Activities
of the German Society for Mathematics Education
In
early 1998 some members of the German Society for Mathematics Education
(Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik, GDM) called into being an informal
group caring about WMY 2000. This group consists by now of some 15 members.
Contacts to all of them and the coordinator of the group can be made via the
Internet:
http://www.uni-giessen.de/gdm/wmy2000/
Regarding
the three aims which were set by the declaration of Rio, the German GDM-group
decided to focus ist activities on the third aim - the Image of Mathematics. All
activities, including the preparatory ones in 1999, are aiming at the
popularization and the improvement of the acceptance of mathematics especially
in schools.
In
order to attract the attention of pupils and students at German schools to the
event WMY 2000 and to raise their sensitivity for our aims, still this year a
poster action will be started. We call upon pupils and students (from
first-graders through college students) to create a poster concerning WMY 2000,
which carries or depicts one of the following mottos (or a self chosen motto):
Mathematics for all
Together Mathematics
Hands
on Mathematics
Mathematics - a rewarding thing
Mathematics - an exciting region
Mathematics
- a concern of yours
Mathematics is fun
Mathematics - older than 2000 years
Future
needs Mathematics
With Mathematics to new views
Fascination Mathematics
Mathematics
may please you as well
Living
Mathematics - more than only numbers.
At
the same time we encourage the pupils and students to put up their posters in
their classrooms or in the hallways of their schools during the year 2000 or to
make up a personal calendar of their posters for the year 2000.
Posters,
which turned out very well, can be sent to us by the pupils and students in
order to take part in a calendar competition. A publishing house will print and
publish a calendar showing the best 12 posters. This calendar will also show
data of national and international events and projects in connection with WMY
2000.
In
the year 2000 the pupils and students will find many suggestions and ideas for
mathematical activities not only on our web-site in the internet, but also
through other conventional channels. All these activities are aiming at
improving the image of Mathematics in schools and thereby in a much wider
public.
Please
note that this article only represents activities of people in Germany, who deal
with mathematics education. We do not and cannot speak for all people in Germany
involved in mathematics.
All
communication with this group regarding WMY 2000 activities in Germany should be
addressed to:
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