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Sent at the request of Jarmila Novotna.
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The twelfth bi-annual conference on Elementary Mathematics
Teaching, SEMT '13, is to be held from August 18-23, 2013, in
Prague. The programme will focus on the teaching of mathematics to
children within the age-range 5-12 years
The theme of SEMT '13 is 'Tasks and tools in elementary
mathematics' .
The Symposium comprises plenary lectures, presentation of papers,
and workshops. SEMT '13 PLENARY speakers are:
Olive Chapman (Canada): Engaging children in
learner-focused mathematical tasks
Rose Griffiths (United Kingdom): Working with children
in public care who have difficulties in mathematics
Günter Krauthausen (Germany): Digital media in
elementary mathematics education
Joanne Mulligan (Australia): Inspiring young
children's mathematical thinking through pattern and
structure
Jennifer Young-Loveridge (New Zealand): Using
multiplication and division tasks to support young children's
part-whole thinking in mathematics
Jarmila Novotna
Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Education
Faculty of Education
Charles University
M.D.Rettigove 4
116 39 Praha 1
CR
tel.: + 420 2 21900251
fax : + 420 2 24947782
fax : + 420 2 21900248
e-mail: jarmila.novotna@pedf.cuni.cz
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Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction
Southern Illinois University
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Carbondale, IL 62901-4610
Phone: (618) 453-4241 [O]
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