From phillip.kent at gmail.com Thu Jan 5 09:03:44 2012 From: phillip.kent at gmail.com (Phillip Kent) Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:03:44 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Maths-Art Seminar at LKL, 12 January: 'Mathematics, and the Concrete and Neoconcrete Artistic movements in Brazil' by Fabrizio Augusto Poltronieri References: Message-ID: <1325754224.6983.37.camel@phillipkent-macbook> ** PLEASE CIRCULATE ** ALL WELCOME ** MATHEMATICS, AND THE CONCRETE AND NEOCONCRETE ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS IN BRAZIL An LKL Maths-Art seminar by Fabrizio Augusto Poltronieri Thursday 12th January 2012, 6.00 - 7.30pm London Knowledge Lab, WC1N 3QS This talk will focus on some relations between the philosophical concept of mathematics developed by the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914), as applied to the Arts, and the approach to Art practice taken by the Concrete and Neoconcrete artists in S?o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro during the 1950s-70s. The work of several artists from this period will be introduced, such as the poetry of Augusto and Haroldo de Campos and D?cio Pignatari ? pioneers of Peircian studies in Brazil ?, the Computer Art of Waldemar Cordeiro and Giorgio Moscatti, from S?o Paulo, and Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape** and H?lio Oiticica, from Rio de Janeiro, with a focus on their participative Art. (**An exhibition of this artist's work is currently showing at the Serpentine Gallery in London.) FABRIZIO AUGUSTO POLTRONIERI is a Brazilian artist and mathematician. His PhD thesis at the Pontifical Catholic University of S?o Paulo was titled ?An analysis of the role of chance in computer art: Reflections on the relationship between aesthetic and informational systems of communication?. Currently, Poltronieri is undertaking research in a postdoctoral fellowship at the Royal College of Art, with funding from CAPES in Brazil. TIME: 6.00 to 7.30pm PLACE: London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald St, London, WC1N 3QS [Travel information & maps at: http://bit.ly/LKL-MathsArt-venue ] NEXT SEMINAR: 9 February, speaker TBA. LKLMathsArt on YouTube: a developing archive of videos from the Maths-Art seminars. http://www.youtube.com/user/LKLMathsArt LKL Maths-Art seminars are free to attend, and All are welcome. No reservation is required, but an email to lkl.maths.art at gmail.com is appreciated for planning purposes. *Visit the website and seminar archive: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/events/maths-art *Join the email list for future seminar announcements: http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/lkl-maths-art ++++++ Dr Phillip Kent, London Knowledge Lab p.kent at ioe.ac.uk phillip.kent at gmail.com www.phillipkent.net m: 07950 952034 ++++++ -- ++++++ Dr Phillip Kent, London, UK mathematics education technology research phillip.kent at gmail.com mobile: 07950 952034 www.phillipkent.net ++++++ "Man's rush to the n'th floor is a neck-and-neck race between plumbing and abstraction" - Rem Koolhaas From D.Pratt at ioe.ac.uk Thu Jan 5 09:33:51 2012 From: D.Pratt at ioe.ac.uk (David Pratt) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:33:51 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Dave Pratt Professorial Lecture March 14th Message-ID: You may be interested in attending an open professorial lecture by Dave Pratt at 5.30pm on March 14th in the Jeffrey Hall at the Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. Professor Richard Noss will give a short response. After the lecture, there will be a chance to mingle. Here is an abstract of the paper on which the presentation will be loosely based. (The paper will be available on the day.) Making Mathematics Phenomenal Mathematics is often portrayed as an ?abstract? cerebral subject, beyond the reach of many. In response, research with digital technology has led to innovative design in which mathematics can be experienced much like everyday phenomena. In this talk, I will examine how careful design can ?phenomenalise? mathematics and support not only engagement but also focus on key ideas. I will argue that mathematical knowledge gained through interaction with tools designed in this way prioritises the powerful reasons for doing mathematics, imbuing it with a sort of utility and offering learners hooks on which they can gradually develop fluency and connected understanding. Illustrative examples will be taken from conventional topics such as number, algebra, geometry and statistics but also from novel situations where mathematical methods are juxtaposed with social values. The suggestion that prioritising utility supports a more natural way of learning