasks! Check out this video to find out more

[SparxMaths @SparxMaths]

Watch our head of content Abi Clark as she discusses the common misconceptions #learners have when learning how to solve two step #equations. In this video she discusses some methods Sparx uses to help! Let us know if you do this differently? #educhat https://t.co/F2I5Ufr9xY

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@CamsMaths @sparxlearning We have plenty more where that came from so keep your eyes peeled!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@CamsMaths @sparxlearning Thank you for sharing your workings with us. I hope you enjoyed solving this as much as we enjoyed writing it!

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@sparxlearning @Jen_Salt_Maths @Jen_Salt_Maths we (the content team at Sparx) always love seeing how people approach our questions! Thank you for sharing your workings 😁 P.S. they look correct to us

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

@mreddtech @sparxlearning We have regular conversations about
a) how to spell frustums
b) how to pronounce frustums

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

Proud to be part of such an incredible team designing awesome content to help students learn maths! So much care and thought goes into every single task and question #onlinelearning #maths #Content

[SparxMaths @SparxMaths]

We know our maths content is awesome because we have an in-house team of maths teachers and mathematicians who create it. There are now over 10,000 help videos and over 40,000 unique questions. https://t.co/dAxVH7NuN6 #content #Maths

[Abi Clark @AbiClark20]

What a year! At points time has flown by, and at other times a day has seemed like an eternity. We talk about time in so many different ways, but explaining time to learners is quite a challenge! Here's some of my thoughts on the topic #maths

[SparxMaths @SparxMaths]

Check out our latest blog - A Tale as Old as Time. Abi Clark, Head of Content at Sparx, shares how Sparx has researched, tested and iterated ways of teaching Time to Key Stage 3 learners. https://t.co/eGvKQBSOA7