Venue: Högskolan Dalarna, Campus Borlänge, Stationsgatan 4
Room: B316 (Third Floor) and Zoom
Host: Helén Sterner
Thursday October 2nd
12:00 – 13:00 Informal drop-in lunch
13: 15 – 14:30 Key note: Professor Lovisa Sumpter, Stockholm University. What makes algebraic reasoning algebraic?
14.30 – 15:00 Fika
15.00-17.30 Short Presentations and Discussions:
Heidi Strømskag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Students’ handling of parameters in modelling
Pernille Bødtker Sunde and Lóa Björk Jóelsdóttir, VIA University College Denmark (zoom). Flexibility and adaptivity in arithmetic and algebra.
David A. Reid, University of Agder, Norway. Multiple representations of algebraic thinking.
Constanta Olteanu, Linneaus University, Sweden (zoom). Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Reasoning and Sense-Making of Growing Patterns in Mathematics.
19:00 Dinner
Friday October 3rd
08.30-09.00 Continue Short presentations
Anne-Maria K. Ernvall-Hytönen, University of Helsinki (zoom). Flexibility and its connections to course success among university students.
09.00-09.40 Feedback Session
Review of early drafts for the upcoming NOMAD, special issue. (led by Kristina Palm Kaplan, University of Gävle, Sweden, on zoom)
09.40-10.10 Fika
10.10-.11.00 Ongoing projects. Content and Focus of the Nordic Network for Algebra Learning.
1. Teaching and formative assessment of algebraic competencies. David A. Reid, University of Agder.
2. Cross-Nordic differences and mathematical generalisation. Helena Eriksson, Stockholm University, Birgit Gustafsson, Karlstad University, Kristina Palm Kaplan, University of Gävle (zoom).
3. Algebra as a tool for mathematical modelling . Heidi Strømskag, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
4. Interventions and large-scale assessments. Peter Hästö, University of Helsiniki (zoom).
11.00-11.45 Applications and the Future. Discussion on applications for fundings. (Kristina Palm Kaplan).
11.45-12.00 Final Reflections. Discussions on the hybrid format and planning for the next networking meeting (Helén Sterner)
12.00 Lunch
