Colin Foster

Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics Education at Loughborough University, UK

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

This short video introduces inverse proportion by contrasting a speedometer with a paceometer: https://t.co/hNnx9d2xkh Go to the website to view 160+ short videos for school and beginning university mathematics - all free to use however you wish. #MathEd #ukmathschat

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

@RahimNathwani We do that in the video about the median.

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

This short video introduces what pie charts are, and their strengths and weaknesses: https://t.co/5llGJqU4CF Go to the website to view 160+ short videos for school and beginning university mathematics - all free to use however you wish. #MathEd #ukmathschat

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

Another short video, this time presenting a way of introducing the idea of a function by using two people: https://t.co/qlVtLeRfV8 Go to the website to view 160+ short videos for school and beginning university mathematics - all free to use however you wish. #MathEd #ukmathschat

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

Another short video, this time introducing scatterplots and correlation: https://t.co/BnUYohELuQ Go to the website to view 160+ short videos for school and beginning university mathematics - all free to use however you wish. #MathEd #ukmathschat

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

This short video uses animations to show that the exterior angle sum for any triangle is 360 degrees: https://t.co/NvQwEbmmL0 Go to the website to view 160+ short videos for school and beginning university mathematics - all free to use however you wish. #MathEd #ukmathschat

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

This short video presents a way of working on solving linear equations by using sticky notes on the board: https://t.co/wY3xeqnZjy Go to the website for 160+ short videos for school and beginning university mathematics - all free to use however you wish. #mathschat #mathscpdchat

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

Are we teaching a cohesive, connected mathematics curriculum, or ticking off a to-do list of processes students need to master? My new post suggests how school mathematics could shift to focusing on Big Mathematical Ideas. 🔗 https://t.co/sxY5CWgGjb #MathEd

[Mary Pardoe @PardoeMary]

A very interesting excellent new resource for maths teaching!!!
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[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

Does school mathematics sometimes feel like a checklist of disconnected procedures?
What if instead we focused on five BIG IDEAS?
Explore this brand new, comprehensive and completely free website for teachers: https://t.co/flRgWncAl4
#MathEd #MathTeacher #BigMathematicalIdeas

[Loughborough University PR @LboroPR]

What’s the best way for parents and guardians to nurture the talents of mathematically exceptional children? 🍎🧮

Dr @colinfoster77, of @LboroDME, shares his insights in a new @preneur_world feature ⤵️

https://t.co/aQm8OiAN8H

[Colin Foster @colinfoster77]

** NEW ** Open Access article in Asian Journal for Mathematics Education on how school students’ mathematical confidence develops across a sequence of low-stakes formative assessments: https://t.co/PkWtGllIU9

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

If you teach secondary mathematics, you really need to know about the LUMEN curriculum resources prepared by @colinfoster77 and his colleagues at Loughborough University's Centre for Mathematical Cognition: https://t.co/BeieWX0It0

[Matthew Inglis @mjinglis]

A new paper about education research in the UK. @colinfoster77, @HugoLortie, @LizStokoe and I analysed the journal articles that were submitted to the REF education subpanel in 2021 and 2014, and tried to predict unit-level peer review outcomes.

https://t.co/PPCRSIX5PR

[Victoria Simms @ProfVicSimms]

Would have helped if I put in the right link! https://t.co/3HNYA4i4vL

[BERA @BERANews]

📝 NEW BLOG POST

Using principles from cognitive science to design a school mathematics curriculum
@colinfoster77 @B_Woollacott @LboroDME @LboroCMC @ceml_esrc @ESRC @ResEngland

Read here: https://t.co/97HhUbTCeU

[Tom Francome @TFrancome]

Trigonometry without SOHCAHTOA
New article in @Mathematical_A journal arrived today with @colinfoster77 and @cjshore

[Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education @LboroDME]

Come and work here as a Mathematics and Statistics Support Tutor in the https://t.co/jgFFhBDCgr. Full-time, permanent post within @LboroDME with great support, high-quality teaching and active research in mathematics education and cognition. https://t.co/Z7R3A0D5xK

[Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education @LboroDME]

Lots of discussion about length and area ⁦@TFrancome⁩ ⁦@cjshore⁩ ⁦@colinfoster77⁩ at ‘Shape Up’ https://t.co/qGFF4WxMcq

[Loughborough Department of Mathematics Education @LboroDME]

Presenting the story of the LUMEN Curriculum at ⁦@ATMMathematics⁩ ⁦@Mathematical_A⁩ Shape Up conference ⁦@colinfoster77⁩ ⁦@cjshore⁩ ⁦@TFrancome⁩ https://t.co/qGFF4WxMcq