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What is the The Maths Project?

The Maths Project is an online platform where students access rich mathematical challenges to practise and improve mathematical thinking, talking, problem solving and explaining. Students are encouraged to explore different strategies, justify their thinking and communicate how they reached a solution. The platform gives teachers engaging, classroom-ready problems and tasks that help make student thinking visible and build confident, capable mathematical problem solvers.

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Access more than 150 engaging mathematical problems Years 2 to 8

New problems added every week

Allocate problems to the whole class, selected groups or individual students

Provide targeted extension for high-achieving learners

Use a simple 10-point scoring system to assess student responses

Give students clear, timely feedback on their mathematical thinking and explanations

Monitor student participation, progress and problem-solving development

Save teacher planning time with ready-to-use tasks and support materials

Available Now - Starting with 150 Problems Years 2-8

New problems added weekly.

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Problems Trialled in Schools

We develop and trial four types of mathematical challenges for students: Problems, Rich Tasks, Discussion Challenges and Teacher-Led Tasks. Each resource is tested in real classrooms and refined through what we observe and learn from students and teachers. This ongoing process ensures our challenges are engaging, purposeful and responsive to the mathematical needs of students.

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Great Feedback from our trials in schools

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A Simple Process for Deeper Mathematical Thinking

ENGAGE → SOLVE → EXPLAIN → LEARN

Students engage with the challenge, choose a strategy, explain their mathematical thinking and learn by comparing ideas and receiving feedback.

Four colorful vertical banners with educational tips. The first banner titled 'ENGAGE' features a boy thinking with a question mark above his head and a notebook with a 3D cube sketch. The second banner, 'SOLVE', shows a girl writing in a notebook with a 3D cube diagram and the equation '5x5x5=125'. The third banner, 'EXPLAIN', depicts a boy speaking with a speech bubble containing a mathematical calculation and a camera recording him. The fourth banner, 'LEARN', displays two children discussing, with a feedback form and a star icon.

Grounded in research. Tested in classrooms.

The Maths Project is grounded in research and shaped by classroom practice, drawing on evidence around teaching through problem solving, collaborative learning, mathematical communication and challenging mathematical tasks. Together, these approaches create opportunities for students to think deeply, explore different strategies, articulate their reasoning and learn from the mathematical thinking of others.

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Created by educators.

Problems written by leading mathematics experts.

The Maths Project is a problem-solving and communication platform where students solve rich mathematical challenges and create videos explaining their reasoning. By making mathematical thinking visible, teachers gain deeper insight into student under

Mark Mckelson

Mark Mckelson is the founder of T2L Education and creator of The Maths Project. He works directly with schools to trial the project's four-step problem-solving model, test new mathematical challenges, and investigate how student reasoning, collaboration, and video explanations can improve mathematics learning outcomes.

Peter Sullivan - Maths Professor

Emeritus Professor Peter Sullivan

Emeritus Professor Peter Sullivan is one of Australia’s leading mathematics educators, with more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and professional learning. As Expert Problem Writer for The Maths Project, Peter develops the rich mathematical challenges published each week, ensuring they promote reasoning, problem solving, and deep mathematical thinking.

Rob Vingerhoets - Maths Consultant

Rob Vingerhoets

Rob Vingerhoets is a highly respected mathematics consultant, author, and educator who has worked with schools across Australia and internationally for more than 30 years. Rob is renowned for designing engaging low-floor, high-ceiling mathematical tasks that challenge all learners while building mathematical reasoning, confidence, and language. Rob joins the team as an Expert Problem Writer, developing weekly problems.

Are you ready to bring better problem solving to your school?

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If you would like to learn more about how we work with schools, book a call by clicking the link or email us at mark@themathsproject.com.au