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Community Outreach
For more than 25 years, the Cornell Mathematics Department has been engaged in outreach and building solid partnerships with local teachers and schools. Outreach activities fall into three broad categories:
A summary of recent activities can also be found in our 2011-2012 outreach report.
Contact Person
Dr. Mary Ann Huntley
Director of Mathematics Outreach and K-12 Education Activities
huntley@math.cornell.edu
(607) 255-5529
2012-2013 Event Calendar
| Dates |
Events |
October 13 –
November 17 |
Fall 2012 Math Explorer’s Club — Graduate students Laura Escobar and Daniel Wong implemented two of the modules in our Math Explorer’s Club collection during a six-week series of Saturday morning worshops open to students in grades 8–12. See coverage in the Cornell Chronicle. |
| November 3 |
Making the CCSSM Come Alive in Our Classrooms, a Saturday workshop for teachers (MATH 5080) |
| December 1 |
Don't Bet on It! Intuition, Probability, and the CCSSM, a Saturday workshop for teachers (MATH 5080) |
| February 2, 16 |
Spring 2013 Math Explorer’s Club — Graduate students Hung Tran, My Huynh, Margarita Amchislavska, and Kristen Pueschel will lead a six-week series of Saturday morning workshops open to students in grades 8–12, starting February 2, 16, and continuing March 2, 9, and April 13, 20. Please sign up if you are interested. |
| February 20 |
AMC 10B and 12B Competition — Please sign up by Feburary 11 if you wish to participate. For more information, contact Andrew Marshall. |
| March 2 |
Valentine’s Day Redux: Falling in Love with Mathematics, a Saturday workshop for teachers (MATH 5080) — Please sign up by February 21 if you wish to attend. |
| March 2, 9 |
Spring 2013 Math Explorer’s Club (continued from February 2, 9; concluding April 13, 20) |
| April 13, 20 |
Spring 2013 Math Explorer’s Club (continued from February 2, 9 and March 2, 9) |
| April 24 |
Mathematics Awareness Month public lecture — In keeping with this year’s theme of Mathematics and Sustainability, a public lecture will be held to celebrate Math Awareness Month. Details to come. |
Events will be added throughout the year.
Volunteers Sought for Mathematics Outreach Opportunities
This semester there are numerous mathematics outreach opportunities for Cornell faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students to become involved in, including:
- Running or facilitating the Math Explorer’s Club (Grades 8–12)
appropriate for graduate and undergraduate students
- Tutoring at local schools (Grades K–12)
appropriate for undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty
- Assisting with coaching the Ithaca High School math team (Grades 9–12)
appropriate for faculty and graduate students
- Presenting at the Ithaca Sciencenter ShowTime! (Grades PK–5)
appropriate for faculty and graduate students
- Offering a program for 4-H Career Explorations (Ages 13–14)
appropriate for graduate students
For more information, and to indicate your interest and availability, please go to www.math.cornell.edu/twiki/bin/view/MH/CornellUniversityMathematicsOutreach. Completing a questionnaire at this site indicates your interest in volunteering but in no way obligates you. | posted January 29, 2013
Last modified: April 1, 2013 |
