Math Club in a Box
Special Session
Call for Papers
Math Club in a Box, Thursday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Organized by
Kay Somers, Moravian College and
Elizabeth Mayfield,
Hood College. One of the recommendations of the Strategic Planning
Group on Students is that the MAA offer support to student chapter
advisors by making available "in-a-box" resources such a
Jeopardy-in-a-box, Career-Day-in-a-box, Fun-Math-Games-in-a-box,
Student-Fair-information-for-parents-and-students-in-a-box,
Math-Volunteer-Ideas-in-a-box....activities that advisors could easily
carry out on their own campuses, with their own students. In some
cases, we picture a literal box: something an advisor receives in the
mail and opens to find a ready-made activity within. In other cases,
participants may offer "virtual boxes." What would you put in such a
box? What activity or resource would you contribute to this new
collection fo MAA Student Activity Boxes? We seek field-tested
resources from faculty across the MAA to assist student chapter
advisors and others who want to engage students in mathematics-related
activities. These "boxes" could be used as part of a course, but more
likely will involve activities intended to be completed outside the
classroom. Proposals and questions regarding the session may be
directed to
Kay Somers mekbs01@moravian.edu.
The deadline for proposals is Friday, November 22, 2008. The session is
sponsored by the MAA Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and
Chapters (CUSAC).