Mathematical Connections and the STEAM Approach in Basic Education

The Postgraduate Course in Mathematical Connections and the STEAM Approach in Basic Education is aimed at bringing teachers at different teaching levels into contact with STEAM education in maths classes and specialising in the use of this approach. It is an approach advocated by several scientific and governmental institutions as well as researchers all over the world as being an effective tool to help teachers to bring the demands of the 21st century into their classrooms.

The aim is for them to get to know active teaching and learning methodologies through hands-on approaches and a maker culture, where the focus is on the strength of the mathematical connections at any level of education, establishing relationships between the complexity of the transformations and challenges of contemporary society and the rapid development of technology. It is therefore vital that this social and technological scenario is reflected in the classroom, allowing for the development of an integrated vision of maths.

To do this, it is fundamental and indeed urgent to take a closer look at the training and qualification of teachers so that they can contribute effectively to the mathematical literacy of their students and to their social and professional integration. Added to this argument is the fact that there is no course of this kind in the national panorama at the moment, which goes against international trends. It is believed that the absence of similar national courses could be explained by the fact that STEM/STEAM education is a relatively recent trend in the national and international panorama, so this training is still innovative in nature.

Prospectus: Mathematical Connections and STEAM Approach in Basic Education