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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

Gender matters in educational leadership

Dr Kay Fuller and the School of Education present this seminar, which will explore the importance of gender in educational leadership.

Tags: Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management, diversity, education, equality, gender, Kay Fuller, School of Education, teaching, women

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

Teaching Transformation Programme conference

Colleagues are invited to attend the University’s free annual teaching conference, this year exploring Teaching Transformation Programme themes and issues in schools across the University.

Tags: education, higher education, Ranald MacDonald, teaching, teaching and learning, Teaching Transformation Programme, TTP

The role of geometrical figures in geometrical thinking: making students blind or explorers?

The Centre for Research in Mathematics Education present a free lecture. Athanasios Gagatsis, University of Cyprus, will discuss ‘The role of geometric figures in geometrical thinking: making students blind or explorers?’

Tags: Athanasios Gagatsis, Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, education, mathematics, School of Education, teaching, University of Cyprus

Motivating the unmotivated: what we can learn from students disaffected with school mathematics

The Centre for Research in Mathematics Education present a lecture looking at the evidence of the incidence of disaffection, and the importance of affect in learning or not learning mathematics.

Tags: Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, Gareth Lewis, mathematics, School of Education, teaching, University of Leicester