Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

The Micro- Evolution of Mathematical Knowledge : Thinking about Randomness

Refreshments available from 4.15pm

Professor Dave Pratt, Institute of Education, University of London.

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 30 January 2012, 17:00-18:30

Science education for democracy: illusion or aspiration

Refreshments available from 16.30, wine served after seminar

Ralph Levinson (Reader in Education, Institute of Education University of London).

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge , CB2 2PH.

Monday 23 January 2012, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Analysing Abstraction in English & Taiwanese Secondary Mathematics Textbooks

Refreshments available from 16.30

Dr Kai- Lin Yang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan & University of Cambridge.

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 21 November 2011, 17:00-18:30

Dialogue and Learning in School Mathematics and Science

Refreshments available from 4.30 , drinks reception after seminar

Professor Christine Howe, Professor of Education, Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Cambridge , CB2 2PH.

Monday 31 October 2011, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

The use of 'Value' in Mathematics Education: Cultural- Historical Activity Theory Meets Bourdieu

Refreshments available from 16.30pm

Professor Julian Williams, University of Manchester.

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 24 October 2011, 17:00-18:30

' Making secondary school practical work more effective: Lessons to be learnt from primary school teachers

Refreshments available on arrival from 16.30, wine reception after seminar

Dr Ian Abrahams.

GS4, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 04 July 2011, 17:00-18:30

Science , Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STeM) Enrichment: Challenges and Contradictions

Refreshments available from 16.30, wine reception after seminar

Dr Wai Yi Feng, Faculty of Education.

1S3 Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 20 June 2011, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Recent Reform and Issues in Mathematics Curriculum in China

Refreshments available from 16 30, all welcome

Professor Fan Lianghuo, University of Southampton.

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 06 June 2011, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Mathematics and Children in Care

Refreshments available from 16.30, all welcome

Rose Griffiths, University of Cambridge, University of Leicester.

Room 205, Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 16 May 2011, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Culturally Sensitive Research: Uncovering the Unique Finnish Mathematics Teaching Script

Tea and coffee will be available before the meeting from 4.30pm

Dr Paul Andrews, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.

Room G12 Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 07 March 2011, 17:00-18:30

Excellence is good enough for pre-service teachers; perfectionism is for Vulcans! *

Tea and coffee available from 16.30

Mrs Elaine Wilson & Dr Helen Demetriou, Faculty of Education , University of Cambridge.

GS4, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 28 February 2011, 17:00-18:30

Preparing for the transfer from school and college science and mathematics education to UK STEM higher education

David Montagu, Education Policy Analyst, The Royal Society.

1S3, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 21 February 2011, 16:30-18:00

A collaborative teaching approach to inquiry project-based learning with Web 2.0 at upper primary levels

Refreshments available at 16.30

Samuel Kai Wah Chu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Information & Technology Studies, Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong.

GS5, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 31 January 2011, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Identyfying Critical Incidents: A Context for Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Development

Tea and coffee available before meeting from 4.30pm

Dr Despina Potari, University of Athens, Greece.

Room 207 Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 24 January 2011, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Prospective Elementary Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematical Problem Solving: Comparisons between Cyprus and England

Tea and coffee available before meeting

Constantinos Xenofontos, University of Cambridge.

Room 205 Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 22 November 2010, 17:00-18:30

Learning physics – doing gender: Perspectives on how university physics students learn to become physicists

Tea and coffee available from 4.30pm

Anna Danielsson, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education.

GS4, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 08 November 2010, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Colloquia in Mathematics Education

Challenges in Implementing Formative Assessment in Secondary Mathematics: Lessons from the ICCAMS Project

Tea and coffee available before meeting

Jeremy Hodgen, Dietmar Kuchemann & Margaret Brown, Kings' College, London.

Room 205 Mary Allan Building, Homerton College, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 8PQ.

Monday 01 November 2010, 17:00-18:30

Computer Algebra Systems(CAS) in University Instruction: An International Research Study on CAS Usage and Sustainability

Dr Daniel Jarvis, Nipissing University, Canada.

2S8, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Wednesday 13 October 2010, 13:00-14:00

Personalisation, ICT and radical educational change: Implications for teachers and staff development

Refreshments available on arrival from 16.30

Dr Cathy Lewin, Senior Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University.

GS4, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 11 October 2010, 17:00-18:30

A mathematics education approach to the learning of proof

Refreshments available from 15:30

Dr Angel Gutierrez, University of Valencia, Spain.

1S3, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 12 July 2010, 16:00-17:30

The Talk Factory: Supporting 'exploratory talk' around an Interactive Whiteboard in primary school science

ALL WELCOME (Refreshments from 16:45)

Marilena Petrou, Open University.

GS1, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 14 June 2010, 17:00-18:30

A Design Based research approach that aims at''meaningful instruction'

Dr Hanna Westbroek ( University of Twente, Nethelands).

2S5, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 27 May 2010, 16:30-18:00

Characterising Participation within a Communal Virtual World: A Second Learning Place

Libby Jared, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.

1S3, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 26 April 2010, 17:00-18:30

Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) as a tool in the orchestration of dialogue and pupil collaboration in the classroom

ALL WELCOME

Paul Warwick, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education.

GS3, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 22 February 2010, 17:00-18:30

Personal Inquiry: Supporting school science investigations with personal technologies across formal and informal settings

All welcome

Professor Mike Sharples (University of Nottingham).

GS5, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 18 January 2010, 17:00-18:30

Young people's use of electronic media: the good, the bad and the ugly

All welcome

Dr. Stefanie Luthman (University of Cambridge).

GS4, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 02 November 2009, 17:00-18:30

Using CoRes to promote the development of PCK in pre-service science and chemistry teacher education

All Welcome

Anne Hume, Waikato University, School of Education.

GS1, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Tuesday 27 October 2009, 17:00-18:30

How should we deal with creationism in schools?

All welcome

Professor Michael Reiss (Institute of Education, University of London).

GS4, Donald McIntyre Building, Faculty of Education, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge.

Monday 12 October 2009, 17:00-18:30