An introduction to TWG24: Representations in mathematics teaching and learning

CERME13 was the fourth full conference to feature TWG24, Representations in mathematics teaching and learning. This year we accepted 18 papers and 1 poster. In terms of participants, Italy and Germany were strongly represented, with the group also including researchers from Australia, Denmark, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom. This year over half the group were early career researchers. All papers were shared with the participants in advance of the conference, then presented by the author(s), followed by group discussions. This year we introduced a semi-formal ‘response’ procedure, where each participant was assigned two papers for which they were asked to prepare a question or comment to start the group discussion. This ensured the voices of every member of the group were heard in discussion, including those who may be less confident in such settings, and/or who require more time to prepare a response. For this year’s final ‘workshop’ session in breakout groups, we asked each group to identify, discuss and present an emerging theme of the week that they had found particularly engaging. These themes chosen by the TWG participants are used to structure this report.