We had a successful conference in Belfast on 9th November, with some very interesting presentations raising issues about mathematics education in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and England. At the AGM, we appointed new members of the executive committee for 2020 Chair: Jeremy Hodgen Publications Officer: Rachel Marks Online Communications … [Read more...]
Proposals sought for future RME special issues – deadline 15th January 2020
The editors of Research in Mathematics Education seek proposals for future Special Issues of the journal. Previous special issues of the journal are available on the journal webpages. Special Issues are normally published annually in Issue 2 of the journal and consist of articles focussed on a particular theme, with a guest editor who has (or editors who have) a … [Read more...]
New blog on ‘Making mathematics pedagogy more visible to learners’
Read the latest guest blog written by Pete Wright: Making mathematics pedagogy more visible to learners The Visible Maths Pedagogy project is a collaboration between Dr. Pete Wright (UCL Institute of Education), Alba Fejzo and Tiago Carvalho (mathematics teachers at Stoke Newington School). The study focuses on developing strategies for making teachers’ pedagogy more visible … [Read more...]
New blog by Sue Gifford on ‘The case for Space in the early years’
Read the latest guest blog written by Sue Gifford: The case for Space in the early years Recently, the government proposed removing Shape, Space and Measures as a learning Goal for five year olds at the end of reception, and replacing it with a second Goal about number. Early years teachers I spoke to were adamant about the importance of SS&M for early maths. They were … [Read more...]
Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education event on 7th December
On behalf of BERA Mathematics Education Special Interest Group ... To all BSRLM members (particularly Mathematics teachers in the UK), In our role as Convenors of the British Education Research Association’s (BERA) Mathematics Education Special Interest Group, we would like to encourage you to attend and present at our annual event called the ‘Practitioner Research in … [Read more...]