Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Didactics, Education, and Training

Karine Bernad

Associate Professor

Photo by Karine Bernad

Research Topics

My research focuses on the pedagogy of mathematics.

Topics

  • A study of teaching practices relevant to the teaching profession, with a view to developing a teaching approach that takes into account the collaborative aspect of exploring a topic through research.
  • A study of the implementation of research training in the initial education of future elementary school teachers and its effects on student practices.
  • Analysis of the processes at play in collaborative research involving researchers and teachers, specifically: an examination of the conditions that facilitate the co-construction of knowledge, and an examination of theoretical and methodological approaches for identifying and interpreting evidence of teachers’ professional development.

Courses

  • Initial training in mathematics education for the third year of the Multidisciplinary Bachelor’s program and the second year of the Master’s in Elementary Education (MEEF1).
  • Research training for Master’s students (M1 and M2), and supervision of theses for the Master’s in Elementary Education (MEEF1st level) and the Master’s in Mathematics Education (MEEF2nd level).
  • Presentation forTU and EpistemologyTU in the Master’s in MathematicsEducation(MEEF) program (2nd level), on the topic “Quantities and Measurement.”
  • Presentation for a reading seminar as part of the Master’s Program in Science Education offered by the FDS.

Responsibilities

  • Local Coordinator (Montpellier campus) for TU S 5&6) program, “Toward Mastery of Disciplinary Knowledge and Its Pedagogy,” in mathematics and mathematics education, for the third year of the bachelor’s program.
  • Member of the steering committee for the Associated Educational Sites (LéA) at IFé-ENS Lyon.
  • Co-director of a LéA program at IFé-Ens in Lyon: LéA in the Mathematization of Concrete Problems in Videos.
  • Co-principal investigator on a research project under the 4th call for proposals from the INSPE of the Montpellier Academy, titled “Integrating Research, Training, and Fieldwork,” aimed at supporting novice teachers in developing a pedagogical approach.