Park City Mathematics Institute Secondary School Teacher Program Participant Reflections on PCMI

Peg Cagle, Johnny Lott, Joyce Frost

Joyce Frost: "Peg's daughter described it as "Math Nerd Camp" to which Peg corrected her and said, "Oh, no, it's Super Math Nerd Camp." I'm not sure about the nerd part, but I would definitely call it "Super Math Camp" for teachers. It is the most incredible opportunity to meet and share experiences with some of the most amazing math teachers from all over the country. It is a high energy, activity packed three weeks of great math to stretch us as mathematicians, ways to improve our teaching through example, dialogue, research, and suggestions from others, and an incredible opportunity to experience the excitement of creating publishable materials to share with teachers who check out the PCMI website. PCMI is an opportunity to meet people from all aspects of mathematics and mathematics education. And all of this is done in a picturesque, supportive environment."

Steve Phelps: "So the three weeks at PCMI...I made new friends, met new people, did a bunch of math, learned a lot of math, saw places I might never have had the chance to see, talked and shared ideas with other teachers, teacher educators, mathematicians and math students. It did give my math teaching a kick-start, especially in the areas of technology. All in all, I experienced three weeks that I still can't believe I got to experience...PCMI really was (and I guess still is) the single most significant "math event" I have had professionally." . . . read more

Troy Jones and Steve Phelps

Rey's working group trying a kinesthetic exercise

Rey Jope: If Disneyland is "the happiest place on earth," then here at PCMI, I've found my professional Disneyland! God bless you all! View more photos of the Combinatorics Working Group moving together.

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