Professor Monique Chyba has conducted a long series of creative and out-of-the-box outreach activities including a program at the Institute for Human Services. The latest is participation in the so-called Geek Meet on Sunday at Magic Island, where her team brought a drone and some robotics.

Michelle Manes is featured in a story at KQED on why math teachers benefit from working on their own math projects.

Monique Chyba‘s outreach efforts include working with the non-profit Institute for Human Services to provide homeless children a weekly educational program. Full story in UH News.

In addition, a special event for the public is held at IHS on December 2nd: Be A Scientist.

On April 2, Prof. Michael Nakamaye from the University of New Mexico visited the Math Teachers’ Circle of Hawaii. He led a 2-hour math activity on bicycles, gears, and ratios. Forty-seven teachers from Oahu came to campus for the session, and four teachers from neighbor islands joined in on the fun via Google Hangouts.

The Math Teachers’ Circle of Hawaii is a professional learning community of K-12 teachers who come together for mathematics activities and pedagogical discussions. In the 2015-2016 academic year, we’ve been meeting on the first Saturday of each month, from 8:30am – 12:30pm in Webster Hall room 101 (UH Manoa campus). Our last meeting this year will be on Saturday, May 7. Drop-ins and visitors are always welcome!

For information about the Math Teachers’ Circle of Hawaii, contact Prof. Michelle Manes (mmanes@math.hawaii.edu).