University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 22‐24 August, 2018

Wednesday 22/8 

Department of Education, room B4 437 

11:30 Lunch at the Department of Education 

12:45 Welcome: Cecilia Kilhamn & Johanna Pejlare 

13:00 Presentation: Ann-Sofi Röj-Lindberg & Cecilia Kilhamn, Teacher queries about algebra teaching. 

13:45 Presentation: Lars Madej, Uppsala University.

14:30 Fika  

15:00 Paper discussions: Rimma Nyman, University of Gothenburg. Solving pattern tasks with pre-service teachers: a multidisciplinary intervention

15:45 Workshop 1: Anna-Maija Partanen, University of Lapland. Using a Finish framework to analyse Swedish textbooks 

16:30 Walk in Haga and “After Work” or Paddan tour  

Thursday 23/8

Department of Mathematics at Chalmers, room Mallvinden 

9:00 Presentation: Anna Lundberg, University of Gothenburg.Transposition of knowledge  

9:45 Workshop 2: Kristina Palm Kaplan, Uppsala University. Analysing TIMSS’ algebra items with ’big ideas’ in algebra.

10:30 Fika with Mathematical Toys (Johanna Pejlare) 

11:30 Discussing algebra tasks for data collection: Joakim Smedlund, Åbo Akademi University. 

12:15 Lunch

13:30 Paper discussions: Cecilia Kilhamn University of Gothenburg & Kajsa Bråting, Uppsala University. The intersection of algebraic thinking and computational thinking.     

14:15 Workshop 3: Yvonne Liljeqvist, Karlstad University. Thematic analysis of focus group interviews. 

15:00 Fika  

15:30 Paper discussion: Kirsti Hemmi, Kajsa Bråting, Lars Madej & Madis Lepik, Introduction to early algebra in Estonia, Finland and Sweden.

16:30 Walk in Haga or Paddan tour 

Joint dinner 

Friday 24/8

Department of Education, room B4 437 

8:30 Presentation: Riikka Palkki, A case study on factors effecting success in small group work in flexible equation-solving.                                   

9:15 Paper discussion: Dimitri Tuomela, University of Oulu.

10:00 Fika  

10:30 Presentation: Wei Sönnerhed, Gothenburg University. Quadratic equations in Swedish textbooks – textbook analysis . 

11:15 Workshop 4: Ann-Sofi Röj-Lindberg, Åbo Akademi University. Planning for postdoc research and applications for funding.

12:00 Presentation and discussion of network web page and planning upcoming events (Kajsa Bråting)  

12:30 End of meeting.