Past Events

The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...

In this workshop teachers will learn a new and effective method for teaching the concept of place value and all the arithmetic operations with numbers. They will experience mathematics as meaningful, coherent and beautiful and will leave inspired to...

Guidobaldo del Monte (1545-1647), a patron and friend of Galileo Galilei, believed he had witnessed the creation of something out of nothing when he established mathematically that zero equals one. He thereby thought that he had proved the existence...

Math Circles are the improvisational comedy of mathematics: you start with a script, and then you say “yes, and...” to all questions and queries, building an atmosphere of exploration and discovery that builds enthusiasm for mathematics. They work at...

PIMS Mathematical Education Circles is a monthly gathering open to all math educators interested in enhancing their teaching practices by sharing opinions and experiences with their peers. Each session is composed of two parts: Topic in Focus – An...

High-school math day camp Application Information: Highlights of the math camp: Are you in grade 10, 11 or 12? Do you find math stimulating and fun? Do you want learn more math but are not sure how to? Do you wonder if and how math would be helpful...

The annual Changing the Culture Conference, organized and sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, brings together mathematicians, mathematics educators and school teachers from all levels to work together towards narrowing...

The sixteenth annual BIRS Math Fair Conference 2018:The Ted Lewis Workshop on SNAP Math Fairs 2018 at the beautiful conference center above the town of Banff in Alberta. We start on Friday evening with a puzzle social in the Corbett Hall lounge area...

Registration Deadline: March 4, 2018 A reduced contest participation fee of $17 is available until February 18. After this date and until the deadline of March 4, the contest fee is $25. Contest content is covered in the Province Math Curriculum...

This Alternative Math Education event will present fun methods of teaching math and computer science concepts to children (and adults!) using games and art. Lots of hands-on activities! Including: • A Sorting Network • An Impossible Balancing Act •...