Innovations in Mathematics Education Via the Arts

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Innovations in Mathematics Education Via the Arts

• BIRS, Banff, Jan 2007

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Workshop Website

• http//www.georgehart.com/birs
• Username birsworkshop
• Password birsworkshop

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Vague Schedule

• Day 1 introduction, presentations
• Night 1 CD construction workshop
• Day 2 exploration, brainstorming, and discussion
• Night 2 cutouts and L-Systems workshops
• Day 3 proposal preparation
• Night 3 optional hot spring excursion
• Day 4 reporting and planning for future
• Day 5 morning conclusions
• afternoon depart

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Thursday Schedule

• 900-1000 Music workshop Godfried, Paco,
  David, Susan
• 1000-1030 Outline final outcomes
• 1030-1100 Coffee
• 1100-1200 Open problem session
• 1200-130 Lunch
• 130-315 Group work
• 315-345 Coffee Break
• 345-530 Groups report. Plan final report.
• 530-630 Dinner
• 700 PM Hot springs trip

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Official Objectives

• Our primary objective is to bring together a
  diverse body of mathematically trained
  professionals who individually incorporate the
  arts in their educational activities. As a group,
  we will brainstorm to identify promising areas
  and techniques for a wider movement of math
  education via the arts. Then we will strategize
  by sketching proposal ideas, considering possible
  funding means, making detailed proposals, and
  assembling focused teams to implement the results
  appropriately.

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More Objectives

• We hope to incubate a range of projects in
  which the participants engage in development and
  dissemination that will ultimately transfer ideas
  to educators, students, and the public. This will
  likely include traditional meanssuch as
  exhibits, books, websites, workshops, videos, and
  special sessions at education conferencesbut
  should include novel ideas as well.

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Possible Outcomes

• New individual research projects
• Teaching resources
• New collaborations
• Book of art/math activities aimed at teachers
• Conference or special session
• Resource material, e.g., website, CDROM,
• Exhibits, one-time, traveling, or permanent
• Art/math museum
• List of research questions
• Proposals
• Other

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BANFF Hot Springs ExcursionMoved to THURSDAY

• Meet Thursday 700, Corbett Steps
• 15.00 includes taxi, entrance, suit
• subtract 2 if you bring your own suit
• 1 coin for locker
• Paco collects money
• Bring TOWEL (or rent one for 2)

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FYI

• National Science Educational Digital Library
• http//www.nsdl.org
• RFP NSF 07-538

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Page for Final Report

• Paragraph about experience here
• Description of math education needs you feel are
  important and whether addressed
• Partnerships formed
• Accomplishments
• Projects planned
• Long range impact