Teach For America and DIRECTV Co-Host MATHx Series of Talks around Math Education
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WHAT: |
DIRECTV and Teach For America are launching their national partnership to inspire students to love math and enhance math instruction with MATHx – a program featuring short, energizing talks exploring innovation, exciting trends, and achievement in math education. MATHx talks will be preceded by a math exploration fair featuring interactive booths hosted by ST Math, DIRECTV, City Year Los Angeles, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, and Teach For America, among others. | |
| The MATHx program reflects Teach For America and DIRECTV’s joint commitment to ensuring all students cultivate the math skills needed to be successful in college and beyond. | ||
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WHO: |
MATHx Speakers include: | |
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Mike White, chairman, president & CEO, DIRECTV |
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Matt Kramer, co-CEO, Teach For America |
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Nigel Nisbet, vice president of content creation, MIND Research Institute |
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Kathy Clemmer, founder, Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Math and Science Teaching; math teacher, El Segundo High School |
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Randy Palisoc, founder, Ironbox Education |
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Scott Flansburg, Guinness World Record Holder for Mental Calculation |
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Amber Medina (Los Angeles ’01), principal, KIPP Raices; Teach For America alumnus |
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Alma Gomez, parent, KIPP Raices |
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WHAT: |
MATHx is a series of short, energizing talks exploring personal experience, innovation, exciting trends, and achievement in math education. Audience members will be inspired about the possibilities a great math education opens, and will leave MATHx with new ideas and tips for how to improve mathematical literacy for students in an engaging and real-world way. MATHx-LA is the inaugural event in a three-part series, with future talks to be held in Oklahoma and Colorado. | |
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, April 7 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PT |
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| 4:30–6:00PM PT: Math Exploration Fair | ||
| 6:00–7:30PM PT: MATHx Program | ||
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WHERE: |
Santee Education Complex |
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| 1921 Maple Avenue | ||
| Los Angeles, CA 90011 | ||
| Parking available at the corner of East 21st St. and Los Angeles Street (at the back of the school) | ||
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VISUALS: |
DIRECTV Virtual Reality Demos | |
| Hundreds of students, teachers, community members and DIRECTV employees enjoying interactive Math Exploration Fair | ||
| Interactive exhibits from MIND Research Institute and Discovery Education | ||
| Performance by The Human Calculator®, Guinness Record holder for mental calculation | ||
| High School students presenting their math work at Math Exploration Fair | ||
| Santee culinary program students preparing refreshments on-site | ||
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Media RSVP: |
Vanessa Descalzi | |
| 202-999-8542 | ||
| Jade Ekstedt | ||
| 310-964-3429 | ||
Teach For America
Vanessa Descalzi
202-999-8542
[email protected]
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DIRECTV
Jade
Ekstedt
310-964-3429
[email protected]
Source: DIRECTV
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