From Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk Tue Jun 2 13:43:08 2015 From: Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk (Peter Gates) Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:43:08 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] 2nd Announcement ICME-13 Message-ID: Attached please find the second announcement of ICME-13 containing the call for papers. We will distribute the second announcement and call for papers widely. However, if you have special lists, please use them. If you wish to send out a special call for papers for your TSG, please develop your own call for papers based on the deadlines and structures described in the second announcement. I hope we have clearly described the submission process and deadlines. The website will be updated in the next 2 weeks. With my best wishes Gabriele -- *************************************************************** * Prof. Dr. Gabriele Kaiser * University of Hamburg * Faculty of Education * Didactics of Mathematics * Von-Melle-Park 8 * 20146 Hamburg * * Convenor of 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13) * * Phone: (+49) 040 42838-5320 (secretary -5321) * Fax: (+49) 040 42838-4459 * e-mail: convenor.icme13 at uni-hamburg.de * Homepage: www.icme13.org / www.dr-gabriele-kaiser.de ************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2nd Announcement.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 4106867 bytes Desc: 2nd Announcement.pdf URL: From D.K.Jones at soton.ac.uk Tue Jun 9 11:22:02 2015 From: D.K.Jones at soton.ac.uk (Jones D.K.) Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:22:02 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] PME Newsletter May-June 2015 available Message-ID: <5A5A76258A69AF499C3C136F4CF8945A5C1D889C@SRV00049.soton.ac.uk> Colleagues The latest edition of the Newsletter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME) has just been published. It is available in pdf format from the PME website: http://igpme.org/index.php/communication/pme-newsletter/past-newsletters Plus it is available to be viewed on tablet or smartphone via the online reader ISSUU: http://issuu.com/pmeadministrativemanager/docs/15_02_pme_newsletter PME-39 takes place in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, from July 13 -18, 2015. In 2016, PME-40 takes place August 3-7 in Szeged, Hungary. Please consider informing interested colleagues who may not have this information. best wishes Keith ----------------------------- Keith Jones, on behalf of the PME International Committee From debutler at argonet.co.uk Wed Jun 10 12:56:24 2015 From: debutler at argonet.co.uk (Douglas Butler) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:56:24 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] For mathematics teachers wishing to upskill their ICT Message-ID: <00b301d0a374$780a5020$681ef060$@argonet.co.uk> Members of this list may wish to have details of our annual TSM workshop - Technology for Secondary/college Mathematics. Learning about ICT for mathematics takes time. This popular workshop has a superb team of tutors, runs from Sunday 5th July to Tuesday 7th, at Keele University (North of Birmingham) and covers dynamic software, spreadsheets, rich task and problem solving. Details and online application: www.tsm-resources.com/2015 >From Douglas Butler TSM Workshops and Autograph development PO Box 46, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4JX, UK www.tsm-resources.com www.autograph-maths.com t: +44 1832 273444 From D.K.Jones at soton.ac.uk Wed Jun 10 13:38:03 2015 From: D.K.Jones at soton.ac.uk (Jones D.K.) Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 12:38:03 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Remembering Douglas Quadling OBE Message-ID: <5A5A76258A69AF499C3C136F4CF8945A5C1D923F@SRV00049.soton.ac.uk> Colleagues A note to remember Douglas Quadling OBE, an exceptional contributor to the School Mathematics Project (SMP) in the UK. Douglas Quadling, an outstanding mathematician and school teacher, was one of the four inspirational drivers behind the School Mathematics Project (SMP) in the 1960s and 70s. The School Mathematics Project, which radically changed the course of mathematics teaching in Britain and more widely, had its impetus at a meeting in a Winchester garden in September 1961 involving Douglas Quadling of Marlborough College, Martyn Cundy (1913-2005) of Sherborne School, Tom Jones of Winchester College, and Professor Bryan Thwaites of the University of Southampton. Over the subsequent 12 months, and supported by a research grant from the University of Southampton, eight schools took part in establishing SMP at the University of Southampton. Douglas, a long-time supporter of SMP, died on Wednesday 25 March 2015. His funeral took place at Emmanuel College Cambridge on Thursday 9 April 2015. We remember Douglas for his exceptional contribution to SMP. Best wishes Keith --------- Keith Jones University of Southampton From P.Ernest at exeter.ac.uk Thu Jun 11 10:02:58 2015 From: P.Ernest at exeter.ac.uk (Ernest, Paul) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 09:02:58 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Re: Remembering Douglas Quadling OBE In-Reply-To: <5A5A76258A69AF499C3C136F4CF8945A5C1D923F@SRV00049.soton.ac.uk> References: <5A5A76258A69AF499C3C136F4CF8945A5C1D923F@SRV00049.soton.ac.uk> Message-ID: In 1979 I joined the staff at Homerton College, Cambridge as a temporary replacement for Stuart Plunkett on study leave. This was my first job after school teaching as a teacher educator. I worked alongside Richard Light, Tim Rowland, Bob Burn and Hilary Shuard. Alan Bishop at the university department of education (a separate body then) organised a masters course in mathematics education which our students as well as his attended. I also sat in when I could as an introduction to the fledgling science of mathematics education. Douglas Quadling was around, possibly teaching at the 3rd body, the Institute of Education (where Angela Walsh worked too). I remember most vividly the 2 seminars