Viva la escuela – Aportando en la escuela rural

Abstract

This document presents the experience gained during the internship carried out within the framework of the Tutoring Program for Learning and Comprehensive Training – PTA/FI 3.0, a more updated version of the Viva la Escuela program. The objective of the internship focused on designing a center of interest oriented toward mathematics, taking into account the context and priorities of the students at the Eliseo Pinilla Rueda school. Within the framework of the PTA/F project, with the support of the teachers and administrators of the institution where the internship took place, the Eliseo Pinilla Rueda school, and with the guidance and assistance of the director of the thesis for this document, a proposal for the development of a center of interest was developed and subsequently implemented. The project was specifically aimed at a group of seventh-grade students. Initially, elements such as the students' interests, their context and that of their families, and the institutional environment were identified. As a result of this diagnosis, poultry production was selected as a relevant and pertinent theme for the development of the center of interest, given its relevance and pertinence to the community. The methodological proposal considered defined phases and moments. Initially, different characteristics of the institution's environment, the students, and the community in general were identified through observations, interviews, and casual conversations with students, teachers, and other people around the school. In a later stage, the focus of interest was developed, anticipating different scenarios: one in which the implementation of the focus of interest was not possible for specific reasons; another in which the intern or trainee could propose a focus of interest; and a third in which the school already had a focus of interest and the intern or trainee would adjust to it. Finally, in the final stage, an analytical and reflective interpretation of the experiences and results obtained throughout the experience was carried out. Throughout the experience, taking advantage of poultry production as the theme of the center of interest, an effort was made to link concepts such as proportionality, reason, basic measures of central tendency, and data organization. In addition to documenting the successes and measures taken during the experience to ensure the project's objectives were met, the document addresses various challenges that arose and presents critical reflections based on observations and experiences during the process.