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In This Issue
Applications Open for Online Workshops
Free Mentoring Opportunities
BrainCake
Paper Models of Polyhedra
Online PD
Courses
Teaching Math with the Problems of the Week
Free Online
Opportunities
For teachers of students in grades 5-9:
Using Technology and Problem Solving to Build Algebraic Reasoning
Technology Tools for Thinking and Reasoning about Probability
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Applications Open for Online Workshops
These Math Forum workshops will be held March 2 - April 13.
The workshop fee is currently paid for by a National Science
Foundation (NSF) grant.
Register now for:
Free Mentoring Opportunities
http://mathforum.org/pow/
Mentor groups will be providing feedback to submitters in
Problems of the Week over the next several weeks:
- Math Fundamentals from February 23 - March 8
- Pre-Algebra from February 16 - March 1
- Algebra from February 9 - 22 and February 23 - March 8
Please have your students submit solutions. If they receive
replies from a mentor, we hope you'll encourage them to revise.
Not only will your students learn more, but the mentors will
learn as well!
How to Use Free Mentoring
http://mathforum.org/pow/free_mentoring.html
Help your students make the most of the mentoring experience.
Trial Class Account
http://mathforum.org/products/trial.html
Free 21 day access to Current Problems of the Week and the Problems of the Week Library.
BrainCake
http://www.braincake.org/
BrainCake is one of many programs at the Girls, Math & Science
Partnership, a program of Carnegie Science Center. BrainCake is
meant to reach middle-school-age girls world-wide who are
interested in changing the world with math and science.
The site includes resources, activities, discussions, and
summer programs for girls, as well as blogs and resources to
help parents and teachers spark and keep girls' interest in
the disciplines of science and mathematics.
Paper Models of Polyhedra
http://www.korthalsaltes.com/
Gijs Korthals Altes offers these free models of polyhedra:
print them on heavy paper, fold as instructed, and glue some
edges. Some models are decorated, or have colored faces (if
you have a color printer). The site is also available in
Spanish and Chinese.
Construction tips:
http://www.korthalsaltes.com/instructions.htm
Models include:
- Platonic Solids
- Archimedean Solids
- Kepler-Poinsot Polyhedra
- Other Uniform Polyhedra
- Compounds
- Pyramids
- Other Polyhedra
- Prisms and Antiprisms
- Kaleidocycles
- Other Paper Models
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