Supporting the paradigm of questioning the world through teacher education

Speaker:

Dr. Berta Barquero, University of Barcelona

Abstract:

This seminar will reflect on how to adapt the professional development of teachers to support the paradigm of questioning the world (Chevallard, 2015). Within the framework of the anthropological theory of the didactic, we develop study and research paths for teacher education (SRP-TE), an inquiry-based process combining practical and theoretical questioning of school mathematics (Barquero, Bosch, & Romo, 2018; Barquero, Florensa, & Ruiz-Olarría, 2019).

A particular case study of an SRP-TE with Secondary school teachers will be discussed, about the use of functional modelling and statistical thinking to approach a question about the sizing of T-shirts. The results of these experiences shed light on the strategies and tools that help teachers identify institutional conditions facilitating and constraints hindering the implementation of inquiry-centered teaching and learning.

References:

Barquero, B., Bosch, M., & Romo, A. (2018). Mathematical modelling in teacher education: dealing with institutional constraints. ZDM Mathematics Education, 50(1-2), 31-43.

Barquero, B., Florensa, I., & Ruiz-Olarría, A. (2019). The education of school and university teachers within the paradigm of questioning the world. In M. Bosch et al. (Eds.), Working with the Anthropological Theory of the Didactic in Mathematics Education: A Comprehensive Casebook (Chapter 12).  London: Routledge.

Chevallard, Y. (2015). Teaching Mathematics in Tomorrow’s Society: A Case for an Oncoming Counter Paradigm. In S.J. Cho (Ed.), The Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (pp. 173-187). Dordrecht: Springer.

Online participants:

Log on some minutes before the start, using the following link: https://ucph-ku.zoom.us/j/69883418192