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Dr Colin Foster
I am a Reader in Mathematics Education in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University, England, Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology and from 2022 I will be President of the Mathematical Association. My research interests in mathematics education focus on the learning and teaching of mathematics in ways that support students’ conceptual understanding. I am particularly interested in the design and use of rich tasks in the mathematics classroom, and in finding ways to enable students to develop the necessary fluency in mathematical processes to support them in solving mathematical problems. I am also exploring the use of confidence assessment as a tool for formative assessment. For more details, please click on 'Research interests' above. The four aspects of my work highlighted below may be of interest to teachers and researchers. |
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Mathematical Etudes are creative, imaginative and thought-provoking ways to help learners of mathematics develop their fluency in important mathematical procedures. They are an alternative to traditional, tedious exercises. Click here to take a look. |
This website contains a free collection of over 40 starting points (beginnings) for mathematical activity. They could be used with learners aged around 11 upwards as a part of normal mathematics lessons or as something 'a little different'. Some prompts are provided to help learners find mathematics to work on and some brief teacher's notes are also offered, indicating possible mathematics that could emerge. Click here to take a look.
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This popular series of three books of lesson ideas, published by Nelson Thornes, is now available free. The three volumes address Number and Algebra, Shape and Space, and Data Handling and ICT. Click here to take a look.
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I have written nearly 200 articles, both academic papers and articles for teacher professional journals, as well as 13 books. Many of these contain lesson plans and teaching resources. Click here and here to take a look.
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“Colin Foster … has now established himself as one of the leading mathematics educationalists in the country.” Editorial (2019). Mathematics in School, 48(3), 1. |
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Colin Foster I am a Reader in Mathematics Education in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University. I am Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology and I am a member of the Editorial Board of Research in Mathematics Education. I am on the Executive Committee of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics and I am a Convenor for the Mathematics Education Special Interest Group at the British Educational Research Association. I am the Chair of Shell Publications Ltd and from 2022 I will be President of the Mathematical Association.
Previously, I was an Associate Professor and Director of Research in the School of Education at the University of Leicester, and before that I was an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Research in Mathematics Education at the University of Nottingham. Before being an academic, I taught mathematics in secondary schools for 12 years. My first degree and PhD are from Magdalene College, Cambridge, and I obtained my PGCE from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education.
I have been designing mathematical tasks and writing books and articles for mathematics teachers for over 15 years. During 2005-2008, I co-edited the journal Mathematics Teaching, published by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Alongside my research, I direct the Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network, lecture mathematics to undergraduates and teach pre-service teachers on the PGCE secondary mathematics course at Loughborough University, supervise masters and PhD students and lead professional development for mathematics teachers. I write regularly for the magazine Teach Secondary and for mathematics teacher professional journals, including Mathematics in School, published by the Mathematical Association. I was a member of the Department for Education Expert Group for the mathematics national curriculum and I devise questions for Cambridge Assessment.
I am a Chartered Mathematics Teacher, a Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the British Educational Research Association, the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Association of Mathematics Education Teachers.
Before mathematics education, I worked in chemistry. Click here for my thesis and a related paper.
If you are interested in studying for a PhD in an area relating to my research interests, then please email me with your ideas.
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Memberships British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics (BSRLM) British Educational Research Association (BERA) International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME) Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) Association of Mathematics Education Teachers (AMET) National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Fellowships Fellow of the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) Fellow of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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Research
My research interests in mathematics education focus on the learning and teaching of mathematics in ways that support students’ conceptual understanding. I am particularly interested in the design and use of rich tasks in the mathematics classroom, and in finding ways to enable students to develop the necessary fluency in mathematical processes to support them in solving mathematical problems. I am also exploring the use of confidence assessment as a tool for formative assessment.
I am currently working on four major projects.
The first is an ESRC-funded project entitled Exploring socially-distributed professional knowledge for coherent curriculum design. This is a collaboration with colleagues from Project IMPULS at Tokyo Gakugei University, and involves Keiichi Nishimura, Geoff Wake and Fay Baldry.
The second project is Low attainment in mathematics: an investigation of Year 9 students, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, in which I am collaborating with Jeremy Hodgen, Margaret Brown, Robert Coe and Steve Higgins. This project aims to provide evidence to inform policy and practice directed at narrowing the achievement gap in mathematics.
The third project is the Mathematical Etudes Project, which is a study into the development of mathematical fluency in secondary mathematics students.
The fourth project is the Confidence Assessment Project, which is looking at how asking students to indicate how sure they are about the answers they give in low-stakes mathematics tests can contribute to formative assessment.
In addition, I am also involved in two smaller projects, one with Matthew Inglis, employing techniques from corpus linguistics, and one with Ian Jones, using comparative judgment to examine standards in A-level mathematics examination papers. I recently
appeared as a guest on the Mr Barton Maths Podcast: click here to listen. I supervise PhD students across a variety of topics within mathematics education. Current
research students Bustang, Bustang (PhD): Design-Based research on probability: Finding the convergence of proportional and probabilistic reasoning. Strauss, Jacob (PhD): Mathematical fluency. Britton-Drewry, Emily (PhD): Optimising the learning of multiplication and division facts in schoolchildren. Casha Sammut, Melanie (PhD): Gifted and talented students in primary mathematics. Gleadow, Tanya (PhD): Evaluation and development of a data science curriculum to increase motivation and ambition for further study and careers in computing and STEM. Completed
research students Guimarães, Rita Santos (2019). Investigating mathematics teachers’ changes in practice
during a professional development initiative. Unpublished PhD dissertation. Nottingham: University of Nottingham. Barichello, Leo (2018). An investigation into how low-achieving secondary students learn fractions through visual representations. Unpublished PhD dissertation. Nottingham: University of Nottingham. Calleja, James (2018). Learning to teach mathematics through inquiry: A case study of continuing professional development in Malta. Unpublished PhD dissertation. Nottingham: University of Nottingham. McCance, Lorna (2014). How do
students’ solutions to a problem-solving task change after attempting to
understand an algebra-focused sample solution? Unpublished MA dissertation.
Nottingham: University of Nottingham. Peake, Eleanor (2014). When and how do Year 2
pupils use the Bar Model to solve mathematical word problems? Unpublished
MA dissertation. Nottingham: University of Nottingham. Roberts, Katherine (2013). Which
aspects of mathematical problem-solving lessons do pupils value and why?
Unpublished MA dissertation. Nottingham: University of Nottingham.
Selected publications (more)
Foster, C., Francome, T., Hewitt, D., & Shore, C. (2021). Principles for the design of a fully-resourced, coherent, research-informed school mathematics curriculum. Journal of Curriculum Studies, XX(X), XX–XX. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2021.1902569
Calleja, J., Foster, C., & Hodgen, J. (2021). Integrating ‘just-in-time’ learning in the design of mathematics professional development. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, XX(X), XX–XX.
Marks, R., Foster, C., Barclay, N., Barnes, A., & Treacy, P. (2021). A comparative synthesis of UK mathematics education research: What are we talking about and do we align with international discourse? Research in Mathematics Education, 23(1), 39–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2020.1725612
Seino, T., & Foster, C. (2020). Analysis of the final comments provided by a knowledgeable other in Lesson Study. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, XX(X), XX–XX. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-020-09468-y
Foster, C., & Inglis, M. (2019). Mathematics teacher professional journals: What topics appear and how has this changed over time? International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 17(8), 1627–1648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-018-9937-4
Inglis, M., & Foster, C. (2018). Five decades of mathematics education research. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 49(4), 462–500. https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.49.4.0462
Foster, C. (2018). Developing mathematical fluency: Comparing exercises and rich tasks. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 97(2), 121–141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-017-9788-x
Foster, C., & Inglis, M. (2017). Teachers’ appraisals of adjectives relating to mathematics tasks. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 95(3), 283–301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-017-9750-y
Foster, C. (2016). Confidence and competence with mathematical procedures. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 91(2), 271–288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-015-9660-9
Wake, G., Swan, M., & Foster, C. (2016). Professional learning through the collaborative design of problem-solving lessons. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 19(2), 243–260. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-015-9332-9
Foster, C., & De Villiers, M. (2016). The definition of the scalar product: An analysis and critique of a classroom episode. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 47(5), 750–761. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2015.1117148
Foster, C. (2015). Closed but provocative questions: Curves enclosing unit area. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 46(5), 776–783. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2014.992989
Foster, C. (2015). Exploiting unexpected situations in the mathematics classroom. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 13(5), 1065–1088. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-014-9515-3
Foster, C. (2015). The convergent–divergent model: An opportunity for teacher–learner development through principled task design. Educational Designer, 2(8).
Foster, C. (2015). Expression polygons. Mathematics Teacher, 109(1), 62–65.
Foster, C. (2014). Minimal interventions in the teaching of mathematics. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2(3), 147–154.
Foster, C. (2014). Confidence trick: The interpretation of confidence intervals. Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 14(1), 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/14926156.2014.874615
Foster, C. (2013). Resisting reductionism in mathematics pedagogy. Curriculum Journal, 24(4), 563–585. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2013.828630
Foster, C. (2013). Mathematical études: Embedding opportunities for developing procedural fluency within rich mathematical contexts. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 44(5), 765–774. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2013.770089
Foster, C. (2011). Peripheral mathematical knowledge. For the Learning of Mathematics, 31(3), 24–26.
Foster, C. (2011). Productive ambiguity in the learning of mathematics. For the Learning of Mathematics, 31(2), 3–7.
Foster, C. (2011). Student-generated questions in mathematics teaching. Mathematics Teacher, 105(1), 26–31.
For my other papers, click here.
Selected books (more)
Foster, C. (2017). Questions Pupils Ask. Leicester: Mathematical Association.
Foster, C. (2013). The Essential Guide to Secondary Mathematics: Successful and enjoyable teaching and learning. London: Routledge.
Foster, C. (2012). Ideas for Sixth-Form Mathematics: Further pure mathematics & mechanics. Derby: Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Foster, C. (2012). Ideas for Sixth-Form Mathematics: Pure mathematics & statistics. Derby: Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Foster, C. (2012). Flowchart Investigations: Explorations in mathematics. Leicester: Mathematical Association.
Foster, C. (2011). Resources for Teaching Mathematics 11–14. London: Continuum.
Foster, C. (2010). Resources for Teaching Mathematics 14–16. London: Continuum.
Foster, C. (2009). Mathematics for Every Occasion. Derby: Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Foster, C. (2008). Variety in Mathematics Lessons. Derby: Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Foster, C. (2008). 50 Mathematics Lessons: Rich and engaging ideas for secondary mathematics. London: Continuum.
For my other books, and further details, click here.
