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What is a Math Teachers’ Circle? We come together to solve rich mathematics problems in a community!
NOTE: The January 24 meeting at Videri Chocolate Factory is Cancelled due to Weather. Join us in May for our rescheduled meeting!
We welcome anybody interested in the teaching profession, at any level, with an interest in learning and practicing the pedagogical approaches of math circles as they pertain to creative problem-solving. This project collaborates with the Chapel Hill Math Circle and is a member organization of the Math Teachers’ Circle Network and the North Carolina Network of Math Teachers’ Circles.
Why should you come to one of our meetings?
Creative frustration
Empathy for students
Learn from other teachers
Re-kindle enthusiasm for mathematics, gain confidence in teaching it to others
Professional development certificates are available for teachers who attend any of our workshops.
Here's what we have planned this spring! Register at the link.
January 24, Chocolate math at Videri https://bit.ly/TMTCJanuary2026 Cancelled due to weather.
February 21: 10AM: Wade Newhouse at Peace University, Improv for Math Teaching https://bit.ly/TMTCFebruary2026
Spend two hours learning basic improvisation skills that can transform how you see yourself in the classroom! This workshop emphasizes active listening, awareness of physical presence, and creative give-and-take through short games and improv scenes to help you rethink your relationship with students and your subject matter so your class sessions are more energetic and spontaneous.
Leggett Theater on William Peace University Campus in Raleigh. Free parking available on Peace campus on the NW corner of Peace St. and Blount St.
Wade Newhouse is a Professor of English and chair of the Department of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Arts at William Peace University. An accomplished actor and director in the Triangle community theatre scene, he first learned improv as part of the local "Comedy Sportz" franchise over 30 years ago. He regularly teaches improv classes and workshops to actors, educators, students and business professionals in the Raleigh area.
March 8 (Sunday): Drive Shack Raleigh, 4-6 PM.. Register here: https://bit.ly/TMTCMarch2026
This event is limited to 15 teachers! Cost is $10. Play, talk math, and be refreshed.
April 11: 2-4 PM. Math in the Garden: Join Phillip and Sarah at the J. C. Raulston Arboretum as we explore math and plants. Register here: https://bit.ly/TMTCApril2026
May 16: 2-4 PM Rescheduled meeting at Videri Chocolate Factory. https://bit.ly/TMTCMay2026
How many puzzles can you think of that involve chocolate? Come join us as we play with logic and mathematical games, and take a self-guided tour of the factory.
Professional development certificates are available for teachers who attend any of our workshops.
Director: Kim Johnson (mathmom.nc@gmail.com)
Website maintained by Phillip Andreae (pvandreae@meredith.edu)
January 24: Chocolate math online (due to weather!)
October 4: Nasher Art Museum 2:30-4:30 Register
November 22: Zoo We'll meet at 9AM at Solar Pointe.
January 11, 3-5 pm: Crafts and Math. Location: NCSU's Hunt Library. Create some crochet mathematics! Register: bit.ly/TMTCJanuary2025
February 17: Trivia nights in both Raleigh and Durham
Raleigh: Burial (500 E Davie St #170) starting at 7:00 pm
Durham: Ponysaurus (219 Hood St.) starting at 6:30 pm
Register: bit.ly/TMTCFebruary2025
March: Pi Day at the Chapel Hill library. Facilitated by Maria Droujkova. Register here: http://bit.ly/TMTCMarch2025
March 31 Monday, 7 pm: Counted Out film screening at Meredith College, Ledford Hall, room 101. Join us for a special screening of Counted Out, a new hard-hitting documentary that shines a light on math as the foundation of democracy and economic opportunity. The film is 90 minutes. We will have a half hour for discussion afterwards facilitated by members of our community, with an option to stay later for more dialogue. Watch the trailer here: Counted Out Film Trailer. Register: https://bit.ly/TMTCCountedOut
April 12, 3-5 pm: Lawn Games at Linda's. Bring and share picnic/parabola party at Linda's house in Knightdale. We'll unwind and take a break from the semester, play some games, and have some fun with math. Sign up here: bit.ly/TMTCApril2025
May 17, 3-5 pm: Bowling in Durham. First, some fun math with sequences, facilitated by the amazing Linda Green. Then 1.5 hours of bowling, including shoes. Location: Bowlero, Durham (right off 15-501). Sign up here: bit.ly/TMTCMay2025
And mark your calendars for the July 2025 edition of Math Camp: The Summer Immersion Workshop at NCCAT in beautiful Cullowhee, NC! See the NC MTC's homepage for more info.
