MATH TEACHERS CONVENTION

Saturday, 18th November (08:00) - Saturday, 18th November (15:00)

Supervisor's name: Cori Molas
Contact to supervisor: mmolas@insgabrielferrater.cat
Learning outcomes: 1, 2, 5 and 6

📌 Guillem Fortuny primary school

Description: Every year, there are maths teachers that do classes and formation to other maths teachers. Apart from that, some brands selling products about mathematics stay there to show their innovations to the teachers. Some products could be used by teenagers (bubble games and solving Rubik's Cubes).
I was in the entrance, checking the attendance of teachers and giving them bags with a folder, a notebook, a pen, and a sheet with all the activities.
When we were done with that, we stayed outside and we played. During the pause, we went inside and we ate something. Then, my friend Sergi and I went inside and made geometrical shapes (not successfully), but we had lots of fun.
A bit later, we did some Rubik's Cubes, and we had a raffle of a triangular one. I won!

Planning/previous thoughts: Before doing the activity, I was very excited to go there because I want to study maths and become a teacher one day. Being surrounded by teacher made my decision even clearer: teachers are passionate about their vocation, and it's admiring to see.
My planning was very simple: I woke up at 7:15 AM, dressed up and went to the bus station to wait for my classmate Sergi to pick me and my classmates Alexandra and Jakub up and bring us to the school. We decided to share the car ride to lower our carbon emissions and impact. When we got there, we started preparing, organising and distributing ourselves in each section. At the end of the event, I drove Alexandra and Jakub home, sharing the car again for the same reason.

Activity's valouration: In my opinion, this activity was an excellent way to see how teachers are taught by other teachers and to help a community in which, one day, I will be the teacher. However, I had to wake up very early, and I was tired (but it was worth it).

Final reflection: This activity was very interesting, and I saw that mathematics are everywhere, and their focus is not as we have seen in the classroom (there are other dynamic ways to do it). I had also seen that teachers want to put these things into practice and make a change in our future student's education.

EVIDENCE