Conferences and seminars
8 June 2021 |
ATM/MA meeting, Cambridge Branch, Cambridge, Online. Procedural fluency and problem solving: friends or enemies? |
10 April 2021 |
Mathematical Association Annual Conference, Online. Opening Keynote: Can we teach ‘understanding’? |
8 April 2021 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, Online. Developing a coherent mathematics curriculum. With Geoff Wake, Fay Baldry and Jacqueline Mann. |
24 March 2021 |
International Society for Design and Development in Education Virtual Conference, Webinar. Designing a fully-resourced, coherent, research-informed school mathematics curriculum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsFxwIhaSe8 |
17 March 2021 |
Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, University of Nottingham, Webinar. The Future of Teacher-Led Collaborative Lesson Research. With Geoff Wake. |
14 November 2020 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Webinar. Using a comparative judgement approach to assess the problem-solving skills of primary school pupils. With Patrick Barmby, Ian Jones and Jasmina Milinkovic. |
14 November 2020 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Webinar. Lecturers' use of questions in undergraduate mathematics lectures. With George Kinnear. |
11 November 2020 |
Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough University. Students’ confidence when answering diagnostic questions. With Simon Woodhead, Craig Barton and Alison Clark-Wilson. |
16 July 2020 |
School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, Webinar. Using confidence assessment in formative assessments. |
21 April 2020 |
Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Webinar. Understanding and addressing low attainment in lower secondary mathematics. With Jeremy Hodgen. |
6 March 2020 |
Mathematics Education and Lesson Study in Europe, University of Nottingham, UK. Curriculum design through lesson study. With Geoff Wake. |
6 February 2020 |
Effective Learning: Assessment and Feedback for the Learning of Mathematics, Loughborough University, UK. Using confidence assessment in low-stakes assessments. |
24 January 2020 |
Swiss Group of International Schools Mathematics Conference, International School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Keynote: Developing fluency by using mathematical etudes. |
24 January 2020 |
Swiss Group of International Schools Mathematics Conference, International School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Workshop: Why ‘closed’ questions can be just as good as ‘open’ questions. |
24 January 2020 |
Swiss Group of International Schools Mathematics Conference, International School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Workshop: The challenges of teaching mathematical problem solving. |
17 January 2020 |
Active Learning Trust, Littleport and East Cambs Academy, Ely. Developing fluency by using mathematical etudes. |
17 January 2020 |
Active Learning Trust, Littleport and East Cambs Academy, Ely. Using confidence assessment in low-stakes tests. |
17 January 2020 |
Active Learning Trust, Littleport and East Cambs Academy, Ely. Why ‘closed’ questions can be just as good as ‘open’ questions. |
7 December 2019 |
British Educational Research Association Mathematics Education Special Interest Group: Practitioner Research in Mathematics Education, London Mathematical Society, London. Writing for a practitioner audience. With Helen Williams. |
9 November 2019 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Queen’s University, Belfast. Confidence Assessment to support the learning of mathematics. |
18 September 2019 |
SouthWest PD Providers Conference, Sandy Park, Exeter. Keynote: Developing fluency with representations. |
17 September 2019 |
ATM/MA meeting, Exeter Mathematics School, Exeter. Using “etudes”, rather than exercises, to develop mathematical fluency. |
24 June 2019 |
Jurassic Maths Hub Annual Conference, Taunton Racecourse, Taunton. Main Keynote: Scaffolding the Learning of Problem Solving in Mathematics. |
24 June 2019 |
Jurassic Maths Hub Annual Conference, Taunton Racecourse, Taunton. Secondary Keynote: Rich Strategies for Developing Mathematical Fluency. |
21 May 2019 |
Mathematics and Statistics Department, Open University, Milton Keynes. Alternatives to exercises for developing procedural fluency. |
17 April 2019 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics / Mathematical Association Joint Conference, Warwick. Pushing calculus to its limits. With Bob Burn. |
15 April 2019 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics / Mathematical Association Joint Conference, Warwick. Opening plenary: Learning from the learners. |
23 March 2019 |
ResearchED, Blackpool. Using confidence assessment in low-stakes tests. |
20 March 2019 |
Gloucestershire Secondary Mathematics Subject Leader Network Meeting. Developing mathematical fluency for problem solving. |
9 March 2019 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Open University, Milton Keynes. Didactical tools and their potential role in supporting curriculum coherence. With Geoff Wake. |
12 December 2018 |
Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough University. Confidence assessment in secondary mathematics. |
10 November 2018 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, King's College, London. Standards over time in A level mathematics. With Ian Jones and Jodie Hunter. |
10 November 2018 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, King's College, London. What strategies are effective at addressing low attainment in secondary mathematics? Findings from a systematic review and second-order meta-analysis. With Jeremy Hodgen. |
9 November 2018 |
School of Education, University of Leicester. Confidence assessment in mathematics. |
6 October 2018 |
ATM/MA meeting, UCL Institute of Education, London. Mathematical etudes as alternatives to exercises. |
12 September 2018 |
British Education Research Association Annual Conference, Northumbria University, Newcastle. The effectiveness of strategies aimed at addressing low attainment in secondary mathematics: Findings from a systematic review. |
14 June 2018 |
UCL Institute of Education, London. How teachers describe mathematics tasks. |
2 May 2018 |
School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh. Alternatives to exercises for developing mathematical fluency. |
6 April 2018 |
British Congress of Mathematics Education: BCME-9, University of Warwick. Investigating Mathematical Attainment and Progress. With Jeremy Hodgen. |
5 April 2018 |
British Congress of Mathematics Education: BCME-9, University of Warwick. Mathematical etudes: procedural fluency through rich tasks. |
4 April 2018 |
British Congress of Mathematics Education: BCME-9, University of Warwick. What does research say about teaching mathematics at Key Stage 2 and 3? A review of reviews and meta-analyses. With Jeremy Hodgen and Rachel Marks. |
28 March 2018 |
Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education, School of Education, University of Leeds. Developing mathematical fluency using rich tasks. |
19 March 2018 |
The Prince’s Teaching Institute, Pimlico, London. Lecture: Rich mathematics tasks for deep understanding. |
3 March 2018 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, University of Nottingham. Statistics Working Group: A hands-on introduction to Bayesian statistics. With Matthew Inglis and Ian Jones. |
20-21 February 2018 |
Tikka Matematika Conference, Department for Curriculum, Research, Innovation and Lifelong Learning, Floriana, University of Malta. Questions for rich mathematical activity. |
20 February 2018 |
Tikka Matematika Conference, Department for Curriculum, Research, Innovation and Lifelong Learning, Floriana, University of Malta. Keynote lecture: Using rich tasks to develop mathematical fluency. |
30 November 2017 |
UCL Institute of Education, London. Addressing low attainment in mathematics in lower secondary: What do teachers believe and how do they teach? With Jeremy Hodgen. |
24 October 2017 |
Graduate School of Education, University of Exeter. Developing mathematical fluency: exercises or rich tasks? |
29 September 2017 |
ESRC Conference: Bayesian Data Analysis in the Social Sciences Curriculum, Nottingham Trent University. Bayes factors show equivalence between two contrasting approaches to developing school pupils’ mathematical fluency. |
11 April 2017 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Crowne Plaza, Stratford-upon-Avon. Mathematical fluency without exercises. |
10 April 2017 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Crowne Plaza, Stratford-upon-Avon. Investigating Mathematical Attainment and Progress. With Jeremy Hodgen. |
8 April 2017 |
Mathematical Association Conference, Royal Holloway, University of London. Mathematical fluency without exercises. |
8 April 2017 |
Mathematical Association Conference, Royal Holloway, University of London. Investigating Mathematical Attainment and Progress. With Jeremy Hodgen. |
9 March 2017 |
UCL Institute of Education, London. Interventions for low attainment in mathematics: a meta-analysis. With Jeremy Hodgen. |
26 July 2016 |
13th International Congress on Mathematical Education, University of Hamburg, Germany. Formative Assessment Lessons for Concept Development and Problem Solving. With Malcolm Swan. |
11 June 2016 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough University. Developing procedural fluency: exercises or rich tasks? |
3 March 2016 |
National Association of Mathematics Advisers Annual Conference, National STEM Centre, York. Opening keynote: Confidence and learning mathematics. |
27 February 2016 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. Five decades of mathematics education research. With Matthew Inglis. |
19 November 2015 |
