Workshops & Activities
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Students Tie World Record!
In December 2001 then high-school student Britney Gallivan broke the world record by folding a piece of paper in half 11 times, and the following year broke the record again by completing 12 folds. On March 29, 2008, fourteen St. Marker’s attempted to beat Britney’s record. The photo shows the results of the event. As you can see we did not beat Britney’s record (the 13th fold does not show a contiguous set of 8192 horizontal layers!) We only managed 12 complete folds, but this is a record of some sorts – we did it with paper, not gold leaf.
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Spring Classes for Middle School and High School Students
The St. Mark’s Institute of Mathematics will hold two courses for the Spring of 2008
CLASS 1: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH-SCHOOLERS:
This semester’s topic: LABELED TRIANGLES FOR FIXED-POINT RESULTS!
This topic explored will be accessible to all and, after some preliminary legwork, new to the world.
CLASS DATES: THURSDAYS
March 27;
April 3, 17;
May 1, 8, 15, 22
TIME: 5:30 – 6: 20 p.m.
LOCATION: Room B of St. Mark’s School
(Follow signs from the front desk in the
COST: It’s free. This is a service the St. Mark’s
ALL WELCOME !
No previous background knowledge is required.
To register send an e-mail to James Tanton at mathinstitute@stmarksschool.org .
CLASS 2 : ADVANCED MATHEMATICS EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
Directed to a possibly younger audience (middle-school students) but open to all interested, this course will explore a topic in mathematics not covered in the typical high-school curriculum.
This semester’s topic: MODULAR ARITHMETIC AND ITS POWER!
CLASS DATES: THURSDAYS
March 27;
April 3, 17;
May 1, 8, 15, 22
TIME: 4 :30 – 5 : 20 p.m.
LOCATION: Room B of St. Mark’s School
(Follow signs from the front desk in the
COST: It’s free. This is a service the St. Mark’s
ALL WELCOME !
No previous background knowledge is required.
To register send an e-mail to James Tanton at mathinstitute@stmarksschool.org .
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES FOR TEACHERS
The St. Mark’s Institute of Mathematics, in conjunction with Northeastern University, offers graduate courses for teachers. These courses carry full graduate credit towards as Master’s of Education program (Specialization in Mathematics) or can be taken individually for PDP credit. James Tanton offers the five core mathematics courses:
Algebra, Numbers and Geometry
Geometry
Functions and Trigonometry
Conceptual Calculus
Probability and Statistics
These courses, as a set, cover the content of the entire high-school curriculum (as outlined by the Massachusetts DOE) and prepare teachers for state licensure, and, perhaps more importantly, offer a multitude of innovative techniques and approaches to teaching, exploring, and properly understanding mathematics.
The program is designed so that participants may “pick-and-choose” courses for PDP or for full graduate credit towards a Master’s Degree at Northeastern University.
The Probability and Statistics course will be offered Spring 2008 at St. Mark's School on the following dates:
March 29; April 5, 12; May 3, 10, 17
Full details and registration materials can be found at www.spsc.neu.edu/pdp. Or contact Carol Doherty, Director, Institute of Education, at c.doherty@neu.edu for complete and up-to-date information.
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ASSOCIATION OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
