Calculus Instruction in Atlantic Canada Conference 2026

This one-day workshop is an opportunity for high school and university calculus instructors from across Atlantic Canada to come together and engage in discussions regarding  curriculum  covered  in high school and university. 

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together high school and university educators from across the Atlantic region to discuss evidence-based pedagogy and innovative instructional methodologies used in introductory math courses. From these discussions, we aim to better understand the needs of our students and develop courses and resources which address these needs. This year’s topic is “Assessing student learning in the age of AI”. We will discuss how AI has affected the teaching of mathematics at the high school and university level. We hope to develop ideas regarding how to use AI to support student learning, as well as reflect on ways to further strengthen numeracy in our students without the use of AI. We hope to address how to create authentic, compassionate, reasonable assessments while accounting for student use of generative AI. This event consists of an invited speaker, a panel discussion, and small group discussions.

We will have a plenary speaker, panel & small group discussions and activities. There will also be 5 minute talks should anyone have something they wish to share. Lunch will be provided on-site. The schedule can be found here.

Keynote:  Shehroze Saharan  The AI Moment in Education: Where We Are, What It Means, and What’s Next

Shehroze Saharan is the Director of Artificial Intelligence Strategy at George Brown College in Ontario. He has led institution-level initiatives on integrating AI with pedagogy, developed institutional AI policies, and guided AI literacy. He was the Conference Chair at the 2025 Teaching with AI Conference at the University of Guelph.

Abstract: Artificial intelligence in education is evolving at a pace few of us have experienced before. Generative AI has moved from novelty to infrastructure in record time. What was experimental eighteen months ago is now embedded in classrooms, policies, and institutional strategy.

This keynote begins by framing why this particular period represents an “AI moment” in education, a unique inflection point where capability, accessibility, and institutional adoption are converging. For educators, the conversation is no longer “Should we use it?” but “How do we lead through it responsibly, pedagogically, and institutionally, while the technology continues to shift?”

The session will explore the current state of AI in education: what is technically possible today, how institutions across Canada are responding, where momentum is building, and where uncertainty remains. We will also consider what this moment means for disciplines such as mathematics, where AI challenges long-standing assumptions about evidence of understanding, reasoning, and academic integrity.

The keynote will close with a forward look. If this is the AI moment, what might the next one look like? From agentic workflows and multimodal models to institutional copilots and evolving governance expectations, we will consider what is on the horizon and how educators can navigate change without losing sight of pedagogy, integrity, and human connection.

AI Panel:
Caroline Purdy, Teaching Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and Director of Teaching Learning Services, University of New Brunswick
High School Educator forthcoming
Student Representatives forthcoming

When: May 29, 2026 9am-4pm in  TBD
Where: Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB
Registration: Fill out the Google Form here: Workshop Registration
Registration Fees: $25 to be paid via Eventbrite
Travel Funds: For those travelling from Newfoundland, or farther abroad, there are limited travel funds.

Organizing Committee:

• Caroline Cochran - Acadia University

• Danielle Cox - Mount Saint Vincent University

• Rebecca McKay - University of New Brunswick Saint John

• Karyn McLellan - Mount Saint Vincent University

• Tara Taylor - St. Francis Xavier University

• Mark Hamilton - Mount Allison University

• Suzanne Greenlaw - Middleton Regional High School

• Jane Pearson - Sir James Dunn Academy

Thank you to our sponsors: Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) & McGraw-Hill & Wiley & Mount Allison University

AARMS Website: https://aarms.math.ca/event/calculus-instruction-in-atlantic-canada-conference-2026/