Name: From Debate to Competition: Building a Culture of Mathematical Reasoning in MYP & DP
Start: 2026-09-19T17:15:00+0200
End: 2026-09-19T18:15:00+0200

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From Debate to Competition: Building a Culture of Mathematical Reasoning in MYP & DP

Saturday September 19, 2026 5:15pm - 6:15pm CEST

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This interactive workshop explores how structured mathematical debate and thoughtfully designed competitions can strengthen reasoning, communication, and confidence in MYP and DP mathematics classrooms. Rather than viewing debate and competitions as enrichment for a small group of high achievers, this session reframes them as powerful pedagogical tools that support all learners while maintaining high cognitive demand.
Participants will experience a short mathematical debate and examine practical classroom structures such as “Always/Sometimes/Never,” error-analysis debates, and claim–counterclaim formats. The session will then connect these strategies to internal and external competitions, including Kangaroo-style challenges, school-based reasoning events, and interschool initiatives. Emphasis will be placed on how competition problems can be repurposed to promote discussion, justification, and deeper conceptual understanding.
The workshop also addresses alignment with MYP criteria and DP assessment objectives, highlighting how debate and competition strengthen justification, precision of language, and mathematical argumentation—skills directly linked to examination success and internal assessments.

Speakers

Dr.Pallavi Agarwal

DP and MYP Maths teacher, International School of Hamburg

I am an MYP and DP Mathematics teacher at the International School of Hamburg, with a doctorate in Mathematics and prior university teaching experience in Singapore and India. I use structured mathematical debate and competition-style problem solving to develop students reasoning... Read More →

Sophie Hawker

Head of Mathematics, International School of Hamburg

I am an MYP and DP mathematics teacher currently working at the International School of Hamburg, where I lead the maths department. Fostering deep conceptual understanding and building classrooms in which all students actively engage in mathematical thinking is at the core of my teaching... Read More →

Saturday September 19, 2026 5:15pm - 6:15pm CEST
0.231 Am Luftschiffhafen 1, 14471 Potsdam

One-Hour Workshop

Audience Secondary / Middle learners aged 11-16; Secondary / Diploma learners aged 17-18
Subject Mathematics

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