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Fostering Figuring and Fascination: Engagement in Aesthetic Appreciation of Mathematics- Please join us!

How do we foster creativity and aesthetic appreciation of mathematics beyond the beauty of theorems and equations? How do we move from fear of mathematics in education to embracing mathematics Read More

How do we foster creativity and aesthetic appreciation of mathematics beyond the beauty of theorems and equations?

How do we move from fear of mathematics in education to embracing mathematics as a tool, not only for analysis, modeling, measurement, and hypothesis testing, but also as a source of imagination, wonder, and awe?

How does mathematics help us both appreciate aesthetic alternatives to symmetry in nature and to better understand the behavior of systems?

 What is the value of a triptych of multiple visual, mechanical, and mathematical models?

Please join us for an evening celebrating the wonders of mathematics!

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MSERC prepares for NCSM Conference in Denver

The Center for Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center will be presenting at the 45th Annual NCSM Conference in Denver Colorado, April 15-17, 2013.  One of the topics being covered Read More

Information for parents and educators

LearnNow.org is working to tear down the wall between academic research and real-world practice. This new website, featuring the tagline “From research to the real world,” is designed to provide Read More

Fernsler tells the skinny on PI

If mathematics is the language in which the universe and the Earth speak to us, then the diminutive constant pi would be an important component for that language. “That’s a Read More

Transforming the Teaching Profession: An Evening with Lucy West

On January 31, 2013, the Delaware Teacher Center and the Mathematics & Science Education Resource Center (MSERC) sponsored a community event titled: Transforming the Teaching Profession, Building Teaching Learning Communities.  Read More

MSERC’s own Thomas Fernsler – appearing on CNN

On January 13, 2013, Dr. Thomas Fernsler, associate policy scientist in the Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center at UD, also known as Dr. 13 for his interest in triskaidekaphobia, Read More

Elementary Math Teacher Leaders: Learners & Leaders

On November 27th, 60 elementary teachers and mathematics specialists from 10 Delaware school districts gathered for the first of five full day meetings of the Elementary Mathematics Teacher Leadership project. Read More

Transforming the Teaching Profession Dinner Conference – Lucy West

  Teachers, math specialists and administrators are invited to a dinner conference hosted by the Mathematics & Science Educational Resource Center (MSERC) and the Delaware Teacher Center. The event will Read More

What’s happening with MIST

According to the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics,  “A single mathematics education leader can have an incredible impact on the development and effectiveness of others. Leaders in mathematics education Read More

Vision 2015 – Collaboration is key to improvement of education in Delaware

Collaboration was the key theme at the Vision 2015 conference “Education in the First State: Positioned to Lead” held Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Clayton Hall on UD’s Laird Campus in Newark. Read More

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