The Second All-Russian academic conference “Mathematical Talent and Mathematical Education” will take place at Adyghe State University in Maykop (Republic of Adygea, Russian Federation) on December 18-22, 2018. The conference is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Regional School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The first conference “Universities in the System of Finding and Supporting Mathematically Gifted Children and Youth” took place in October of 2015. The current conference will be dedicated to the discussion of a wide range of problems connected to finding and supporting talented children and more advanced preparation of school and university students.
Conference organizers are Adyghe State University and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University).
The conference will include round-table discussions on the current problems of organizing the process of finding, teaching, and raising mathematically gifted children, as well as the problems of their welfare and development.
The organizing committee invites:
- scientists and researchers in the fields of pedagogy and psychology of mathematical giftedness;
- specialists in teaching advanced mathematics to gifted school children;
- specialists in popularization of mathematics;
- specialists in using information and distance learning technologies in teaching advanced mathematics;
- specialists in organizing students’ research work in mathematics;
- specialists in organizing mathematical education;
- teachers and instructors;
- graduate and undergraduate students.
Main topics
- psychological aspects of working with mathematically gifted students;
- assessment of mathematical talent and methods for developing mathematical skills in gifted school and university students;
- development of creative potential of a mathematically gifted child;
- theoretical and methodological problems of advanced math education;
- development of students’ math skills in the context of higher education;
- role of advanced problems in mathematics in the formation of a creative personality;
- preparation techniques for math Olympiads and competitions;
- mathematical component in preparing school children for non-math Olympiads;
- mathematical tournaments, Olympiads, and competitions;
- specifics of mathematical education of school children in specialized classes and schools;
- specifics of a personality-oriented teaching in specialized math classes;
- national traditions in advanced math preparation of school and university students;
- research and project activities in the system of math education;
- popularization of math among children, youth, and adults;
- improving the quality of teachers’ professional development for working with gifted children;
- Bachelor’s and Master’s programs preparing specialists in working with mathematically gifted children;
- information and communication technologies in the system of advanced math education;
- regional models and organizational forms for finding and supporting mathematically gifted children and youth;
- history of mathematics and math education.
To participate in the conference, you need to register at the conference website before December 5, 2018.
