{"id":453,"date":"2019-03-05T15:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T23:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theothermath.com\/?p=453"},"modified":"2019-04-09T06:42:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T13:42:23","slug":"math-teachers-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theothermath.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/05\/math-teachers-circles\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Teachers’ Circles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Imagine a golf coach who never plays golf. An English Literature teacher who doesn\u2019t enjoy reading books. A lifeguard who can\u2019t swim. Pretty absurd, right?<\/p>\n

Now imagine a math teacher who doesn\u2019t do math.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this is often the case. Now I\u2019m not talking about the math in the textbook. Of course, math teachers do that all the time. I\u2019m talking about recreational math. Math just for the fun of it.<\/p>\n

Our students will not learn to have fun with mathematics if we ourselves never have fun with mathematics.<\/p>\n

I propose we math teachers need to engage in more recreational mathematics…just for the fun of it. Simply because we love math and love doing math.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Now…let me introduce you to Math Teachers\u2019 Circle.<\/p>\n

Math Teachers\u2019 Circles are professional communities of K-12 mathematics teachers and mathematicians. Groups meet regularly to work on rich mathematics problems<\/a>, allowing teachers to enrich their knowledge and experience of math, while building meaningful partnerships with other teachers and mathematicians.<\/p>\n

Go to their website to find a Math Teachers\u2019 Circle near you: https:\/\/www.mathteacherscircle.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

In my hometown of Merced, we have a local chapter: Merced Math Teachers\u2019 Circle<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

MMTC connects K-12 mathematics teachers, college and university mathematics professors, and all mathematics educators and enthusiasts in the Central Valley area of California centered around Merced. They meet regularly to<\/p>\n