mathematics emerges directly from constructionist pedagogy and inferentialist philosophy. I hope to see you on the day. Dave ________________________________ Dave Pratt Professor of Mathematics Education Faculty Director for Research Institute of Education University of London 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Tel: +44 (0)207 612 6655 d.pratt at ioe.ac.uk http://people.ioe.ac.uk/dave_pratt ________________________________ Dave Pratt Professor of Mathematics Education Faculty Director for Research Institute of Education University of London 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Tel: +44 (0)207 612 6655 d.pratt at ioe.ac.uk http://people.ioe.ac.uk/dave_pratt From johnbibbyjohnbibby at gmail.com Thu Jan 5 09:53:43 2012 From: johnbibbyjohnbibby at gmail.com (John Bibby) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 09:53:43 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Re: Dave Pratt Professorial Lecture March 14th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good luck Dave! - sorry I can't be there. JOHN BIBBY On 5 January 2012 09:33, David Pratt wrote: > *********************************************************************************************************** > This message has been generated through the Mathematics Education email discussion list. > Hitting the REPLY key sends a message to all list members. > *********************************************************************************************************** > You may be interested in attending an open professorial lecture by Dave Pratt at 5.30pm on March 14th in the Jeffrey Hall at the Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL. > Professor Richard Noss will give a short response. After the lecture, there will be a chance to mingle. > Here is an abstract of the paper on which the presentation will be loosely based. (The paper will be available on the day.) > > Making Mathematics Phenomenal > > Mathematics is often portrayed as an ?abstract? cerebral subject, beyond the reach of many. In response, research with digital technology has led to innovative design in which mathematics can be experienced much like everyday phenomena. In this talk, I will examine how careful design can ?phenomenalise? mathematics and support not only engagement but also focus on key ideas. > > I will argue that mathematical knowledge gained through interaction with tools designed in this way prioritises the powerful reasons for doing mathematics, imbuing it with a sort of utility and offering learners hooks on which they can gradually develop fluency and connected understanding. Illustrative examples will be taken from conventional topics such as number, algebra, geometry and statistics but also from novel situations where mathematical methods are juxtaposed with social values. > > The suggestion that prioritising utility supports a more natural way of learning mathematics emerges directly from constructionist pedagogy and inferentialist philosophy. > > I hope to see you on the day. > > Dave > > > > ________________________________ > > Dave Pratt > Professor of Mathematics Education > Faculty Director for Research > > Institute of Education > University of London > 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL > > Tel: +44 (0)207 612 6655 > d.pratt at ioe.ac.uk > http://people.ioe.ac.uk/dave_pratt > > > > ________________________________ > > Dave Pratt > Professor of Mathematics Education > Faculty Director for Research > > Institute of Education > University of London > 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL > > Tel: +44 (0)207 612 6655 > d.pratt at ioe.ac.uk > http://people.ioe.ac.uk/dave_pratt > This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. ? Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. ?Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment > may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: > you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the > University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. From Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Jan 9 08:54:25 2012 From: Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk (Peter Gates) Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:54:25 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] SIXTH YERME SUMMER SCHOOL (YESS-6) - August 22-29, 2012 in Faro, PORTUGAL Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: Would you please send this announcement of YESS 6 to your mailing lists? The deadline for application is 15 January nd is quickly approaching! Thank you in advance. Jo?o Pedro da Ponte Institute of Education, University of Lisbon --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement SIXTH YERME SUMMER SCHOOL (YESS-6) - August 