1. Edward Kent Woo is an Australian secondary school teacher and writer best known for his online mathematics lessons published on YouTube.
21 Facts About Eddie Woo
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In 2018, Eddie Woo was awarded the Australia's Local Hero Award.
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Eddie Woo has an older brother, who works in IT, and an older sister, who is a dentist.
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Eddie Woo studied at the James Ruse Agricultural High School in Sydney and completed his Higher School Certificate in 2003, placing in the top band for Mathematics Extension 1 and English Extension 2.
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Eddie Woo earned his Bachelor of Education in Secondary Mathematics and Information Technology from the University of Sydney in 2008.
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Eddie 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.
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Eddie Woo stayed until 2013 before becoming Head Teacher of Mathematics at Cherrybrook Technology High School.
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Eddie Woo remains there as a classroom teacher, but serves as Leader of Mathematics Growth for the NSW Department of Education.
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Eddie Woo began filming his classroom lessons in 2012 for a sick student who was absent from school.
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In 2018, Eddie Woo hosted a show called Teenage Boss on ABC ME, which gave teens control of their family's financial decisions for a month.
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In June 2018, Eddie Woo delivered a TEDx Talk titled "Mathematics is the sense you never knew you had", which garnered a lot of positive attention online.
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The second, Eddie Woo's Magical Maths, is a children's activity book.
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In September 2022, Eddie Woo co-hosted high-school television series Ultimate Classroom, an educational STEM competition sponsored by the Australian Defence Force, alongside presenter Stephanie Bendixsen.
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In October 2015, Eddie Woo was a joint recipient of the NSW Premier's Prize for Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education.
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Eddie Woo was one of ten teachers to win the inaugural Choose Maths Awards on 26 August 2016.
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Eddie Woo gave the Australia Day Address in NSW in 2018, the first time a teacher has done so.
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On 25 January 2018, Eddie Woo won the Australia's Local Hero Award at the Australian of the Year Awards.
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In March 2018, Eddie Woo was named a Top 10 Finalist in the Global Teacher Prize.
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In May 2019, Eddie Woo received an Honorary Fellowship from Western Sydney University.
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In September 2019, Eddie Woo became a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.
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In February 2021, Eddie Woo received the Mathical Honors for It's a Numberful World: How Math Is Hiding Everywhere.