Werklund School of Education Killam Lecture: Being Mathematical with and in front of students

Please join us for a lecture by Werklund School of Education, Killam Visiting Scholar Dr. John Mason. Being Mathematical with and in front of students What constitutes a suitable mathematical atmosphere in which to promote student engagement with mathematics? Participants will be invited to engage in some mathematical tasks which highlight various mathematical themes and natural powers whose development could be said to be what learning and doing mathematics is really about. R.S.V.P. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KKR8MX5

Location:

EDT 1220

Speaker:

John Mason is professor emeritus at the Open University (UK), having spent some 40 years writing distance learning materials in support of the teaching of mathematics at all levels. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Dr. Mason is dedicated to supporting those who wish to think mathematically, and who wish to promote mathematical thinking in others. He is the author of some 35 books and pamphlets to support teachers of mathematics.

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