On Thursday, February 22, 2018, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) will announce the winners of the 2018 Mathical Book Prize during a special event in conjunction with MSRI’s Critical Issues in Mathematics Education conference.
This annual conference engages mathematicians, mathematics education researchers, and K-12 teachers to share programmatic efforts and innovative research centered on increasing students’ engagement and interests in mathematics across K-12, undergraduate and graduate education, with emphasis on students that have been historically underrepresented in the mathematical sciences.
2018 Mathical Book Prize Award AnnouncementThursday, February 22, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Event contact: Jennifer Murawski, jmurawski@msri.org |
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Conference attendees as well as the general public are invited to join in the awards announcement, which will be presented by MSRI Director David Eisenbud, followed by a reading from this year’s Mathical award winners by Paul Giganti.
Giganti is the former Director of the Bay Area Mathematics Project at the University of California, Berkeley (now retired) where he worked with K-12 educators, parents, and families in improving mathematics instruction, curriculum, and assessment for all students. Prior to his work at UC Berkeley, Giganti was an elementary and mathematics classroom teacher of all grades, kindergarten through eighth. He has been actively involved in professional organizations that support mathematics educators, and is a past president of the California Mathematics Council. Giganti directs the California Math Festival Program, a hands-on activity-based program for K-8 students, teachers, and families. He also authors children’s literature books with mathematics themes.