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At right, fractions and parity greeted eleven Teachers' Circle participants on their first day in session.
Teachers' Circles bring together Middle School Math Teachers and gives them a chance to work together on engaging topics and problems, and at the same time become acquainted with an effective problem solving approach to mathematics . The goals of the circle are to engage middle school math teachers in mathematical problem-solving and involve them in an ongoing dialogue about math with students, colleagues, and professional mathematicians;. and to provide guidance, materials, and resources to middle school math teachers that will enable them to promote open-ended problem-solving as a way of learning, thinking about, and practicing mathematics in their classrooms.
The summer workshop is supported by a grant from the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership (IMSEP).
REU Director Leslie Hogben explains the keeping of a research journal and tells the group of students she is mentoring to expect to publish their work.
Twenty-one undergraduate mathematics students representing 15 institutions arrived on campus Saturday to participate in research for the next several weeks.
A group of secondary school counselors will gather on campus this week to learn more about the transition students experience as they move from high school to university study of mathematics.
Deadlines this week
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Transitions
Graduate student birthdays this week:
6/10 Hui Yu; 6/14 Michelle Lastrina
Transitions features announcements regarding life transitions, i.e., family, job, etc. of those associated with the Department may be published at the request of the individual. Send submissions to tuttle@iastate.edu
Central Iowa Middle School Math Teachers' Circle
Research Experience for Undergraduates