Future Meetings

Workshop for Summer 2024 will be held July 31, 2024 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm!

If you can’t make our meetings, check out our sister math teachers’ circle, The Chicago Math Teachers’ Circle, hosted at Loyola University.

Dates for 2022-2023 School Year: Meetings will be held 6-8:00 pm (dinner at 6) on the following dates at College of DuPage.

  • Tuesday, September 20th at College of DuPage
    • Session Leaders: Christina Jamroz and Brittany Stephenson
    • Topic: Quilt Patterns
    • Location: BIC 2465 (parking in Fawell A or Fawell B)
    • RSVP link:  RSVP here
  • Tuesday, January 24th at College of DuPage
    • Session Leaders: Angela Antonou and Rita Patel
    • Topic: The Good Dog
    • Location: BIC 2445 (parking in Fawell A or Fawell B)
    • RSVP link: RSVP here
  • Tuesday, May 16th at College of DuPage
    • Session Leaders: TBD
    • Topic: TBD
    • Location: BIC 2445 (parking in Fawell A or Fawell B)
    • RSVP link: RSVP here 

Dates for 2021-2022 School Year:

  • Monday October 18, 2021 at Lewis University

    • Session Leaders: Michael Smith and Rita Patel
    • Topic: Liar’s Bingo
  • Thursday February 24, 2022 at University of St. Francis
    • Session Leader: Angela Antonou and Brittany Stephenson
    • Topic: Redistricting and Gerrymandering
  • Tuesday May 3, 2022 at College of DuPage
    • Session Leaders: Christina Jamroz and Marie Meyer
    • Topic: TBA

Past Meetings and Topics: 

September 15, 2016 at Saint Xavier University, Topic: More Exploding Dots
October 20, 2016 at Trinity Christian College, Topic: Origami
November 17, 2016 at Lewis University, Topic:  Taxicab Geometry
January 19, 2017 at Saint Xavier University, Topic:  Ken-Ken
February 16, 2017 at Trinity Christian University, Topic: Cryptography
May 18, 2017 at Lewis University, Topic: Extension and generalization of numerical geometric, and algebraic patterns
August 2, 2017: 1-Day Math Teachers’ Circle Workshop at the University of St. Francis, Topics: Freeing the Clones, Exploding Dots, Hexaflexagons, Conway’s Rational Tangles
September 18, 2017, at Lewis University, Topic: Recognizing Group Structure in Shapes and Images
October 16, 2017, at Trinity Christian College, Topic: Frogs and Toads: An exploration of problem-solving
November 20, 2017, at Saint Xavier University, Topic: Kirkman’s Schoolgirl Problem
January 22, 2018, at Lewis University Topic: Sudoku
February 26, 2018, at University of St. Francis, Topic: The Game of SET
May 21, 2018, at Saint Xavier University, Topic: Modular Quilts and Star Polygon Investigations
September 17, 2018, at Lewis University  Topic: Function Diagrams
October 15, 2018, at Saint Xavier University, The Number Machine
November 5, 2018, at University of St. Francis, Topic: Voting Fairly
February 25, 2019, at Trinity Christian College  Topic: Intersection Math
May 6, 2019, at Lewis University, Topic: Fractal Carpets and Dimension
September 23, 2019, at Lewis University, Topic: Fun with Continued Fractions
November 18, 2019, at University of St. Francis, Topic: Prime Climb!
January 27, 2020, at Lewis University, Topic: Magic Squares