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Towards a socio-ecological practice of mathematics teacher education by Coles, Alf

“…This theoretical article is a response to UNESCO’s call for a new social contract for education, in the context of mathematics teacher education. The article…”
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Facilitating the use of video with teachers of mathematics: learning from staying with the detail by Coles, Alf

“…Background This article is focused on the role of the facilitator in the professional development of mathematics teachers. It is a feature of several…”
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The Promise of AI Object-Recognition in Learning Mathematics: An Explorative Study of 6-Year-Old Children’s Interactions with Cuisenaire Rods and the Blockplay.ai App by Rumbelow, Michael, Coles, Alf

“…We developed and trained a prototype AI-based object-recognition app, blockplay.ai, to recognise Cuisenaire rods placed on a tabletop, and speak the rods’…”
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Mathematical tasks and the student : navigating 'tensions of intentions' between designers, teachers, and students by Johnson, Heather Lynn, Coles, Alf, Clarke, David

“…We articulate a student perspective on task design in mathematics education, foregrounding a dynamic relationship between intentions of task designers,…”
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Bracing Ourselves: Embracing Policy Changes through a Long-Standing University–Schools Teacher Education Partnership in England by Warren-Lee, Nicola, Smith, Lorna, Orchard, Janet, Kelly, Lucy, James, Jon, Coles, Alf

“…We articulate the principles behind our practices as teacher educators for an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) provider in South-West England working in…”
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Re-thinking ‘normal’ development in the early learning of number by Coles, Alf, Sinclair, Nathalie

“…In this article we suggest that, notwithstanding noted differences, one unmarked similarity across psychology and mathematics education is the continued…”
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Commentary on a special issue: Davydov’s approach in the XXI century by Coles, Alf

“…The articles in this special issue, collectively, provide overwhelming evidence that a curriculum which has as its primary basis the counting of discrete…”
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Using video for professional development: the role of the discussion facilitator by Coles, Alf

“…Past research into the use of video for professional development has failed to problematise or theorise sufficiently the role of the discussion facilitator. It…”
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Being Alongside: For the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics by Coles, Alf

“…The book reveals some striking parallels between working to support students' mathematical thinking and working to support teacher learning. A case is made for…”
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The Janet Duffin Award for 2020 by Coles, Alf

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Developing algebraic activity through conjecturing about relationships by Coles, Alf, Ahn, Aehee

“…This manuscript contributes to research on how algebraic thinking about operations and properties can develop, and relevant forms of curricular activity. The…”
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Correction to: developing algebraic activity through conjecturing about relationships: Alf Coles by Coles, Alf, Ahn, Aehee

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Re-thinking mathematical connections with theories of difference by Coles, Alf, Sinclair, Nathalie

“…In this theoretical article, we explore the possibility that instead of a mathematical connection arising "in-between" two (or more) pre-existing ideas or…”
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On enactivism and language: towards a methodology for studying talk in mathematics classrooms by Coles, Alf

“…This article is an early step in the development of a methodological approach to the study of language deriving from an enactivist theoretical stance. Language…”
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The role of mathematics teacher educators in preparing teachers of mathematics to respond to global challenges within their classrooms by Coles, Alf, Helliwell, Tracy

“…The world is in a period of rapid change. Climate chaos is leading to floods, droughts and exacerbating inequality. In this article, we ask, in such a context,…”
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COMMUNICATING ‘NOTS’: A JOURNEY IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION by COLES, ALF

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EDITORIAL by COLES, ALF

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Ritualisation in early number work by Coles, Alf, Sinclair, Nathalie

“…In this paper, we propose a way of thinking about ritual that is new to mathematics education research and that challenges the more common approaches to ritual…”
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Re-thinking ‘Concrete to Abstract’ in Mathematics Education: Towards the Use of Symbolically Structured Environments by Coles, Alf, Sinclair, Nathalie

“…In this article, we question the prevalent assumption that teaching and learning mathematics should always entail movement from the concrete to the abstract…”
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Mathematics teachers learning with video: the role, for the didactician, of a heightened listening by Coles, Alf

“…This article addresses two main questions, how do mathematics teachers learn from using video? and, what is the role of the didactician? A common problem is…”
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