The award is sponsored by the Varkey Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation established to improve the standards of education for underprivileged children throughout the world and ensure all children have access to good teachers.
Now in its fourth edition, the award saw 40,000 nominations from 173 countries sent in this year.
Ms Carimali, who teaches at the Vittorio Veneto Scientific State High School, was recognised for her learning model, which features drama activities and problem-solving exercises.
She calls her method “cognitive internship” and focuses on being able to think mathematically, developing and applying skills such as intuition and imagination as well as theorising and evaluation.
Her innovative teaching approach has produced excellent results in experiments and in class – most notably with students who, having been let down by another teacher, went on to achieve results that made newspaper headlines.
The Minister of Education has recognised Ms Carimali as one of the ten best Italian teachers for her approach and success with students who had previously struggled with maths.
Students said Ms Carimali’s approach has changed the way they understand and think about maths.
Ms Carimali’s methods and success have received coverage on television and in national and specialist press, and she now aims to share her maths teaching model by teaching, blogging and writing and to give support and encouragement to young people who choose a career in teaching maths.
The Italian teacher is up against candidates from Australia, Ghana, Lebanon, Argentina, the US, Spain, Japan, Russia and Nepal, to name a few.
With ANSA
