On October 18-19, 2025, the finals of the 13th Guangdong Provincial Undergraduate Teacher Education Students Teaching Skills Competition (Mathematics Division), hosted by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education and organized by South China Normal University, were held in Guangzhou. During the finals, Zhang Chi from our college demonstrated solid mathematical expertise and fundamental teaching skills. She answered the judges' questions with clear logic and composure, earning unanimous praise from the panel. Zhang secured the First Prize (awarded to only 10% of participants), marking the second consecutive year our college has achieved this distinction in the finals.

The Guangdong Provincial Teaching Skills Competition for Undergraduate Normal Students is the largest, most influential, and only provincial-level teaching skills event exclusively for undergraduate normal students in Guangdong. Our college has consistently placed high importance on this competition, providing active support in areas such as contest guidance, participant selection, and resource provision. During the May campus selection round, we invited experienced evaluators including Lin Rifu, Junior High Mathematics Teaching Researcher from Shenzhen Academy of Educational Sciences; Mo Xuan from Bao'an Middle School; Zhang Guoming from Nanshan Foreign Language School (Group), Huang Dayao from Xuefu No. 1 Primary School (Nanshan No. 2 Foreign Language School Group), and Wang Weiqun from Nantou Primary School (Nanshan Experimental Education Group). The panel focused on evaluating participants' textbook interpretation, classroom teaching, and reflective improvement capabilities.

Building upon the campus selection competition, our college formed a faculty advisory team comprising instructors Li Peng, Zhang Yu, Sun Zongliang, and Zhou Dan. This team selected four students—Zhang Chi, Yang Ruiya, Cai Jiayu, and Liu Jiawen—to participate in the provincial competition preliminaries. With the guidance of their instructors, the four students thoroughly grasped the latest curriculum standards. They meticulously refined and repeatedly rehearsed every aspect of their preparations, including instructional design, PowerPoint presentation creation, and simulated teaching sessions.

In the future, the college will continue to adhere to the principle of “using competitions to enhance teaching, learning, and research.” We will strive to build more practical platforms for mathematics education students to apply their knowledge, foster mutual learning through teaching, and enhance the professional skills and overall competence of future educators.

School of Mathematical Sciences

November 20, 2025