Workshop & Conference
Presentations
John H. Mason
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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