In May 2013, The Let Me Learn Malta Centre and the Maths Support Teachers embarked on a joint initiative to provide a professional development opportunity for teachers of the primary. A Let Me Learn Maths Seminar was held at Attard Primary School, St Nicholas College on the 7th of May. The aim of the seminar was to enrich every child’s Maths learning experience by exploring ways of how the LML Process can be integrated in Maths lessons.
Teachers participated in different workshops which explored ways of teaching Maths through diverse learning patterns. The workshops were very hands-on and teachers could try their hand at new Maths activities. These workshops were characterized by relevance, application, collaborative learning and teaching for diverse learners within the classroom. In all the workshops, teachers were exposed to the idea of creating varied activities for different learning patterns.
The workshops were followed by Maths Trails held at the Kitchen Garden and San Anton Gardens. Maths Trails emphasise the application of Maths to real life situations and to the environment in which we live. A number of age-appropriate Maths topics are integrated into a ‘trail’ which the students have to follow and work out as they move along. The teachers were given ideas on how to create their own trails within the school grounds or in public gardens close to their schools. Feedback from this seminar was extremely positive.
