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Colin Foster
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Reader in Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics Education at Loughborough University, UK
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http://www.foster77.co.uk 28-07-2009 08:51:36
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📝 NEW BLOG POST
Using principles from cognitive science to design a school mathematics curriculum
Colin Foster Bethany Woollacott Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education @LboroCMC ESRC Centre for Early Mathematics Learning Economic and Social Research Council Research England
Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog/using-pri…
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Trigonometry without SOHCAHTOA
New article in The Mathematical Association journal arrived today with Colin Foster and Chris Shore
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Come and work here as a Mathematics and Statistics Support Tutor in the lboro.ac.uk/departments/ml…. Full-time, permanent post within Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education with great support, high-quality teaching and active research in mathematics education and cognition. jobs.ac.uk/job/DHB281/mat…
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Lots of discussion about length and area Tom Francome Chris Shore Colin Foster at ‘Shape Up’ lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen…
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Presenting the story of the LUMEN Curriculum at Teachers of Maths The Mathematical Association Shape Up conference Colin Foster Chris Shore Tom Francome lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen…
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The LUMEN Curriculum (for ages 11-14) is live at lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen…. We just made some updates to the resources - please always ensure you're using the latest versions from this link. And please let us know what you think using the Feedback form: lborocmc.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bv…
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Can’t wait to have a play with this! Thanks Colin Foster for all the work putting it together, and making it available in such an open way.
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Delighted to share the newest Centre for Mathematical Cognition blogpost written by Colin Foster about the launch of the LUMEN curriculum!
Have a read below to understand how and why Colin and the team (inc. Tom Francome Chris Shore) designed the LUMEN curriculum! ⬇️⬇️
blog.lboro.ac.uk/cmc/2024/03/22…
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Happy to help Colin Foster Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education launch the new Lumen curriculum last night with a talk about the role of story telling in mathematics, an important strand in Lumen's approach to engaging students at school.
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This looks well worth a real look secondary #maths teachers from Colin Foster and Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education
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Here at the Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education LUMEN curriculum launch. I'll share some of the announcements in this thread
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Thanks to Colin Foster for welcoming us to celebrate the launch of the Lumen KS3 maths curriculum. Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education Tom Francome Chris Shore. And a guest intro from Marcus du Sautoy. Marie Joubert Geoff Wake 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺 Pip - Mathematics Bethany Woollacott Matt Lewis Dr Rachel Marks 🤓 Jacqueline Mann
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Really enjoyable evening listening to Colin Foster introduce the Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education Lumen KS3 curriculum. Looking forward to a proper look at the resources and reading the research papers.
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The Loughborough University Mathematics Education Network has launched a free math curriculum informed by cognitive science.
Dr Colin Foster says understanding how the brain works is key to ensuring more students succeed in maths learning.
Read: tinyurl.com/58r86nkz
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This is exciting…
The LUMEN mathematics curriculum from Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education, rooted in evidence-informed principles of effective maths teaching, is available now.
And it’s completely FREE!
drive.google.com/open?id=14TqDW…
lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen…
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The LUMEN Curriculum – a complete, editable free set of research-informed mathematics teaching materials for ages 11-14 is launched today! Go to lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen… to view the resources, where you can also watch a short video with more details. Centre for Mathematical Cognition Research England
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Counting down to Lumen Curriculum release - only 2 more sleeps. Excited to see more of the materials - have used those shared so far with teachers & they love them. Colin Foster Tom Francome Chris Shore
See you at the launch Helen Drury Geoff Wake 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺
video lboro.ac.uk/services/lumen…
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Després, vam analitzar les diferents estratègies que havien fet servir els alumnes de #secundària . Per cert, el problema el vam agafar d'aquest article del Colin Foster👇
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Join Colin Foster at our joint conference Shape Up on 5th April for his session on 'The LUMEN Curriculum' Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education. Colin will consider how this can be adapted/adopted in different contexts. Book now: buff.ly/4axBnCH
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