1. Pete Griffin South West Regional Coordinator

2. “To do the right thing is not enough; to be competent one must also know what one is doing and why it is right”.
Von Glaserfeld, 1987.

3. Theory in Action
All of us have theories and principles and these come across in the actions we take in our classrooms and in the way we work with our learners.
Sometimes we are not even aware of these until an observer points out to us what we say and what we do.
This is “theory in action”.

4. What are your theories?
Think of one principle about teaching and learning mathematics that you firmly believe in and espouse.
What, in your teaching behaviour, reflects this?
Think of one thing that you do or say regularly – a behaviour that typifies your teaching.
Why do you do this? What principle / belief lies behind it?