Events

Sloan Despeaux

Western Carolina University
Colloquia

When

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Petty 150

The Math Teachers’ Circle initiative began at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) in August 2006, when 25 middle school mathematics teachers and 5 professional mathematicians from the San Francisco Bay Area came together for an intense week of work at AIM.  Based on the sustained success of the original Circle, AIM sought to create Math Teachers’ Circles (MTCs) throughout the United States.  There are now over 150 MTCs across the country. The North Carolina Network of Math Teachers’ Circles is comprised of ten Circles.  This talk will discuss the structure, goals, and outcomes of the NC Network. We will also demonstrate a “low floor, high ceiling” math problem we have used in an MTC session.