Educator and Teacher Trainer in O Círculo da Matemática do Brasil (The Math Circle Brazil) 2014-2017
National educational outreach initiative funded by Instituto TIM inspired by Harvard’s Math Circle methodology.
The project was developed in Brazil through a partnership between Brazilian mathematics educators and Harvard professors, and aimed to promote mathematical thinking and creativity among students of public schools below-average IDEB score (Brazil’s education quality index), located in socially and economically vulnerable regions across the country.
Awards:
Prêmio Instituto TIM para destaques do Círculo da Matemática do Brasil 2015 (Award for outstanding performance in The Math Circle Brazil in 2015).
Activites performed:
Led weekly sessions in multiple primary schools in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Conducted professional development workshops for mathematics teachers of public schools across several states in Brazil.
Training and Workshops Attended:
Workshop O Círculo da Matemática do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2014).
Workshop O Círculo da Matemática do Brasil, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2015).
Workshop O Círculo da Matemática do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil (2016).
The Math Circle Summer Course, University of Notre Dame, USA (2016).