he gave to the masters course. He was a modest but immensely knowledgeable man who described very clearly and with great insight the development of the mathematics curriculum of the previous 50 years or more, and the great growth of textbook schemes in the 60s and 70s, including, most notably, the SMP series. His seminars were deceptively chatty, but rich in content and atmosphere. He was very active in the Mathematical Association. He published many texts and I especially remember his insightful 1969 book, The same, but different : a survey of the notion of equivalence in the context of school mathematics / by D. A. Quadling (published by Bell for MA), an early acknowledgement of a critical notion in school mathematics. I'm sure many others have further deep and affectionate memories of this man and his contribution. _________ Paul Ernest Emeritus Professor, Education, Exeter University, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK Homepage http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/PErnest/ Philosophy of Maths Ed Journal ________________________________________ From: maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Jones D.K. Sent: 10 June 2015 13:38 To: maths-education at nottingham.ac.uk Subject: [Maths-Education] Remembering Douglas Quadling OBE Colleagues A note to remember Douglas Quadling OBE, an exceptional contributor to the School Mathematics Project (SMP) in the UK. Douglas Quadling, an outstanding mathematician and school teacher, was one of the four inspirational drivers behind the School Mathematics Project (SMP) in the 1960s and 70s. The School Mathematics Project, which radically changed the course of mathematics teaching in Britain and more widely, had its impetus at a meeting in a Winchester garden in September 1961 involving Douglas Quadling of Marlborough College, Martyn Cundy (1913-2005) of Sherborne School, Tom Jones of Winchester College, and Professor Bryan Thwaites of the University of Southampton. Over the subsequent 12 months, and supported by a research grant from the University of Southampton, eight schools took part in establishing SMP at the University of Southampton. Douglas, a long-time supporter of SMP, died on Wednesday 25 March 2015. His funeral took place at Emmanuel College Cambridge on Thursday 9 April 2015. We remember Douglas for his exceptional contribution to SMP. Best wishes Keith --------- Keith Jones University of Southampton This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. 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From johnbibbyjohnbibby at gmail.com Thu Jun 11 11:38:02 2015 From: johnbibbyjohnbibby at gmail.com (John Bibby) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:38:02 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Re: Remembering Douglas Quadling OBE In-Reply-To: References: <5A5A76258A69AF499C3C136F4CF8945A5C1D923F@SRV00049.soton.ac.uk> Message-ID: I read Douglas at school and first met him in 1968 when he came out to Ghana to support the nascent Joint Schools Project. I last met him by chance just strolling through Cambridge last year. He did not have the foggiest idea who I was but he recalled the Ghana trip and I told him how that period in my life had set me on lots of interesting paths. He had lots of impact everywhere. Thanks, Douglas! JOHN BIBBY On Thursday, 11 June 2015, Ernest, Paul wrote: > > In 1979 I joined the staff at Homerton College, Cambridge as a temporary > replacement for Stuart Plunkett on study leave. This was my first job after > school teaching as a teacher educator. I worked alongside Richard Light, > Tim Rowland, Bob Burn and Hilary Shuard. Alan Bishop at the university > department of education (a separate body then) organised a masters course > in mathematics education which our students as well as his attended. I also > sat in when I could as an introduction to the fledgling science of > mathematics education. Douglas Quadling was around, possibly teaching at > the 3rd body, the Institute of Education (where Angela Walsh worked too). I > remember most vividly the 2 seminars he gave to the masters course. He was > a modest but immensely knowledgeable man who described very clearly and > with great insight the development of the mathematics curriculum of the > previous 50 years or more, and the great growth of textbook schemes in the > 60s and 70s, including, most notably > , the SMP series. His seminars were deceptively chatty, but rich in > content and atmosphere. He was very active in the Mathematical Association. > He published many texts and I especially remember his insightful 1969 book, > The same, but different : a survey of the notion of equivalence in the > context of school mathematics / by D. A. Quadling (published by Bell for > MA), an early acknowledgement of a critical notion in school mathematics. > I'm sure many others have further deep and affectionate memories of this > man and his contribution. > > _________ > Paul Ernest > Emeritus Professor, Education, Exeter University, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK > Homepage http://www.people.ex.ac.uk/PErnest/ Philosophy of Maths Ed > Journal > > > > ________________________________________ > From: maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk < > maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk > on behalf > of Jones D.K. > > Sent: 10 June 2015 13:38 > To: maths-education at nottingham.ac.uk > Subject: [Maths-Education] Remembering Douglas Quadling OBE > > Colleagues > A note to remember Douglas Quadling OBE, an exceptional contributor to the > School Mathematics Project (SMP) in the UK. > > Douglas Quadling, an outstanding mathematician and school teacher, was one > of the four inspirational drivers behind the School Mathematics Project > (SMP) in the 1960s and 70s. The School Mathematics Project, which radically > changed the course of mathematics teaching in Britain and more widely, had > its impetus at a meeting in a Winchester garden in September 1961 involving > Douglas Quadling of Marlborough College, Martyn Cundy (1913-2005) of > Sherborne