From Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk Thu Feb 27 09:16:44 2025 From: Peter.Gates at nottingham.ac.uk (Peter Gates) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:16:44 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] Ole Skovsmose Message-ID: <840E03D8-3EBB-493E-94D4-8E2C78AED2B5@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk> Ole Skovsmose I am sure very many colleagues will share with me much sadness to hear of the death today of our colleague Ole Skovsmose in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Ole had been ill for some time and had been receiving treatment in hospital. He died with his partner Miriam Penteado, his family, and close friends around him. For over 30 years Ole has been a powerful influence on the discipline of mathematics education, particularly with his work around critical mathematics education, about which he felt and wrote passionately. He had written so much it was often difficult keeping up with his output. I personally have 8 of his books on my bookshelves; It was only a month ago he completed the first draft of a book that he wanted to write for mathematics teachers. I first came across Ole at ICME8 in Seville in 1996. The week before at PME20 in Valencia Tony Cotton and I had decided to organise a Mathematics Education and Society Conference, and Ole was one of the first colleagues we invited to give a Plenary Keynote Lecture. He gave a talk about ?The problem of democracy in mathematics education?. Thirty years later, this is still a pertinent topic, and one he was still focused on. For that we will miss him. Ole first went to University in Copenhagen in 1968 ? the year when we saw the beginning of the widespread international student movement which inspired him in his own personal journey. Ole was not only a writer and philosopher of mathematics education. He was also an accomplished artist. (https://www.artavita.com/artists/7085-ole-skovsmose) I am sure many obituaries will be written about Ole, but if you want to know more about him, he has a website (https://oleskovsmose.com/) and a Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Skovsmose) MES IC is asking for messages of condolence, memories of Ole, comments on his work, anything which people would like to contribute. The IC will collate these and will pass them on to Ole?s family. Please send them in the first instance to me (peter.gates at nottingham.ac.uk). Peter Gates From C.Foster at lboro.ac.uk Thu Feb 27 15:54:53 2025 From: C.Foster at lboro.ac.uk (Colin Foster) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:54:53 +0000 Subject: [Maths-Education] =?windows-1252?q?=91Pop_up=92_CPD_session_in_L?= =?windows-1252?q?oughborough=2C_UK_=96_=91Designing_a_mathematical_story_?= =?windows-1252?q?for_your_students=92_-_Wednesday_12th_March_=96_17=2E00-?= =?windows-1252?q?18=2E15?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Colleagues Please see the free event below, happening in Loughborough, UK, on Wednesday 12 March 17.00-18.15. Everyone is very welcome to attend! With best wishes, Colin. Dr Colin Foster Reader in Mathematics Education Department of Mathematics Education Schofield Building Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU www.foster77.co.uk/ blog.foster77.co.uk @colinfoster77.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology: http://www.tandfonline.com/tmes Director of the Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network (LUMEN): https://www.lboro.ac.uk/lumen/ Director of the Loughborough University Mathematics Learning Support Centre: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/mlsc/ President of the Mathematical Association (2022-23): https://www.m-a.org.uk/ Recent publications Foster, C., Woollacott, B., Francome, T., Shore, C., Peters, C., & Morley, H. (2024). Challenges in applying principles from cognitive science to the design of a school mathematics curriculum. The Curriculum Journal, 35(1), 489?513. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.249 Inglis, M., Foster, C., Lortie-Forgues, H., & Stokoe, E. (2024). British education research and its quality: An analysis of Research Excellence Framework submissions. British Educational Research Journal, 50(5), 2495?2518. http://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4040 Foster, C. (2024). Methodological pragmatism in educational research: From qualitative-quantitative to exploratory-confirmatory distinctions. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 47(1), 4?19. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2023.2210063 Foster, C. (2023). Problem solving in the mathematics curriculum: From domain-general strategies to domain-specific tactics. The Curriculum Journal, 34(4), 594?612. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.213 Foster, C. (2023). A quotient effect size for educational interventions. International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 46(5), 528?537. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727X.2023.2182877 Please note that I send emails at various times, but I never expect you to reply outside of your normal working hours. From: Tom Francome Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025 at 15:21 To: Colin Foster , Chris Shore Subject: LUMEN ?pop up? CPD session ? ?Designing a mathematical story for your students? - Wednesday 12th March ? 17.00-18.15 [cid:image004.png at 01DB892B.4F4D59F0][Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network Curriculum Launch] LUMEN ?pop up? CPD session ? ?Designing a mathematical story for your students? - Wednesday 12th March ? 17.00-18.15 ?Designing a mathematical story for your students? Leslie Dietiker [A qr code with a dinosaur AI-generated content may be incorrect.] * How do students describe mathematics lessons? * Interesting? Intriguing? Exciting? * Dry? Boring? Dull? * What would you predict students would say? * What would you want them to say? This ?pop up? CPD presentation will share how six high school math teachers in the US used the mathematical story framework to design lessons that students described as intriguing. Wednesday 12th March 16.30 for 17.00 start. Finishing 18.15 Loughborough University Department of Mathematics Education Wavy Top Building ? WAV 104 ( what3words https://w3w.co/firmly.corner.fork) Please book your place using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/JCqLAzr8j4 Dr. Leslie Dietiker is visiting Loughborough from Boston University and was a mathematics teacher in San Francisco?s Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School for 17 years. She is the associate dean for research at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and an associate professor of mathematics education. Her research focuses attention on the curricular perspectives of mathematics teachers and their use of mathematics curriculum materials. Dr. Dietiker is the recipient of the Boston University Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Dietiker is lead author and editor of multiple mathematics textbooks for middle and high school through CPM Educational Program. 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