GeoGebra Training

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GeoGebra Training

• Some experiences from GeoGebra workshops with
  teachers in Norway
• Anders Sanne
• GeoGebra institute of Norway

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GeoGebra Workshops

• Started to use GeoGebra in April 2006
• We started with 10 upper secondary teachers in
  the Trondheim area, and invited them to a chain
  GeoGebra seminars at NTNU
• Several one or two day GeoGebra workshops
• in combination with software like spreadsheets
  and CAS
• Material mainly based on mathematical
  activities/problems
• Workshops given in many places in Norway

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• In-service training program for teachers
• autumn 2008
• 7.5 ECTS
• Distant learning, only two gatherings during the
  term
• The students had to do some explorative workwith
  their own pupils in their own classrooms
• Using Moodle and a portfolio system
• GeoGebra institute workshops (since late 2008)
• Using Judith Hohenwarters material.Translated
  to Norwegian by Jostein Våge and me
• Made available in Moodle (e-learning)
• Used to train a network of trainers
• Used in a series of workshops for teachers

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Some experiences

• Judiths worksheets is very good for self
  studyin combination with some online support
• But motivation/time may be a challenge
• Teachers are very enthusiastic about GeoGebra,
• But we really do not know how muchthey are using
  GeoGebra in their classrooms.
• Program for Professional developmentwith ECTS
  was successfull
• But difficult to put too many demands on most
  teachers