A one-day seminar for reflection and discussion about innovation in education organized by the Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) along with the Centro de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería (CeBiB), gathered 65 teachers coming from the Red de Colegios Alma Mater Studiorum. This network of schools is a project that seeks to turn into an important center for research linked to the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM).
“Education is a permanent concern for teachers. They have to transmit curiosity to students and to make of them high value people. Vocation leads to act out of altruism.”, said the CMM researcher Carlos Conca at this event, which took place on 4th November 2014.
Five experts in education also spoke in the meeting. Thus, Pablo Menichetti opened the session and highlighted the key role of coaching, as it makes students to enjoy by learning.On the other side, Cristián Reyes addressed the study of classes, a method carried out in Japan, where students develop their own knowledge and teachers are mere facilitators. Pedro Rosas pointed out that “innovation promotes learning process, which is not having just one right answer, but joining the parts until it makes sense”. Giovanni Pierattini talked about soft skills and explained “people have to choose to learn because they understand that knowledge has a meaning in their life”.
The event concluded with Claudio Pardo, the rector of the Red de Colegios Alma Mater Studiorum. He focused on the advantages of using videogames in basic education. So, the teacher of the Liceo Politécnico Hannover, Mario Bravo, said: “I am constantly in contact with my pupils thanks to Facebook. Soon I want to create a Youtube channel to upload tutorials made with them”.
The meeting awoke a great interest among other attendees like Jenny Larenas, teacher of history and geography, who said “there is a need in Chile to have an agreement between different society groups (including politics) to change the curriculum”.
The Red de Colegios Alma Mater Studiorum, whose aim is promoting innovation through technical education, was born 30 years ago. “Combining the professional abilities of our students with the knowledge of the FCFM will be of great benefit for research”, emphasized Pardo.
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