Upcoming events for July- Math Future

[Thomas Bosher-Perran]

Hi Everyone, Maria just sent me this and I thought I should share it with you in case you aren't on the mailing list.

Four live events are coming up in July, on Wednesdays, 9:30pm Eastern Time. Mark your calendars! All Math 2.0 events are free and open to the
public. Information about all events in the series: http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/events

July 7th, 2010. Calculation Nation. http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/Calculation+Nation
Host: Patrick Vennebush, NCTM.
July 14th, 2010. BLOCK Fest. http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/BlockFest
Hosts: Bill Marsh, Clallam County BLOCK Fest, Diane Demarest, Twiga
Foundation.
July 21st, 2010. Egyptian math in-depth. http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/Egyptian+math
Hosts: Milo Gardner, Bruce Friedman.
July 28th, 2010. Project Euclid: one million pages of open content. http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/Project+Euclid
Hosts: Mira Waller, Project Euclid - Duke, David Ruddy, Project Euclid -
Cornell.

More details:

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Calculation Nation uses the power of the Web to let students challenge
opponents from anywhere in the world. At the same time, students are
able to challenge themselves by investigating significant mathematical
content and practicing fundamental skills. The element of competition
adds an extra layer of excitement. Calculation Nation is part of the
NCTM Illuminations project, which offers Standards-based resources that
improve the teaching and learning of mathematics for all students.

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BLOCK Fest is an interactive exhibit that provides families with young
children under the age of 8 with a rich, hands-on math and science
learning opportunity. The exhibit has been shown to increase parent
knowledge of early development in the areas of math and science
education, while providing opportunities to increase social skills and
literacy opportunities for young children.

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The webinar on Ancient Egypt math will discuss code-breaking and
interpretation of Fibonacci and Ahmes' related rational number
conversion methods. We will discuss mathematical and educational
implications of studying "proto number theory" of Ancient Egypt, based
on Achmim Wooden Tablet images hosted at MathOrigins.com.

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Project Euclid's mission is to advance scholarly communication in the
field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Project
Euclid is designed to address the unique needs of low-cost independent
and society journals. Project Euclid was developed and deployed by the
Cornell University Library and is jointly managed by Cornell and the
Duke University Press.