Organizer Resources

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Video Library: Videos of example math sessions.

Math sessions: A collection of mathematical materials developed for MTC sessions.

MTCircular: Our biannual magazine has stories from the Circles, featured math sessions, and resources for your Circle or classroom.
- Register for a free print or online subscription.

Calendar See what Circles around the country are up to!
- Submit or update your MTC’s meeting information to the calendar.

Discussion Group: The Teachers’ Net is the discussion forum of the Math Teachers’ Circle Network.

Password-protected materials: Sample letters of inquiry and proposals, t-shirt designs, evaluation materials. Contact circles@aimath.org for log-in credentials.

Consulting: We are always happy to hear from Circles and to help however we can. Please see Frequently Asked Questions for some common problems we help with.

Starting Your Circle

Our “Starting Your Circle” organizer toolkit contains discussion guides, templates, and best practices from successful Circles.

Seed funding and mentoring support are available to selected groups.

Download our brochure, or contact us to receive a free printed copy.

Running Your Circle

Meetings

Budget for a year of meetings

Checklist for running a meeting

E-mail templates
- Beginning-of-term announcement
- Confirming meeting venue
- Inviting a guest leader
- Meeting announcement (to be sent one week before)
- Meeting reminder (to be sent one day before)

Sample flyer to recruit teacher participants

Sign-in sheet

Verifying professional development hours
- Certificate of completion
- Letter template verifying MTC participation

Workshops

Budgets for 3- or 5-day workshops

Checklist for running a 3-day nonresidential workshop

Checklist for running a 5-day residential workshop

Participant list

Sample forms and flyers
- Application form
- Flyer to recruit teacher participants
- Post-workshop survey
- Schedule for a 5-day workshop

Miscellaneous

Photo and video release form: An editable permission form for publicly sharing photos and videos of MTC participants.

Methods of contacting MTC participants: Compiled by Katie Hendrickson, this list is based on a discussion on the Teachers’ Net discussion group.

Facebook Events: A guide to getting the most out of Facebook events.

Job description for an hourly administrative assistant

The Math Teachers' Circle Network is a project of the American Institute of Mathematics.