Edward Kent WooFRSN is an Australian secondary school teacher and writer best known for his online mathematics lessons published on YouTube. In 2018, Woo was awarded the Australia's Local Hero Award.[2]
Woo's ethnic Chinese parents migrated to Australia from Malaysia around 1970 for better education opportunities for their children.[3] He has an older brother, who works in IT, and an older sister, who is a dentist.[1] Woo studied at the James Ruse Agricultural High School in New South Wales and completed his Higher School Certificate in 2003,[3] placing in the top band for Mathematics Extension 1 and English Extension 2.[4] He earned his Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Mathematics and Information Technology from the University of Sydney in 2008.[5]
Career
Woo started his career with a brief stint as a technology teacher at the Fort Street High School in 2007, before moving to James Ruse Agricultural High School where in 2008 he held the position of Teacher Mathematics and Technology. He stayed until 2013 before becoming Head Teacher of Mathematics at Cherrybrook Technology High School.[6] Woo remains there as a classroom teacher, but also serves as a mathematics curriculum leader for the NSW Department of Education. As of 2018, he has been teaching mathematics for more than 10 years.[3] He began filming his class in 2012 when recording a lesson for a sick student.[7] His YouTube channel has over 1.61 million subscribers and more than 139 million views worldwide as of October 2022.[8] In 2018, Woo hosted a show called Teenage Boss on the ABC, which gave teens control of their family's financial decisions for a month.[9] In June 2018, Woo delivered a TEDx Talk titled "Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had".[10]
Woo has published two books. The first is entitled Woo's Wonderful World of Maths was published on 25 September 2018. It addresses questions like "Why are rainbows curved?" and "Why aren't left-handers extinct?", with the answer being: maths, and that maths is all about patterns and the universe is extraordinarily patterned.[11] The second, Eddie Woo's Magical Maths, is a children's activity book.
Awards
In October 2015, Woo was a joint recipient of the NSW Premier's Prize for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education.[12]
He was one of ten teachers to win the inaugural Choose Maths Awards on 26 August 2016.[13]
In April 2017, Woo won the 2017 University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement.[3]
In March 2017, he was one of 12 Australian teachers to win a Commonwealth Bank Teaching Award, a prestigious national awards event co-presented each year by the Commonwealth Bank and education charity Schools Plus.[3]
In November 2017, he was named 2018 NSW Local Hero.[14]
Woo gave the Australia Day Address in NSW in 2018, the first time a teacher has done so.[15]
He received Mathical Honors for It's a Numberful World: How Math Is Hiding Everywhere[20]
Personal life
Woo is a committed Christian, stating, "We talk about the fact that the universe is designed in this way and you can find all of these patterns; do you think that that's a coincidence? One of the things I love to point out is we call the universe the cosmos which means ordered and structured and designed, as opposed to chaos, and the reason why we can find these mathematical principles is because there was a Designer. We didn't just spring into being. It has immense beauty."[21]
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Edward Kent Woo FRSN is an Australian secondary school teacher and writer best known for his online mathematics lessons published on YouTube In 2018 Woo was awarded the Australia s Local Hero Award 2 Eddie WooFRSNWoo at Perth Festival Writers Week in 2019BornEdward Kent Woo1985 age 37 38 Camperdown New South Wales Australia 1 CitizenshipAustralianEducationJames Ruse Agricultural High SchoolAlma materUniversity of SydneyOccupationHigh school teacherYears active2007 presentEmployerNSW Department of EducationKnown forOnline mathematics lessonsNotable workWoo s Wonderful World of Maths Eddie Woo s Magical MathsSpouseMichelle WooChildren3AwardsNSW Premier s Prize for Innovation in Science amp Mathematics Education 2015 Choose Maths Awards 2016 University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement 2017 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Award 2017 NSW Local Hero 2018 Australian Local Hero 2018 Western Sydney University Honorary Fellow 2019 Websitemisterwootube wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditWoo s ethnic Chinese parents migrated to Australia from Malaysia around 1970 for better education opportunities for their children 3 He has an older brother who works in IT and an older sister who is a dentist 1 Woo studied at the James Ruse Agricultural High School in New South Wales and completed his Higher School Certificate in 2003 3 placing in the top band for Mathematics Extension 1 and English Extension 2 4 He earned his Bachelor of Education Honours in Secondary Mathematics and Information Technology from the University of Sydney in 2008 5 Career EditWoo started his career with a brief stint as a technology teacher at the Fort Street High School in 2007 before moving to James Ruse Agricultural High School where in 2008 he held the position of Teacher Mathematics and