Jason Ermer will be leading our November session!

Mythic Adventures! Adventurous Mathematics!

Equal parts storyteller, teacher, and mathematician, Jason Ermer was once voted “most likely to lead children to their fictional doom.” Jason's passion for crafting interactive problem-solving experiences has filled his mathematics classroom with joy and puzzlement. In this session, join Jason in a discussion of the benefits (and the fun!) of combining mathematics with elements of storytelling. We'll first explore selected problems from Jason's classroom-ready mathematical adventure, The Arithmetiquities. Participants will then be challenged to spice up one of several (rather boring) sample problems by adding a creative narrative element. Teachers are also welcome to bring (boring) problems from their own curriculum!