Zehavit Kohen, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education of Science and Technology, Academic Director of the i-MAT Program.
- Sharing your personal work:
Mathematics is the basis for developing technological applications with science and engineering perspectives, which we all know and use daily. We give students the opportunity to experience problem solving, in a way that simulates day-to-day challenges of engineers or scientists who encounter real-world problems which they need to solve. The connection between the world they know and math studies provides students with better meaning and experience in mathematics studies.
- What do you think can be done to promote excellence in education already in middle school?
Connect students to math through meaningful learning. The way we work to achieve this is through mathematical modeling – creating mathematical models for real-world contexts in science and engineering. By connecting day-to-day events to the learning process, students find more meaning and better understand the material studied; their motivation to learn improves, and they acquire important skills for coping with today’s changing technological world. My vision is for all students to see the beauty of math.
