B5815 - Fondamenti di didattica della matematica - Modulo 1

Learning outcomes

• Identifying the essential cores of mathematics.
• Identifying scientifically relevant and educationally useful contents.
• Knowing how to use some digital technologies in teaching/learning mathematics and knowing the opportunities and critical issues they present.
• Designing and developing mathematics lesson plans starting from the national curriculum and standards.
• Designing and developing laboratory activitis for mathematics.
• Critically evaluate teaching materials (textbooks and other resources) used in school practice.

Course contents

Fundamentals of mathematics teaching

Why mathematics is taught; Which mathematics to teach; The National Mathematics curriculum; Technologies in teaching/learning mathematics.


The mathematics laboratory; The role of the teacher; Assessment in mathematics; Components of mathematical learning: Conceptual learning; Algorithmic learning; Strategic learning; Communicative learning; Semiotic learning.


Numbers

The numbers in the National Indications; Learning to extend numerical sets; Changing the perspective on operations; Rethinking the teaching of arithmetic; "Pyramids of numbers" laboratory.


Space and Figures

The figures in the National Indications; Learn to recognize figures; From naming to definition; Rethinking geometry teaching; Laboratory "Special Parallelograms"

Readings/Bibliography

Castellini, Giberti, Lemmo, Maffia, AttivAzione: Laboratori di matematica per la scuola del primo ciclo. Libreria Universitaria 2023

Baccaglini Frank, Di Martino, Natalini, Rosolini, Didattica della matematica. Mondadori Università 2018

Teaching methods

• Lectures
• Collective discussions
• Workshops

Assessment methods

Individual essay

Teaching tools

Course slides and additional materials shared on the platform "Virtuale" related to the course.

Office hours

See the website of Andrea Maffia