School, Tom Jones of Winchester College, and Professor Bryan > Thwaites of the University of Southampton. Over the subsequent 12 months, > and supported by a research grant from the University of Southampton, eight > schools took part in establishing SMP at the University of Southampton. > Douglas, a long-time supporter of SMP, died on Wednesday 25 March 2015. His > funeral took place at Emmanuel College Cambridge on Thursday 9 April 2015. > We remember Douglas for his exceptional contribution to SMP. > > Best wishes > Keith > --------- > Keith Jones > University of Southampton > > > > > 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. > > > REPLY goes to sender only > REPLY ALL goes to list members > > > > > 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 johnbibbyjohnbibby at gmail.com Thu Jun 11 11:57:30 2015 From: johnbibbyjohnbibby at gmail.com (John Bibby) Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:57:30 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Douglas Quadling and Maths Museum Message-ID: I am sure that Douglas will not mind if I circulate this brief exchange of emails from the last time we met. It shows how thoughtful and helpful Douglas could be after what was after all only a chancew encounter. JOHN BIBBY ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Bibby Date: 24 June 2013 at 20:22 Subject: Re: Maths Museum To: Douglas Quadling Yes indeed - the proof that there are only 5 platonic solids perhaps (I don;t know how it could generalise), or even that the locus of a fixed angle is a circle. (This last one has a generalisation I have only just learned - if one line moves twice as fast as the other, then the locus is ?an ellipse? I forget the details, but is a nice example of something that is a lot easier to envisage with dynamic geometry software.) Yes it was an amazing coincidence to see you as i know very few people who live in Cambridge. Also, as well as having a distinctive name you have a distinctive face! (Shirley was fascinated by the origin of your name and wondered whether it meant "quadruplet" at some stage. I have known your name since I was at school so it has never seemed peculiar to me!) All the best JOHN On 24 June 2013 19:51, Douglas Quadling wrote: > Dear John > > I'm astonished that you should have recognised me as I walked down Mill Lane > ? it must be quite a while since we last met. It was very good to see you > again. I hope you didn't miss your train as a result. > > It was my second unexpected encounter of the weekend. On Saturday I had run > into one of my best mathematicians from Marlborough days, whom I hadn't seen > since he left school. We were both in the local pharmacists, and he heard me > asking for my wife's prescription by name ? > an advantage of having such an unusual surname. > > I have been thinking about the museum idea ? it's easier to envisage what > it shouldn't be than what it should! Not just mathematical puzzles or > mathematics teaching, but some real mathematics; for example, could one > identify 20 key mathematical results which would be intelligible to the > layperson, and for which one could also involve the visitor sufficiently to > give an inkling of the proof? I'll let you know if I have any brainwaves. > > Best wishes, Douglas > > > > On 24 Jun 2013, at 08:38, John Bibby wrote: > >> Dear Douglas >> >> I was so glad to run into you yesterday as we headed for our train. You >> can see some details about our plans at >> MathsWorldUK.com >> >> We would of course be delighted if you can lend us your support. >> >> Sincerely >> >> JOHN BIBBY > > From kr18 at cam.ac.uk Thu Jun 25 18:39:48 2015 From: kr18 at cam.ac.uk (Kenneth Ruthven) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:39:48 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] New position open at Karlstad University as Professor of Mathematics with specialization in Mathematics Education Message-ID: Applications are invited for a new position as Professor of Mathematics with specialization in Mathematics Education at Karlstad University in Sweden. The University is seeking to appoint a full professor able to provide both leadership and support in developing its research and teaching activities in mathematics education. Information about the appointment, including the application procedure, can be found at https://kau.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:65701/where:4, and about Karlstad?s Centre of Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education Research at http://www.kau.se/en/smeer. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified and experienced candidates able to teach and supervise in English and/or in Swedish. The successful candidate is expected to be able to teach in Swedish within two years. Karlstad University will supply adequate training to make this possible. From Gabriele.Kaiser at uni-hamburg.de Thu Jun 25 19:22:21 2015 From: Gabriele.Kaiser at uni-hamburg.de (Gabriele Kaiser) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:22:21 -0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] ICME-13 second announcement Message-ID: <004f01d0af73$d50e2c00$7f2a8400$@uni-hamburg.de> Dear friends, the second announcement of ICME-13 with the call for papers has just been released. You will find all important information about the submission process there. I hope to see you in Hamburg in 2016. With best wishes Gabriele Kaiser ***************************************************************** * Prof. Dr. Gabriele Kaiser * University of Hamburg * Faculty of Education * Didactics of Mathematics * Von-Melle-Park 8 * 20146 Hamburg * * Editor-in-Chief of 'ZDM Mathematics Education' * Convenor of 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13) * * Phone: (+49) 040 42838-5320 (secretary -5321) * Fax: (+49) 040 42838-4459 * e-mail: gabriele.kaiser at uni-hamburg.de * Homepage: www.dr-gabriele-kaiser.de * ***************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2nd Announcement_final.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 4106867 bytes Desc: not available URL: