Interests

The Infinite Hotel Paradox

English

The Infinite Hotel, a thought experiment created by German mathematician David Hilbert, is a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. Easy to comprehend, right? Wrong. What if it's completely booked but one person wants to check in? What about 40? Or an infinitely full bus of people? Jeff Dekofsky solves these heady lodging issues using Hilbert's paradox.

What’s Going On in This Graph?

English

Grades 7–12+ students in math, science, English, and social studies answer the following questions about timely graphs in which they can see themselves:

What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
What’s the story this graph is telling? Write a catchy headline that captures the main idea.

Schedule for most weeks during the school year:

Danielle Feinberg: The magic ingredient that brings Pixar movies to life

English

Danielle Feinberg, Pixar's director of photography, creates stories with soul and wonder using math, science and code. Go behind the scenes of Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Brave, WALL-E and more, and discover how Pixar interweaves art and science to create fantastic worlds where the things you imagine can become real. This talk comes from the PBS special "TED Talks: Science & Wonder."

The Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Math

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Recently in WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook, the conversation turned to the best math websites for teaching and learning math. What a treasure trove! We’ve gathered all the links and included a short description of each math website, along with a grade level recommendation and the cost, if any. Our list covers grades K–12 and is full of resources, games, freebies, and innovative programs.