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SUMMARY:Reforming teaching: a social cognitive perspective - Steven Watson
 \, University lecturer in Mathematics Education\, Faculty of Education\, U
 niversity of Cambridge\, member of Wolfson College
DTSTART:20140226T130000Z
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CONTACT:DJ Goode
DESCRIPTION:Teachers learn by watching great teachers: A response to the S
 ecretary of State for Education’s espoused theory of professional learni
 ng\n\nSince the beginnings of compulsory secondary education in England\, 
 questions have been asked about the general attainment level of those leav
 ing education. In order to improve standards\, there have been increasing 
 numbers of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of teaching. These h
 ave been in the form of stronger accountability and in professional develo
 pment. Perhaps no more attention has been given to any other subject as it
  has to the teaching of  mathematics.\nIn this lecture\, I consider how we
  might go about developing the quality of mathematics teaching through pro
 fessional development. I draw on the evidence of my recent research. The r
 esearch is based on a four-year mixed methods embedded multiple case study
  involving four secondary school mathematics departments participating in 
 a  professional development programme. From this I propose a new theoretic
 al framework for professional learning. From this I will demonstrate the f
 laws in current Government policy and in its espoused position on teachers
 ’ professional learning.\n\nNotes about the speaker\nSteve Watson is a U
 niversity Lecturer in Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education an
 d is a member of Wolfson College. In the Faculty of Education\, he is prin
 cipally involved in the initial teacher training programme as well being a
 ctively involved in education research. Previously he was at the Universit
 y of Nottingham after having been a teacher of mathematics in North East L
 incolnshire for eight years. Before teaching\, Steve worked as a telecommu
 nications engineer.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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