TEACHER TRAINING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
The course focuses on new methodologies for teaching mathematics based on active and cooperative learning, involving the participation of the entire class. Key elements of the laboratory-based methodology proposed in the course include the active role of students, peer interaction, idea sharing, and collective discussion. Teaching activities alternate between individual work, small group work, and full-class participation. Perceptual-motor learning is promoted, including through the use of tools and materials that children can manipulate and move with in the space, thereby supporting the construction of mathematical meanings. The training course is aimed at mathematics teachers of third-grade primary school classes and includes three laboratory activities on Numbers:
- Numbers for counting, calculating and estimating
- Numbers for comparing and measuring
- Numbers for modeling and conjecturing
TEACHER TRAINING ON IMPLICIT BIASES
The course aims to foster understanding, identification, and recognition of implicit biases in order to mitigate their effects in school environments and teaching materials. Unconscious biases are a natural feature of human thinking, influencing self-confidence, mental health, and academic outcomes. The training provides theoretical and practical tools to mitigate their effects and impact in the educational environment, teaching activities, and interactions between teachers and students. Additionally, the training offers a series of classroom activities and support in planning teaching throughout the school year. It is aimed at Italian and mathematics teachers of fourth- and fifth-grade primary school classes. The training path includes three workshops:
- A generative workshop
- A replicative workshop
- An evaluative workshop