The head of the Xunta's educational department pointed out that, in addition to various reinforcement and support measures, the main objective of this initiative is to strengthen reading and mathematical competencies among students, specifically through the Avanza Matemáticas program.
This initiative, aimed at Primary school students in centers most in need, seeks to consolidate basic concepts and improve problem-solving, reasoning, and calculation skills. Currently, work is being done with the Galician Association of Mathematics Education Teachers (Apagema) and the Autonomous Center for Training and Innovation (CAFI) for its development.
Furthermore, within the Framework for Advancement, the extracurricular educational reinforcement program for 6th grade of Primary Education also emphasizes strengthening this skill as students are about to transition to the next educational stage.
During the event, the minister met with two of the speakers, Alessandro Maccarrone, a Doctor of Theoretical Physics and author of the book O infinito placer das matemáticas, and Pablo Beltrán-Pellicer, a titular professor of Mathematics Didactics and creator of the blog Terra de números. Rodríguez congratulated both for their contribution to the dissemination and didactics of mathematics from a playful perspective.
The training workshop, aimed at Infant and Primary teachers, seeks to provide them with knowledge and tools to design practical and contextualized activities, apply methodological strategies, and develop materials that promote the development of mathematical competence. It includes talks and workshops on manipulative materials, new technologies such as augmented reality, and computational thinking.
Representatives from schools, institutes, universities (Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Complutense de Madrid, Zaragoza), the Center for specific pedagogical resources for the support of educational innovation and research (Barcelona), and the Museum of Mathematics of Catalonia are participating. A dialogue panel also includes professionals such as Clara Isabel Grima Ruiz (University of Seville) and José Ángel Murcia Carrión (Complutense University of Madrid).
