Planning for teaching early mathematics: negotiation of shared intentions
Nic Mhuirí, SiúnORCID: 0000-0001-5008-5573, Farrell, ThérèseORCID: 0000-0002-2562-2645, Gillic, Córa and Kingston, MaryORCID: 0000-0003-0817-6230
(2019)
Planning for teaching early mathematics: negotiation of shared intentions.
In: Seventh Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 7), 11 – 12 Oct 2019, Dublin, Ireland.
ISBN 978-1-873769-95-9
This paper uses thematic analysis to investigate how shared intentions for the Maths4all project were negotiated. Individuals or pairs prepared seven mathematical activity guides forpreschool and primary school groups. These plans were then reviewed in team meetings using the Teaching for Robust Understanding framework (Schoenfeld, 2013) as a conversation guide. Thematic analysis of field notes taken at these meetings shows that the framework acted as a catalyst for discussions in which the ideological focus of the project became more defined. Other key themes that informed this development included looking across primary and preschool contexts; consideration of teacher interpretation of project output; the curricular context; and interrogation of frequently used language
Harbison, Lorraine and Twohill, Aisling, (eds.)
Proceedings of the Seventh Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland (MEI 7).
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MEI and Dublin City University. ISBN 978-1-873769-95-9