Section NExT
Friday 11/22, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
jenn berg
Title: Up your group-work game.
Abstract: This session, targeted at new math educators, but is open to anyone who would like practical tips on how to use group work in your classes. Collectively we will discuss why group-work is a tool you’ll want in your teaching toolkit, identify common obstacles to implementation of group work in classes, and I’ll share some practices that can help overcome those obstacles.
Bio: jenn berg wanted to be a lawyer when she grew up; on the way to getting a good LSAT score she fell in love with mathematics. Teaching became a perfect way to express her love of both language and mathematics. Since joining the faculty at Fitchburg State University in 2008 she has worked on honing her teaching craft with the help of her colleagues at the college and at secondary schools in the north central Massachusetts region. As chair of the department she currently also uses her love of language to entertain others during meetings and move the college towards more inclusive policies, curriculum, and teaching practices.
Section NExT Coordinator:
Klay Kruczek
Mathematics Department
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 392-5591