The School of the Mathematical
Future<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/SchoolOfMathFuture>is
organized by Natural
Math <http://www.naturalmath.com/> family learning network, Math
2.0<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/>interest group, and Peer
to Peer University <http://p2pu.org/> (P2PU). The goal is an open learning
environment for collaborative projects in mathematics education. The general
idea is to put together groups of like-minded peers to spend intensive six
weeks researching and developing a topic. I hope to see a lot of you taking
and leading courses.
[image: MathematicalFuture_p2pu_banner.jpg]<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/SchoolOfMathFuture>P2P
philosophy is a good match for what Math 2.0 Interest Group is doing
for
project and community leaders, and Natural Math for family educators. We are
building on the success of the ongoing event
series<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/events>and research and
development
collaborations <http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/people+and+networks> at
Math 2.0, as well as local and online
projects<http://naturalmath.wikispaces.com/>and a pilot Family
Multiplication Study <http://www.naturalmath.com/multiplicationplanet> at
Natural Math. Here is the timeline for leaders of the first round of
courses:

   - By January 10th Add your course's name to the list, and create a
   description page or fill the form at the Math Future
wiki<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/SuggestCourses>
   - By January 10th Read the P2PU Course Design
Handbook<http://wiki.p2pu.org/Course-Design-Handbook>
   - By January 10th Do the tasks at the P2PU course organizer checklist,
   including weekly activities draft (syllabus)
    <http://wiki.p2pu.org/w/page/33413165/course-checklist>
   - By January 10th Subscribe to School of the Mathematical Future
   announcement<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/p2pu-mathfutureannounce>and
   discussion <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/p2pu-mathfuture>email
groups
   - January 10th-25th P2PU orientation, discussions
   - January 10th-25th Registration opens! Invite colleagues, network
   contacts and friends to become peers in your course
   - January 26th courses start

[image: MathFuture_p2pu_propose_courses.jpg]<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/SuggestCourses>

The next round of courses will start in April. A lot of conversations we've
been having within our communities, as well as research and development
projects, lend themselves really well to the peer-to-peer course format.
Think about it!

Here are the first seven courses, providing varied examples. There are two
courses mostly for parents or educators working with families:

   - Math-rich baby and toddler
environments<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/Math-rich+baby+and+toddler+environments>
   - Psychology of mathematics
learning<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/Psychology+of+mathematics+learning>

Three courses for the general audience:

   - Math for game designers <http://piratepad.net/game-designers-1>
   - Short Calculus <http://pad.p2pu.org/short-calculus>
   - Introduction to Math
Art<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/SuggestCourses>(scroll to the
form)

Two courses for teachers and researchers, and everybody interested in math
ed:

   - Rapid development and sharing of interactives (GeoGebra, screencasts,
   Models for Math
remixer)<http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/Rapid+Development+and+Sharing+of+Int...>
   - Mathematical Curriculum Development (also a for-credit graduate course
   at Arcadia University, full semester - 14
weeks)<http://ed534arcadia.wikispaces.com/>

There is also a course for family math club leaders in the works. Anyone who
loves a topic can facilitate a course. It is generally better to have two or
more leaders per course, though one person has to be the contact on record.
Among leaders of the seven courses above, there are people:

   - Over sixty and under sixteen
   - Currently working on high school diploma to holding doctorates
   - Occupied as full-time parents, students, consultants, professors
   - Who have led dozens of courses, or starting the first one

Together, we can create wonderful, meaningful experiences. Join the fun!

Cheers,
Maria Droujkova

Make math your own, to make your own math.