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Explore the collaborative efforts of the COMENIUS 2.1 project "Developing quality in mathematics education" under the SOKRATES initiative, featuring teaching materials, activities, and outcomes emphasizing interactive and diverse learning approaches.
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Stefanie Meier / Jan Hendrik Müller Universität Dortmund Examples of collectively developed applications Interim results of the COMENIUS 2.1 cooperation project “Developing quality in mathematics education“
Outline • What is SOKRATES? • The idea behind the project • What does quality mean for us? • Examples • What is the result?
What is SOKRATES? • European Union programme of action for the advancement of transnational cooperation in the area of education • Superordinate acronym for various activities
What is SOKRATES? • Activities (amongst others) • ERASMUS: Improvement of higher education • GRUNDVIG: Improvement of adult education / lifelong learning • LINGUA: Improvement of language teaching • MINERVA: Promotion of open lessons, distance learning and ICT • COMENIUS: Improvement of school education
What is SOKRATES? • COMENIUS 1:Advancement of transnational partnerships between schools • COMENIUS 2:Training and further education of school personnel • COMENIUS 2.1:European Cooperation project • COMENIUS 2.2:Individual scholarships • COMENIUS 3:Networks (min. 6 countries)
The idea behind the project • 1st Phase: Development of teaching “materials” • According to agreed quality criteria • In tandems between teachers/teacher trainees • Translation of material into the languages of the 3 other countries • 2.Phase: Modification, trial und further development of material • Adaptation of country specific characteristics • Expansion of the methodological applications • Collection of teaching documentation
The idea behind the project What will be / has been developed? • Teaching material • Teaching projects • Worksheets • “Method suitcase” • Teaching documentation • Pupils‘ solutions • Teachers‘ comments • Videos
What does quality mean for us? • Every day mathematics • Learn something about other country, as well as own country • Odd and questionable things (e.g. from the newspaper) • Something useful for own life (e.g. smoking, traffic safety) • Environmental awareness (e.g. water consumption)
What does quality mean for us? • Independent and problem-oriented learning • Go own mathematic ways • Allow various solutions and compare them • Learn from each other
What does quality mean for us? • Teaching methods which • make the mentioned aspects possible • encourage cooperation and communication skills • differentiate and intergate • (Jigsaw)
What is the result? Homepage as a market of possibilities Millenium Aims Games of chance Giant foot The water project City Maps Record-size hamburger At lightning speed around the world Bus tickets Road Safety The astonishing number
Links • http://www.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de/didaktik/dqime/index.html • http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/comenius/index_en.html • http://www.kmk.org/pad/sokrates2/sokrates/fr-comenius_2.htm