Meeting Eugenia Cheng: a fresh perspective on maths

Kontext / Contexte

The participants will be presented the books of Eugenia Cheng. The most active participants will be rewarded with book prizes.

Zielsetzung / Objectifs

Knowledge
Participants get to know:
- the best insights of Eugenia Cheng's work
- didactical strategies related to popularization books.

Skills
The participants are able to:
- reflect on their personal inclinations as to choose popularization books that suit them
- suggest Cheng's publications to their pupils.

Attitudes
Participants are encouraged to read mathematical popularization books.

Inhalt / Contenu

The best-of of Cheng's publications, with the most relevant insights into mathematics and its didactics will be presented.
Small debates will be arranged, expecially on how to introducing popularization books to pupils.

Arbeitsformen / Approche méthodologique

An in-presence presentation and discussion.
In case the room at IFEN Belval is available for the Formation Continue, a visit to the Department of Mathematics will be included.

Referent, Referentin / Formateur, formatrice

Antonella Perucca, Professor at the University of Luxembourg

Remarques / Anmerkung

The training will be in English, because Cheng's books are in English. Participants may choose to speak French and German for the discussions.