From Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk Sat Jan 5 17:45:02 2013 From: Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk (Peter Gates) Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 17:45:02 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] CRIME Seminar - 14th March - Responding to the Mathematical Needs of Children in Care Message-ID: Colleagues - a CRIME seminar you may be interested in attending?. Dr Peter Gates Centre for Research in Mathematics Education (CRiME) School of Education University of Nottingham Responding to the Mathematical Needs of Children in Care Rose Griffiths, School of Education, University of Leicester 14th March 2013, 4.30 - 6.00 pm, Room B46, Dearing Building, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, NG8 1BB,UK The educational achievement of looked-after children in the UK continues to be extremely poor on average, even when compared to other vulnerable children. Whilst there has been some attention paid to raising their achievement in literacy, there has been very little exploration of the reasons for looked-after children?s poor performance in mathematics. This seminar will focus on two linked areas of her research with looked-after children aged 7 to 13. The Letterbox Club was an action research project which began in 2003 with just 20 children, examining the effect of providing mathematics and literacy materials through the post directly to children in foster care, at their home addresses. It is now established as a national programme working with around 5,000 children each year. Rose will also discuss some of the findings of her doctoral study, using case studies of five looked-after children with difficulties in mathematics. Based on clinical interviews with the children, and interviews with their class teachers, TAs, and their foster carers, she will provide an analysis of some of the places where things have gone badly wrong for these children, and some thoughts on how their situation could be improved. Rose Griffiths is a senior lecturer in mathematics education at the University of Leicester. She has taught in primary, special and secondary schools, and is a former foster carer and then an adoptive parent. Please contact educationresearchstaff at nottingham.ac.uk if you wish to attend. From kr18 at cam.ac.uk Thu Jan 10 17:20:37 2013 From: kr18 at cam.ac.uk (Kenneth Ruthven) Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:20:37 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Two Lectureships in Mathematics Education at the University of Cambridge References: <50EEEFF1.9020409@cam.ac.uk> Message-ID: University of Cambridge University Lecturer in Mathematics Education (Primary) and University Lecturer in Mathematics Education (Secondary) The Faculty of Education is seeking to appoint two innovative, research-active lecturers to join this leading international centre of teacher development and educational research. Successful candidates for both posts will make a key contribution to the Faculty's highly-rated initial teacher education programmes in mathematics, and also contribute to other teaching and research programmes. Candidates will hold a doctorate in a relevant field, or be close to completing one, or have demonstrated equivalent research achievement. They will have a record of, or clear potential for, internationally excellent research in the areas of mathematics education, subject pedagogy and teacher education. Contribution to excellence in research will be through peer-reviewed publications and other activities of a kind and quality meeting international standards as assessed in the national research assessment exercises. Candidates will have relevant school experience in the teaching of mathematics at the primary or secondary level and good knowledge of schooling in England. They will also have experience of contributing to school-based teacher education courses, proven capacity or clear potential to lead the mathematics education components of such courses, and a record of professional excellence appropriate to a current or future national leader in mathematics education and teacher education. It is anticipated that successful candidates will take up appointment on 1 September 2013. Salary will be in the range ?37,012 - ?46,846 p.a. with the possibility of additional incentives for exceptional candidates. Informal enquiries can be addressed to Professor Kenneth Ruthven (kr18 at cam.ac.uk) or Dr Gabrielle Cliff-Hodges (gc234 at cam.ac.uk) Further particulars, including criteria for appointment, and details of the application procedure are available at www.educ.cam.ac.uk/about/jobs. Information about the Science, Technology and Mathematics Education group at Cambridge is available at http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/academicgroups/sciencetechnologymaths/. Closing Date: 25 February 2013 Interview Date(s): Late April 2013 From I.Jones at lboro.ac.uk Mon Jan 14 15:09:51 2013 From: I.Jones at lboro.ac.uk (Ian Jones) Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:09:51 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] seminars at Loughborough University Message-ID: <0A7A040481D77B43B4B54C452D44F8C53A09E211@ITSMBX-3.lunet.lboro.ac.uk> Dear all. I'd like to draw your attention to the upcoming mathematics education seminar series at Loughborough University. We typically hold a seminar event every month during term time with reading groups and talks. Information about upcoming events can be found here http://tinyurl.com/a5msrf8 All welcome. In addition if you'd like to be added to our seminar announcement email list please contact Ian Jones at I.Jones at lboro.ac.uk Hope to see some of you there! Thanks, Ian From Pam.Bye at ima.org.uk Wed Jan 16 10:00:19 2013 From: Pam.Bye at ima.org.uk (Pam Bye) Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:00:19 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] IMA Maths 2013 Message-ID: <0B5D256416F8FC449031F8AD6085DBB13FEFC3@ima2k8> IMA Mathematics 2013 Thursday 14 March 2013, Mary Ward House, London Mathematics 2013 is the eighth in the series of annual IMA conferences to promote mathematics. This series aims to demonstrate to both mathematicians and non mathematicians the many uses of