From mclstrainee at gmail.com Thu May 6 13:12:09 2021 From: mclstrainee at gmail.com (MCLS Trainee) Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 15:12:09 -0400 Subject: [MATHLINK] Postdoctoral position at McGill University In-Reply-To: <9312F656-AB28-41ED-BD7B-5857B4F8F403@gmail.com> References: <9312F656-AB28-41ED-BD7B-5857B4F8F403@gmail.com> Message-ID: Job title: *Postdoctoral Researcher in App-Based Learning* Details: Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher position at McGill University in Qu?bec, Canada. The postdoctoral researcher will be supervised by Adam K. Dub?, Director of the Technology, Learning, & Cognition Lab (mcgill.ca/tlc), in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. The initial appointment will be for one year, but may be renewed for a second year based on performance and interest. The TLC lab is comprised of a diverse group of international scholars studying educational technology broadly (e.g., game-based learning, children?s interactions with digital assistants, 3D printing,)and mathematical cognition. This work is done with leading industry partners from both Montreal (Ubisoft, Ululab) and abroad (StarFall, ZapZap Math). Substantive Focus and Responsibilities The research program will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of math apps designed for children 5-10yrs of age by: ? investigating the creative context in which math apps are made by studying how app developers? personal pedagogies and the development process shape the math apps children use; ? studying the home context in which math apps are chosen by parents and used by children; ? studying the school context in which math apps are chosen and used by teachers. Ideally, the postdoctoral researcher will focus on the creative context of the project but will also conduct research in the other context areas. Educational apps outside mathematics can be studied, based on the applicant?s interest. Full Job Posting: http://bit.ly/TLCpostdoc From eljames-brabham1 at sheffield.ac.uk Wed May 26 03:19:19 2021 From: eljames-brabham1 at sheffield.ac.uk (Ella L James-Brabham) Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 10:19:19 +0100 Subject: [MATHLINK] Request for unpublished data on frequency of home mathematical activities and mathematical ability. Message-ID: Dear maths colleagues, I am currently conducting a meta-analysis on the relation between frequency of home mathematical activities and mathematical ability in young children with Dr Emma Blakey at the University of Sheffield. We would like to include any unpublished data you may have collected looking at this in our review. Our inclusion criteria is: *Age*: Up to and including children with a mean age of seven. *Type of mathematical environment measure*: Must have asked about frequency of mathematical activities at home, with the final variable including only mathematical activity questions (not literacy/ general home environment questions). *Measure of children?s mathematical ability*: Must be a direct measure of children?s mathematical ability (not parent/ teacher rated). Other variables we?re interested in: Country of data collection, study design (cross-sectional/longitudinal), age of participants (mean and standard deviation), SES of the sample, details of frequency of home mathematical activities scale used, details of mathematical ability measures taken. If you have unpublished data that meets our criteria or if you have any questions about whether your data is suitable, please get in touch ideally by end of June 2021 (eljames-brabham1 at sheffield.ac.uk). For anyone interested in this topic, do look out for Mia Daucourt?s comprehensive meta-analysis coming out soon that looks at broad measures of the home mathematical environment and mathematical ability. Many thanks for your help! Best wishes, Ella James-Brabham -- Ella James-Brabham PhD Researcher Sheffield Cognitive Development Group Department of Psychology | The University of Sheffield From mclstrainee at gmail.com Thu May 27 11:53:36 2021 From: mclstrainee at gmail.com (MCLS Trainee) Date: Thu, 27 May 2021 11:53:36 -0600 Subject: [MATHLINK] Join the Trainee Board! Message-ID: Dear MCLS Community, As we arrive at the end of the 2020-2021 MCLS Trainee Board term, we are sad to see Julia Bahnmueller (Co-President), Venera Gashaj (Communications Chair), and Dana Miller-Cotto and Rebecca Merkley (Policy and Practice Chairs) leave their board positions. These members have immeasurably contributed to the MCLS Trainee Community, and we are deeply thankful for them. However, this means that it is also time to welcome new members to our board. It is with great excitement that we announce that the nominations for the 2021-2022 MCLS Trainee Board term are open! Note that all positions will be elected for a two-year term. The MCLS Trainee Board aims to create learning and engagement opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, research staff, postdocs, teaching assistants, and pre-service teachers and to build a stronger sense of community amongst MCLS trainees. Andy Ribner (Co-President), Bella Starling-Alves (Secretary), and Ilse Coolen (Research Chair) will stay on the board to complete their second year of a two-year term. Julia Bahnmueller will serve as the the Trainee Board's first Past President. *Nominations for open positions on the MCLS trainee board* Elections for the remaining MCLS trainee board positions (Co-President, Policy & Practice Chair, and Communications Chair) will be held in June. The deadline for nominations is June 11th. Please follow the link for instructions on how to nominate yourself or a colleague: https://forms.gle/LeouS83kBUzQd6b69. All MCLS trainees (i.e., MCLS members or associate members who do not have a full-time faculty position or equivalent) are kindly invited to nominate themselves or a colleague for one of the open positions (see descriptions below; for further questions please get in touch with us via mclstrainee at gmail.com or on our slack channel). Please, feel free to share this link with students, lab-mates, and other MCLS trainees. As a reminder, all positions must be held by: - Individuals who are associate members of MCLS. - Individuals with a minimum of a bachelor?s degree. - Individuals who are trainees (i.e., who do not have a full-time faculty position or equivalent) at the time of their election. If they cease to be a trainee during the course of their term, they may complete the term. Open positions will all be filled for a two-year term and are: Co-President, Policy and Practice Chair, and Communications Chair. Further details about each position are available in form for nominations . ------------------------------ Finally, a couple reminders: - We are also soliciting feedback on the conference that has been running throughout this last year. The more feedback we receive, the better we can make the next conference: https://forms.gle/fn3QMjUcVSNGBRN47 . - Submissions for the 2021 conference are due June 1! The call for abstracts can be found here . Abstracts can be submitted via this Qualtrics . - We will have ongoing calls for lightning talks and posters throughout the year to be able to address up-to-the-minute emerging science. - Assignments for our mentorship program have gone out! Please be sure to check your email. If you would still like to be involved, it's not too late! Just email us at mclstrainee at gmail.com. Finally, be sure to attend our *first event of the 2021 program*! *Thursday, July 15 (Time TBD)* - MCLS 2021 Launch Event Thanks so much! The MCLS Trainee Board