Contributors: Ben Breen, Karen Brockway, Jane Goodland, Tazreen Kassim-Lowe The reading group is for those wishing to engage with research literature on TMSJ and discuss its relevance to practice. The fourth online reading group meeting took place on 20th April 2023. We chose to discuss Laurie Rubel and Andrea McCloskey’s 2021 paper: Contextualization of mathematics:Continue reading “Contextualization of mathematics: Reflections from the fourth reading group meeting”
Author Archives: Pete Wright
Primary maths and social justice project
Contributor: Joel Kelly (The Blue School, Isleworth, London) I came across Pete Wright’s work when studying for my Masters’ degree in Mathematics Education and subsequently joined the TMSJ Network. After one meeting, I spoke with Pete about doing some research around mathematics and social justice in the primary setting. As I work in a primaryContinue reading “Primary maths and social justice project”
Disordering mathematics: reflections from the third reading group meeting
Contributors: Sandra Beckford-Henry, Jane Goodland, Hilary Povey, Helen Thouless The reading group is for those wishing to engage with research literature on TMSJ and discuss its relevance to practice. The third online reading group meeting took place 15th November 2022. We chose to discuss Hilary Povey and Gill Adams’ 2021 paper: Disordering mathematics, citizenship andContinue reading “Disordering mathematics: reflections from the third reading group meeting”
Sharing practice in TMSJ workshop
The Sharing practice in teaching maths for social justice workshop took place on Saturday 25th June 2022 at UCL Institute of Education in London. The 19 participants were treated to four excellent presentations, which highlighted the extent to which social justice is as much about how you teach mathematics as much as it is aboutContinue reading “Sharing practice in TMSJ workshop”
Reflections from the second reading group meeting
Contributors: Sandra Beckford-Henry, Ben Breen, Alison Ford, Gwen Ineson, Ines Makonga, Cristina Mio, Lisa Pollard, Suchi Srinivas The reading group is for those wishing to engage with research literature on TMSJ and discuss its relevance to practice. The second reading group meeting took place via Zoom on 27th April 2022 and was attended by 26Continue reading “Reflections from the second reading group meeting”
TMSJN workshop at ATM Conference (April 2022)
Contributor: Graeme Austin (Luton Sixth Form College) The first face-to-face Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM) Conference since BCME ’19 gave us an opportunity to share and discuss our thinking about social justice in Maths teaching. Pete Wright and Graeme Austin ran a workshop on the first day of the event where Pete presented theContinue reading “TMSJN workshop at ATM Conference (April 2022)”
Notes from the TMSJN writing group meeting
The writing group is for those interested in designing, developing, trialling and disseminating teaching ideas and resources focused on teaching maths for social justice. The first writing group meeting took place at UCL Institute of Education on 22nd January 2022 and was attended by 14 members of the network. We identified three ideas to developContinue reading “Notes from the TMSJN writing group meeting”
Reflections from the first reading group meeting
Contributors: Graeme Austin, Yasmine Fahmy, Alison Ford, Elizabeth Lake, Lilian Nyaranga, Fin McLaughlin, Lisa Pollard, Helen J Williams The reading group is for those wishing to engage with research literature on TMSJ and discuss its relevance to practice. The first reading group meeting took place via Zoom on 17th November 2021 and was attended byContinue reading “Reflections from the first reading group meeting”
Report from the TMSJN Introductory Event
The first meeting of the Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network was held via Zoom on 15th June 2021 and was attended by 60 members of the network. The meeting began with a short presentation by Pete Wright on ‘TMSJN: Current opportunities and challenges’ (a short video and the PowerPoint presentation are available on theContinue reading “Report from the TMSJN Introductory Event”
Introduction to the TMSJN
The TMSJN (launched in April 2021) is a network for teachers of mathematics (in all school phases) committed to addressing issues of equity and social justice in the mathematics classroom. The principal aim of the Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network is to share teaching ideas, resources, and practices with each other, and to provideContinue reading “Introduction to the TMSJN”
The Teaching Maths for Social Justice Network 