Background Information
on the Coordinator and Project Partners
The Coordinator:
Univerzita Karlova v Praze,
Pedagogická fakulta, Czech Republic
The Faculty of Education,
Charles University Prague, is one of the main providers for teacher education
within the Czech Republic. It is also the main centre for research work in
mathematical education with a considerable number of successful PhD students
each year. Members of the Mathematics and Mathematical Education Department have
experience of teaching in primary and secondary schools together with the
provision of in-service courses in many parts of the country. Members also have
worked with teachers in other countries notably Slovakia and Poland. Recent
research has led to the development of new methods of constructive teaching. For
many years there has been strong international links with a considerable number
of countries, particularly within Europe. Members of the department hold
positions of responsibility in European and international mathematical
associations.
Prof. Milan Hejny
Chairman of PhD certificate in Didactics of Mathematics, member of teacher's
certificate for primary and secondary education at the Faculty of education and
Faculty of Math. and Phys. of Charles University. 9 years experimental teaching
at primary and secondary school. Author of several books and many articles.
The partners:
University of Derby, Great
Britain
University of Derby has been
involved with in-service training of teachers for over 40 years. It has been
responsible with the local education authority for servicing teachers' needs in
the whole region. It has been a provider of teacher education for almost 150
years and during that time has developed many links with institutions overseas
and particularly through Erasmus supported funding.
The Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Department was at the forefront of the United Kingdom's development of
constructive teaching methods from the mid 1960's, and has worked at
international, national, regional and local levels to bring about positive
changes in the teaching of mathematics. These developments were underpinned by
extensive research.
Prof. Graham H. Littler
M Sc, B Sc.
FSS, former head of the School of Education, head of the Department of
Mathematics Education University Derby, teacher of mathematics in primary and
secondary schools (pupils ages 7 to 19) for 9 years,
total teaching experience 43 years, current position: Emeritus Professor of
Education, several books and articles
Holmesskolan Torsby, Primary
and secondary school, Sweden
Holmesskolan, Torsby is a
primary /secondary school which is known both
nationally and internationally for its innovative mathematical developments. In-service
courses are organized for Swedish teachers and teacher-students from local
Universities and abroad. The courses involve observing lessons, lectures and
workshops. The school is also involved in a Comenius 1 project with schools in
Spain, Czech Republic and Germany.
Spec-ped. Ann-Margret
Johansson
Responsible
for mathematics development in schools for the region.
Initiated and organizes a 10-year long
project "Individualised Teaching Strategies Based on
Careful Diagnosis in Grades
1 - 9". Lectures and run courses
internationally as well as nationally. Author of
several books and articles. Awarded Swedish Prize
in Mathematics from the Royal Swedish Academy
in 1998.
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Coordinating institution:
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education
Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Education
M. D. Rettigové 4, 116 39 Prgue 1, Czech Republic
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