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The World’s Biggest Community Mathematics Event: Global Math Week The Global Math Project aims to connect millions of students around the world through shared experiences of mathematics. For the past year, a leadership team of seven math professionals, together with a worldwide network of ambassadors and partners, has been laying the groundwork for the inaugural Global Math Week, which will launch on 10.10.2017. See www.theglobalmathproject.org/gmw for details. Our ultimate goal is bold and audacious. We want to generate a fundamental paradigm shift as to how the world perceives and enjoys mathematics. We want each and every person on this planet to see mathematics as human, relevant, meaningful, creative, uplifting, and joyful. We will show how the play and wonder of mathematics transcends borders and unite communities. We are asking teachers, math club and Math Circle leaders, and other educators and math outreach specialists to commit the equivalent of one short class period during Global Math Week to conducting the first experience on our chosen topic for 2017, Exploding Dots, and to share that experience with the world in some way, most typically through social media (#gmw2017).
We are providing all the teaching guides, lesson videos, PDF written materials, and an interactive web app. Teachers and leaders can use full, minimal, or no technology in the classroom. One can learn about Exploding Dots at http://gdaymath.com/courses/exploding-dots/ The community supporting our inaugural Global Math Week 2017 is already strong. We have more than 300 ambassadors from over 60 countries helping to spread the word. We have tens of thousands of teachers and students from over 50 countries already signed up to learn about Exploding Dots, and we are proud to have an impressive number of notable partner organizations supporting our efforts. Our goal for this first year is to reach one million students. We are truly honored to be working with such a fine, growing community of math leaders and partners equally dedicated to sharing joyful, uplifting mathematics with the world. Please join us in the global experience of Global Math Week 2017. In a Nutshell: Join ONE MILLION students, teachers, math leaders, and adults from around the world in an astounding shared mathematical experience! Global Math Week: October 10 - 17, 2017. Information and Registration: www.theglobalmathproject.org/gmw 32 EARCOS Triannual Journal
