Expect the Unexpected With Math®

classroom Guides for Actuaries

Has a teacher asked you to give a presentation during a career day or other event at your local middle school? Have you gone into a classroom presentation empty handed? Did you find it difficult to engage the students or talk about the actuarial profession? If so, that is about to change.

The Actuarial Foundation has a Classroom Guide for Actuaries for every title in the Expect the Unexpected With Math® middle school series. This series uses story lines that students find interesting to show them the fun and relevance of math.

Download the actuary guides and classroom materials below, then present these exciting materials in a school near you!

Inside Each Classroom Guide for Actuaries

• Tips for preparing for your first school visit.
• Specific instructions on presenting the Expect the Unexpected With Math® materials.
• Advice for communicating to students in grades 6-8.
• How to explain what an actuary is and does.
• Examples of the importance of math in other career fields.

Actuary Guides and Classroom Materials

All materials are in pdf format. Contact the Foundation at asa@actfnd.org for availability of printed materials.