Innovating more by doing less
The 17th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching (https://ictmt17.org.uk/ ) will take place in London, UK, between Tuesday 21st ā Thursday 23rd October 2025. The conference is co-organised by Professor Alison Clark-Wilson (University College London) and Professor Christian Bokhove (University of Southampton) and will be held in the prestigious surroundings of St Paulās Girls School, Brook Green, London W6 7BS.
Conference Submission, Registration and Payment website open: https://www.conftool.com/ictmt17
About the Conference
The ICTMT conference series, which began in 1993, is unique in its aim to bring three key communities together to discuss, have hands-on experience of, and share research on all aspects of technology use for the teaching and learning of mathematics across all phases of education.
For technology designers and developers (who may also be researchers), ICTMT17 offers a unique opportunity to offer practical workshops for both practitioners and researchers. These workshops provide opportunities to both invite feedback and to provide a stimulating context to discuss all aspects of technology and its implementations.
For practitioners, that is teachers, university lecturers, education policy makers, curriculum designers, and associated professionals, ICTMT17 provides a unique professional learning opportunity alongside a chance to discuss issues on technology implementation in more depth.
For academic researchers, ICTMT17 provides more than just an opportunity to disseminate research on aspects of technology use within the context of teaching (learning and assessing) mathematics through traditional research presentations and poster sessions. Researchers are also invited to design workshop activities for teachers, alongside participating in workshops offered by technology developers as ācritical friendsā.
Conference themes
In a world where the available technologies that might be used within the context of mathematics education have exploded to a level that none of us can keep pace with, there has never been a greater need for educators to be more discerning about which technologies to adopt (or not). Alongside, policy makers and curriculum developers also struggle to provide guidance that both looks to the future and is grounded in what can be practically implemented and sustained.
The overarching theme āInnovating more by doing lessā prompts conference participants to consider not only what is possible with respect to the design and use of technology, but what is feasible within current (and near future) education settings. The sub-themes of the conference are organised in relation to the processes that underpin a critical approach:
Designing technology for mathematics education: This theme embraces all aspects of innovation from the design of the technology itself alongside considerations of the new, or evolving practices of educators. The design of technology to support the professional learning of educators (teachers and lecturers also falls within this theme.
Implementing technology in diverse mathematics education settings: This theme encompasses all aspects of the use of technologies within real-world mathematics education settings. In particular, we welcome reflective contributions from teachers and lecturers in the form of hands-on workshops in which participants engage in mathematical activities for themselves. Alongside, we also welcome empirical studies of the implementation of technologies from both the learner and educator perspectives.
Evaluating the impacts of technology: This theme embraces theoretical and methodological contributions that explore the concept of impact from different perspectives (cognitive, psychological, social, societal, political etc.)
Participation in ICTMT17
All conference participants are welcome to attend without necessarily submitting a contribution to the programme.
Contributions to the conference programme of the following types are invited:
Presentations of academic research, supported by an 8-page paper submitted for publication in the peer reviewed conference proceedings.
Presentations of ongoing work, and current practices, supported by a 4-page article (not peer reviewed) for publication in the conference proceedings.
Oral presentations alongside an A1 size printed poster (and your own digital device to showcase any technology), with an accompanying short abstract for publication in the conference proceedings.
Hands-on Workshops for conference participants that offer practical opportunities to use specific technologies designed for the teaching, learning and assessment of mathematics at all levels. Short descriptions of workshops will be included in the conference proceedings. There are a limited number of workshop sessions.
We encourage you to submit workshops proposals as early as possible as the acceptance decisions will be made promptly to enable the workshop programme to be sent to invited local teachers in early September 2025.
