Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
What problem in
education would you
pay £1,000,000 to solve?
How the Millennium Prize problems could save us all

Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the Millennium Prize problems could save us all

Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
What are education’s
touchpaper problems?
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

•Learning
•Social
Development
•Principles/Rules
•Justifications
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

•Timings
•Locations
•Methods
•Data
•Priorities
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

How do we bridge the
Gap of Needs?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

Millennium Prize Problems
The Prizes were conceived to record some of
the most difficult problems with which
mathematicians were grappling at the turn of the
second millennium;
to elevate in the consciousness of the general
public the fact that in mathematics, the frontier is
still open and abounds in important unsolved
problems;
to emphasize the importance of working
towards a solution of the deepest, most difficult
problems;
and to recognize achievement in mathematics of
7 £1 million 1 – 7/2013
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

What edge-of-practice
questions do we have?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

v
Problems…..

Challenges….

Challenges….

What should education’s
touchpaper problems
look like?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

1. Specifically focused on
cognitive &/or social
development
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all
2. Principle not invention
3. A defined end-point

What are education’s
#touchpaper problems?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

What is the shortest period
of a time in which a person
with dyslexia can be taught
to spell the 1000 most
common words in English?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

If a child needs to remember
20 chunks of knowledge
from one lesson to the
next, what is the most
effective homework to set?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all

Conclusion:
What are education’s
#touchpaper problems?
Laura McInerney (@miss_mcinerney)
How the TouchPaper Problems could save us all