Category Archives: Outreach

Putting Sums back into Summer

Posted on January 31, 2022 by msaul

by Scott Taylor Colby College Waterville, ME Every math teacher hears the “What’s it good for?” complaint. Even elementary students want to know what math is good for. But children, especially those who are at risk of not succeeding academically, … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Learning in Mathematics Series 2015, Education Policy, Faculty Experiences, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Mathematics teacher preparation, Outreach, Summer Programs | Tagged active learning, community, culture, education, growth mindset, K-12 mathematics, mathematical thinking, Mathematics Education, mindset, outreach, problem solving | Comments Off

Finding Pedagogy in Recreational Problem Solving: reflections and lessons learned

Posted on January 4, 2022 by msaul

Posted on January 4, 2022 by msaul By Dimitrios Roxanas A few years ago, when I started my tenured job at the University of Sheffield, one of my first initiatives was to start a problem solving seminar for students (undergraduate and graduate) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty Experiences, Graduate Education, Mathematics Education Research, Outreach, Student Experiences | Tagged active learning, community, Conceptual Understanding, context, education, mathematical practices, mathematical thinking, Mathematics Education, outreach, problem solving, productive struggle, students, undergraduate | Comments Off

In Memoriam N. N. Konstantinov

Posted on September 12, 2021 by msaul

by Mark Saul This summer marks the thirtieth year since the end of the Soviet Union. It also marks the passing of one of the great figures of Russian mathematical culture, Nicholas Nikolayevich Konstantinov. This note concerns both events, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, History of mathematics education, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Outreach | Tagged community, culture, education, history of mathematics, K-12 mathematics, Mathematics Education | Comments Off

Happy New Year(?)

Posted on January 6, 2021 by msaul

Mark Saul, Editor Mathematics and mathematicians rarely make press. So it was a bit sweet, but mostly bitter, to read in the New Yorker of the deaths of John Conway, Ronald Graham, and Freeman Dyson, three great losses to our profession. … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication, Education Policy, Faculty Experiences, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Outreach, Student Experiences | Tagged Conceptual Understanding, culture, Curriculum, education, K-12 mathematics, mathematical thinking, Mathematics Education, outreach | 1 Comment

THE ZOOM ROOM: Vignette and Reflections About Online Teaching

Posted on September 1, 2020 by msaul

Mark Saul A child’s insight “I know how to find out how many divisors a number has. You factor it into primes….” Alejandro was with a virtual group of four enthusiastic ten year olds, in the midst of exploring a … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Learning in Mathematics Series 2015, Classroom Practices, Communication, Faculty Experiences, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Online Education, Outreach, Student Experiences | Tagged active learning, community, diversity, K-12 mathematics, mathematical practices, mathematical thinking, problem solving, productive struggle | Comments Off

The Future of Enrichment: Math Contests or Math Circles?

Posted on January 13, 2020 by msaul

by Doug O’Roark Executive Director, Math Circles of Chicago The New York Times recently published an article entitled “The Right Answer? 8,186,699,633,530,061 (An Abacus Makes It Look Almost Easy)”. Its lead photograph features over 100 children seated at desks, facing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Outreach, Student Experiences | Tagged extra-curricular, math circles, math contests, math festivals | 2 Comments

Communicating Advanced Mathematics to Kids

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Art Duval

By Jeremy Martin, Professor, University of Kansas I’ve often thought that we could do a lot better job of explaining “advanced” mathematics concepts in simple language for the benefit of a wider audience. As a student, I never liked being … Continue reading →

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The Third Year of “On Teaching and Learning Mathematics”

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Ben Braun

By Benjamin Braun, Editor-in-Chief, University of Kentucky Summer 2017 brought the third anniversary of On Teaching and Learning Mathematics and with it our annual review of the articles we have published since our previous year in review article. Over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Assessment Practices, Classroom Practices, Communication, Curriculum, Education Policy, Faculty Experiences, Graduate Education, K-12 Education, Mathematics Education Research, Multidisciplinary Education, Outreach, Research, Student Experiences, Summer Programs, Year in Review | Tagged year in review | 1 Comment

Creating Momentum Through Communicating Mathematics

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Ben Braun

By Matthias Beck, San Francisco State University, and Brandy Wiegers, Central Washington University Given five minutes, can you turn to the person next to you and describe your research? How about over 15 minutes in front of a class of … Continue reading →

Posted in Classroom Practices, Graduate Education, K-12 Education, Outreach, Research, Student Experiences | Tagged GK-12, graduate students, math circle, NSF, outreach | 1 Comment

An Inclusive Maths Conference: ECCO 2016

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Ben Braun

By Viviane Pons, maitre de conferences (Assistant Professor), Université Paris-Sud Editor’s Note: An expanded version of this article previously appeared at http://openpyviv.com/2016/07/12/ECCO/. Being one of the few women in the men’s world of mathematics and computer science has led me … Continue reading →

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