Technology He stayed until 2013 before becoming Head Teacher of Mathematics at Cherrybrook Technology High School 6 Woo remains there as a classroom teacher but also serves as a mathematics curriculum leader for the NSW Department of Education As of 2018 he has been teaching mathematics for more than 10 years 3 He began filming his class in 2012 when recording a lesson for a sick student 7 His YouTube channel has over 1 61 million subscribers and more than 139 million views worldwide as of October 2022 8 In 2018 Woo hosted a show called Teenage Boss on the ABC which gave teens control of their family s financial decisions for a month 9 In June 2018 Woo delivered a TEDx Talk titled Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had 10 Woo has published two books The first is entitled Woo s Wonderful World of Maths was published on 25 September 2018 It addresses questions like Why are rainbows curved and Why aren t left handers extinct with the answer being maths and that maths is all about patterns and the universe is extraordinarily patterned 11 The second Eddie Woo s Magical Maths is a children s activity book Awards EditIn October 2015 Woo was a joint recipient of the NSW Premier s Prize for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education 12 He was one of ten teachers to win the inaugural Choose Maths Awards on 26 August 2016 13 In April 2017 Woo won the 2017 University of Sydney Young Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement 3 In March 2017 he was one of 12 Australian teachers to win a Commonwealth Bank Teaching Award a prestigious national awards event co presented each year by the Commonwealth Bank and education charity Schools Plus 3 In November 2017 he was named 2018 NSW Local Hero 14 Woo gave the Australia Day Address in NSW in 2018 the first time a teacher has done so 15 On 25 January 2018 Woo won the Australia s Local Hero Award at the Australian of the Year Awards 2 16 In March 2018 Woo was named a Top 10 Finalist in the Global Teacher Prize 17 In May 2019 Woo received an Honorary Fellowship from Western Sydney University 18 In September 2019 Woo became a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales 19 He received Mathical Honors for It s a Numberful World How Math Is Hiding Everywhere 20 Personal life EditWoo is a committed Christian stating We talk about the fact that the universe is designed in this way and you can find all of these patterns do you think that that s a coincidence One of the things I love to point out is we call the universe the cosmos which means ordered and structured and designed as opposed to chaos and the reason why we can find these mathematical principles is because there was a Designer We didn t just spring into being It has immense beauty 21 Woo is married and has three children 3 21 References Edit a b 2018 speaker Eddie Woo Australia Day Address 23 January 2018 Retrieved 25 January 2018 a b Australia s Local Hero 2018 Department of Home Affairs 25 January 2018 Archived from the original on 17 March 2018 Retrieved 10 February 2021 a b c d e f Baillie Rebecca 1 May 2017 Meet the maths teacher you wish you had in high school ABC News Retrieved 1 February 2018 2003 Higher School Certificate Retrieved 5 May 2020 Top teacher Eddie Woo appointed Education Ambassador The University of Sydney 13 December 2018 Archived from the original on 23 February 2019 Retrieved 23 February 2019 LinkedIn Eddie Woo a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Eddie Woo Varkey Foundation Retrieved 1 April 2020 permanent dead link misterwootube YouTube Stats Channel Statistics SocialBlade Retrieved 19 November 2021 Here s what happens when teens take control of the family budget for a month ABC News 22 June 2018 Retrieved 23 June 2018 Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had Eddie Woo TEDxSydney Retrieved 1 April 2020 Woo s Wonderful World of Maths Pan Macmillan AU Pan Macmillan Australia Retrieved 6 October 2018 Honour Roll NSW Chief Scientist amp Engineer chiefscientist nsw gov au Retrieved 24 May 2017 Mahony Mikaela 30 August 2016 Excellence award for Wootube master Hills News Fairfax Regional Media Retrieved 1 February 2018 Harmer Wendy Buck Robbie 14 November 2017 Changing minds on maths Breakfast Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 1 February 2018 Smith Alexandra 18 January 2018 Maths teacher Eddie Woo to deliver the Australia Day address in NSW The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 1 February 2018 Quantum physicist is Australian of the Year BBC News 25 January 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Eddie Woo Top 10 Finalist Summary PDF Global Teacher Prize Retrieved 6 October 2018 Patience Clare Western Sydney University celebrates 20 inspiring individuals during graduations www westernsydney edu au Retrieved 5 May 2019 Fellows The Royal Society of NSW royalsoc org au Retrieved 27 September 2019 Mathical Book Prizes 2021 PDF a b Lim Anne 25 January 2018 Maths is beautiful wait what Eternity News Archived from the original on 22 July 2018 Retrieved 24 July 2020 External links EditExternal video One Plus One Eddie Woo One Plus One ABC NewsOfficial website Eddie Woo s channel on YouTube Media related to Eddie Woo at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Woo amp oldid 1131181186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
