93579 - Workshop on Numbers and Relationship. Reflections and Analysis of Teaching Activities (G.I)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the laboratory, the students: - know how to apply what was covered in the integrated course within a simulated learning environment; - know how to reflect critically with peers on the proposed topics.

Course contents

The workshop is an active methodology based on the principle of learning by doing. Knowledge is generated through discussion, debate, and the negotiation of solutions within work groups. A workshop isn't designed to memorize rules, but rather to build meaningful, stable yet flexible knowledge that can be modified as a given concept develops. During the meetings, non-standard problems suitable for preschool and elementary school will be proposed and designed. Reading and the related use of picture books and the use of strategy games will be emphasized: these are key mediators for creating and sustaining motivation to learn. Solved problem protocols will also be used to interpret the strategy used and, where applicable, the errors. The INVALSI tests downloaded from the Gestinv 3.0 website are also valuable resources for understanding children's reasoning, interpreting their choices, and influencing their teaching. In this context, it will be easy to view errors as opportunities for reflection. The common thread running through the various proposals is the development of numerical competence, which is structured as follows: conceptualization of numbers, the development of relational thinking, and operational mastery.

Readings/Bibliography

• MIM (2025) Indicazioni Nazionali per il curricolo per la Scuola dell'infanzia e Scuole del Primo ciclo di istruzione (DM 9 dicembre 2025, n.221 )

• Miur (2012) Indicazioni nazionali per il curricolo della scuola dell'infanzia e del primo ciclo d'istruzione (DPR 20 marzo 2009, n.89)
• Castellini, Giberti, Lemmo, Maffia(2023). Attivazione: Laboratori di matematica per la scuola del primo ciclo. Limena (PD): Libreria Universitaria

• Archivio prove INVALSI Gestinv 3.0 https://www.gestinv.it/Index.aspx

Teaching methods

Participatory conversation.

Cooperative approaches.

Laboratory methodology.

Assessment methods

The final assessment will take into account active participation during in-person sessions and the completion of a final project.

This project, which must be completed individually and demonstrate linguistic and formal correctness, will be evaluated based on criteria such as:

•⁠ Punctuality of submission

•⁠ Completeness of the project

•⁠ Coherence among the elements underlying the choices made

•⁠ Inclusion of relevant references to the 2012 National Guidelines and/or the 2025 National Guidelines

The use of artificial intelligence is strictly prohibited both during the in-person workshop and when preparing the individual project; the use of such tools constitutes a violation of academic integrity.

Conversely, a knowledge of basic mathematics is an important prerequisite for active and informed participation in the workshop.

The final assessment contributes to the evaluation of the fourth-year course exam with a value of:

- 1

  0

+1

A negative assessment requires the workshop to be repeated in its entirety.

Teaching tools

Slides and materials brought to class by the teacher.

INVALSI test archive.

Office hours

See the website of Carla Provitera