Training Program for the Development of Teaching Competencies of Panamanian Elementary School Teachers for Teaching Mathematics

Abstract

Reflection on the training needed by Panamanian teachers has little research tradition, although recently, training programs have been developed for teachers to teach mathematics in accordance with current trends in the teaching of this subject. This article explains one of these postgraduate training programs. Specifically, the guidelines for its design and some results of its second implementation are discussed. Among the most important results for this article we have a) the creation of the platform as well as the set of assignments designed, which have been used for the training of subsequent promotions of teachers; b) It highlights the change in the criteria that guide the teacher's practice at the end of the program, in relation to the criteria used before the training, particularly emphasizing the relevance acquired by the emotional aspects and those related to interaction in this process.