modern mathematics. The 2013 conference focuses on the Mathematics of Planet Earth, including talks on climate, education, energy and demography. We hope that the audience will have mathematicians, those who work with mathematicians in policy forming roles, and anyone who has an interest in developments in the applications of mathematics. PROGRAMME 10.00 Welcome Robert MacKay 10.05 Swine flu AND epidemic modelling Ellen Brookes Pollock and Ken Eames 10.45 Weather Forecasting Valerio Lucarini 11.25 Coffee 11.45 British Antarctica Survey Nick Watkins 12.25 Mathematics education globally Rosalind Mist 13.10 Lunch 14.10 Mathematics and energy world wide David Ogle 14.50 Global security Richard Pinch 15.30 Tea 15.50 Demography world wide and the actuarial response Chris Daykin 16.30 IMA in 2013: Where we are President 16.50 Reception Conference Fees Registration for this event is now open. Conference fees Members - AMIMA ?18.00 Members - MIMA/FIMA/AFIMA ?28.00 Non-Members ?45.00 Retired IMA Members ?10.00 Students - IMA Member ?10.00 Students - Non-Member ?18.00 To register for the conference, please visit the conference webpage to download, complete and return an application form: http://www.ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/ima_mathematics_2013.cfm For further information on this conference, please contact: Lizzi Lake, Conference Officer, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF. Tel. Direct line: +44 (0) 1702 356102, Switchboard: +44 (0) 1702 354020, Fax: +44 (0) 1702 354111, Email: conferences at ima.org.uk. Pamela Bye Conference Support Officer Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Tel: 01702 354020 Charity Registration number 1017777 ______________________________________________________________________ The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is a not for profit organisation registered as a charity in the UK. This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System before onward transmission. For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com ______________________________________________________________________ From P.Ernest at exeter.ac.uk Sat Jan 26 13:50:39 2013 From: P.Ernest at exeter.ac.uk (Ernest, Paul) Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:50:39 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Kindle book on Psychology of Mathematics Message-ID: Dear Colleagues I have just published my first book for Kindle on Amazon. If anybody would like to review it for a journal etc please let me know and I'll send you a copy. The aim is to reach out to a broader public than just our research community. You don't need a kindle to read kindle books - you can download free kindle reading software for PCs and Macs. I have priced it at $9.99 or equivalent - half that in India THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MATHEMATICS How it is Learned and Used Paul Ernest Published in Kindle format on Amazon January 2013 OVERVIEW This book introduces the concepts, theories and research in the psychology of learning and using mathematics. It is organised to reflect the main learning outcomes of mathematics: facts, skills, concepts and conceptual structures, general strategies, attitudes and appreciation. Separating these components makes it much easier to understand what is involved in learning and doing mathematics, and where errors come from. Research shows that different teaching approaches are needed to develop these outcomes because each relies on its own mode of learning. Facts and skills rely heavily on memory, concepts and conceptual structures rely on understanding, and problem solving depends on strategic and metacognitive thinking. Each learning component is treated individually in depth. Constructivism is the leading theory of learning and there is a chapter on what it is as well as its practical applications. Problem solving is acknowledged as the most important mathematical ability and an extended chapter provides a detailed analysis of the mathematical processes, strategies, and thinking involved, including metacognitive thinking ? the ability to monitor and control one?s own thinking. A further chapter treats attitudes and the appreciation of mathematics, showing that these are an essential part of mathematical functioning, not an optional add on. The last chapter explores a theme that has recently emerged as vital in the psychology of mathematics, the importance of context. This includes both the representation of ?real world? problems in mathematics, and how mathematical ideas are represented mentally. The problem of transfer is central to this area, how the knowledge, skills and abilities learned in school are applied to problems in other situations. CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES FOR MATHS 3 LEARNING FACTS AND SKILLS IN MATHEMATICS 4 CHILDREN?S ERRORS AND METHODS IN MATHEMATICS 5 CHILDREN?S LEARNING OF CONCEPTS AND STRUCTURES 6 THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF CONSTRUCTIVISM 7 MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES & STRATEGIES (PROBLEM SOLVING) 8 THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN (ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS) 9 THE CONTEXT OF LEARNING MATHEMATICS 10 REFERENCES 11 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Published in Kindle format on Amazon January 2013 Best wishes Paul __________________ Paul Ernest Emeritus Professor, Education, Exeter University, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK Visiting Professor at Brunel, Oslo and Liverpool Hope University http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/PErnest/ for Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal, etc. New book: The Psychology of Mathematics, Amazon Kindle, 2013. From lab11 at cam.ac.uk Sat Jan 26 16:23:24 2013 From: lab11 at cam.ac.uk (Toni Beardon) Date: 26 Jan 2013 16:23:24 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] The opportunity to learn mathematics - an entitlement for all? Message-ID: Bubblz The Maths Clown is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro tomorrow to raise funds for AIMSSEC to enable more children in Africa to get a better education and better life opportunities. AIMSSEC has worked