The Maths Education Innovation Network brings together teachers, maths leads, ITE colleagues, and researchers to explore relevant and prevalent issues linked to the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary, secondary and post-16 settings.
By working together in this way, we investigate how research is particularised into practice (‘particularising theory’), and also how practice can inform reseach (‘theorising practice’).
Each network session includes an input on a research or theoretical idea, followed by inputs from classroom practioners explaining how they put this idea into action in their local classroom contexts.
Various research on conceptual understanding, with a specific focus on the ‘Strands of Mathematical Proficiency’.
Resources
Ruth Spencer (Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School) highlights the importance of visual representations for primary children, with loads of practical examples.
Ruth Spencer's presentation
Alex O’Connell (Friesland School) highlights the importance of task design that provides opportunities for students to reason, discuss ideas, critique methods, and conjecture. Lots of fantastic and practical ideas.
Alex O'Connell's presentation
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