Penelope Coltman
Position/Status
Lecturer
E-mail Address: pc233@cam.ac.uk
Phone: 01223 767547
Qualifications
BSc, PGCE, MEd Res
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Association for Science Education
BEAM Early Childhood Group
Profile
Started her teaching career as a secondary science specialist before discovering through own family that working with young children was a first love Went on to accumulate wide experience throughout the range of early years education as a teacher and freelance consultant before transferring to initial teacher training. Writes widely for a number of educational publishers including a science scheme for Longman and a range of BBC materials, and worked with a major company to produce two award winning resources which support the teaching of early mathematics.
Academic Area/Links
Early years mathematics and science, professional studies and design and technology.
Research Topics
Development of mathematical skills, concepts and language in the early years.
Previous Research Project(s)
Development of early concepts related to shape and space, and the related i-Prism project developing an interactive CD Rom for research dissemination/INSET funded by the Dr Margaret Lowenfeld Trust.
Current Research Project
Cambridge Independent Learning project (Cindle project). Part of a team looking at independent learning in general, and specifically at the development of early mathematical language.
Course Involvement
Joint Manager of the Early Years and Primary Postgraduate Course.
Publications
Coltman, P (2006) : Talk of a Number: Self regulated use of Mathematical Metalanguage by Children in the Foundation Stage, Early Years, 26,1, 31-48
Whitebread, D., Anderson, H., Coltman, P., Page, C. & Pino Pasternak, D. (2005) Developing Independent Learning in the Early Years, Education 3-13, 33, 1, 40-50
Anghileri, J., P. Coltman and C. Maragna (2004). 'iPRiSM: Interactively< Promoting Research in School Mathematics.' Education 3-13 31(1)
Anghileri, J., P. Coltman and C. Maragna (2004). iPRiSM: Interactively Promoting Research in School Mathematics CD-ROM, London: BEAM
Coltman, P. (2004). Science Clips (Age 7-9). London, BBC Educational Publishing
Coltman, P. and R. Holt (2004). Science Clips (Age 5-6). London, BBC Educational Publishing
Coltman, P. and J. Webster (2004). Science Clips (Age 10-11). London, BBC Educational Publishing
Coltman, P., D. Petyaeva and J. Anghileri (2004). Scaffolding Learning through Meaningful Tasks and Adult Interaction. Reader in Teaching and Learning. T. Wragg. London, RoutledgeFalmer
Coltman, P. (2003). The Life of Mammals: An Epic Tale of Survival (Teacher's Activity Pack for ages 7-11). London, BBC Educational Publishing
Coltman, P. (2002). Science in the Early Years. Teaching and Learning in the Early Years. D. Whitebread. London, Routledge
Coltman, P., J. Anghileri and D. Petyaeva (2002). 'Scaffolding Learning through Meaningful Tasks and Adult Interaction.' Early Years 22(1): 39-49