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Welcome to your CM Network
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Welcome back (to teachers and
practitioners in the UK) to the Autumn term! During the summer we
are delighted that our three new publications were published (see
below), and we hope you will find them of interest and support in
your teaching. We have both managed to have holidays this summer
(fitted in with our ongoing doctoral studies), and have enjoyed our
travels to the USA and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hope your
summer was good too! Maulfry, Editor.
Understanding Children’s
Mathematical Graphics: Beginnings in Play
The example below is included in
chapter 3 of our new book.
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Max’s card-girl
(reception)
Max cut two tiny
rectangles of paper and joined them at the top so
that he could open and shut them. Drawing a face on
the uppermost piece he announced that his artefact
was a ‘card-girl’.
Although we might regard
this as either a ‘drawing’ or a ‘card’, this hybrid,
multimodal artefact suggest it could be moved and
played with as a prop in Max’s imaginative play, as
a small puppet or person.
We all make meanings in
multiple and complex ways and when considering young
children’s meanings, it can be helpful to think
beyond single definitions such as ‘drawing’,
‘writing’ or ‘models’.
Gallery 5: Beginnings in
Play
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Multimodal meaning
making: combining paper model and drawing
(with potential for movement and voice - as a puppet
or toy) |
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New Members
From the
north of England, welcome to Rebecca
Holland from Cheshire and from New York, USA, welcome
to Nicola Godwin.
Become a member
Resources
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New!
Worthington, M. (2011) 'Young Mathematicians:
Global learners’ in E. Murphy (Ed.) Welcoming Linguistic
and Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms.
Bristol: Multi-lingual Matters.
This chapter explores case studies from an
international school in Zurich where teachers have
enthusiastically introduced children’s mathematical
graphics. |
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New!
Carruthers, E. and
Worthington, M. (2011)
Developing Children's Mathematical Graphics: Supporting
Early Mathematical Thinking. Maidenhead: Open
University Press.This professional development pack
provides courses and training materials for course providers
in Local Authorities, Children’s Centres, nursery schools
and Schools, and includes a copy of our recently published
book. |
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| New!
Carruthers, E. and
Worthington, M. (2011)
Understanding Children's
Mathematical Graphics: Beginnings in Play. Maidenhead: Open
University Press. We are excited by the many examples and
case studies from early years teachers and practitioners
that we were able to include in this new publication. This
reflects how those working with young children are embracing
children’s mathematical graphics and developing graphicacy
in their own ways. |
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New!
Reinvesting in Arts
Education.
Interesting new report from the ‘President’s
Committee on the Arts and Humanities’ USA, on the importance
of the arts and creativity, and their impact on all aspects
of learning, including mathematics. |
Courses and Conferences
Courses and Conferences:
2010-2011
Current Education News
BBC Education News
Guardian Education News
Independent Education News
Times
Education Supplement (TES)
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