Spring 2025, Central Florida Math Circle
News: Our Central Florida Math Circle was awarded the Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant from the Mathematical Association of America. This grant enables us to collaborate on program improvement with Orange County Public School teachers Dr. Julia Keith, Dr. Abi Ruiz, and Dr. Shane Wiggan, all of whom obtained their Doctor of Education degrees (EdD) from the Noyce program at UCF in 2024.
Registration (Registration will open in November. Please contact Dr. Kwon for inquiries.)
Further updates will be posted on X.com.
Mrs. Julia Keith, Mrs. Abigail Ruiz, and Ms. Laura Pimentel from Orange County Public Schools will lead the opening session with 'Mathematical Mysteries: A Logic and Puzzle Adventure' on 1/27. They are teachers and Noyce Fellows in the EdD program at UCF. 🍎📚 #UCF #NoyceFellows
Our Ph.D. program graduate students, Ms. Kacie Kulenguski and Mr. Michael Lafferty (for Grade 6), Mr. Kenneth Thuleweit (for Grade 7&8), and Mr. Bryan Ducasse (for the Advanced Group), are excited to welcome you to UCF next week on 1/27.
Central Florida Math Circle will return on January 27th.
If you haven't received my email confirming your registration, please send a direct message to me. I will send e-mails to the participants with further details later this week.
If you have any inquiries, then please contact Dr. Michelle Kwon at Seongchun.Kwon@ucf.edu
The Central Florida Math Circle is an effort of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Central Florida to offer the middle school students of the Central Florida region an opportunity to have fun with mathematics.
The Math Circle is not directed towards a particular curriculum; it is not a class, a lecture or a tutorial. It is a directed experience in the encouragement of student discovery of mathematics. We are happy to be part of a national effort “The National Association of Math Circles” to encourage and develop mathematical insight in students.
Our Sessions
All sessions are guided by math faculties, regional teachers, educators, and graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Central Florida. Each session consists of two parts. In the first part of each session (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm), faculty members will give talks on the intriguing topics of mathematics or lead mathematical explorations. In the second part of each session (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm), students will be engaged in problem-solving and discussion activities with the curriculum-related enrichment topics which will sharpen their understanding of the curriculum-related materials.
All sessions will be held on Saturdays, 2:00 pm-4: 30 pm, in the Mathematical Sciences Building on the UCF campus. The locations will be announced later.
Tentative/Confirmed Speakers:
Dr. Julia Keith, Dr. Abi Ruiz, Dr. Shane Wiggan, Dr. Joslyn Vilabrera, Dr. Nisha Philp Malahoo, and Mrs. Sabrina Robinson from Orange County Public Schools,
Mrs. Mary Ellen Freeman (former mathematics teacher and now a lead writer for Math Nation)
Dr. Alexander Tobvis, and Dr. Ram Mohapatra
| Session | Date | Speaker | Title of the talk |
| 1 | January 25 | TBA | TBA |
| 2 | February 1 | TBA | TBA |
| 3 | February 8 | TBA | TBA |
| 4 | February 15 | TBA | TBA |
| 5 | February 22 | TBA | TBA |
| 6 | March 1 | TBA | TBA |
What should students bring?
Students will bring a notebook and pencils. Students will come with a desire to see mathematics differently.
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