| Week |
Topic |
Content |
| 1 |
Introduction to European Union Values and Education Policies |
- Fundamental EU values
- The role of EU values in education
- EU education policies, Erasmus+, and the Bologna Process
Workshop: "How can we integrate EU values into education?" |
| 2 |
Embedding EU Values into National Education Systems: Best Practices |
Case studies from EU member states: Finland, Germany, France.
- Comparing Turkey’s education reforms with EU policies.
- Workshop: Designing a lesson plan incorporating EU values into different subjects. |
| 3 |
The Role of Children’s Literature in Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education |
- How children’s literature can foster mathematical thinking.
- Analyzing EU-Values-based children’s picture books containing numeracy concepts.
Example Book: The Number Devil (Hans Magnus Enzensberger) |
| 4 |
Mathematical Problem Posing Through Children's Picture Books |
- Defining problem-posing in EU educational frameworks.
- Creating mathematical problems inspired by children's books.
- Activity: Designing interdisciplinary math problems based on EU children's literature. |
| 5 |
Critical Thinking and EU Values Education Through Children’s Picture Books |
- Ethical dilemmas and social responsibility themes in children’s books
- How ethical reasoning can be embedded in mathematical problem-solving
Activity: Creating math problems based on social justice themes in an EU Values-based children’s book |
| 6 |
Mathematics, Environmental Sustainability, and the EU Green Deal |
- Understanding climate change through mathematical modeling.
- Carbon footprint calculations & EU environmental policies.
- Workshop: Creating mathematical models related to the European Green Deal and SDGs. |
| 7 |
Equity and Inclusion in Mathematics Problem Posing |
- Representation of EU values in problem-posing.
- Analyzing EU policies in education.
- Workshop: Designing math problems that represent diverse socio-economic contexts. |
| 8 |
Human Rights and Ethical Decision-Making in Mathematical Problem Posing |
- Applying EU principles in education.
- Case study: Migration, refugee education, and EU-funded integration programs.
- Activity: Designing problem-posing tasks related to migration and education rights in the EU. |
| 9 |
Developing Lesson Plans Integrating EU Values in Classrooms |
- Integrating problem-posing, EU values, and digital learning tools into lesson plans.
- Activity: Developing interdisciplinary lesson plans aligned with EU education policies. |
| 10 |
Developing Interactive Teaching Materials for Future Educators |
Creating digital learning materials based on AI and problem-posing.
- Best practices from Jean Monnet teacher training projects.
- Activity: Designing interactive mathematical materials using AI-supported problem posing. |
| 11 |
Using Technology for Mathematics and EU Values Education |
- Role of AI-enhanced education in EU policies.
- Exploring digital math tools: GeoGebra, Desmos, AI-supported learning environments.
- Workshop: Creating AI-driven mathematical problem-posing tasks. |
| 12 |
Practice Sessions and Pilot Lesson Presentations |
- Pre-service teachers implement their designed lesson plans
Feedback and evaluation |
| 13 |
Presentation of Pre-Service Teachers’ Lesson Plans |
- Presenting mathematics lessons incorporating EU values
Peer-review process: Feedback from students and instructors |
| 14 |
Final Evaluation and Future Perspectives |
- General assessment of the course
- Guidance on applying for EU-funded projects
- Recommendations for integrating EU values and interdisciplinary approaches into teacher education |