22-29, 2012 in Faro, PORTUGAL The Sixth YERME Summer School (YESS-6) in Mathematics Education, for PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, and master students and others entering mathematics education research will take place in Faro, Portugal, in the Summer 2012. The deadline for application for admission of participants is January 15, 2012. For further information see http://yerme.eu/ www.ese.ualg.pt/yess6 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/YESS6/199802570056354 The application my be done sending a 250 words abstract and filling the form at the web address: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFluZ0hUMW85MGgyOHZRcnJQUml4SFE6MQ Jo?o Pedro da Ponte Institute of Education, University of Lisbon From phillip.kent at gmail.com Thu Jan 19 00:23:51 2012 From: phillip.kent at gmail.com (Phillip Kent) Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:23:51 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Maths-Art event at London Knowledge Lab, 9 February: Maths-Art Show and Tell References: Message-ID: <1326932631.4242.66.camel@phillipkent-macbook> ** PLEASE CIRCULATE ** ALL WELCOME ** MATHS-ART SHOW AND TELL An LKL Maths-Art event Thursday 9th February 2012, 6.00 - 7.30pm This will be an open event where everyone is invited to contribute. Choose one of your favourite images, objects, books, stories, poems, websites, or computer programs. Something that, for you, makes a connection between mathematics and art. You have 5 minutes to SHOW what you have chosen and TELL why it is important to YOUR ideas about mathematics and art - which do not have to agree with anyone else's ideas! Contributions already received include: Crova's Disk and Marcel Duchamp; Hexagonal weaving; Perspective painting; Islamic architectural decoration; TurtleArt and a surprising polygon construction. If you already know what you want to show-and-tell, please let us know. If not, feel free to turn up on the night and give it a go! We look forward to a stimulating evening. TIME: 6.00 to 7.30pm PLACE: London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald St, London, WC1N 3QS [Travel information & maps at: http://bit.ly/LKL-MathsArt-venue ] NEXT SEMINAR: 8 March, speaker TBA LKLMathsArt on YouTube: a growing archive of videos from the Maths-Art seminars. http://www.youtube.com/user/LKLMathsArt LKL Maths-Art seminars are free to attend, and All are welcome. No reservation is required, but an email to lkl.maths.art at gmail.com is appreciated for planning purposes. *Visit the website and seminar archive: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/events/maths-art *Join the email list for future seminar announcements: http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/lkl-maths-art ++++++ Dr Phillip Kent, London Knowledge Lab p.kent at ioe.ac.uk phillip.kent at gmail.com www.phillipkent.net m: 07950 952034 ++++++ From lefouque at gmail.com Sat Jan 21 23:11:26 2012 From: lefouque at gmail.com (Ng Foo Keong (Sophus)) Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:11:26 +0800 Subject: [Maths-Education] Re: Maths-Education Digest, Vol 86, Issue 3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: dear all, please take a look at my article http://bit.ly/xKZ3dM and give some comments regards, Ng FK From P.Ernest at exeter.ac.uk Mon Jan 23 13:38:14 2012 From: P.Ernest at exeter.ac.uk (Ernest, Paul) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:38:14 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal 26 out Message-ID: <0A5D44A9CA6821498E0B82C38300C657211E33BCB0@EXCHMBS06.isad.isadroot.ex.ac.uk> Dear colleagues This latest issue is now available online via http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/PErnest/ Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal No. 26 (December 2011) Editor: Paul Ernest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS Ole Skovsmose, Keiko Yasukawa and Ole Ravn Scripting the World in Mathematics and its Ethical Implications Paul Ernest Forms of Knowledge in Mathematics and Mathematics Education: Philosophical and Rhetorical Perspectives Ann-Sofi R?j-Lindberg Structure and Closure of School Mathematical Practice - The experiences of Kristina Maria Nikolakaki Mathematics Education in Greek Primary Schools: From Delayed to Reflexive Modernization Ilhan M. Izmirli Does a Postmodernist Philosophy of Mathematics Make Sense? Is ?2 + 2 = 5? Correct as Long as One's Personal Situation or Perspective Requires It? Uffe Thomas Jankvist The Construct of Anchoring ? An Idea for ?Measuring? Interdisciplinarity in Teaching Karen Fran?ois Ethnomathematics as a Human Right Frank H. Gregory Arithmetic and Reality: A Development of Popper's Ideas Robert Ward-Penny Memes and Mathematics Education Jes?s Gallardo Romero and Jos? Luis Gonz?lez Mar? On Understanding and Interpretation in Mathematics: An Integrative Overview Per ?ystein Haavold Mathematical Competence - What is it and What Ought it be? M. Sencer ?orlu An Aesthetic Representation of Alfred North Whitehead?s Philosophy of Mathematics Education Vinod Mishra Mathematical Heritage of India: Some Remedial Issues: Mathematics History in Teaching Melinda E. Browne A Sociocultural Study of Mathematical and other Identities of ?Struggling? Teenage Boys Reuben Hersh Why we wrote ?Loving and Hating Mathematics? Announcement Postmodern Mathematics discussion group at ICME12 Seoul, July 2012 ? Co-Chairs Paul Ernest and Regina M?ller Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal ISSN 1465-2978 (Online) Best wishes Paul __________________ Paul Ernest Emeritus Professor, Education, Exeter University, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK Visiting Professor, Oslo; Professorial Research Fellow, Brunel; Adjunct Professor, Hope Liverpool. http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/PErnest/ for Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal, etc. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-Ernest/e/B001K8D5B2/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 for books New Discussion Group 6 on Postmodern Mathematics at ICME-12 Seoul July 8-15, 2012 ________________________________________ From: maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ng Foo Keong (Sophus) [lefouque at gmail.com] Sent: 21 January 2012 23:11 To: maths-education at lists.nottingham.ac.uk Subject: [Maths-Education] Re: Maths-Education Digest, Vol 86, Issue 3 *********************************************************************************************************** This message has been generated through the Mathematics Education email discussion list. Hitting the REPLY key sends a message to all list members. *********************************************************************************************************** dear all, please take a look at my article http://bit.ly/xKZ3dM and give some comments regards, Ng FK This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. From jeremy.burke at kcl.ac.uk Thu Jan 26 11:15:36 2012 From: jeremy.burke at kcl.ac.uk (Burke, Jeremy) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:15:36 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Seminar at King's College London Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting You are invited to a presentation being given by Ken Ruthven at King's College London on Monday 30 January at 16:30 on Redesign research for implementation at scale: an introductory probability module employing a dialogic teaching approach at early secondary level Kenneth Ruthven, University of Cambridge This presentation will examine the design of an introductory probability module intended for implementation at scale within the English educational system as part of a programe of redesign research focusing on the teaching of mathematics and science at lower secondary level. As is customary in design research, development of the module was informed by principles drawn from the research literatures on effective pedagogy and on development of probabilistic thinking. A central principle was the development of dialogic approaches to classroom communication and reasoning in mathematics. The idea of ?redesign research? extends that of ?design research? by explicitly recognising that engineering improvement at scale within an educational system requires account to be taken of its current state and established norms, both curricular and pedagogical. Hence, development of the module was also informed by contemporary assessments of the state of the system, and by suggestions and feedback from a variety of classroom teachers trialling the module. This provided a basis for assessing the learning demand associated with proposed features and components of the module (relating both to the general dialogic approach and to the specific probability topic) in terms of the professional learning they required of teachers. Such considerations conditioned the design brief for the module, and shaped the design both of the classroom materials and the professional development associated with it. The seminar will be held in Room G/8 in the Waterloo Bridge Wing, that is the building just at the foot of Waterloo Bridge on the Southbank of the River - just by the IMAX and very near to Waterloo Station and Underground. I should be grateful if you would email me if you are going to attend this seminar. Thanks Jeremy --- Jeremy Burke Department of Education and Professional Studies King's College London Franklin Wilkins Building (WBW) Waterloo Road London SE1 9NH UK jeremy.burke at kcl.ac.uk