Bring back full of emotion! Pudong mathematics teachers have sent open classes to Tanzania and sent teaching aids and Chinese knots for teaching | Teachers | Chinese knots

Go to Cheng, the backpack is filled with various teaching aids and Chinese knots; On the return journey, my heart is filled with emotions and beautiful memories... The upcoming summer vacation is particularly unforgettable for Lin Xumai, a math teacher at Jincai Experimental High School in Pudong New Area.

From July 28th to August 15th, at the invitation of the National Institute of Education of Tanzania, under the leadership of the UNESCO Teacher Education Center, she formed a mathematics education delegation to visit Tanzania with Teacher Zhu Yiyi from Fushan Foreign Language Primary School in Pudong New Area and Teacher Cheng Yijun from Yangjing Juyuan Experimental School in Shanghai to carry out mathematics education exchange activities.

The Shanghai Mathematics Education Delegation is in Tanzania.

This is not the first time that Teacher Lin Xumai, who has 10 years of teaching experience, has participated in overseas teaching. As early as 2015, she participated in the Sino British Mathematics Teacher Exchange Program, and Teacher Cheng Yijun has also visited the UK multiple times to exchange mathematics education. After learning about the demand for customized courses in Tanzanian schools in early July, this team of Pudong teachers with rich international exchange experience began to prepare intensively. Upon learning that there may be a shortage of teaching aids in the local area, they packed a laptop, a teacher's triangle ruler, a magnetic blackboard, and some teaching aids in their luggage. They also specially purchased a batch of Chinese knots as gifts for local teachers and students. And the Joint Education Center brought a projector for class and 160 triangular rulers for students to use in drawing.

On July 28th, three Pudong teachers boarded the plane. After nearly 20 hours of connecting flights, I set foot on the land of Africa. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Shanghai Mathematics Education Delegation was warmly welcomed by the National Institute of Education of Tanzania. In the following two weeks, three female teachers from Pudong gathered at the affiliated high and primary schools of the School of Education at the University of Dar es Salaam to carry out mathematics teaching activities, showcasing the achievements of classroom teaching practice in Shanghai from multiple perspectives.

Three Pudong mathematics teachers are at the entrance of the School of Education Affiliated to the University of Dar es Salaam.

For Pudong teachers, everything on this unfamiliar land is novel. But the eyes of the students focused on seeking knowledge were familiar. Before class, they enter the class to listen, understand the situation of the students, and immediately adjust the lesson plan.

Lin Xumai was teaching the "Motion of Shapes" unit in her second year of high school. When she walked into the classroom with a large bag filled with teaching aids, several boys took the initiative to come up and take the bag, saying in English, "Teacher, thank you!" In the classroom with no glass windows, 56 students were not distracted by the sound of wind and rain outside the window. They stared intently at Teacher Lin and the projection courseware, maintaining a high level of focus.

The local teacher who came to listen attentively kept a record outside the window.

In the back row of the classroom, more than ten Tanzanian math teachers came to listen and learn. The classroom couldn't stand anymore, so the local teachers stood outside the window and listened to the entire class. All of this moved Lin Xumai very much. She took out specially prepared Chinese knots and gave them to local students, who couldn't put them down. Some boys even hung Chinese knots on their school uniforms and ties.

Due to a sudden power outage on campus, Teacher Zhu Yiyi quickly adjusted the pace and teaching methods of the classroom.

Remote teaching and communication always come with surprises and surprises. One day during class, Teacher Zhu Yiyi was using a PowerPoint presentation when the school suddenly experienced a power outage. Upon learning that the power supply could not be restored in a short period of time, Teacher Zhu immediately used the student's work order to quickly transition the classroom to the most traditional "blackboard chalk" state. In the third class, Teacher Cheng Yijun directly used a triangle ruler and chalk to write on the blackboard, and attended a whole math class without the assistance of information technology.

The sixth grade classroom taught by Teacher Cheng Yijun is packed to capacity.

The solid teaching skills, excellent mathematical literacy, and adaptability of Shanghai teachers, as well as remarkable teaching achievements, have impressed Tanzanian teachers and experts. A week later, more and more students wanted to come to Shanghai Teacher's math class. In the sixth grade classroom taught by Teacher Cheng Yijun, two students sat together in a chair, squeezing the classroom full.

Teacher Lin Xumai gave an open class to mathematics teachers in primary and secondary schools throughout the city of Dar es Salaam.

On August 11th, Professor Lin Xumai was invited to give a math open class to math teachers in primary and secondary schools throughout Dar es Salaam at the Lecture Hall of the School of Education at the University of Dar es Salaam. More than 100 local frontline teachers and project leaders from various education departments attended the classes on site, and conducted research discussions with Teacher Lin after the teaching ended. During this trip to Tanzania, three Pudong teachers not only took on 13 open math classes, but also participated in multiple math teaching and research activities, workshops, and seminars, exchanging ideas on teaching progress and difficulties, information technology application in the classroom, student evaluations, and local peers. Teacher Zhu Yiyi taught Tanzanian teachers to create PowerPoint animations hand in hand, while Teacher Lin Xumai taught Tanzanian teachers to use geogebra to create dynamic effects through video and practical demonstrations.

Pudong teachers, experts from the Joint Education Center, and local teachers in Tanzania carry out teaching research and workshop activities.

The two-week trip to Tanzania left unforgettable memories for three Pudong teachers. They were moved by the innocent eyes of Tanzanian students seeking knowledge, the thirst of local teachers for professional development, and from this unique teaching experience, they re understood the true essence of education: not only transmitting knowledge, but also planting dreams for the soul, making life shine.

Text: Fu Jia