Our last set of readings for the course -- on the history of math education, for our April 1 class

Hi everyone. Here's our last set of class readings for you to blog about -- these ones about integrating the history of mathematics in math classes:

1) Jankvist: Whys and hows of using history in mathematics education

2) Swetz: Mathematical pedagogy from a historical context

3) Tzanakis & Arcavi: Integrating the history of mathematics in the classroom (from ICMI study)

Our readings for next week's class (Wed. March 25): Technology & embodiment

Hi everyone, and hope you are enjoying our excellent virtual class discussion on the topic of "attention". I am impressed by the high quality and wide range of the discussion!

Here are our three readings for next week's class, on Technology & Embodiment -- two contemporary themes in mathematics education that often come together.

1) Healy & Knigos, Charting microworlds

2) Smith, King & Hoyte, Learning angles through movement with Kinect

3) Ferrara, How multimodality works in mathematical activity




Hope you enjoy these, and looking forward to more good discussion via your blogs and in our class next week!

Our virtual class: On Attention and mathematical abstraction

Two articles by John Mason on attention:

1) Mason 1982

2) Mason 1989

Please read these two thought-provoking articles on mathematics, attention and abstraction.

Then, over the course of our virtual class (from today to our return on March 24), please post at least four substantive posts in the "comments" section of this posting. Make sure to read and consider the whole thread of the conversation to date and respond to what is being said, as well as adding your own ideas. Your four posts should be separated by at least a day each.

Enjoy this interesting conversation!