Well as I was just saying we have a thriving research group to = which we=20 are often delighted to welcome esteemed = visitors.....

Mathematics = Education Research=20 Group

School of Education

Sheffield Hallam University

Seminar=20 programme

Wednesday=20 12 May 2004

4.30-6.00pm

Lost=20 Pedagogies

Anne=20 Watson

Oxford=20 University

As a generation of = mathematics=20 educators who learnt mathematics from classic textbooks reaches = retirement, we=20 could ask what, if anything, is going to be lost. In this seminar we shall look = at=20 treatments of a mathematical topic from the secondary curriculum and = analyse=20 them using Gibson's notions of affordances = and=20 constraints, asking 'what is it possible to learn?' It seems that some textbook = authors use=20 students' natural propensity to classify and generalise, providing = starting=20 points for investigation which arise naturally from their examples. And some textbook authors=20 don't.

Seminars are held=20 at

the=20 Centre for Mathematics Education

25=20 Broomgrove Road,=20 Sheffield=20 S10=20 2NA

There = is no=20 charge for this activity but please let us know if you intend to be = there. Tea and coffee from = 4.00pm.

For=20 further information contact Hilary=20 Povey,=20 School=20 of Education,=20 Sheffield=20 Hallam=20 University,=20 Collegiate Crescent Campus, Sheffield,=20 S10=20 2BP

tel=20 +44 114 225 2338, fax +44 114 225 2339

h.povey@shu.ac.uk

c.f.angier@shu.ac.uk

"Life can = only be=20 understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" Soren=20 Kierkegaard.

=00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C42D2C.57903F13-- From maths-education@nottingham.ac.uk Wed Apr 28 14:41:53 2004 From: maths-education@nottingham.ac.uk (Angier, Corinne F) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:41:53 +0100 Subject: [Maths-Education] Maths Ed post at Sheffield Hallam Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C42D26.90CA57A4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We have a vacancy at Sheffield Hallam University - see below for the = official advert from this Tuesday's Guardian. I thought I might add a few more details for those of you who don't know Sheffield = and could be wondering whether to relocate your lives! =20 As well as the obvious loveliness of being in a place where we teach = undergraduate maths as well as working with one and two year PGCE students we have a lot of local schools bringing kids in to the = centre and we have a thriving research group. To give you a sense of the kind of things we get up to ... last week our first year = undergraduates had a history of maths trip to find out about Newton at the Grantham museum, this Friday we have 50 girls from a = Barnsley school coming in for an engineering mathematics day, and one of our Professors of Mathematics Education (Hilary Povey) = frequently opens her house to staff and students for supper and a maths cabaret. =20 The campus is green, the city is very green and the surrounding = countryside is the Peak District. The university is committed to widening participation, the city has NO = selective schools, and the wider partnership area we work in is incredibly diverse and interesting. Houses are cheap, allotments are plentiful, crime is low, and there is a = good train to London when you feel the need for metropolitan culture. =20 Come and join us! =20 Corinne =20 =20 Organisation: Sheffield Hallam University=20 Location: Yorkshire & Humberside Salary: =A326,592 - =A335,367=20 Date posted: 26 Apr 04=20 Closing date: 14 May 04 =09 Job description =A326,592 - =A335,367, pro-rata where applicable Sheffield Hallam's School of Education is one of the largest and most = successful Schools of Education in the UK with over 100 academic staff and more than 4000 students. We have a large integrated = Secondary Initial Teacher Education programme with students enrolled on a number of courses leading to QTS in 11 different subject = areas. We are working in partnership with regional LEAs, schools and colleges to enhance educational achievement across the = region and to promote inclusion. There is an active and diverse research culture and staff are involved in contract research activity = for both private and public sector organisations. We are currently seeking well-qualified and enthusiastic specialists in = a number of areas to join us in the subjects shown below. Mathematics Education We seek those who can contribute to and take a lead in some or all of: = Secondary QTS programmes - Undergraduate courses in mathematics - Adult numeracy programmes - Continuing professional = development programmes for teachers and school support staff - ICT provision and pedagogical developments in mathematics education - = Partnership with schools and colleges - An active mathematics education research group - Curriculum development - = Inclusion and diversity in mathematics education - General Professional Studies in Education. Ref: 551/03 Whichever role you apply for, you will need an honours degree or = equivalent plus QTS and have completed M level study. Along with relevant teaching experience in a school or college, you will have = contributed to curriculum development and/or CPD activity in your subject area and to the support of student teachers and/or NQTs. = You will also be familiar with reflective practice and the management of change in educational settings. A significant research = record is not essential but you must be keen to develop your own research skills. We are happy to consider this post as secondment = opportunities for experienced teachers who wish to become more significantly involved in initial and continuing teacher education. Interviews will be held on either 19/20/21 May 2004. Working towards equal opportunities. Corinne Angier Flexible routes leader Mathematics professional year subject leader School of Education 36, Collegiate Crescent Sheffield S10 2BP Tel: 0114 225 5744 c.f.angier@shu.ac.uk =20 "Life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" = Soren Kierkegaard. =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C42D26.90CA57A4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

