The Portuguese Mathematical Society, together with Associação Ludus, organized an official teacher training 25-hour course, which took place on May 20th, June 17th, and June 24th, and was run by Jorge Nuno Silva.
The title of the course was “Recreational Mathematics for Teachers”. Among the many subjects addressed (Alcuin’s and Fibonacci’s Problems, Mathematical Puzzles, Pigeon-hole Principle, Sangaku, etc), some outputs of Numericall were presented and discussed.
The 30 teachers present appreciated the pedagogical worth of the modules. Their favorites were Dominoes, Hamilton, Sky Scrapers, and In the Balance. The discussions were very participated and the activities associated with these topics were enjoyed by all.
The lecturer, Professor Jorge Nuno Silva, used the opportunity to implement and play-test some of the lesson plans we are developing in the final stage of our project, PR4. These will constitute The Numeric[All] E-Book, which aims to provide various exploration ideas that pair with our exhibits.
It became clear that most of these teachers will use the Numeric[all] materials in their pedagogical activities in the near future.
