Theme
Broadly the aim of this congress is to explore the question whether there is room for philosophy of mathematics in school practice. We hope to incite fruitful discussion on the development of good practices, both re the content of the curriculum and re the didactics used in classes.
Organizing Committee
Jean Paul Van Bendegem (CLWF, IUAP, Free University Brussels);
Karen François (CLWF, IUAP, Free University Brussels);
Bart Van Kerkhove (CLWF, Free University Brussels).
Program
Friday 14 May (Language: English)
Morning Session
Chair: Jean Paul Van Bendegem
09:30 Registration D.2.01
09:45 Introduction: Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Free University of Brussels): A philosophical approach of mathematics
10:15 Carmen Batanero (University of Granada, Spain): Meaning and understanding of mathematics. The case of probability
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Albrecht Heeffer (Ghent University): Learning concepts through the history of mathematics: The case of symbolic algebra
12:00 Ard Van Moer (Free University of Brussels): Finding the right trade-off between deductive and inductive teaching methods in mathematics classes
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session
Chair: Carmen Batanero
14:30 Dimitris Chassapis (Greece): How to integrate philosophy of mathematics in teacher training courses. The relevant problems encountered in the Greek case as an example
15:15 Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris (Ministry of Education, Cyprus): The formalist mathematical tradition as an obstacle to stochastical reasoning
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Bart Van Kerkhove (Free University of Brussels): A Place for Education in the Philosophy of Mathematics?
17:00 Karen François (Free University of Brussels): Implicit and explicit philosophy in secondary school curriculum of mathematics
17:30 End
Saturday 15 May (Language: Dutch)
Voormiddagsessie
Voorzitter: Karen François
10:00 Onthaal D.2.01
10:30 Karen François (Vrije Universiteit Brussel): Introductie
11:00 Ad Meskens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Hogeschool Antwerpen): Een filosofie van de wiskunde in het onderwijs?
11:30 Jan Vermeylen (Inspecteur Secundair Onderwijs, Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Departement Onderwijs): Waardenontwikkeling en filosofie in het curriculum wiskunde.
12:00 Lunch
Namiddagsessie
Parallelle Workshops
13:15 Workshop I - Coöperatief leren (D. 2.01): Eva Verstraete (Universiteit Gent): Coöperatief Leren en Wiskunde Onderwijs.
13:15 Workshop II: Filosoferen met leerlingen (D. 2.23): Steven Vervoort (Vrije Universiteit Brussel): Filosoferen over wiskundige concepten.
15:15 Koffiepauze
15:30 Plenaire Rapportering Workshops
15:50 Jean Paul Van Bendegem (Vrije Universiteit Brussel): Nabeschouwingen van een filosoof-wiskundige.
16:15 Einde