Training Facilitators

Math Circles combine mathematics, problem solving, and community to create engaging out-of-school experiences for our participants. To support successful Math Circle sessions I encourage you to do some form of training for the individuals who will be doing your Math Circle sessions, I will call these mathematicians Math Circle Facilitators.

To help you prepare for training these mathematicians I provide a planning checklist of information to share with your Math Circle Facilitators, a webinar to explain the list, and a summary document that will complement the final training. Enjoy!

NAMC Math Circle Facilitator Training Checklist

• Meet the other facilitators
• Introduction to your Math Circle - history of your Math Circle and notes about your students
• Logistics for your Math Circle
• Creating quality Math Circle lessons
• Policies and emergency plans for your Math Circle
• Questions from the audience

NAMC Math Circle Facilitator Training Webinar

• Before watching the video please visit play the game Criss-Cross, which is available here: Then enjoy the video via YouTube or viewable below.
• There is also a brief summary of the webinar is provided here (pdf).
• Note, this webinar refers to another MC-MAP webinar, Do No Harm, Safety tips for Math Circle programs. Click here for more information about that webinar, There is also a brief summary of the webinar provided here (pdf).

This video and handbook is a product of the NAMC Math Circle Mentorship and Partnership (MC-MAP) webinar series, prepared by Dr. Brandy Wiegers.

MC-MAP is a program of the National Association of Math Circles, and is funded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, the National Security Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Clowes Foundation.