Events Tuesday, Oct 25, 2022 4:30 - 6:30 pm

Innovations in Early Childhood: The Wonders of Math Thinking

Add to Calendar 2022-10-25 16:30 2022-10-25 18:30 America/New_York Innovations in Early Childhood: The Wonders of Math Thinking Learn about the Wonders of Math Thinking, a creative math curriculum and professional development program aimed at being a change agent of education in Taiwan.

The Wonders of Math Thinking: Humanistic Math Education in Taiwan

Why do we learn math? This workshop invites you to imagine: What if the true purpose of math education is not to prepare students for STEM careers but to experience the beauty, the wonder, and the power of math as a process of self-discovery? The Wonders of Math Thinking is a creative math curriculum and professional development program aimed at being a change agent of education in Taiwan. Please join us in exploring the curriculum materials, experiencing the thinking process, and discussing videos of children learning math playfully! Register now.

Presenters: Yvonne Liu-Constant (Lesley University and Pedagogy of Play, Project Zero), Ying Shi (Founder and President of HEF) and educators at the Humanistic Education Foundation (HEF), Taiwan

Host

Graduate School of Education

Contact

madams@lesley.edu

Workshop