Title of Initiative / Project
Connecting Europe through mathematics developing new teaching strategies
Name of Organiser
Escola Sadako
Start and ending date of the Initiative
2009-2011
Was the initiative carried out in the framework of a funded project?
Yes
Funding Programme
LLP Comenius multilateral partnerships
Title of the project
CONNECTING EUROPE THROUGH MATHEMATICS DEVELOPING NEW TEACHING STRATEGIES
Project number
2009-1-ES1-COM06-09878
Type of deliverables
On-line Game, Didactical resource
Language of the deliverable
Italian, Other EU, Spanish, English
Target Group
Teachers, Students
Description of the initiative
The context
There is, at present, concern across Europe regarding the results obtained by children in different curricular areas, especially in mathematics. We believe an impulse must be given to the teaching of this subject. After a careful analysis of the teaching methods used by each of the participating schools we hope to make teachers more aware of their pupils¿ needs and difficulties in mathematics and to develop new teaching practice. We also hope to engage all the teaching staff in each of our schools to take part in pedagogical innovation. Involvement in this project will imply the use of the new technologies and of different European languages and hence increase the feeling of belonging to the European community.
The activities
Each school will outline its basic aims for each course and compare them with those of the other members of the project.
Each school will elaborate activities relating to the area of mathematics under study and will share them with the other members.
A comparison will be made of the strategies used in each school and of the results obtained.
The aims
To compare the didactic methods used and the curriculums in the participating member countries. To compare ways of assessing procedures and mathematical concepts.
To create, compare, share and use new materials to improve our mathematics classes.
To integrate mathematics with other areas of the school curriculum, such as music, art, physical education, English, geography ...
To develop specific strategies for working with pupils with special educational needs.
To improve international links and our knowledge of mathematics and its teaching.
The results achieved
A selection of articles about numeracy and
Numeration and Calculation manipulative materials
Calculation activities using games and interactive materials
A selection of activities related to geometry. These activities show different ways of teaching concepts which are sometimes found very dry by children. They show how teaching geometry can be creative and fun at the same time.
Bilingual vocabulary about the subject
Teachers’ Opinion
I found a lot of interesting activities in this project. All of them are realistic and well explained.
The regular activities are much better than the virtual ones. They have put some photos i each and a simple but effective menu to find it.
Is a good project, but maybe too simple. It looks limited to collect different activities and put them in a web. There are a lot of work behind, but there are many other webs with math activities similar to the web of the project. The better is the benefits for the students involved in this project and the experience for the teachers. Interacting with other countries is always good and I think they have learned a lot.
Students’ Opinion
Some of the activities are fun and they are for learning. Maths is a difficult topic and teachers have to explain well and make it fun. I saw computer games, some of them don’t work well, but some are fun. But the best thing are the games in classroom with colours or geometric shapes. I think It is the best way to learn maths.
The children of the project seem to be enjoying it.
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