How to teach mathematics in primary and lower secondary school
The meeting was at The Norwegian Centre for Mathematics Education in Trondheim. The Centre is a part of our national education system. The Centre’s primary target groups are teachers teaching mathematics in schools and teacher education, teacher students at Colleges and Universities and teaching aids developers.
Mona Nosrati and Kjersti Wæge from the Centre presented “Good learning and teaching in mathematics”. Sophie Soury-Lavergne, France presented: “How to motivate students and help foster positive attitudes towards mathematics and by the way we involve teachers in our research and consequences on their professional development”.
The other countries presented «Mathematics curriculum content in primary schools and lower secondary schools. How curricula in mathematics are structured, in terms of the breadth and depth of subjects covered».
The presentations were followed up by discussions. There were participants from Finland, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Slovenia and Sweden.
