Workshop & Conference Presentations

John H. Mason

For other animations, Cabri files etc., see main menu or contact me at j.h.mason @ open.ac.uk 

Filmed Lectures

2009 OAME Plenary Toronto Feb 09 Thinking Algebraically as Developing Students' Powers

Workshop, Seminar and Lecture PPTs

2010

Crossed Ladders, Couriers and Cistern Filling (Scottish Mathematics Council Mar 6): PPT; Notes;
Mathematical Progression (Scottish Mathematics Council Mar 6): PPT
Mathematical Reasoning (Oxford PGCE session): PPT
Thinking & Learning Mathematically (Class at St. Patrick's College Dublin Feb 10): PPT
Functioning Mathematically (Class at St. Patrick's Collge, Dublin Feb 10): PPT
Rich Tasks (Seminar, St. Patrick's College, Dublin Feb 10): PPT

Learning & Teaching (AIMSSEC plenary; Stellenbosch Jan 10): PPT

2009
Being Rational about Ratio and Multiplicative Reasoning (Northampton Academy Dec 09): PPT

Questioning to Promote Reasoning (Winchester Maths Managers Conference, Hampshire Nov 09): PPT; for Current Revealing Shapes see Animations & Applets

Neue Klein Project (Madeira meeting Oct 09) versions: Keynote, PDF, Notes

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Agder seminar (Kristinasand Sept 09) Energies of Inquiry

 LBM Konferansen (Agder Sept 09) Outer & Inner tasks; Distributed Problem Solving (Problems Only); Distributed problem Solving (Problems & Notes)

MSOR (Birmingham Sept 09) What Are Examples For? What Makes Them Useful?

Research in Maths Education (UBC July 09) Attention Slides, Eyeball Theorem animation, Eyeball Reasoning, Habits of Mind poster, Themes & Powers poster, Verbs & Nouns, Tasks

Variation as a Pedagogical Tool in Mathematics (Wits Johannesberg May 09)  Composing Linears (film); Composing deg 3 & 4 (film)

Dance Workshop Video (Grahamstown SA May 09) Video

Learner Generated Examples (Grahamstown SA May 09); Square-in-Square (film); Japanese-Temple-Squares (film)

Working with Patterns (Grahamstown SA May 09); Structured-Variation-Grids

Problem Solving (Cornwall ATM May 09) For Polydials, contact me

Functioning Mathematically (Wadebridge May 09)

Modelling in Trondheim (HIST sessions, Trondheim April 09)

Algebra: who generalises what, when, how and why?  (HIST session, Trondheim April 09)

Necessary Shifts of Attention (ATM workshop April 09)

Fundamental Constructs Underpinning Mathematical Concepts (NAMA March 09)

Thinking Algebraically as Developing Students' Powers (OAME Plenary Toronto Feb 09)
Algebra 0-8 (OAME workshop Toronto Feb 09)

Phenomenal Knowledge & Knowing Phenomenologically (AnneW's Research Day Feb 09); notes

Where is the Reality of Algebra & Geometry? (Surrey HoDs Feb 09)

Making Use of Learners' Powers (Cappelen Lecture Oslo Jan 09)

Getting Students to Take Initiative (Cappelen Workshop Oslo Jan 09)
  Two Polynomials (Cabri)

Approaching Infinity (Henry Box School) Jan 09
   8ths animation    7ths animation   All together

2008

Digging at the Foundations of Mathematics Education (Northampton Academy Dec 08)

Phenomenal Mathematics: (The Open University Christmas Lectures) Dec 08

Fostering & Sustaining Mathematical Thinking: (ATM-MA Leicester session) Nov 08

Thinking Mathematically Making Use of Natural Powers: (West Berkshire & Reading) Oct 08

Thinking Mathematically & Learning Mathematics Mathematically: (University of Greenwich) Oct 08
   ZigZags Film   Compound Maps Film   Blanc Mange Function
Plenary on Developing Mathematical Thinking; Flötur (Icelandic Mathematics Teachers Conference, Selfoss) Sept 08

Workshops on Imagery, Construction Tasks & The Role of Attention in Teaching & Learning Mathematics;
   JSMill Animation

Developing Algebraic & Geometric Thinking (University of Reykjavik) Sept 08; Geometric Construction Cards

Making Examples Exemplary (MSOR session)  Sept 08; Workshop Handout; Sorting Task

