A MathCityMap Workshop Day with Students

Over the past few months, our MathCityMap team has visited several schools to present the new Student-Account feature through workshops and introductory sessions. After exciting visits to Eberbach, Herten, and Dublin, we had the pleasure of welcoming a group from the Johanna-Tesch-Schule in Frankfurt this May – and we’re happy to give you a closer look at how such a workshop day unfolds.

Together with 18 students and their teacher Nazanin Roushanaei, we spent a full day exploring the idea of “experiencing mathematics outdoors.”

To start the day, we introduced the core concept of MathCityMap and gave an overview of the system. The students then had the chance to get hands-on right away: Equipped with measuring tools and their smartphones, they completed a pre-designed MathTrail and discovered how mathematics can be made visible and applicable in the real world.

Afterwards, we changed perspective and presented the digital classroom from the teacher’s point of view. Then it was time for the students to become creators themselves: Working in small groups, they searched for suitable objects to develop their own tasks, carried out measurements, and prepared everything for digital input.

Following a well-deserved lunch break, the tasks were entered into the system. Together, we compiled the newly created tasks into a trail – which, of course, was tested right away. The day concluded with a feedback session in which students shared their thoughts on each other’s tasks and reflected on the overall workshop experience.

We sincerely thank the group for their enthusiasm and are thrilled about a successful day full of mathematical discovery!