We = have a vacancy at=20 Sheffield Hallam University - see below for the official advert = from this=20 Tuesday's Guardian. I thought I might add a few more details for those = of you=20 who don't know Sheffield and could be wondering whether to relocate your = lives!

As = well as the=20 obvious loveliness of being in a place where we teach undergraduate = maths as=20 well as working with one and two year PGCE students we have a lot of = local=20 schools bringing kids in to the centre and we have a thriving = research group. To give you a sense of the kind of things we get up=20 to ... last week our first year undergraduates had a = history of=20 maths trip to find out about Newton at the Grantham museum, this Friday = we have=20 50 girls from a Barnsley school coming in for an engineering mathematics = day,=20 and one of our Professors of Mathematics Education (Hilary Povey) = frequently=20 opens her house to staff and students for supper and a maths=20 cabaret.

The = campus is green,=20 the city is very green and the surrounding countryside is the Peak=20 District.

The = university is=20 committed to widening participation, the city has NO = selective=20 schools, and the wider partnership area we work in is incredibly = diverse=20 and interesting.

Houses = are cheap,=20 allotments are plentiful, crime is low, and there is a good train to = London when=20 you feel the need for metropolitan culture.

Come = and join=20 us!

Corinne

Organisation: Sheffield Hallam = University

Location: Yorkshire & = Humberside
Salary: =A326,592 - =A335,367
Date=20 posted: 26 Apr = 04=20
Closing date: 14 May 04

Job description

=A326,592 - =A335,367, = pro-rata where=20 applicable

Sheffield Hallam's School of Education is one of the = largest=20 and most successful Schools of Education in the UK with over 100 = academic staff=20 and more than 4000 students. We have a large integrated Secondary = Initial=20 Teacher Education programme with students enrolled on a number of = courses=20 leading to QTS in 11 different subject areas. We are working in = partnership with=20 regional LEAs, schools and colleges to enhance educational achievement = across=20 the region and to promote inclusion. There is an active and diverse = research=20 culture and staff are involved in contract research activity for both = private=20 and public sector organisations.

We are currently seeking = well-qualified=20 and enthusiastic specialists in a number of areas to join us in the = subjects=20 shown below.

Mathematics Education

We seek those who can=20 contribute to and take a lead in some or all of: Secondary QTS = programmes -=20 Undergraduate courses in mathematics - Adult numeracy programmes - = Continuing=20 professional development programmes for teachers and school support = staff - ICT=20 provision and pedagogical developments in mathematics education - = Partnership=20 with schools and colleges - An active mathematics education research = group -=20 Curriculum development - Inclusion and diversity in mathematics = education -=20 General Professional Studies in Education.
Ref: = 551/03

Whichever role=20 you apply for, you will need an honours degree or equivalent plus QTS = and have=20 completed M level study. Along with relevant teaching experience in a = school or=20 college, you will have contributed to curriculum development and/or CPD = activity=20 in your subject area and to the support of student teachers and/or NQTs. = You=20 will also be familiar with reflective practice and the management of = change in=20 educational settings. A significant research record is not essential but = you=20 must be keen to develop your own research skills. We are happy to = consider this=20 post as secondment opportunities for experienced teachers who wish to = become=20 more significantly involved in initial and continuing teacher=20 education.

Interviews will be held on either 19/20/21 May=20 2004.

Working towards equal opportunities.

Corinne=20 Angier

Flexible = routes=20 leader

Mathematics professional=20 year subject leader

School of=20 Education

36, = Collegiate=20 Crescent

Sheffield = S10=20 2BP

Tel: 0114 = 225 =20 5744

c.f.angier@shu.ac.uk

"Life can = only be=20 understood backwards but it must be lived forwards" Soren=20 Kierkegaard.

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The 4th Annual Institute of Mathematics Pedagogy will take place at = the

Seminars are held=20 at