Digging at the Foundations of Mathematics Education  (Pakistan PTAN workshop) Aug 08; Workshop Handout

Creativity & Mathematics: (East London Maths Forum Workshop) June 08

Role of mental Imagery in Teaching and Learning Mathematics: (East London Maths Forum Workshop) June 08

Joined up reflections on drawing to a close: full [35mb] (Closing plenary at ATM-MA-NANAMIC-AMET) Apr08

Joined up reflections on drawing to a close: lite [15mb] (Closing plenary at ATM-MA-NANAMIC-AMET) Apr08

Phenomenal Mathematics including animations (Conference on RUME, San Diego) Feb08

Example Spaces (Watson, MatematikBiennalen) Feb08

Mathematically Powerful Task Design: (Watson & Mason, MatematikBiennale) Feb08

Role of Attention in Teaching & Learning Mathematics: (MatematikBiennalen) Feb08

A Study in Attention: (Madif6) Jan 08

Wherein Lies the Richness of mathematical Tasks?: (Windsor & Datchett) Feb 08

Learning mathematics effectively at A-Level: (Coventry & Warwickshire) Feb 08

2007

Developing Thinking in Algebra:(Scottish Mathematics Council) SMC Mar07

Developing Thinking in Geometry: (Scottish Mathematics Council) SMC Mar07; Vecten Figure; Sine-Law Figure

Grid & Bare It: Opening session for London Maths Centre meeting Feb 07

Directing Attention in Teaching Mathematics: Polish SMC congress Jan 2007

Thinking Geometrically: (Surrey HoDs postponed) Jan 2007

Noticing: the key to teaching, learning and research (PDTR in Modena & Napoli) Apr  2007

Mathematical Pedagogy & Pedagogical Mathematics (two talks at the Pacific Institute for Mathematical Studies 10th anniversary)

Studies in the Zone of Proximal Awareness (MERGA 30 Plenary) July 2007

What is the Discipline of Mathematics Education? (AAMT 21 Plenary) July 2007; (Scaling, Graphical Essence, Cubical Chords)

Teaching Mathematics as a Constructive Activity (Esfahan Mathematics House, Iran Sept 07)

Using Theoretical Constructs to Inform Teaching (IMEC9 Zahedan, Iran Sept 07); (Quintic Tangents)

Use & Abuse of Examples in Mathematics Education (Debrecen, Hungary Sept 07)

Creativity and Mathematical Thinking (Newark Sept 07)

Generalisation: Fostering & Supporting Algebraic Thinking (Trondheim 9hr workshop, Oct 07)

When and How is Mathematics Actually Learned? (Trondheim seminar Oct 07); (Quadratic Tangent Power; Quintic Tangent Power)

Studies in the Zone of Proximal Awareness (Gothenberg Seminar Oct 07)

Studies in the Zone of Proximal Generalisation (Oxford Seminar Nov 5 07)

2006

Directing attention: Alberta Mathematics Teachers Council, Jasper Oct 2006.

Using mental imagery to teach mathematics: Granada Mar 2006

Using the Discipline of Noticing: Hatfield Sept 06

Thinking Algebraically: with and across the grain: London mathematics centre June 06

What is exemplary about an example?: MSOR Induction Course: Birmingham Sep 2006

Patterns & Powers: their role in mathematics teaching: Portugal June 2006

2005


2004

2003

Reflections on Course Design: Trondheim Sept 2003 Trondheim Sept 03 Other presentations can be found at http://www.alt.hist.no/~froder/master/presentations.htm.

What makes and Example Exemplary?: LTSN (Learning & Teaching Support Network) Birmingham workshop for new lecturers in mathematics LTSN Sept 03

Effective Mathematics Teaching & Learning: Educating Awareness & Training Behaviour

Through Harnessing Emotions: Southwest Conference on What makes effective teaching?, Exeter Sept 2003 Exeter Sept 03

On The Structure of Attention: SEMT (Seminar in Elementary Mathematics) "Knowledge Starts with Preconceptions", Prague Aug 2003 SEMT Aug 03

The Discipline of Noticing: plenary to A Matemética e A Crian�a, Viana do Castelo, Noticing Potugal June 03

2002

Practitioner Research & The Discipline of Noticing: presentation marking the opening of the Norwegian National Mathematics Centre, Trondheim, Nov 02. Trondheim Nov 02