Mathematics Education and Society 6th International Conference
20 – 25 March 2010, Berlin, Germany
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
Aims of MES 6
The Mathematics Education and Society (MES) conferences aim to bring together mathematics educators around the world to provide a forum for discussing widely the social, political, cultural and ethical dimensions of mathematics education; disseminate research that explores those dimensions; address methodological issues for this type of research; foster international co-operation in the area; and promote the development of a strong research community with an interest in those dimensions.
Following previous conferences that took place in Nottingham (UK, 1998), Montechoro (Portugal, 2000), Helsingør (Denmark, 2002), Golden Coast (Australia, 2004) and Albufeira (Portugal, 2008), we are now pleased to announce the 6th Mathematics Education and Society Conference (MES 6).
Venue and Dates
The conference MES 6 will be held in Berlin (Germany) from Saturday, 20th March to Thursday, 25th March 2010. Conference activities, accommodation of participants and meals will be at the Hotel Christophorus. The hotel is located within Johannesstift, a charitable institution in a wooded suburban area of Berlin approx. 45 minutes drive from the city centre.
The conference is promoted by the Free University of Berlin.
Venue and Transportation
Conference activities, accommodation of participants and meals will be at the Hotel Christophorus (http://www.hotel-johannesstift.de/). The hotel is located within Johannesstift, a charitable institution in a wooded suburban area of Berlin approx. 45 minutes drive from the city centre.
From Airport Berlin-Tegel (TXL)
Take Bus 109 direction “Zoologischer Garten” until station “Luisenplatz/Schloss Charlottenburg” (schloss map). There you change to Bus M45 direction “Johannesstift” and stay in the bus until its terminal stop, which is directly at Johannesstift. Inside Johannesstift, please walk for 200 m towards a church. The hotel is on the right hand side (hotel map).
The bus ticket for the trip is 2,10 € (bus timetables).
A taxi from Airport-Tegel to the hotel costs about 25€.
From Airport Berlin-Schönefeld (SXF)
The train station is in a distance of about a 3 min. walk. Take one of the following trains:
Regionalexpress RE7 (direction “Belzig” or “Rosslau”) at platform 3 (RE7 timetable), or Regionalbahn RB14 (direction “Nauen”) at platform 4 (RB4 timetable).
Leave the train at station “Zoologischer Garten”, walk down to the bus station and take bus M45 (direction “Johannesstift”) until its terminal stop, which is directly at Johannesstift (bus timetable). Inside Johannesstift, please walk for 200 m towards a church. The hotel is on the right hand side (hotel map).
The train ticket (bus included) is 2,80€.
A taxi from Airport-Schönefeld to the hotel costs about 60€.
By train arriving at Berlin-Hauptbahnhof
At “Hauptbahnhof” you can take several trains.
Regionalexpress RE1 (direction “Brandenburg” or “Magdeburg”) at platform 14
Regionalexpress RE2 (direction “Rathenow”) at platform 13
Regionalbahn RB7 (direction “Belzig” or “Rosslau”) at platform 14
Regionalbahn RB14 (direction “Nauen”) at platform 13
Leave the train at station “Zoologischer Garten”, walk down to the bus station and take bus M45 (direction “Johannesstift”) until its terminal stop, which is directly at Johannesstift (bus timetable). Inside Johannesstift, please walk for 200 m towards a church. The hotel is on the right hand side (hotel map).
The train ticket (bus included) is 2,10€.
A taxi from Berlin-Hauptbahnhof to the hotel costs about 30€.
By car
(In the case you need an English description, please send a mail to mes6@zedat.fu-berlin.de)
Von der Autobahn A10 kommend nehmen Sie die Ausfahrt Spandau und folgen der B5 in Richtung Berlin. Im Stadtgebiet von Berlin biegen Sie nach ca. 4 km links in die Gatower Straße ein. Folgen Sie dem Straßenverlauf ca. 3 km an den Spandauer Arcaden und dem Rathaus vorbei bis zum Kreisverkehr. Nehmen Sie die zweite Ausfahrt in die Neuendorfer Straße und biegen Sie nach ca. 200 m an der Ampel links in die Schönwalder Straße ab. Die Straße geht über in die Schönwalder Allee und führt nach ca. 3 km bis zum Johannesstift (unmittelbar hinter der alten Bahnlinie).
