Latest News: 2025 MCG Conference Procceedings are now out, thanks to Elisabet Mellroth, Scott A. Chamberlin, Yvonne Liljekvist, Linda Mattsson, Attila Szabo & Mirela Vinerean-Bernhoff, co-editors, as well as all contributors. Congratulations with the great accomplishment! Here is the link to proceedings https://kau.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1953266/FULLTEXT02.pdf
Dear colleagues and friends from all over the world,
Our Team the officers of MCG works hard to make many interesting things happend.
Our most recent, 14th MCG conference was held on June 16 - 18 2025 in Karlstad, Sweden. It was another great success of the LOC (Elisabet Mellrot and her team), as well as all participants and contributors.
This will be also a beginning of new IC's members' term, the MCG is now lead by Elisabet Mellroth who became the MCG president.
We continue production of new issues of our newsletter thanks to a great editorial work by Scott Chamberlin and Chris Weiss and other board members and contributors. It provides interesting examples of how to stimulate creativity and talents in our students. The 2025 Spring issue now published. The next one will be out in September, 2025. Contact Scott [at] uwyo.edu if you are interested in writing an article.
For everyone not yet a member, please, consider joining the Group and taking part in our activities.
Elisabet Mellroth Viktor Freiman Scott Chamberlin Ralf Benölken
President Past-president Secretary Treasurer
Future Events
We are happy to invite you all to the 15th MCG conference in September 2027 in Calgary, Canada. More information will come.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness (MCG) is an exciting topic that was overlooked in school education and in the educational research for a long time.
The International Group for MCG brings together mathematics educators, mathematicians, researchers, and others who are inspired to nurture and support the development of mathematical creativity in all and the realization of mathematical promise and mathematical giftedness.
MISSION
The purpose of the group is to bring together mathematics educators, mathematicians, researchers, and others who are interested in nurturing and supporting the development of mathematical creativity and the realization of mathematical promise and mathematical giftedness, promoting the improvement of teaching and learning mathematics, and widening students’ abilities to apply mathematical knowledge in innovative and creative ways. The work of the Group will concentrate on distinct but interrelated domains such as:
mathematical creativity for all students, from all backgrounds, and of all ages,
mathematical creativity, aptitude, and achievement,
mathematical giftedness, talent and promise,
mathematical creativity for individuals or teams, inside or outside the classroom,
mathematics competitions.
JOIN THE GROUP
CLICK HERE to submit Membership Application Form
AFFILIATIONS
MCG (International Group for Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness) is affiliated with ICMI (the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction)
see details at: http://www.mathunion.org/icmi/icmi/affiliate-organizations/study-groups/