in Africa for 10 years, with 50 colleagues from around the world, mainly running 27-month professional development courses for teachers. Of over 1000 mathematics teachers taking AIMSSEC courses very few do well on tests on the school mathematics they have to teach. See http://bit.ly/MtK2013 Please spread this news far and wide, particularly to people who might make a donation. ?1 each from lots of people could make a huge difference to the lives of children in Africa. We also hope for bigger donations from those who can afford it. Thank you to all our supporters. Toni -- Toni Beardon African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre 6 Melrose Road Muizenberg 7945 South Africa Tel. +27 (0)21 787 9326 Fax +27 (0)86 263 1268 Cell 072 3088 186 http://aimssec.aims.ac.za University of Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences Wilberforce Road Cambridge CB3 0WA Tel. +44 (0)1223 560582 Fax +44 (0)870 751 8332 Cell 07714 357042 http://mmp.maths.org From Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk Mon Jan 28 19:22:44 2013 From: Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk (Peter Gates) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:22:44 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] CRME SEMINAR - RESPONDING TO THE MATHEMATICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN CARE Message-ID: Please let me know if you wish to attend this CRME seminar Dr Peter Gates Centre for Research in Mathematics Education (CRME) School of Education University of Nottingham CRME SEMINAR Thursday 14th March 2013 (16:30-18:00) B46 Dearing Building RESPONDING TO THE MATHEMATICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN CARE Rose Griffiths, University of Leicester School of Education The educational achievement of looked-after children in the UK continues to be extremely poor on average, even when compared to other vulnerable children. Whilst there has been some attention paid to raising their achievement in literacy, there has been very little exploration of the reasons for looked-after children?s poor performance in mathematics. This seminar will focus on two linked areas of her research with looked-after children aged 7 to 13. The Letterbox Club was an action research project which began in 2003 with just 20 children, examining the effect of providing mathematics and literacy materials through the post directly to children in foster care, at their home addresses. It is now established as a national programme working with around 5,000 children each year. Rose will also discuss some of the findings of her doctoral study, using case studies of five looked-after children with difficulties in mathematics. Based on clinical interviews with the children, and interviews with their class teachers, TAs, and their foster carers, she will provide an analysis of some of the places where things have gone badly wrong for these children, and some thoughts on how their situation could be improved. Rose Griffiths is a senior lecturer in mathematics education at the University of Leicester. She has taught in primary, special and secondary schools, and is a former foster carer and then an adoptive parent. This seminar will take place in Room B46, Dearing Building, Jubilee Campus. Refreshments will be available. Please contact educationresearchstaff at nottingham.ac.uk if you wish to attend From lab11 at cam.ac.uk Tue Jan 29 20:54:26 2013 From: lab11 at cam.ac.uk (Toni Beardon) Date: 29 Jan 2013 20:54:26 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Bubblz on Top Mt Kilimanjaro Message-ID: She made it ! Not the usual way to promote mathematics. See www.bit.ly/MtK2013 www.aimssec.edu.glogster.com/aimssecK2012/! Please spread this news far and wide, particularly to people who might make a donation. From phillip.kent at gmail.com Wed Jan 30 02:38:05 2013 From: phillip.kent at gmail.com (Phillip Kent) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:38:05 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] =?iso-8859-1?q?Maths-Art_seminars_at_London_Knowledge_Lab=2C_14_?= =?iso-8859-1?q?February=3A_Francisco_Gonz=E1lez_Redondo=2C_=27On_the_orig?= =?iso-8859-1?q?in_of_Mathematics_and_Art_in_Prehistoric_Times=27?= References: Message-ID: <1359513485.16283.3.camel@phillipkent-macbook> ** PLEASE CIRCULATE ** ALL WELCOME ** ON THE ORIGIN OF MATHEMATICS AND ART IN PREHISTORIC TIMES An LKL Maths-Art Seminar by Francisco Gonz?lez Redondo Thursday 14th February 2013, 6.00 - 7.30pm According to the standard view, the history of Art begins in the Upper Palaeolithic era, in the Aurignacian period in Europe, roughly 40,000 years ago. By that time, our ancestors had developed the capability of symbolic thinking, an indicator of behavioural modernity that constituted a significant revolution. But together with horses, deer, goats, bison and mammoths painted on walls (Parietal Art), carved on stone or engraved on bone artifacts (Portable Art), we also find abstract paintings and engravings which contain non-representational graphic marks which can only be understood from a very specific point of view: Mathematics. Indeed, the interpretation of such symbolic register as tallies, calendars, astronomical notations, mnemonic devices and, even, cardinal and ordinal numbers, is experiencing increasing acceptance among archaeologists. In this Seminar we will witness how those first artists, members of our same species, with our same mental capabilities, registered both their artistic and mathematical thinking. FRANCISCO A. GONZ?LEZ REDONDO is qualified in mathematics, philosophy of science (PhD 1992), and history of mathematics, science and technology (PhD 2000). He has published more than 100 articles and books in the historical field. Since 1993 he is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Madrid's Complutense University. 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 seminars: 14 March: Niloy Mitra (University College London); 11 April: Mobius strips by Simon Morgan and John Sharp *LKLMathsArt on YouTube: Archive of videos from the Maths-Art seminars. http://www.youtube.com/user/LKLMathsArt *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 ++++++ "A picture had better be worth a thousand words, it takes more bandwidth"