Workshop & Conference Presentations in the last two years

NB: ppt slides with exits to animations are unlikely to work automatically, but wherever possible, animations are included in the folder.

John H. Mason

Any downloading difficulties, contact me at j.h.mason @ open.ac.uk

 See also     Applets & Animations        Structured Variation Grids (original)     Structured Variation grids (new style)

Filmed Lectures

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

2011 AAMT-MERGA July 2010 with Anne Watson: The Times They Are A-Changin'

2011 AAMT-MERGA July 2010 Phenomenal Mathematics

Workshop, Seminar and Lecture PPTs

2012

MaST Celebration Northampton (April 2012): Where, When and How does Algebra Begin: celebrating Human Powers: PPT; Exchange Applet

Oxford PGCE Session (April 2012): On the Structure of Attention and its Role in Engagement and Evaluation: PPT; Applets.

Nottingham Seminar Series on Task Design (Feb 2012): Task Construction: Lessons Learned from 40 years of Distance Teaching at the Open University; PPT;


Nottingham Seminar Series on Task Design (AW & JHM Feb 2012):
Micro-Features of Mathematics Tasks; Elastic Multiplication Applet

Netherlands PaNaMA Conference, Noordwijkerhout (Jan 2012): PPT, Arithmetic Grid Applet, Secret Places Applet


2011

NZ Hui (Anne Watson): Posters; Escalator Applet; Elastic Multiplication Applet: NB: applets run by dropping html file on Browser. For ideas on using applets, see notes or contact me.

NZ Mathematics Colloquium (Dec 2011): Connections: Street Lamps, Couriers and Parallel Sums, PPT.

NZ AMA (Dec 2011): plenary: What can a Teacher Actually Do? PPT & Applets; Reasoning Workshop PPT & Applets.

Delta Conference Plenary (Dec 2011): paper; PPT, appletsGargling & Babbling with Giovanna Scataglini-Belghitar PPT;

NCETM London regional Meeting (Nov 2011): Essential Maths PPT

Oxford Undergraduates Mathematics as a Human Endeavour (Oxford Oct 2011) PPT + Applets

Gloucester MA Branch Meeting: Being Graphical with Graphs, and Functioning Fully with Functions (Cheltenham Oct 2011) PPT + Applets

MSOR (Sept 2011) for new lecturers: Making Effective Use of Examples (PPT & 2 Applets)

Bromley Conference (July 2011): Reasoning Mathematically (PPT;  Applets) ; Using Mental Imagery (PPT; Applets; Animation)

AAMT-MERGA (Alice Springs July): Joint session with Anne Watson PPT; DuckWeed applet; Cuisenaire applet; Elastic Multiplication Video of Session

AAMT-MERGA (Alice Springs July): Phenomenal Mathematics: PPT, Fairground films and applet; Compound Functions appletRolling Polygons appletRecognising Transformations applet; Secret Places applet; Sundaram's Grid applet; for others see Applets and Animations [NB: ppt links to films and applets won't work but all components are downloadable].

HoMDs at John Lyon School (June 29): Reasoning Mathematically

MaST (MMU & Liverpool Hope): Manchester (June 25). What can a Teacher Do? (Link includes applets but these will not launch from inside the PPT: unzip folder by dragging to desktop, then launch html file in appropriate subfolder).

NCETM Regional Mtg: Effective CPD London IOE (June 24)

Re-visiting Reasoning: on attention: Oxford PGCE (April 28).

ATM Easter Conference: Educating Awareness (the carpets theorem)

MA Easter Conference: Educating Awareness

Presentations & Seminars at MME, NIE Singapore (March 6-18): Phenomenal Maths (MME806); Using Natural Powers (MME817); The Role of Examples (MME880); Energies of Teaching & Learning; Tensions in Teaching & Learning;

Role of Critical Thinking & Scientific Enquiry in Teaching (March 17 Seminar at UTM, Johor Baru Malaysia): ppt & applets; audio

Promoting and Assessing Mathematical Thinking: (joint ATM-MA Birmingham session Jan); ppt & applets (Note that applets have to be accessed individually, not through ppt) see also applets & animations

Enriching Tasks: (workshop with Overton Primary School Jan): PPT; Copper Plate Multiplication; Revealing Shapes Applet (see Applets & Animations); Primary Grid: See Structured variation grids: new style

2010


Images on Screens: mental & electronic (Plenary Trondheim Dec) Zip File NB: links to applets from PPT won't work; open corresppnding html file; some applets also have notes. See also Applets & Animations

Phenomenal Mathematics (Workshop: Trondheim Dec) Zip File: NB: links to applets from PPT won't work; open corresppnding html file; some applets also have notes. See also Applets & Animations.

Learning from Mathematical Babble (West Sussex Nov) PPT+applets (the applets won't open from PPT, but should open from their own folders)

Say Something Mathematical (West Sussex Nov) PPT+applets (the applets won't open from PPT, but should open from their own folders)

Discerning In and Between Theories in Mathematics Education (Theories about Theories) (Oxford Nov )

Making Use of Examples (MSOR Sept) PPT, Cobweb Applet, Linear Alg Applet

How an Experientially Presented Labelled-Framework Approach to Professional Development at a Distance Can Influence TeachersŐ Practice (with Els de Geest: PME34 Brazil) PPT & Paper

Tasks to Engage (Toulouse International School, July) Two Functions Applet; Functions PPT; Garage Doors PPT

Engaging Children in Mathematics (Stevenage, Herts July) PPT, Pebble Arithmetic, Elastic Scaling Applet

Using Mental Imagery (East London Forum, June) PPT, Pebble Arithmetic Animations, Revealing Shapes Applet

Prompting Mathematical Reasoning (East London Forum, June) PPT, Reasoning Worksheet 1, Reasoning Worksheet 2

Algebra is for Life, not "just for Christmas" (Surrey June) Zip of PPT and associated files

Only Connect: who makes connections, when and how (Poole June); PPT

Progress in Mathematics (Masters SessionBraga Portugal June): PPT; PPT in Portuguese

Variations on Variation Theory at Tertiary Level (Loughborough May): PPT; Linear Mapping Applet; Chordal Study Applet

Sessions on Area & Generalisation (Gosford Hill School May): Area PPT; Generalising PPT; Tunja SVG; Factoring SVG; (-1)(-1)=1 SVG; Perimeter PPT; Triangle-in-Rectangle Geogebra

Exploiting Senses to Make Sence of Mathematics (Devon Primary Conference April): PPT

Mathematics with Good Reason (Devon Primary Conference April): PPT

Progress in Math'l Thinking (BCME April; see also SMC Published Summary): PPT

Questioning at A-Level (BCME April): PPT

Mathematical Reasoning (Marches March): PPT; PolyDials

Crossed Ladders, Couriers and Cistern Filling (Scottish Mathematics Council Mar 6): PPT; Notes;

Mathematical Progression (Scottish Mathematics Council Mar 6): PPT; Published Summary

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)

Videos

AAMT-MERGA 2011 Workshop Session 4 - The Times They are A-Changin' from Tony Richards on Vimeo.

AAMT-MERGA 2011 Session 10 - PHENOMENAL MATHEMATICS from Tony Richards on Vimeo.