NATCHITOCHES – Faculty from Northwestern State University’s Department of Mathematics will take part in Math 4 Fun, a program set to take place at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum on Saturday. Sept. 21. Math teachers from elementary through college levels are invited to join fellow teachers for fun math problems and games. The event is free and open to the public, but participants should RSPV so that adequate food and materials can be made available.
The event will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the museum and will include a meal catered by Lasyone’s Meat Pie Kitchen and plenty of door prizes. NSU Math Professor Dr. Judith Covington said event is intended to create a space where math teachers can enjoy working on fun math problems with other teachers.
“K-12 teachers today have so many requirements placed on them in the classroom,” Covington said. “We will make sure that all problems are accessible by teachers from all levels of education. We want Math 4 Fun to be a place where teachers can spend time with other teachers in a positive supporting environment. Hopefully these events will be a place where teachers feel supported and heard and ultimately have a bit of fun.”
This is the first of a planned series of Math 4 Fun events. The next meeting will be Saturday, Nov. 9. The event is sponsored by the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) and NSU’s Stan Chadick Mathematics Enhancement Fund.
For more information, to RSVP or to be added to the Math4Fun email list, email Covington at covingtonj@nsula.edu.
