Rosamund Sutherland facts for kids
Rosamund Sutherland (born Hatfield, 1947–2019) was a British expert who taught people how to teach math. She was a retired professor at the University of Bristol, and she used to be in charge of the education school there.
Her Early Life and Education
Rosamund was born in Birmingham. Her mother was a geography teacher, and her father was a scientist who studied physics. When she was young, her family moved to south Wales.
She went to a school called Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls. After that, she became a student at the University of Bristol. There, she met and married her husband, Ian Sutherland. He was an engineer who worked with machines and medical technology.
Making a Difference in Math Education
Rosamund first worked for a short time as a computer programmer. This means she wrote instructions for computers. Then, she became a researcher at the University of Bristol.
Later, she and her family moved to Hertfordshire. She taught at The Open University and Borehamwood College. At The Open University, she met Celia Hoyles. Celia encouraged Rosamund to become a researcher in education. They worked on a project that combined teaching math with computer programming, using a language called Logo.
From 1983 to 1995, Rosamund worked at the University of London. In 1995, she became an important leader in education at the University of Bristol.
At Bristol, in 1997, she led a national group. This group helped make algebra a more important part of math lessons in high schools. From 2003 to 2006, and again in 2014, she was the head of the education school. She also did a lot to help young people in south Bristol get better chances for education, especially those who faced difficulties.
Rosamund Sutherland passed away on January 26, 2019.
Books She Wrote
Rosamund Sutherland wrote or helped write many books about teaching math. Some of her books include:
- Logo Mathematics in the Classroom (1989)
- Exploring Mathematics with Spreadsheets (with Lulu Healy, 1992)
- Key Aspects of Teaching Algebra in Schools (with John Mason, 2002)
- A Comparative Study of Algebra Curricula (2002)
- Screenplay: Children and Computing in the Home (with Keri Facer, John Furlong, and Ruth Furlong, 2003)
- Teaching for Learning Mathematics (2007)
- Improving Classroom Learning With ICT (with Susan Robertson and Peter John, 2009)
- Education and Social Justice in a Digital Age (2014)
She also helped edit other books, such as:
- Theory of Didactical Situations in Mathematics (by Guy Brousseau, edited and translated with others, 1997)
- Learning and Teaching Where Worldviews Meet (edited with Guy Claxton and Andrew Pollard, 2004)