Vom Autobahndreieck Funkturm Richtung Stadtring Nord nehmen Sie die Ausfahrt Reinickendorf/Siemensdamm (linke Fahrspur). Folgen Sie dem Siemensdamm weiter durch die Nonnendammallee. Am Juliusturm ordnen Sie sich rechts ein bis zum Kreisverkehr. Nehmen Sie die erste Ausfahrt in die Neuendorfer Straße und biegen Sie nach ca. 200 m an der Ampel links in die Schönwalder Straße ab. Die Straße geht über in die Schönwalder Allee und führt nach ca. 3 km bis zum Johannesstift (unmittelbar hinter der alten Bahnlinie).
Von der Autobahn A111 kommend nehmen Sie die Ausfahrt Hennigsdorf. Ab Hennigsdorf fahren Sie die Spandauer Landstraße über die Niederneuendorfer Allee und biegen rechts in die Cautiusstraße ab. Fahren Sie bis zur Schönwalder Allee und biegen Sie rechts ab Richtung Johannesstift (ca. 500 m).
Programme
Following the general structure of previous MES conferences, MES 6 will open on the evening of the 20th March with an opening ceremony and a panel discussion. MES 6 will close at lunchtime on the 25th March.
During the five days of the conference there will be four invited plenary sessions (including plenary responses), on-going discussion groups, symposia, research papers and project presentations (see the table below for the provisional programme structure). All papers will be published on the website in advance of the conference to enable productive discussion and academic debate be possible.
Guidance For Presentation
In keeping with the spirit of MES, the aim of the Research Paper and Project Presentation sessions is to enable in depth discussion by all participants of issues raised by the presenters. In order to make this possible, the papers are published on the website in advance of the conference and participants are asked to read them before attending each session.
Sets of three papers have been grouped together according to common themes as far as possible. A two-hour session is provided for each set of papers to be presented and discussed. We suggest that the conduct of each session should be as follows:
- each presenter has no more than 10 minutes to identify the key issues in their paper, followed by 10 minutes for questions;
- when all papers have been presented, there should be 60 minutes for common discussion of the issues arising from the three papers.
Guidance for presenters:
You should assume that everyone has read your paper. As you have only 10 minutes you should not try to present the details of your study but should focus on identifying the key issues arising from your work that you would like to discuss. It may be useful to prepare a single slide with a summary of these issues.
Guidance for chairs:
Remind presenters that they have very limited time and that they should focus on raising the key issues for discussion.
When all the presenters has presented and had their 10 minutes of questions, it may be useful to recap the key issues for discussion during the rest of the session.
Consider how best to enable everyone to participate in the discussion. This will of course depend on the size of the group and on the mix of languages of the participants. In some cases it may be helpful to use some of the second half of the session for smaller group discussions bringing the groups together for a final plenary to share their outcomes.
Remind everyone not to speak too fast and enable translation if this will help.
Equipment:
All rooms are equipped with a data projector and a computer. You can, of course, also connect your own computer to the data projector. If you need anything else, please ask me in advance.
Plenary Sessions (in alphabetical order)
At The Sharp End Of Education For An Ethical, Equitable And Numerate Society: Working In A Safety-Critical Context - Numeracy For Nursing [pdf]
Diana Coben (King's College London)
Ideological Roots And Uncontrolled Flowering Of Alternative Curriculum Conceptions [pdf]
Eva Jablonka (Technical University of Luleå) and Uwe Gellert (Free University of Berlin)
Not-so-strange bedfellows: Racial Projects And Mathematics Education Enterprise [pdf]
Danny Martin (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Mathematics Education For A Better Life? - Voices From MES6 Participants [pdf]
João Filipe Matos (University of Lisbon)
Timetable & Paper Sessions Overview
International Organisation Committee
Uwe Gellert (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
Eva Jablonka (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
Candia Morgan (University of London, UK)
MES 6 International Advisory Board
Hayley Barnes (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Valéria Carvalho (University of Campinas, Brazil)
Dimitris Chassapis (University of Athens, Greece)
Elizabeth de Freitas (Adelphi University New York, USA)
Marilyn Frankenstein (University of Massachusetts, USA)
Uwe Gellert (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
Eva Jablonka (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
João Filipe Matos (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Candia Morgan (University of London, UK)
Arthur Powell (Rutgers University, USA)
Paola Valero (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Keiko Yasukawa (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Information on MES 1 to 5 and on the MES Community
Contacts and Information on MES 6
http://www.ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de/mes6
Contacting the Organising Committee
Prof. Dr. Uwe Gellert
Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaft
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin - Germany
Phone: +49 30 83852920
Fax: + 49 30 83855918
E-mail: mes6@zedat.fu-berlin.de or ugellert@zedat.fu-berlin.de