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This project of Cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practice is named as Ready to innovate: Maths&Sports4all (RIMAS)Several investigations assure that education in Europe is equal in terms of gender perspective. However, we know that, due to cultural tradition, certain countries still make distinctions between boys and girls and give more value to the male figure.Physical education is a subject positively valued by most students. Despite its benefits to improve physical condition and health, many teenagers decrease physical activity or certain sports because they consider that they masculinize them.On the other hand, the percentage of girls enrolled in STEM careers or degrees (31%) and physical education (20%) is low. In addition, it is quite common that a high number of students feel rejection towards mathematics, which makes them more unwilling towards learning this subject and others highly linked to it.Therefore, what we intend is to promote maths learning through physical education, from a gender perspective. We want students to improve results, change their perception towards the subject and increase their performance and level of satisfaction. Also, we intend to promote the scientific vocation especially among the girls, always keeping co-education in mind.Our main objective is to develop a toolkit for students between 6 and 11 years old to learn, expand and reinforce mathematics content through physical education by training teachers in this new approach.As secondary objectives of the project: · Develop a package of educational tools to improve mathematical competence from the playground and gym.· Favouring the process of ubiquitous learning and teaching.· Strengthen the conditions of women in Physical Education and Maths to educate schoolchildren in equality.· Carry out activities in different countries to know and promote social cohesion, cultural awareness, international cooperation and understanding within Europe.The partnership is made up of seven partners. The university contributes to the development of the methodology itself, the team which belongs to it is an expert on the matter. The mathematicians’ group is an educational researchers’ team who has extensive experience in educational research, information collection and data interpretation. The four schools are the ideal place to put the RIMAS methodology into practice, compare results, see how it evolves in different contexts but belonging to a common European framework. And a technical partner which will add a technical and proficiency profile to the tools developed. Five out of seven partners already have experience managing Erasmus+ projects.The activities that will be carried out are:Two intellectual products, the first will be a toolkit for maths learning trough physical education for teachers, of free access, which will be used by teachers. The second intellectual product is an online teacher training course for the implementation of the previous product.Two multiplier events to publicize the project, present the battery of tools to teachers from any country, comment on the results obtained, attract more interested colleagues in the methodology, publish and disseminate the use of the educational platform, expand the network of professional contacts at local, regional and international level.Learning/teaching/training activities with teachers and students to implement, improve and test O1 and check the effectiveness of O2. All students from the four schools will get involved to prepare activities and workshops and will have the opportunity to go through a unique experience that will change them as person, developing their social and civic competence as members of the common space that is Europe.Four transnational project meetings that will deal with issues that require the opinion of all partners.As expected results are: an increase in motivation and interest towards mathematics, which will lead them to obtain better results, in mathematics, science and other areas. Provide teachers with manipulative tools with the presence of ICT to increase students’ level of knowledge. Develop critical thinking and gender equality in students. Improvement of linguistic, social and civic competence.The first impact we expect is on participating schools, which will extend this methodology to the entire educational stage between 6 and 11 years old. With multiplier events we can reach other schools, teachers and professionals even outside the partnership.The universities that train teachers are an important agent to give continuity to the methodology. Schools will continue implementing this approach to the following promotions. Dissemination activities are also key points to broadening impact.The tools will be developed to work on the common content of the mathematics curriculum of the 4 participating schools, with which they can be extrapolated to almost any other. These tools will be available on the Results Platform.
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