In this episode we speak to Eddie Woo, mathematics expert, self-confessed geek and educational leader with the NSW Department of Education. Famous in teaching circles and beyond, Eddie has over one million YouTube subscribers to his channel @misterwootube. He currently splits his time between providing curriculum support for the mathematics team within the department and teaching at a NSW public school on Darug land.

Despite his attraction to all things mathematics and logic, Eddie is the first to admit there was no strategic 5 or 10-year plan for his teaching career trajectory. Instead, he’s been driven by two main forces: firstly, the problems he’s encountered, and secondly, saying yes to opportunities that have presented themselves.

To give evidence to the first, 12 years ago, Eddie was teaching a student who was unable to attend school regularly due to illness. It was in his quest to find an engaging way to help that student keep up with his learning beyond textbooks, that @misterwootube was born. 

Eddie shares his progression into school leadership and answers some hard-hitting questions from our co-hosts - how do you keep the passion for a subject area alive after many years of teaching? And, what has most surprised you about a career in teaching?

You’ll also hear his perspective on teaching a specific subject area and how it can be most impactful when it’s student-led. 

Mostly in this episode, you will fall in love with Eddie’s passion for teaching and commitment to lifelong learning. For Eddie, teaching is so much more than love for your subject, it's about bringing in the world around us and making those connections to the syllabus in a way that’s meaningful for students.

We hope you enjoy this episode (as much as Eddie loves Pythagoras' theorem).

We acknowledge that this episode of the Teach NSW Podcast was recorded on the homelands of the Darug people. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening to the Teach NSW Podcast today. 

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