The Mathematics teaching laboratory as a powerful space for teaching, research and extension actions

Abstract

Presenting some actions carried out in the Mathematics Teaching Laboratory (LEM) of the Faculty of Mathematics (FAMAT) of the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), Santa Mônica campus, and how they include teaching, research and extension actions, are the objectives of this work. To do this, we discussed how we have understood the LEM, that is, as a space that is characterized by its versatility and plural possibilities of actions linked to teaching, research and extension and we present its three fronts of work, namely: (1) Teaching: classes of curricular components linked to both the curriculum of the Degree in Mathematics and the Postgraduate Program in Science and Mathematics Teaching (PPGECM) – Professional Master’s and “LEM with open doors”; (2) Research: Study group on the Mathematics Club, which is based on principles of Historical-Cultural Theory, development of scientific initiations (IC) and course completion work (TCC); and Extension: (3) workshops and mini-courses aimed at undergraduate students and teachers from the network, “EXPOLEM” and “LEM itinerant”. Finally, we concluded, especially from the analysis of electronic questionnaires, that this work with LEM has provided significant experiences for those involved, stimulating awareness of the incompleteness of the training process, the importance of group work, the exchange of knowledge and practices and awareness that training takes place in the most diverse spaces other than just institutionalized ones.