University of Oxford, Department of Education. Teachers’ descriptions of mathematical tasks. |
21 July 2015 |
International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications 17, University of Nottingham. Developing boundary objects to support teachers’ teaching and learning of modelling. With Geoff Wake and Malcolm Swan. |
10 June 2015 |
University of Cambridge, PGCE workshop. Mathematics task design. |
6 June 2015 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, Durham University. Distinguishing conceptual and procedural understanding in mathematics. With Geoff Kent. |
9 May 2015 |
ATM/MA meeting, University of Leicester. Rich mathematics from closed questions. Click here for a blog about this session. |
31 March 2015 |
Mengo Senior School, Lubaga, Kampala, Uganda. Solving mathematical problems. |
5 February 2015 |
Ninth Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education. Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague. Re-conceptualising conceptual understanding in mathematics. With Geoff Kent. |
1 September 2014 |
Association of Mathematics Education Teachers Conference, Birmingham. Opening plenary: Practice and fluency. |
16 July 2014 |
Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME 38) and the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA 36), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Mathematical knowledge for teaching problem solving: Lessons from lesson study. |
11 June 2014 |
University of Cambridge, PGCE workshop. Mathematics task design. |
23 May 2014 |
English Schools Foundation, South Island School, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Mathematical études: Developing mathematical fluency without exercises. |
21–22 May 2014 |
English Schools Foundation, South Island School, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Rich, open tasks for learning mathematics. |
20 May 2014 |
Hong Kong ATM meeting, Island School, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Mathematical tasks for the classroom. |
17 May 2014 |
La Salle College, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Rich mathematical problems for deep understanding. |
14 May 2014 |
La Salle College, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Teaching mathematical problem solving. |
13 May 2014 |
Visiting Scholar, University of Hong Kong. Mathematical problem solving and task design. |
6 May 2014 |
E-ACT Academies: Heartlands Academy, Nechells, Birmingham. Responding to the new mathematics national curriculum. |
16 April 2014 |
British Congress of Mathematics Education: BCME-8, University of Nottingham. Connected Expressions. |
15 April 2014 |
British Congress of Mathematics Education: BCME-8, University of Nottingham. “Can’t you just tell us the rule?”: Teaching procedures relationally. |
11 March 2014 |
Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, University of Nottingham. Analysing teachers’ descriptions of mathematical tasks. |
1 March 2014 |
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, King’s College, London. Analysing teachers’ descriptions of mathematical tasks. |
15 February 2014 |
Birmingham joint ATM/MA meeting, University of Birmingham. Mathematical études: Developing mathematical fluency without exercises. |
9 October 2013 |
International Society for Design and Development in Education Conference, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. Designing lessons for problem-solving processes: Experiences from Japanese lesson studies in England. With Malcolm Swan and Geoff Wake. |
2 April 2013 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Sheffield. When real life appears in the mathematics classroom: Responding mathematically to unexpected events. |
20 June 2012 |
London Borough of Croydon Local Authority ‘Exploring Excellence’ conference. Keynote presentation: Putting problem solving and investigation at the heart of mathematics teaching. |
24 March 2012 |
The Marches joint ATM/MA meeting, Tenbury High School, Tenbury Wells. Variety in the learning of mathematics. |
21 April 2011 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, University of Wolverhampton. Possibility tables. |
3 April 2008 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Keele University. Joined-up dots: Isometric graphs. |
1 February 2008 |
Becta Hard-to-Teach Mathematics Conference, London. Functions and graphs. |
4 April 2007 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Loughborough University. Writing to publish in Mathematics Teaching. With Helen Williams. |
11 April 2006 |
Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Edgehill College of Further Education, Ormskirk. Still reading Mathematics Teaching without having written for it yet? With Helen Williams. |
I also regularly participate in the Institute of Mathematics Pedagogy.
Dr Colin Foster Reader in Mathematics Education Loughborough University Schofield Building Loughborough LE11 3TU UK
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