Programme 375, Using Picture Story Books to Teach Maths (16-10-19)

Oct 16, 2019

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Presented and produced by Seán Delaney

On this week's programme I bring you a special episode for Maths Week and to mark the seventh conference of Mathematics Education in Ireland held last weekend in Dublin City University's Institute of Education. First I speak to Dr. Siún Nic Mhuirí (from 1'43") from Dublin City University about the Maths4All project she's working on. Among the topics we discuss are:

Next I speak to Dr. Natthapoj Vincent Trakulphadetkrai from the University of Reading (from 15' 51") about using picture story books to teach mathematics.We discuss the following:

His goal to have mathematics picture story books used in both primary and secondary schools to teach mathematics
Why picture books can help students learn abstract topics
Handa’s Surprise
Sir Cumference series
Using a picture book to provide context for a lesson
Reading a story to apply learning to help characters in a story solve a problem
How to use a maths picture story book in a mathematics lesson
Benefits of using maths picture story books
How children react to using maths picture story books in maths class
Children writing their own maths picture story books
Papert’s theory of constructionism
When should maths picture story books be used in mathematics teaching
His website mathsthroughstories.org
His view of effective mathematics teaching
The journey that brought him from Thailand to England
Why he likes the Times Educational Supplement

The episode closes with a rant from me about teaching mathematics. I refer to the following books: