Strategies on mathematical thinking. A superior experience

Abstract

The present article is a systematization of experiences derived from a workshop developed with higher education graduates working as teachers in basic or upper secondary education. The aim of the workshop was to strengthen the participants’ competences in the design of didactic strategies focused on the development of mathematical thinking for their own students. The workshop addressed three specific teaching components: planning skills, learning environments and teaching strategies. It is important to highlight that an expected workshop outcome was a book chapter written with experiences drawn from the implementation of the designed didactic strategies. The ambition was to publish a book with financial support of the Research an Innovation Center and the Faculty of Exact Sciences. None of these two last objectives were fulfilled. The paper is divided in four parts: diagnostic evaluation, workshop design and implementation, participants´ satisfaction and conclusions.