MATHEMATICS WORKSHOPS: CHANGING THE PERCEPTIONS OF BOTH IN-SERVICEAND PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS WITH REGARD TO MATHEMATICS

In this paper, we present a new format for mathematical workshops for pre-service teachers (PSTs) that seek to bring their university mathematical training closer to the school classroom reality while addressing issues such as confidence and their previous experiences of maths at school. The aim is to provide the participants with a group lived experience in order to change both their beliefs about the nature of mathematics and their attitude towards teaching it. The results of the implementation of an initial version of the workshops in a pilot phase of the project are presented here.