Anita Straker

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Anita Straker CB OBE is a British mathematics educator who became president of the Mathematical Association for the 1986 term. [1]

After teaching maths in schools, Straker became a maths advisor for the county of Wiltshire in the UK and then a school inspector. [2] She went on to pioneer computers in schools from within the UK Department for Education and Employment.

In the 1980s the only primary school software available was American, so she started writing her own programs. She wrote the educational text adventure games Mallory Manor (1983), Merlin's Castle (1984), Zoo (1984), Martello Tower (1986) and Puff (1986) [3] for the BBC Micro. [4]

In the 1990s, she designed the National Numeracy Strategy for primary school children in the UK for which she was honoured with the CB and the OBE. [5]

She has written several maths textbooks. [6]

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References

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  2. "A catalyst within the system; Interview: Anita Straker". TES. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. "Anita Straker - Computing History".
  4. ":: CASA :: Games - Anita Straker (6 results)". solutionarchive.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  5. "UK | UK Education | Top honour for go-ahead head teacher". BBC News. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  6. "Books by Anita Straker (Author of Exploring Maths)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 7 August 2014.