September 21, 10 am-noon: NC Museum of Art. Meet in the lobby of the West building. Create quilts and patterns, and explore their mathematics! Register: http://bit.ly/TMTCSeptember2024
October 19, 3-5 pm: Meredith College, Science and Math Building. Celebrate Martin Gardner's birthday with some of his most fun puzzles! Register: http://bit.ly/TMTCOctober2024
November 2, 10 am: North Carolina Zoo. Join us for a trip to North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC for a STEM activity that gives teachers a change of pace from day-to-day classroom activities, while developing mathematical confidence and meeting math teachers from around the state.
Teachers get free admission! Family and friends get a group discount.
Meet at 10 am to participate in a STEM activity set up for us by the NC Zoo Staff. This activity is accessible for all ages---your kids are invited, too!
Register: http://bit.ly/MathTeacherZoo2024
November 23, 3-5 pm: Mobile Science Trailer. Location: Triangle Baha'i Center Parking Lot. Celebrate Fibonacci Day with Lee Moavenzadeh and the amazing mobile science trailer! Register: http://bit.ly/TMTCNovember2024
Workshops for 2023-24
Math Moves: Transformations and Dance. Led by Linda Coble.
Lego Optimization. Led by Todd Rackowitz.
Circle Constant Planning for Pi Day. Namu Restaurant, Durham. Led by Kim Johnson.
Math + Art at the Nasher Art Museum, Duke University.
Workshops for 2022-23
Who: Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings and Math Games with Bad Drawings (https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/about-2/ )
When: Tuesday September 20, 6:30-8:30 online
How to register: https://bit.ly/TMTCSept2022
We will play some of the games from the book, do some joyful math, and maybe learn some things to bring back to our classroom.
Who: Julie Barnes and Robin Anderson
What: Math Escape Room and Building Math Classrooms
Where: SAS Hall, NCSU, Raleigh NC
When: Saturday October 22, 9-3 PM. Includes lunch!
Get some mathematical adrenaline to take into the rest of Fall semester.
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Workshops for 2020 -21
Dates and Times are subject to change. Check our home page for the most up to date information and to register.
Saturday September 12, 10AM-Noon Sprouts workshop. Pullen park shelter #3. 3-4:30 online (register to get the invitation to the meeting). Registration: https://bit.ly/TMTCOnlineSprouts and https://bit.ly/TMTCSprouts
Workshops for 2019-20
Dates and Times are subject to change. Check our home page for the most up to date information and to register.
Friday/Saturday Sept. 13/14: Why Not 10,000 Math Facts? Eric O'Brien will be in Durham as the featured presenter in the workshop.
Saturday October 12, 3-5 PM. Zombies and Mazes! Location TBA, somewhere in northern Wake County. Led by Kim Johnson.
Saturday November 16, 3-5 PM.Mathematical Magic. Led by Tom Keeler at the Chapel Hill Library.
Saturday January 11, 3-5 PM. Art+Math. At the Nasher Art Museum in Durham.
Saturday, February 1 . A full day workshop at NCSU.
"The Watermelon Problem - Slicing and Dicing with Lines and Planes" with Linda Green, Department of Math at UNC, Chapel Hill.
"Imaging: the science (and mathematics) of seeing what is invisible to others" with Arvind Saibaba, Department of Math, NCSU
For photos from the workshop, click here.
Saturday March 14, 3-5 PM. Pi Day! Chapel Hill Library. Leader TBA.
Saturday April 18, 3-5 PM. Taxicab Math. Meredith College, Raleigh. Led by Julie Kolb.
Workshops for 2018-19:
Mark McCombs . 10-12, Chapel Hill Public Library Origami and mathematics. Mark has been teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for nearly 30 years. He has led students in origami at the Julia Robinson math festival as well as leading teachers at conference
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The Triangle Math Teachers’ Circle is an initiative hosted by the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina State University. It welcomes anybody interested in the teaching profession, at any level, with an interest in learning and practicing the pedagogical approaches of math circles as they pertain to creative problem-solving. This project collaborates with the Chapel Hill Math Circle and is a member organization of the Math Teachers’ Circle Network and the North Carolina Network of Math Teachers’ Circles.
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Past Workshops: 2017-18
Monday November 20, 5-7, Candy Cane Algebra, Dr. Kim Johnson, Sterling Montessori, Morrisville
Tuesday January 16, 5:30-7:30, Creative Problem Solving, Dr. Jere Confrey, 407 Gorman St. Raleigh
Saturday February 24, 10-12, Mathematics of Set, Martha Bizzell and Dr. Kim Johnson, Chapel Hill Library
Saturday April 14, 10-12, Topics We Hate to Teach, Dr. Irina Kogan, NCSU campus
For more information, please contact: Kim Johnson mathmom.nc@gmail.com
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