All conference contributions should be submitted using the Conference Tool Platform: https://www.conftool.com/ictmt17
Conference registration fees
| Participant type | This includes: |
| Early Bird: GBP Ā£300(until 30th September 2025) | Attendance at all sessions on all daysConference social event (Weds 22nd Oct)Transport to/from conference social eventLunches and refreshments |
| Late Bird: GBP Ā£350(1st – 19th October 2025) | |
| Early career researcher/ teacher registration fee: GBP Ā£250 | |
| Wednesday 22nd October only Professional day for teachers: GBP Ā£80 | Attendance at all sessions on Wednesday 22nd OctConference social eventTransport to/from conference social eventLunch and refreshments |
Conference registration and payment is on the Conference Tool Platform: https://www.conftool.com/ictmt17
You will need to organise and fund your own travel and accommodation.
Outline programme
| Monday Oct 20th 2025 | |
| 18:00 onwards | Pre-conference social gathering in English pub near conference venue |
| Tuesday Oct 21st 2025 | |
| 8:30 – 10:00 | Registration/coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Opening session |
| 10:15 – 12:00 | Plenary 1 (Invited speaker) |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Parallel sessions 1 |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Afternoon break |
| 14:45 – 16:00 | Parallel sessions 2 |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Plenary 2 (Panel) |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Welcome reception |
| Wednesday Oct 22nd 2025 | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration/coffee |
| 9:00 – 10:30 | Parallel workshops 1 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Parallel workshops 2 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Plenary 3 (Panel) |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Parallel workshops 3 |
| 17:45 – 19:00 | Transport to social event venue |
| 19:00 onwards | Conference social event at The Tattershall Castle floating pub, Victoria Embankment.Informal dinner, live jazz and dancing! |
| Thursday Oct 23rd 2025 | |
| 8:30 – 10:00 | Parallel sessions 3 |
| 10:00- 10:30 | Coffee |
| 10:30 – 12:00 | Parallel sessions 4 |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Plenary 4 |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | Closing session |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
International Programme Committee
| First name | Last name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | Bokhove | University of Southampton | UK |
| Alison | Clark-Wilson | University College London | UK |
| Ana Isabel | Sacristan Rock | Cinvestav | Mexico |
| Ben | Davies | University of Southampton | UK |
| BjarnheiĆ°ur | KristinsdĆ³ttir | University of Iceland | Iceland |
| Chronis | Kynigos | University of Athens | Greece |
| Karen | Hollebrands | North Carolina State University | USA |
| Eirini | Geraniou | University College London | UK |
| Eleonora | Faggiano | University of Bari | Italy |
| Hans Georg | Weigand | University of WĆ¼rzberg | Germany |
| Maria | Fahlgren | Karlstad University | Sweden |
| Melih | Turgut | Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) | Norway |
| Nicola | Bretscher | University College London | United Kingdom |
| Oi Lam | Ng | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| Osama | Swidan | Ben Gurion University | Israel |
| Zsolt | Lavicza | Johan Kepler University | Austria |
Key datesĀ
| Conference Registration and Payment Opens | 30th April 2025 |
| Timeline for submission of 8-page academic papers for peer-review prior to publication in the proceedings | 30th April ā 30th June 2025 |
| Timeline for submission of 4-page articles for publication in the conference proceedings | 10th April ā 31st July 2025 |
| Timeline for submission of 1-page abstracts for posters | 10th April ā 31st July 2025 |
| Timeline for submission of workshop proposals (Early submission is advised due to a limited number of workshop sessions) | 10th April ā 31st July 2025 |
| Peer-reviewed feedback on academic paper submissions will be sent to authors by | 31st July 2025 |
| Formative feedback on poster, article and workshop submissions will be sent to authors by | |
| Revised academic papers for publication in the peer-reviewed proceedings should be submitted by | 1st September 2025 |
| Revised abstracts for (non peer-reviewed) posters, articles and workshops should be submitted by | 1st September 2025 |
| Pre-conference proceedings will be published online by | 30th September 2025 |
| Early-bird registration ends | 30th September 2025 |
| Late-bird registration ends | 19th October 2025 |
| Conference | 21st ā 23rd October 2025 |