Missouri Section NExT Meeting Spring 2022
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Virtual Reception
7:00pm – 8:00pm CDT
MO NExT Members and invited guests, grab your favorite beverage and join us for an hour of mathematical camaraderie!
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Hybrid Presentations
8:30am – 11am CDT
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UMKC Royall Hall 305
8:30am – 9:30am CDT
Pathways Toward EDI that are Flexible with Bounds: Making "Math Feel Like a Safe Space"
Sarah Greenwald, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics
Appalachian State University
Abstract:
The Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) statement “Active Learning in Post-Secondary Mathematics Education” (2016) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Instructional Practices Guide (2018) recommend active learning.
Active learning with some flexibility can make "math feel like a safe space" [student in Introduction to Mathematics]. We'll take a look at my classes for Introduction to Mathematics, Introduction to Linear Algebra, and Differential Geometry. While some items have strict deadlines, there is still flexibility built in and multiple pathways toward equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). The bounds are there to help the students succeed by the end of the semester and also the faculty with the workload and grading. The differential geometry course is at https://appstate.edu/~greenwaldsj/class/4140/s22.html. We'll explore the course models and activities, lessons learned and student responses.
10:00am – 11:00am CDT
Math-nificent Stories
Tim Chartier, Ph.D.
Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Davidson College
Abstract:
In any class, there is the inherent content to be taught and discovered. What stories will students tell, mathematical or otherwise, over a dinner table about a class? What stories will they remember 5, 10 or even 20 years from now? If we look at our teaching through this light, how might it affect our planning and class time and activities? In this presentation, we’ll look at creating an environment that encourages the living of math-nificent stories that can be remembered and told.