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In this chapter, I report observations made during a three hour lesson in which forty pre-service elementary school teachers enrolled in mathematics method course on primary arithmetic at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada) prepared, performed and discussed a role-play involving the use of a calculator. I use those observations (including extracts) to illustrate the complexity of learning to notice and to act in-the-moment . I also use those observations to illustrate the potential of role-play for sharpening the awareness and the ability to notice of all students enrolled in the course, whatever role they play during the lesson (elementary school teacher, elementary school pupil or observer).
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Lajoie, C. (2018). Learning to Act in-the-Moment: Prospective Elementary Teachers’ Role-Playing on Numbers. In: Stylianides, G., Hino, K. (eds) Research Advances in the Mathematical Education of Pre-service Elementary Teachers. ICME-13 Monographs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68342-3_16
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