MEI 7: Seventh Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland
Published October 11, 2019 | Version v1
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LESSON PLAY: SUPPORTING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS TO ENVISAGE PUPILS' SENSE-MAKING IN MATHEMATICS LESSONS

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  • 1. CASTeL & School of STEM Education, Innovation & Global Studies, Dublin City University
  • 2. St Joseph's Primary School, Dún Laoghaire

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In this paper the potential of Lesson Play in mathematics teacher education is explored. Through the process of script writing in Lesson Play, teachers imagine their own responses to classroom situations. We describe how script writing has the potential to help pre-service teachers envisage ways in which pupils make sense of mathematics, and become more aware of the teacher moves that allow pupils to articulate and modify ideas in mathematics lessons. We analyse the lesson script of one pre-service teacher with reference to Grice’s Conversational Maxims, and discuss ways in which Lesson Play can be developed to further enhance pre-service teachers’ ability to facilitate classroom discussions.

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