This camp will be organized around three themes— algebraic problem solving, the visualization of mathematics, and making connections between representations and ideas. Woven throughout the curriculum and teaching are the actions and messages that help campers develop a growth mindset. Everyone can do well in math; mistakes, struggle, and persistence are all important. Mathematics is an open, growth subject, not a closed, fixed subject. Campers will discover that communicating, reasoning about, and justifying ideas are central acts in the work of mathematics. Campers will engage in a wide range of mathematical concepts that can be seen from individual examination of the tasks. This camp is for middle school aged campers who may not excel at math now but want to.
