Motivation
Motivation to study Science (especially Maths) of
secondary school students is not very strong.
It’s necessary to tackle local actions in the students’
environment.
These actions must be complementary to general policies.
We want to promote Maths among students.
Strengthen relationships with secondary schools and their
Maths teachers.
Presentation
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Online free journal.
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It’s not a customary journal.
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It’s a virtual place where teachers and
students write about their experiences.
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Main characteristics:
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Short articles.
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Easy to read.
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Real life applications.
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Mathematical contest.
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5 year experience spreading Maths.
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As far as we know, there are no similar
projects in our country.
boletinmatematico.ual.es
More…
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We are here…
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We are available in freeformat from our web page.
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We use free software to
produce this journal:
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The final format is a PDF
document.
Our targets
This is a joint experience with people working or studying
in different levels of the Spanish educational system.
Secondary school students are the main target of this
project.
We want to put together people with different knowledge
on Maths.
All of us work to make students like Maths, developing
their mathematical skills, and improving their perception
and assessment of them.
Last year visits statistics
Impact
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More than 115.000 visits and
45.000 downloads from our
web site last year.
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News in local newspapers.
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Visits to secondary schools.
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Prize for Excellence in
Teaching Innovation in 2011
awarded by the University of
Almería.
Description
•Published 3 times an academic course
(October, January, and April)
•Short-length and easy-to-read articles.
•20-25 pages per number.
•Secondary school level.
•5 main sections:
•Interviews, mathematical activities, and news.
•From Secondary School to University.
•A mathematical contest for secondary school
students.
•Mathematical Spreading.
•Student Area.
Mathematical
activities and news
•Interviews…
•Claudio Procesi: Former vicepresident IMU
(International Mathematical Union)
•Olga Gil: Former president RSME (Spanish
Royal Mathematical Society)
•Francisco Triguero, General Director of
Universities from Andalusian Government.
•Isabel Fernández, invited session speaker in
ICM2010.
•And more…
•Mathematical activities, mainly in
our region.
•General mathematical news.
•FAQ.
From Secondary
School to University
•Teaching experiences.
•Learning Maths in a foreign
language (mainly English).
•Solutions to the university
entrance exam Maths problems.
Contest
A mathematical contest for
secondary school students (some
examples of winning solutions on
the left image).
Mathematical
spreading
•History of Mathematics.
•Applications of Mathematics.
•Women and Mathematics.
•Culture and Mathematics.
•Review of books and web pages.
•Mathematical quotations and
puzzles.
Student area
•Made by students on their own.
•Articles about their experiences.
•Including mathematical
activities.
•Interviews with Erasmus
students and alumni from our
university.
Boletín in the local press
“Premio para un alumno del IES Aguadulce por resolver un ejercicio matemático”
(11.01.2012) (link)
“Nuevo número del Boletín Matemático de la UAL” (05.02.12) (link)
“Geometría de un partido de fútbol” (17.01.12) (link)
“Lo que distingue al matemático es su capacidad para resolver problemas” (30.10.11)
(link)
“Resolver los entresijos del juego del Buscaminas” (07.10.10) (link)
“Dos estudiantes del IES Aguadulce con medalla matemática” (19.01.10) (link)
“Profesores de la UAL publican un boletín para dar una visión diferente y nueva de las
Matemáticas” (03.02.09) (link)
Boletín in …
DivulgaMAT (www.divulgamat.net): Mathematical
website promoted by the Spanish Royal Mathematical
Society (RSME).
They provide the summary of Boletín when this is
published.
Facebook. We have our wall in this social network
called Almería Matemática.
Press samples
Merchandising
We also promote this mathematical
project through merchandising.
• T-shirts.
• Ballpoint pens.
• USB memories.
Conclusions
This activity has a very positive effect on teachers and students.
We have had around 115.000 visits and 45.000 downloads in the last
12 months.
We have set up a realiable atmosphere between professors from our
university and teachers from secondary schools.
It has permitted to develop other activities jointly (meetings and
collaborations).
Our Maths students benefit from this project and it exists a growing
interest among secondary school students in studying the degree in
Mathematics.