Welcome to the American Institute of Mathematics Math Teachers' Circle. Founded in 2006, the AIM Math Teachers' Circle is the original member of the national Math Teachers' Circle Network.

Announcements

EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY: Summer Workshop for Middle School Teachers

The AIM Math Teacher's Circle Immersion Workshop is a residential summer program for Bay Area middle school math teachers from July 23-27, 2012. All expenses are paid by the American Institute of Mathematics. This workshop is immersive — hands-on problem-solving sessions are held in both the morning and afternoon at the AIM headquarters in downtown Palo Alto; participants stay at the nearby Creekside Inn. Experienced session leaders engage participants with a provlem-solving approach to math education. Teachers gain experience and confidence with problem-solving techniques and work on open-ended math problems in several content areas. We ask all participants, even those living within commuting distance, to stay on site to foster camaraderie and community.

Please read this workshop brouchure for a more detailed description. NOTE: some web browsers still have bugs that prevent PDF files from displaying correctly — if you get a blank window please try a mouse right-click to download the brochure and then read it with a PDF reader like Adobe AcrobatReader. The workshop is sponsored by AIM and the National Science Foundation and is completely free to accepted applicants.

Apply for the summer workshop or register to receive more information

Upcoming Meetings

Every month from September to April (except December), the AIM Math Teachers' Circle will offer an evening meeting for middle school math teachers interested in exploring accessible, exciting topics in mathematics and learning about a problem-solving approach to teaching math. All teachers are welcome to attend. Please contact us in advance so that we can have sufficient food on hand. Dinner is complimentary.

The meetings will typically be held at AIM on TUESDAY evenings from 5:00-8:00 pm.

Schedule for 2011-2012

DateSession Leader(s) Topic
September 20 Brian Conrey and Estelle BasorEstimating Large Numbers (Without a Calculator)
October 15 (All-Day Workshop) Alon Amit, Tom Davis, Tatiana Shubin, Joshua ZuckerVarious Topics
October 18Tom DavisIterated Functions
November 15 Matt BeckPartitions
January 17Tatiana ShubinGrid Power
February 28 Joshua Zucker2 = 1 + 1 and Other Compositions
March 20Paul ZeitzHow to Gamble If You Must
March 31 (All-Day Workshop) Alan Schoenfeld, Brian Conrey, Alon Amit, Joshua ZuckerVarious Topics
April 17 Brian ConreyIs there a power of 2 which ends with 1000 ones and twos?

To view our previous years' activities, please follow these links: 2010-2011, 2009-2010, 2008-2009, 2007-2008, 2006-2007

Directions to the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM)


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AIM is located in the same building as Fry's Electronics, about 30 yards to the left of the Fry's entrance (toward El Camino).

Sponsors

We are grateful to our sponsors:

AIM

AMS
 

 

 

Tom Davis

rockwellcollins
 

 

 

tellabsfoundation
 

 

 

and to our past sponsors:

MAA

NSA