30/05/2017

The Vice-Dean of Education gives a talk at the EduMindUp! conference 2017

Salvador Vidal, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Education, talked about mathematics, music and games as keys to learning at the EduMindUp! Conference 2017, between 18 and 20 May

The conference, which took place in Tarragona, brought together more than six hundred education professionals, who gave talks and workshops and also exchanged experiences.

Salvador Vidal gave a talk on mathematics and music. He underlined the usefulness of games as an important tool to learning mathematics. In order to present his topic, Vidal described his academic experiences in the field of mathematics.

This conference was an opportunity to find out about educational practices based on scientific evidence and related to multiple intelligence, creativity and new technologies.

EduMindUp! was a conference but also a meeting point for the educational community and for professionals from the sector to bring neuroscience and its application to the school environment closer together. It was organised by the Sant Pau Apòstol school in Tarragona, as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary.