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The purpose of the Mathematics special interest group is to transform practice through professional learning opportunities that feature leading practice and are evidence-led; a further goal is, where appropriate, to create research and/or research opportunities around particular problems of practice.

Rebecca Murry is a Math Specialist for the Middle School at the United Nations International School (UNIS). Previously, she was a STEM teacher, a Math Coach, and a Primary School teacher. Prior to being an educator, she was an architect for 22 years in both private and public sectors in New York City. She has an MS Ed in both General and Special Education from Bank Street Graduate School of Education in NY. She is a Lead Author for Mathematics & STEM at the Common Ground Collaborative and co-author of a publication about Building Linear Systems with Dr. Cathy Fosnot. She believes in exposing students to relevant (especially how math can help deconstruct climate change problems) and unique experiences to apply their mathematical understanding. These learning opportunities provide spaces for promoting equity, diversity, and the development of individual math identities within a learning community

zge Gltekin is High School Vice Principal at Hisar Schools, Istanbul, Turkey. Previously zge worked as the Head of Math Department at Enka Schools, Istanbul. She has MS degree in General Education from Framingham State College, MA, USA. She is a certified ECIS International Teacher, CIS Accreditation team member and IBDP examiner. zge has experience in teaching mathematics for grades 5-12 ; mostly IBDP HL Mathematics, Cambridge IGCSE and AP AB Calculus. She is passionate about curriculum alignment, integration technology to math classes and differentiation.

Will Kirkwood is one of the Learning and Technology Coaches at Zurich International School. He has been an international school educator for almost 20 years working as an elementary school classroom teacher and also an educational technology specialist. Will is a passionate educator with a special interest in mathematics education. He has been involved in the ECIS Math Quest events for over a decade.

Aysegul Yildirim is a Mathematics Teacher at Istanbul Enka Schools for the last 16 years. She started her career in maths education as the Head of Middle School Math Department at Hisar Schools. She has her BS and MS degree in Mathematics Education from Bogazici University. She is an active participant and organizer of ECIS Math Quest. Aysegul is a MYP teacher and CIS Accreditation team member. Her special interest in curriculum and instructional design is making all students access and understand mathematics with up to date approaches.

James is a mathematics graduate and primary teacher from the UK, with 10 years of experience at schools in London, Mongolia, Italy and now Luxembourg. He has a passion for problem solving, and developing ways for primary students to become adept problem solvers. James helped co-ordinate the virtual ECIS Maths Quest event held in 2021, and hopes to broaden the reach of the event over coming years. His other interests include sustainability, running and making music.

Emily Sliman holds degrees in applied mathematics and mathematics education. After 13 years of working in international schools in Moscow, Amsterdam, Prague, Bangkok and Tokyo, Emily has returned home to Atlanta where she now teaches IB MYP and DP mathematics at Atlanta International School. Emily has a passion for teaching and encourages her students to determine how they learn best and to be creative problem solvers. Emily is excited to spread her joy of mathematics through the SIG. When not geeking out about math, you can find her doing yoga or yelling at her favorite sports team, Atlanta United FC!

Thank you to everyone who helped to make Maths Quest 2024 a huge success. To the American School of Barcelona, thank you for being such a wonderful host school. We welcomed 15 schools, 16 teams, & 64 students during three packed days of healthy competition, and we were delighted to be back face-to-face for the first time since 2019. A special thanks to the ECIS Maths Special Interest Group for all of their hard work to make this happen. 1st place was awarded to Eyuboglu Schools, with Enka Schools and American School of Barcelona G5 finishing in joint 2nd place. We will have more details very soon about Maths Quest 2025. You can learn more about the structure of the event below.

All teams are taken to a location either in the host town or a local museum. Students have to complete a series of questions (usually 11) in this location (22 points available). Often after the Math Trail all students do a tour of the city.

Students work independently to complete 4 rounds of 8 questions (worth 1 point each). The students in a team work on a different round at the same time. Each round lasts for 16 minutes (128 points available).

We have put together a collection of many of the competition questions from throughout the years. It is a huge resource and it fantastic to use to help prepare teams for future Math Quests and also can be helpful to find challenging activities for math classes.
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We have also put together information for schools who are planning to host a future Math Quest tournament. This information will hopefully guide you through the process and help ensure the event is a great success.

The ECIS Math Quest competition has had a long and interesting history. The competition was started by a lady called Monica Parker from Madrid who actually had participated in a type of Math Quest when she was a child. She thought it would be a great idea for her students. She was a member of an ECIS committee and through this connection and her hard work the first event was organised.

Initially, the competitions were not as competitive as they are today as the focus was more on just having a good time with Math. In the early years only the top three teams found out their place and everyone received a certificate. The competition actually ended with all the coaches getting together and making suggestions of how it could be improved for the next year.

From a first-year program that introduces students to beginning concepts in algebra through play-acting and drama (dramathics), to a more advanced program in problem solving and discrete math, students enjoy exploring problems together and share in the excitement of mathematical exploration and discovery.

The stories are pretty short so they can be completed in one sitting. Depending on the level of mathematical understanding of your child, you may or may not need to sit alongside your child and talk him through some of the problems. The books are recommended for children age 7 and up.

Math Quest is a mathematics camp for high school girls interested in math and science who have a curiosity for exploring new ideas. With a focus on problem solving, our hands-on activities are led by female mathematicians, statisticians and physicists.

In 2024, Math Quest will run from Monday, August 12th through Friday, August 16th. We will offer both an overnight, residential camp as well as a commuter, day-camp option. The residential camp includes all meals and 5 nights in residence (Sunday through Thursday night), with programming continuing into the evening. Day campers will join the activities during the day, from 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Thursday, and 9am - 1 pm on Friday, with lunch provided each day at one of the university dining halls. Snacks and other materials are also provided, including a Canadian Mathematical Society t-shirt and a Math Quest t-shirt. Campers must be entering grade 9 or returning to high school for September.

NEW - Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Doc link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable so that your students can complete without having to print the pages. Please note, you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.

Raiders of the Lost Egg is a fun Easter math activity in a worksheet format! Math Quests are an ideal teaching resource to give to students for extra math practice, extension work, and review! Educators can use these math quest activities to enrich, engage and motivate students in the classroom or at home. Raiders of the Lost Egg is a useful resource for tutoring too! With easy, medium, and hard levels included, this math task can also be differentiated by swapping the chapters across the difficulty levels. A bonus 'super easy' level is included in this quest packet too.

Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Slides link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable so that your students can complete without having to print the pages. Please note, you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.

A fun 'easy prep' activity to get some extra math practice in this is great to use as an essential review, enrichment activity or for your early finishers. With seven exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings as they try to help Leroy McClumsy get his pot of gold back from the giant.

Math Quests are an ideal teaching resource to give to students for extra math practice and review! Educators can use these math quest activities to enrich, engage and motivate students in the classroom or at home. The Terrible Turkey Takeoveris a useful resource for tutoring too! With easy, medium, and hard levels included, this math task can also be differentiated by swapping the chapters across the difficulty levels.