Schedule for: 22w2257 - Ted Lewis SNAP Math Fair Workshop 2020

Beginning on Friday, April 29 and ending Sunday May 1, 2022

All times in Banff, Alberta time, MDT (UTC-6).

Friday, April 29
16:00 - 19:30 Check-in begins (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre - open 24 hours)
Note: the Lecture rooms are available after 16:00.
(Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)
19:30 - 22:00 Meet & Greet in TransCanada Pipeline Pavilion Foyer (TransCanada Pipeline Pavilion)
Saturday, April 30
07:00 - 08:45 Breakfast
A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops.
(Vistas Dining Room)
08:45 - 09:00 Welcome Talk by BIRS Staff
A brief introduction to BIRS with important logistical information, technology instruction, and opportunity for participants to ask questions.
(TCPL 201)
09:00 - 09:15 Introductions (TCPL 201)
09:15 - 10:00 Sean Graves: What is Math Fair? (TCPL 201)
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:15 - 11:00 Janice Hoffman: Where's the Math in a div 1 Math Fair? (TCPL 201)
11:00 - 11:45 Ted Lewis: Create a Swindle using Art and Elementary Mathematics (TCPL 201)
11:45 - 12:15 Lunch (TCPL Foyer)
12:15 - 12:30 Group Photo
Meet in foyer of TCPL to participate in the BIRS group photo. The photograph will be taken outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Please don't be late, or you might not be in the official group photo!
(TCPL Foyer)
12:45 - 13:15 Sean Graves: How to Implement Math Fair at a Post-Seconday Institution (TCPL 201)
13:15 - 14:00 Pat Lore: Get out of Bed - Connecting Students with Math (Un)Fair Puzzles and Games (TCPL 201)
14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
14:15 - 15:00 Tiina Hohn: Very Finnish Problems (TCPL 201)
15:00 - 15:45 TBA (TCPL 201)
17:30 - 19:30 Dinner (Silver Dragon Restaurant)
19:30 - 21:30 Continue the Conversations and Math Fair Project Workshop (TransCanada Pipeline Pavilion Foyer)
Sunday, May 1
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast (Vistas Dining Room)
09:00 - 09:30 Sean Graves: Spring 2021 Online Math Fair (TCPL 201)
09:30 - 10:15 Fok-Shuen Leung: Exploring Ted's Question (TCPL Foyer)
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer)
10:30 - 11:00 Checkout by 11
2-day workshop participants are welcome to use BIRS facilities (TCPL) until 15:00 on Sunday, although participants are still required to checkout of the guest rooms by 11 M. There is no coffee break service on Sunday afternoon, but self-serve coffee and tea are always available in the 2nd floor lounge, Corbett Hall.
(Front Desk – Professional Development Centre)
10:30 - 11:00 Sean Graves: Rep-Tile Tangrams (TCPL 201)