Innovations in Mathematics
Education Via the Arts
BIRS, Banff, Jan 2007
Workshop Website
http://www.georgehart.com/birs
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Vague Schedule
• Day 1: introduction, presentations
Night 1: CD construction workshop
• Day 2: exploration, brainstorming, and
discussion
Night 2: cutouts and L-Systems
workshops
• Day 3: proposal preparation
Night 3: optional hot spring excursion
• Day 4: reporting and planning for future
• Day 5: morning: conclusions
afternoon: depart
Resources / Organizations
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Bridges Conference — Reza Sarhangi
ISAMA Conference — Nat Friedman
SIGMAA Arts — Nat Friedman
Journal of Mathematics and the Arts — Gary G.
The Math Forum — Gene Klotz
Knitting Network — Carolyn Yackel
Textile Society of America — Carol Bier
ISIS — Dirk Huylebrouck
Katachi, Japan — Dirk Huylebrouck
NEXUS, Italy, — Dirk Huylebrouck
CMESG — Susan Gerofsky
Wednesday Schedule
• 9:00-9:30 Math Forum, Knitting Network, Textile Society, ISIS,
NEXUS, Katachi
• 9:30-10:15 Discuss objectives — Gerda de Vries
• 10:15-10:45 Coffee Break
• 10:45-11:45 Twiddler, Etch-a-sketch, sword workshop
— Susan Gerofsky
• 12:00-1:30 Concert (Rolston Recital Hall, Music Bld.) and
Lunch
• 1:30-3:15 Group work — (walk to Banff!)
• 3:15-3:45 Coffee Break
• 3:45-5:30 Groups report. Plan for Thursday.
• 5:30… Dinner
• 7:00… Traditional StoryTelling — Smith Hall
Official Objectives
• Our primary objective is to bring together a
diverse body of mathematically trained
professionals who individually incorporate the arts
in their educational activities. As a group, we will
brainstorm to identify promising areas and
techniques for a wider movement of math
education via the arts. Then we will strategize by
sketching proposal ideas, considering possible
funding means, making detailed proposals, and
assembling focused teams to implement the results
appropriately.
More Objectives
We hope to incubate a range of projects in which the
participants engage in development and
dissemination that will ultimately transfer ideas to
educators, students, and the public. This will likely
include traditional means—such as exhibits, books,
websites, workshops, videos, and special sessions at
education conferences—but should include novel
ideas as well.
Possible Outcomes
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New individual projects
New collaborations
Book of art/math activities aimed at teachers
Conference or special session
Resource material, e.g., website, CDROM, …
Exhibits, one-time, traveling, or permanent
Art/math museum
List of research questions
Proposals
Other…
BANFF Hot Springs Excursion
Moved to THURSDAY
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Meet Thursday 7:00, Corbett Steps
$15.00 includes taxi, entrance, suit
subtract 2 if you bring your own suit
$1 coin for locker
Paco collects money
Bring TOWEL
Thursday Tentative Schedule
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9:00 Music workshop — Godfried, Paco, David
10:00 Outlining final results, writing…
10:15-10:45 Coffee
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7:00 PM Hot springs trip