Events of July 2010

Math Circle Teacher Training Institute

Jul 4, 2010 – Jul 10, 2010

About 25 mathematicians, teachers, and other math enthusiasts from around the country paticipated in this week-long institute at Notre Dame led by Bob and Ellen Kaplan with assistance from Amanda Serenevy and Leo Goldmakher. Participants experienced Math Circles as students, shared ideas for starting Math Circles, led Math Circles for children, and delved into a number of engaging mathematical questions.

IUSB Leadership Academy

Jul 12, 2010 – Jul 29, 2010

The IUSB Leadership Academy is a two-month summer program for high school and entering college students. During the program, students take several classes designed to prepare them for college. We offered a math class for eleven of the high school students. Each 105-minute class included review of pre-algebra and algebra concepts and a hands-on activity designed to show them how some of these concepts apply to the real world. Students completed daily homework assignments, quizzes twice a week, and took a pre-test and post-test to chart their improvement over the three-week (twelve-session) program.

Apprentice Academy Manufacturing Camp

Jul 22, 2010

We assisted the Apprentice Academy with one afternoon session during their 5 day camp for high school students. During the camp, students were introduced to a variety of technical skills, principles of entrepreneurship, and personal finance. We led plumbing and pipefitting challenges involving accurate measuring and working with fractions.