Schedule for: 22w2255 - Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest Meeting
Beginning on Friday, May 6 and ending Sunday May 8, 2022
All times in Banff, Alberta time, MDT (UTC-6).
| Friday, May 6 | |
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| 16:00 - 19:30 |
Check-in begins (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre - open 24 hours) ↓ Note: the Lecture rooms are available after 16:00. (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre) |
| 18:00 - 19:25 | Gathering at Vistas Dining Room for dinner (Vistas Dining Room) (In-person) |
| 19:30 - 22:00 |
Informal gathering in TCPL for discussion: past contests and math training programs ↓ Beverages and a small assortment of snacks are available in the lounge on a cash honour system. (TCPL) |
| Saturday, May 7 | |
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| 07:00 - 09:00 |
Breakfast ↓ A buffet breakfast is served daily between 7:00am and 9:00am in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops. (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 08:45 - 09:00 |
Welcome Talk by BIRS Staff ↓ A brief introduction to BIRS with important logistical information, technology instruction, and opportunity for participants to ask questions. (TCPL 201) |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Rossitza Marinova: Welcome to the 2022 CMKC BIRS Workshop (TCPL 201) |
| 09:10 - 09:20 | Round-table introduction of participants (TCPL) |
| 09:20 - 09:30 |
Rossitza Marinova: Proposing KSF problems: KSF and CMKC curricula intro ↓ This presentation is an introduction to the KSF and CMKC curricula. (TCPL 201) |
| 09:30 - 09:40 |
Patrick Maidorn: KSF and CMKC curriculum for grades 1-4 ↓ This presentation is an introduction to the KSF and CMKC curricula for grades 1-4. (TCPL 201) |
| 09:40 - 09:50 |
Ildiko Pelczer: KSF and CMKC curriculum for grades 5-8 ↓ This presentation is an introduction to the KSF and CMKC curricula for grades 5-8. (TCPL 201) |
| 09:50 - 10:00 |
Tzvetalin Vassilev: KSF and CMKC curriculum for grades 9-12 ↓ This presentation is an introduction to the KSF and CMKC curricula for grades 9-12. (Online) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer) |
| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Valeria Pandelieva: KSF proposal examples by topic (arithmetic and algebra, numbers, geometry, logic) ↓ This discussion is about past problems which received high ratings by KSF. Participants are encouraged to present Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest (CMKC) problems they found interesting. See the website resources for past contest papers: https://mathkangaroo.ca/samples/en (TCPL 201) |
| 11:30 - 13:00 |
Lunch ↓ A buffet lunch is served daily between 11:30am and 1:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops. (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 13:00 - 13:20 |
Group Photo ↓ Meet in foyer of TCPL to participate in the BIRS group photo. The photograph will be taken outdoors, so dress appropriately for the weather. Please don't be late, or you might not be in the official group photo! (TCPL Foyer) |
| 13:20 - 14:15 | Joanna Matthiesen: Hosting of the KSF Annual Meeting in 2026 or 2027 (TCPL 201) |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Fuhua Lin: Adaptive QuizMASter (Online) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer) |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Gautam Srivastava: Software tools for vector graphics (tutorial) (TCPL 201) |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Agnes Fung: Website updates (TCPL 201) |
| 17:30 - 19:30 |
Dinner ↓ A buffet dinner is served daily between 5:30pm and 7:30pm in the Vistas Dining Room, the top floor of the Sally Borden Building. Note that BIRS does not pay for meals for 2-day workshops. (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 20:00 - 21:00 | CMKC programs for teachers and students (discussion) (In-person) |
| Sunday, May 8 | |
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| 07:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Ildiko Pelczer: KSF proposal examples by topic (arithmetic and algebra, numbers, geometry, logic) ↓ This discussion is about past problems which received high ratings by KSF. Participants are encouraged to present Canadian Math Kangaroo Contest (CMKC) problems they found interesting. See the website resources for past contest papers: https://mathkangaroo.ca/samples/en (TCPL 201) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break (TCPL Foyer) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Checkout by 11 ↓ 2-day workshop participants are welcome to use BIRS facilities (TCPL) until 15:00 on Sunday, although participants are still required to checkout of the guest rooms by 11 M. There is no coffee break service on Sunday afternoon, but self-serve coffee and tea are always available in the 2nd floor lounge, Corbett Hall. (Front Desk – Professional Development Centre) |
| 11:00 - 11:50 | Rossitza Marinova: Analyzing results from past contests (TCPL 201) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (Vistas Dining Room) |
| 13:00 - 13:10 | Departure (Banff) |
