Laboratory of the Senses: A Sensory Approach to a Meaningful Learning in Mathematics and Science

This programme shows how teachers can help students to correctly use their human body senses for a better understanding of the world around.

The easy use of plug and play technology sensors can translated into numbers and graphical data the sensorial information that can be obtained by student’s body.

The sensorial awareness of body senses that can be achieved by each student is a good way of exploring a variety of knowledge building activities in Mathematics context. This give sense to numbers in a more meaningful learning.

We share several pedagogical approaches to this thematic in a way to develop the variable quantification of sensorial awareness.

We offer a pedagogical strategy that mitigate the difficult abstraction of numbers in the Mathematics learning with this innovative sensorial approach.

This easy sensors technology use in the classroom context increase the creativity, teamwork and critical thinking in the way students manipulate numbers and their expression in an easy way to learn Mathematics.

The duration of the course is 7 days. For Full Pack the price is 980€ (includes course fee, accommodation in Hotel Eurosol with breakfast, all lunches at school, four dinners and all cultural activities). This amount can be fully covered via an Erasmus+ grant provided by your National Agency. Don’t hesitate to ask us for any help you might need for your application.

Those who don´t want the full pack will have to book for Hotel and will have free time when the others are in Cultural activities on day two and day four. The price for this pack is 600€ (includes course fee, all lunches at school, two dinners and visit to castle and MIMO museum).

Methodology

The main aspect of the course is to promote collaboration between participants. Lessons will be held in our labs and all around the city as the main objective is to learn while having fun. Our approach is to base the teaching process in practical rather than theoretical knowledge. The course is designed to learn from the practice. All trainers are experienced in European projects and in implementing digital competencies.