Presented Papers

Papers Presented at Scholarly Meetings and Conferences

  • Nolan, K., & Weston, H. (Sept. 2015). A resource for Grades 3-6 teachers. Workshop at the Second International Festival of Science, Mathematics, Technology and Engineering (STEMFest), Saskatoon, SK, 27 September- 3 October.
  • Nolan, K. (Sept. 2015). When sociology and mathematics meet teacher education: Proposing a Bourdieu-informed discourse analysis for self-study in mathematics teacher education. Paper presented at the 2015 European  Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Budapest, HU, 7-11 September.
  • Nolan, K. (Jun. 2015). When old habit(u)s die hard: Bourdieu, teacher education, and becoming a mathematics teacher. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), University of Ottawa, 30 May – 4 June, 2015.
  • Nolan, K. (Apr. 2015). Bourdieu, mathematics teacher education, and survival of the fit. Paper presented at the annual conference of the British Sociological Association (BSA), Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK, 15-17 April 2015.
  • Weston, H., & Nolan, K. (Feb. 2015). Teachers’ ways of teaching mathematics through Aboriginal perspectives. Presentation at WestCAST 2015, University of Saskatchewan, 19-20 February 2015.
  • Nolan, K., Adams, C., Shaw, K., Stein, R., & Sundeen, J. (Feb. 2015). Engaging mathematics teachers and prospective teachers in professional learning communities during internship. Presentation at WestCAST 2015, University of Saskatchewan, 19-20 February 2015.
  • Nolan, K., & Weston, K. (Oct. 2014). Curriculum connections and Aboriginal perspectives: Two workshops for grades 3-6 mathematics teachers. Workshop and presentation at the Northern Area Teachers’ Association (NATA), Prince Albert, 14-16 October.
  • Nolan, K., Vendramin, D., Erickson, M., McMurchy, A., & Rogers, K. (May 2014). Exploring professional learning communities and lesson study in being and becoming a mathematics teacher. Presentation at the annual Saskatchewan Understands Mathematics (SUM) conference, University of Saskatchewan, 2-3 May.
  • Nolan, K. (Sept. 2013). On be(com)ing a mathematics teacher: A retrospective view of teacher education. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER): “Creativity and Innovation in Educational Research”, 10-13 Sept., Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Nolan, K. (Jun. 2013). Brush Fires in the field: Schooling novice mathematics teachers on structures and strategies of classroom practices. Paper presented at the 2nd conference on Mathematics Education and Contemporary Theory (MECT2), 21-24 Jun., Manchester, UK.
  • Nolan, K. (2013). Inviting Bourdieu into self-study research? The potential for stimulating conversations in teacher education research. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), 2-5 Jun, Victoria, BC.
  • Sharma, M., Barchuk, Z., Harkins, M., Hirschkorn, M., Sears, A., Janzen, M., & Nolan, K. (2013). Teachers becoming: Disruption, difficulty, and difference in teacher education. Symposium presentation at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), 2-5 Jun, Victoria, BC.
  • Nolan, K., & Weston, H. (2013). From mirror mimes to money matters: Math on the Move in Saskatchewan (with Danielle Gomersall, Vanessa Halas, Emma Plummer, Alexandra Poetker, & Christina Schmidt). Presentation at Saskatchewan Understands Mathematics (SUM) Conference, 3-4 May, Saskatoon, SK.
  • Nolan, K., & Weston, H. (2013). Curriculum connections and Aboriginal perspectives: Ideas and resources for grades 3-6 mathematics teachers. Workshop at Saskatchewan Understands Mathematics (SUM) Conference, 3-4 May, Saskatoon, SK.
  • Nolan, K. (2012). Innovations in/for the field: Reconceptualizing secondary mathematics teacher education. Paper presented at International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI),19-21 Nov, Madrid, Spain.
  • Nolan, K. & Thibeault, S. (2012). The E-advisor Project: Exploring the role of technology in secondary mathematics pre-service teacher field experience. Presentation at the Western Canadian Association of Student Teaching (WestCAST), 22-24 Feb., Calgary, AB.
  • Nolan, K. (2011). Dis/positions in the field: Viewing mathematics teacher education through the lens of Bourdieu’s social field theory. Paper presented at the Mathematics Education and Contemporary Theory (MECT) conference, Manchester, UK, July 17-20.
  • Nolan, K. (2011). Beyond surveillance and supervision in the field: A self-study of the role of a faculty advisor in mathematics teacher education. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Conference, Saskatoon, SK, June 15-18.
  • Nolan, K. (2011). E-volving as an e-advisor: Inquiring into internship in secondary mathematics teacher education. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Fredericton, NB, 28 May- 1 June.
  • Nolan, K. (2010). Introducing the internship e-advisor in mathematics teacher education: Virtual visits and real possibilities. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), Montreal, QC, 28 May- 1 Jun.
  • Morley, M., Smith, C., Prestie, A. & Nolan, K. (2009). Technology supported inquiry-based learning: Enhancing the teaching and learning of secondary mathematics. Presentation at the annual Learning From Practice Conference, Saskatoon, SK, 19-20 November.
  • de Freitas, E. & Nolan, K. (2008). Opening the research text: Mathematics education under cross-examination. Panel symposium at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY, 24-29 March.
  • Nolan, K. (2008). It’s (not) all academic to me: Deconstructing the boundaries of scholarly research-writing. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 31 May- 3 June.
  • Nolan, K. (2008). Mathematics classrooms and curriculum conversations: Are we ready for change yet? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY, 24-29 March.
  • Nolan, K. (2007). Practice what (and when) you preach: Discomforting narratives of change in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association (BERA), Institute of London, London, UK, 5-8 September.
  • Nolan, K. (2006). Where is the eye/I in a mathematics classroom? Focusing on secondary mathematics teacher identity formation. Paper presented at the 2nd International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, IL, 3-6 May 2006.
  • Nolan, K. (2006). Telling-stories of mathematics: Socio-cultural perspectives on mathematics teacher education. Paper presented at Narrative Matters: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Narrative Research. Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, 24-27 May 2006.
  • Nolan, K. (2006). A socio-cultural approach to understanding pre-service mathematics teachers’ negotiated journeys through theory/practice transitions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA, 7-11 April.
  • Friesen, D., Nolan, K., Maeers, M. & Couros, A. (2006). Shifting with the landscape: Towards a model for teacher ICT development. Paper presented at the International Conference on Teacher Development: The Key to Education in the 21st Century, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, 2-4 March 2006.
  • Nolan, K. (2004). Deconstructing ‘alternative’ assessment: Moving beyond/within a discursive ‘other’ to link curriculum, instruction and assessment in mathematics. Presentation at the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 21-24 October.
  • McKenzie, M., de Castell, S., Nolan, K.  (2004). A symposium on “working the ruins:” Imagining coherency between research methods and “post” perspectives. Symposium at annual conference of the Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CSSE), University of Manitoba, MB, 29 May-1 June.