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Alessandra Rossi Ghiglione
Maurizio Bertolini
Elena Cangemi
Alessandra Rossi Ghiglione
Christian Castellano
Viola Zangirolami
TIM – Theatre in Mathematics is a European project that aimed to develop a new methodology combining mathematics teaching and theatrical techniques, with the goal of providing students and mathematics teachers with a tool to overcome the obstacles that this subject often presents.
The TIM Methodology was born from the meeting and in-depth study of two existing approaches: Mathemart – Insegnare la matematica nel laboratorio teatrale of Social Community Theatre Centre and Process Drama – Change of roles, perspectives, and role aspects in teaching mathematics of the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences of Bergen.
Mathematical competence and calculation skills are considered essential for personal and social fulfillment and fundamental in education at the level of cooperation between European states (EACEA/Eurydice, 2011. Mathematics in Education in Europe: Common Challenges and National Policies. Brussels: EACEA P9 Eurydice). The usual mathematics lesson is often characterized by the use of the textbook and a central role of the teacher. This didactic model makes students passive listeners. However, research in education confirms that a cooperative learning environment and active student involvement promote the acquisition of content covered in class.
For this reason, the main objective of the project was the development of a methodology for teaching mathematics based on theatrical techniques, which could be easily transferred to teachers of European primary and lower secondary schools.
The TIM Methodology employed a pedagogical approach focused on the development of life skills and the promotion of wellbeing among teachers and students. It was constructed considering the diverse educational systems across the 4 partner countries, with the goal of creating a flexible teaching resource adaptable to the different local and national settings and to any context or literacy level of young participants aged 8 to 14.
The project focused primarily on teachers and aspiring teachers: 5 expert trainers for each partner country are trained in the TIM Methodology to then train 20 teachers each in their own country. The project thus leads to the training of 400 teachers in Europe.
The multiplier effect of teacher training and the creation of a community through the e-learning platform has thus brought the benefits of the new methodology to 16,000 young people in Europe. Furthermore, the dissemination phase involved institutions and associations, from universities to local schools, from European projects to project networks at the territorial and local level, and therefore favored a widespread diffusion of an alternative teaching method in the mathematics lesson.
The project also included the creation of a Theatrical Conference on the theme of “La paura della matematica” (The Fear of Mathematic), presented and distributed in each of the partner countries.
Four scientific publications on the role of theater in learning and teaching mathematics critically analyzed the results of the TIM methodology creation process and the work with teachers and schools.
> Do you want to know more about the TIM – Theatre in Mathematics methodology? Find out about the other projects where it has been implemented: MatemAct.
> Explore the project’s development: TIM^2 – Theatre in Mathematics.
TIM – Theatre in Mathematics was funded by the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership for School Education program and was carried out with the following partners:
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