‘Hands-on and Tactile Math Education’ Captures Student Interest

Gyeongnam Office of Education to Hold Experiential and Inquiry-Based Math Education Training from June 26 to August 27
New Courses on AI Math and Big Data Introduced in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Elementary school teachers and secondary mathematics teachers are conducting in-service training to improve mathematics education methods. [Image source=Gyeongnam Office of Education]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education will conduct professional development training to improve mathematics education methods for 302 elementary and secondary school math teachers from the 26th to August 27th to promote experience- and inquiry-centered mathematics education.

Experience- and inquiry-centered mathematics education focuses on moving away from problem-solving-oriented math classes to having students explore directly, discover mathematics in everyday life, and cultivate the necessity of mathematics through its connection to the world.

This training program is composed of customized programs by school level and topic, inviting professional instructors from both within the province and nationwide. It will be conducted through real-time interactive remote training using the Gyeongnam-type future education support platform ‘iTalkTalk’ and small-group in-person training sessions.

In particular, as teachers’ interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, which are based on mathematics, increases in the era of intelligent informatization, new courses on the use of AI math textbooks and practical statistics education have been established.

The training courses include ▲Mathematics Education Method Improvement Training (large-scale remote) ▲AI Math Textbook Utilization Training (small-scale remote) ▲Practical Statistics Education Training (small-scale in-person) ▲Math Clinic Training (small-scale in-person) ▲Mathematics Class Observation and Analysis Training (small-scale remote), totaling five courses.

Director Ahn Taehwan of the Creative Talent Division said, “The use of AI and big data is becoming necessary, making mathematical competence even more important. To cultivate students’ mathematical literacy, teacher capacity-building training must continue, and we will strive to promote experience- and inquiry-centered mathematics education in the future.”

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