Previous Additions to the Forum
April - June 2007

June Implementing the Math Forum's Problems of the Week in Trenton, NJ (27 June, 2007) Gail Robinson and Annie Fetter represented the Trenton MATRIX grant at the 2007 National Educational Computing Conference, held this year in Atlanta.   Summer Problems of the Week (1 June 2007) Math Fundamentals PoW and Algebra PoW will post new summer problems starting June 11. Pre-Algebra and Geometry summer PoWs will debut on June 4. Check the Summer 2006 Calendar for each of our PoW services:         Math Fundamentals         Pre-Algebra         Algebra         Geometry We encourage teachers with class, school, or district subscriptions to take this opportunity to have their students do math all summer. Design and assign summer projects using the Current Problems or from a selection from the Active Problem Library. We will have only a few volunteers doing mentoring; and our responses will otherwise be scaled back.   May The MathMentor (27 May, 2007) The Math Forum @ Drexel is offering the MathMentor, an online mentoring program that is designed to expand the students' career aspirations and help them to develop interest in math, science and technology. The MathMentor is sponsored by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and will include a limited number of 200 high-achieving, low-income students. Application information is available at the bottom of this page.   Math Forum Director in Magazine for K-12 Education Leaders (May, 2007) The May issue of District Administration quotes the Forum Director, Steve Weimar, several times in its article, "Focal Points for Pre-K8 Math."   April Integrating Problem-Solving and Mathematical Communication (30 April, 2007) Martin J. Vespo, Jim Gray, and Suzanne Alejandre presented a session at the New York City Department of Education Region 4.   PoW: Opportunity for Free Mentoring (19 April, 2007) Mentor groups will be providing feedback to submitters in Problems of the Week over the next several weeks:         Math Fundamentals: April 23 through June 3         Geometry: April 30 through May 13         Algebra: May 21 through June 3 Please have your students submit solutions. Help your students make the most of the mentoring experience.   Virtual Math Teams: SpringFest 2007 (11 April, 2007) The Virtual Math Teams project at the Math Forum will be hosting SpringFest 2007, May 1-11. This year's event will focus on probability problems appropriate for high school and advanced middle school students. Only basic understanding of probability is required.   2012:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2011:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2010:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2009:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2008:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2007:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2006:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2005:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2004:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2003:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2002:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2001:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  2000:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  1999:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  Apr/Jun  Jan/Mar  1998:  Oct/Dec  Jul/Sept  May/Jun  Mar/Apr  Jan/Feb 1997:  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sept  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr  Mar  Feb  Jan 1996:  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sept  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr  Mar  Feb

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