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Maria Antonia Canals Prize

Prize jointly convened annually by the Federation of Entities for the Teaching of Mathematics in Catalonia (FEEMCAT), the Balearic Society of Mathematics (SBM-XEIX), the Society of Mathematics Education of the Valencian Community “al-Khwārizmī”, and the Catalan Society of Mathematics, with the aim of recognizing innovative projects and experiences in mathematics teaching at all educational levels: early childhood education (0–6 years), primary education (6–12 years), secondary education (12–18 years), and university education.

Since 2023, each edition is dedicated to the territory of the Society that organizes the JEM that year to promote territorial balance, and is managed by the organizing association. The jury is made up of one or two representatives from each of the societies, so that people from the territory where the prize is awarded act with voice but without vote.

The prize is awarded annually at the joint JEM conference.
Applications must be submitted by email to: premimacanals@gmail.com

Current call

Call for the Ma Antonia Canals Prize 2025
Two classroom experiences carried out in any of the different educational stages in Catalonia, from early childhood to university, will be awarded.

Who can apply?
Any teaching professional who carries out their educational work in centers in Catalonia and uses Catalan as the vehicular language.

What must be submitted?
A description of a real and innovative classroom experience, at any educational stage, in electronic format (Word, Open Office, or PDF), between 7 and 15 pages in length (Arial 11 font, double-spaced).

Proposals must be sent to: premimacanals@gmail.com
2025 Rules
Template for preparing the report
Deadline: June 30, 2025.

Prize history

MAC Prize 2025

Maria Antonia Canals Prize 2025 The Catalan-speaking mathematical societies, FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, SEMCV Al Khwarizmi, and SCM have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals Prize 2025 to: Eva Àlvarez Vilaró, secondary education category for her experience “Flowers” Rosa Camps, Natàlia Castellana, and Xavier Mora, university category for their experience "Modeling Workshop". A special mention has been awarded to: Eulàlia Tramuns i Figueras, university category for her experience "Origami and computational thinking: division of a square into 2^n parts with minimal folds". The jury was composed of:

Pedro Bibiloni Serrano, representing SBM-XEIX
Lluís Bonet Juan, representing SEMCV Al-Khwarizmi
Isabel Maria Hidalgo Rangel, representing SBM-XEIX
Ana Isabel Roig Albiol, representing SEMCV Al-Khwarizmi
Montserrat Alsina, representing SCM, without vote
Montse Moliné Brull, representing FEEMCAT, as secretary

MAC Prize 2024

Maria Antonia Canals Prize 2024 The associations of mathematics teachers and professors of Catalan-speaking areas, FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, SEMCV Al Khwarizmi, and SCM have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals Prize 2024 to: Gabriel Mateu Batle, early childhood education category, for the work “Mathematics Fair”, Sandra Aragüés Obea, primary education category, for the work “Competency Problems” This prize aims to highlight and value the work of these two practical educational innovation projects. Both cases have contributed to a change in perspective and improvement of learning; through the proposals explained, they have fostered competency-based mathematics teaching and at the same time created an environment that makes children feel good, paying attention to the emotional impact. The jury was composed of:

Carles Granell Fernández, representing FEEMCAT
David Virgili Correas, representing SCM
Lluís Bonet Juan, representing SEMCV Al-Khwarizmi
Maria Magdalena Martí, as secretary

MAC Prize 2023

Maria Antonia Canals Prize 2023 The associations of mathematics teachers and professors of Catalan-speaking areas, FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, SEMCV Al Khwarizmi, and SCM have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals Prize 2023 to: Fernando Pérez García

MAC Prize 2022

Maria Antonia Canals Prize 2022 The associations of mathematics teachers and professors of Catalan-speaking areas, FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, SEMCV Al Khwarizmi, and SCM have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals Prize 2022 to: Mireia López and Cyntia Riquelme for creating the blog The Resource Bank based on the problem statements from the Fem Matemàtiques competition. This collection, together with the proposed guidelines, makes the blog an excellent resource for mathematics teachers who want to work on competency-based activities in their classrooms. It is a shared effort where Cyntia has brought these problems into the classroom with her students, and Mireia has carried out a curricular analysis of them as well as an analysis of student productions.

MAC 2019 Award

Maria Antonia Canals 2019 Award The associations of Catalan-speaking mathematics teachers and professors FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, SEMCV Al Khwarizmï, and SCM have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals 2019 Prize to: Antoni Gomà i Nasarre in recognition of his lifelong career as a mathematics teacher who has actively collaborated and continues to collaborate with various associations such as the Catalan Society of Mathematics or the Catalan Association of GeoGebra. Especially for his vision and commitment 24 years ago in introducing the Kangaroo tests, followed by other student-oriented activities such as the Kangaroo Cup, Sprint Problems, Problem Marathon, and Olitele, which have a strong social impact and currently involve thousands of students from Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands.

MAC 2018 Award

Maria Antonia Canals 2018 Award The associations of Catalan-speaking mathematics teachers and professors FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, SEMCV Al Khwarizmï, and SCM have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals 2018 Prize to: Cecília Calvo, David Barba, and Ana Cerezo for their blog PuntMat and the outreach work developed around it, such as talks, workshops, and conferences. The jury was composed of:

Sergi Muria, representing FEEMCAT
Mariona Petit, representing SCM
David Arnau, representing SEMCV Al-Khwarizmi
Cristina Olivares and Catalina Pizà, representing SBM-XEIX
Maria Magdalena Martí, as secretary

MAC 2016 Award

The Maria Antonia Canals 2016 Award was declared void in all categories.

MAC 2014 Award

Maria Antonia Canals 2014 Award The associations of Catalan-speaking mathematics teachers and professors FEEMCAT, SBM Xeix, and SEMCV Al Khwarizmï have awarded the Maria Antònia Canals 2016 Prize to: Fàtima Dalmau Pòrtulas and Àngel Alsina Pastells, early childhood education category, for the work "Mathematics and Environment in Early Childhood Education" Manel Sol Puig, secondary education category, for the work "Mathematical Projects in Secondary Education" Two honorable mentions were also awarded to: Carlos Giménez Esteban, for the work "Sangakus" Ramon Bergadà Marimon, for the work "Mathematics at the Lake"

MAC 2012 Award

Maria Antonia Canals 2012 Award FEEMCAT has awarded the Maria Antònia Canals 2012 Prize to: Noemí Requena, early childhood education category for the work "The mathematical reasoning of boys and girls has no limits". Catalina Pizà, primary education category for the work "A game of table football" Ramon Masip and Ramon Nolla, secondary education category for the work "Study of the mosaics of the Castellarnau House Museum" and access to the material The university teaching category was declared void.

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