Online seminar «STEM-education: technology of teaching subjects in mathematics»

On May 3, 2022, at the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics an on-line seminar «STEM-education: technology of teaching subjects in mathematics» was held according to the work plan for the 2021-2022 academic year and within the framework of memorandum of cooperation between Abai KazNPU and school № 59 of Abay village, Aral district, Kyzylorda region.

The seminar was attended by teachers from remote rural schools located in the Aral district of Kyzylorda region. School 59 of Abai village of Karakum rural district, school №13 named after T. Shevchenko of Aralsk city, school № 262 named after U. Karamanov, schools № 220, № 14, № 231 and № 83 of Aralsk city, school № 82 of Karateren village, school № 177 of Saksaulsk village, school № 67 of Koszhar village received big methodical assistance.

The event was organised by Venera Rystygulova, Associate Professor at the Physics Department of the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics.

The speakers were Zhomart Naushabekov, 1st year doctoral student in Physics, Kadrzhan Shiyapov, senior lecturer of Mathematics and Mathematical Modelling Department, Yerbol Ospanbekov, senior lecturer of Methods of Teaching Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Department, as well as Venera Rystygulova herself. They gave five reasons for the relevance of STEM education, demonstrated teaching methods, highlighted specific ways of implementing STEM education within the school, and provided a list of literature and online resources on STEM education.