Thinking Skills in Learning Maths

Third-party on-site course

- Do you believe that mathematics is much more than following rules?
- Do you agree that many learners lack understanding when learning maths?
- Are you ready to try out new things out in your maths classroom?
If you answer "yes" to the above questions, this course could be interesting for you.

Last updated: 26.03.2025

Next upcoming session:

24.08.2025 - 30.08.2025

Multiple locations

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Description

DAY 1

Arrival
Who are we and what are our objectives for this week?
What are we going to do? Course aims and finalisation of the programme
Welcome dinner

DAY 2

What's the teacher doing? Being in students' shoes.
What is happening in a thinking lesson?
Lunch
What are my possible choices for a series of thinking lessons?
Individual tutorials (optional) / social programme
Dinner

DAY 3

So, what does it mean to develop thinking skills of learners in a maths classroom?
What do teachers and students do in a thinking maths lesson?
Lunch
How will my lessons look like? Towards students accepting the learning problem
Cultural activity followed by dinner

DAY 4

What are the questions we've come across so far?
How will my lessons look like? Students observing patterns
Lunch
What can we learn from each other? What are important conclusions at this stage?
Individual tutorials (optional) / social programme
Dinner

DAY 5

How do learners develop rules in a maths lesson?
How do learners test their rules?
Lunch
What are typical mistake

Learning objectives

Objective:

Provide the participants with tools for the development of thinking skills in maths education.

Learning outcomes:

Participants know practical tasks and technologies for the development of thinking competence in the process of teaching and learning mathematics.
Participants understand the difference between thinking and non-thinking tasks in the process of learning maths.
Participants are willing to join the professional community working towards integration of thinking competence in any learning activity.

Methodology & assessment

Participants will be invited to switch between the roles of the student and the teacher during the week of the course. The former will help you experience the proposed approach through being in the learners' shoes while the latter will be important for reflection and planning your own teaching.

Course content will be linked to specific context of participants. Everyone will be working on learning materials they will try out with their own learners after the course. The materials will be developed during the week of the course and then tried out in the classroom upon your return.

Formative assessment will be provided throughout the learning journey, starting from online meetings before the course to learning community support after the course.

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

Participants will receive a pre-course questionnaire and will be invited to join an online meeting

Learning materials will be available digitally via Google Drive

Certification details

Certificate of attendance indicating learning hours

Europass Mobility upon request

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

1250

Euro
Course package content:

The price includes 7 days tuition and seminar materials, 6 nights accommodation in a twin room, all meals and coffee breaks during the course, and a small social programme.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

All changes and cancellations must be submitted in writing. The course organiser will confirm the cancellation in writing. Refund of course fees will be as follows:
60 days before the beginning of the course - refund 100%
30 days before the beginning of the course - refund 50%
less than 30 days before the beginning of the course - no cancellations will be refunded
Please note that all refunds will be charged EUR 50 handling fee.
Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)

Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Head Teacher / Principal

Teacher Educator
Learning time:

25 hours or more