Posts tagged with ‘mathematics’
Working with mathematics teachers to develop whole-class talk – CANCELLED
A Centre for Research in Mathematics Education seminar presented by Dr Jenni Ingram, Oxford University Department of Education.
Tags: CRME, education, mathematics, seminar
Coming of age for cognitive acceleration
This session explores the Let’s Think Forum’s recent thinking about the approach of cognitive acceleration, its professional development model and emerging work around pathways to expertise in the approach.
Tags: education, English, mathematics, primary education, Sarah Seleznyov, School of Education, secondary education
School of Mathematical Sciences postgraduate open day
This informal event is a great opportunity to find out about life as a postgraduate student in the School of Mathematical Sciences. We will be hosting detailed information sessions where you can hear more about taught and research degrees and the different funding options available.
Tags: funding, mathematics, maths, open day, PG, postgraduate, School of Mathematical Sciences, study
Exposing the ‘myth of participation’ in South African secondary school mathematical literacy
Dr Mark North, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education, presents the seminar ‘Exposing the myth of participation in South African secondary school mathematical literacy’.
Tags: Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, education, Mark North, mathematics, maths, School of Education, teaching
Journal rankings: why (and how) should we care?
The East Midlands local group of the Royal Statistical Society will hold a meeting at the University of Nottingham on Thursday 8 October. The guest speaker will be Professor David Firth, University of Warwick, who will speak on the topic “Journal rankings: Why (and how) should we care?”
Tags: David Firth, David Sirl, mathematics, maths, Royal Statistical Society, School of Mathematical Sciences, statistics
The ‘personality’ of educational objects
Dr Mathew Inglis, Mathematics Education Centre, University of Loughborough, presents studies where he has used methods developed by psychologists interested in understanding human personalities to investigate the ‘personalities’ of educational objects.
Tags: education, mathematics, Mathew Inglis, psychology, School of Education, University of Loughborough
Formative assessment lessons: their use in the South African context
Marie Joubert and the School of Education present this talk, reporting on one partner’s experience within a design research project, called Formative Assessment in Science and Mathematics Education (FaSMEd).
Tags: education, higher education, international, Marie Joubert, mathematics, School of Education, South Africa, teaching
Changing attitudes and images of mathematics in post-16 vocational education
Dr Diane Dalby and the School of Education present this seminar examining the profile of mathematics within the context of vocational education.
Tags: Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, Diane Dalby, education, mathematics, School of Education, vocational education
Professional learning in the context of Bowland Professional Development: Mrs Oublier revisited?
Dr Steve Watson, University of Cambridge, presents an in depth analysis of one teacher’s experience participating in a reform-oriented professional development programme.
Tags: education, mathematics, School of Education, Steve Watson, teaching, University of Cambridge
George Green’s contribution to MRI: how a Nottingham miller contributed to a Nobel Prize-winning invention
Professor Roger Bowley presents ‘George Green’s contribution to MRI: how a Nottingham miller contributed to a Nobel Prize-winning invention’.
Tags: George Green, mathematics, MRI, Peter Mansfield, Roger Bowley, School of Physics and Astronomy, science public lecture series