Scientix Webinar Maths Mystery Box
Channel: European Schoolnet
Date: 2017-02-28

The webinar took place in the Scientix online meeting room on Friday 24 February 2017 at 17:00 Central European Time.

Webinar outline: 
No one doubts the importance of mathematics in the everyday life, however, didactics in this field may have had one of the poorest evolutions. Most teachers develop this subject by using a model based on the repetition of exercises, causing a feeling of tedium for students and a lack of motivation amongst students.

During their presentation, David Ballesteros and Nereas Casas presented the Math Mystery Box project, which proposes a gamification based tool integrated through a problem-solving methodology and incorporates motivational activities in order to learn mathematics by playing.

About the presenters: 
David Ballesteros is currently working in education as science speaker and designer of extracurricular activities. He also works as science consultant for different associations and foundations. In the past, David worked as science and math teacher in a secondary school.
Nerea Casas is a teacher of physics, chemistry and mathematics at Lauaxeta Ikastola. She is finishing her doctorate in the didactics of science and mathematics and collaborates with different entities in the elaboration of manipulative mathematical didactic materials.