Key-note lectures will be given by professor Núria Planas, https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/people/nuria_planas/
Language and communication: Closely related but not equivalent in mathematics education
Abstract: In this talk, I will present some insights into mathematics education research on language and on communication, with a focus on challenges posed by the common lack of distinction between language and communication across sites of practice. The problem of the distinction between language and communication is not particular to the most recent period, but its persistence and significance need to be made visible in a historical moment of celebration of growth in the field research. Specifically, I will illustrate ways in which mathematics teacher education on language use in mathematics teaching can benefit from a clearer understanding of the potential of linguistic forms of content-based mathematical communication. To do so, I will share snapshots with data and findings produced in collaborative workshops with secondary-school teachers in Barcelona.
and associate professor Terhi Mäntylä, https://www.jyu.fi/edupsy/fi/laitokset/okl/henkilosto/mantyla-terhi
Teaching and learning physics’ concepts and knowledge structures in physics teacher education
Abstract: Solid subject matter knowledge is a necessity for a physics teacher. However, the nature of the physics teacher’s subject matter knowledge is not obvious and requires deeper inspection. I will first discuss from a viewpoint of teaching a research-based instruction approach of didactical reconstructions of processes and structures that stems from that inspection. I also present case studies of implementing these didactical reconstructions, which aim for consolidating and organizing pre-service physics teachers’ subject matter knowledge. From the learning perspective, I will discuss the processes of learning physics concepts and conceptual change that the pre-service physics teachers are experiencing when they are solving conceptual inquiry tasks in pairs or small groups.