Math Initiative Community of Practice: Desmos Teacher

UW System math faculty and staff are invited to learn about or share their own experiences with select tools and strategies to support student success in mathematics through a discussion series supporting our mathematics Community of Practice. UW colleagues will lead this Aug. 11 discussion on how to use the free activity builder in Desmos [...]

Math Initiative UW Showcase Webinar Series

UW System institutions delivered "5X5" PowerPoint presentations about their Math Initiative work in a three-part virtual webinar series. Details were shared with Institutional Change Team leaders and Math Steering Committee members by email, and the recordings and PowerPoints are located in the Math Steering Committee Canvas course. Wed., July 14, noon-1:30 pm Tues., Aug. 17, [...]

Math Initiative UW Showcase Webinar Series

UW System institutions delivered "5X5" PowerPoint presentations about their Math Initiative work in a three-part virtual webinar series. Details were shared with Institutional Change Team leaders and Math Steering Committee members by email, and the recordings and PowerPoints are located in the Math Steering Committee Canvas course. Wed., July 14, noon-1:30 pm Tues., Aug. 17, [...]

Math Initiative Community of Practice: Alternative Assessments

UW System math faculty and staff are invited to learn about or share their own experiences with select tools and strategies to support student success in mathematics through a discussion series supporting our mathematics Community of Practice. UW colleagues will lead this Aug. 18 discussion and invite participants to share their experiences using alternative assessments. [...]

Math Steering Committee Virtual Meeting

Th Math Steering Committee will meet via Microsoft Teams. Alice Pulvermacher emailed the to MSC members Aug. 18, 2021, along with a request to review the Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics in advance of the meeting.  For information, please contact her at apulvermacher@uwsa.edu.  

Math Initiative Community of Practice: 5 Practices for Orchestrating Discussion

UW System math faculty and staff are invited to learn about or share their own experiences with select tools and strategies to support student success in mathematics through a discussion series supporting our mathematics Community of Practice during the fall semester. For the Sept. 15 session, Xianwei Van Harpen, UW-Milwaukee, will present on her use [...]

Math Steering Committee Meeting

Th Math Steering Committee will meet via Microsoft Teams. Please note that the indicates a lunch break from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information, please contact her at apulvermacher@uwsa.edu.

Anti-Racist Curriculum in STEM

UW System math faculty and staff are invited to learn about or share their own experiences with select tools and strategies to support student success in mathematics through a discussion series supporting our mathematics Community of Practice (CoP) during the fall semester. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Whitney George, Associate Professor of Mathematics & Statistics at [...]

Math Initiative Community of Practice: Student Mental Health and Well-Being

Description: Educators are aware of our current mental health crisis in higher education, yet many feel they lack the skills and resources to react and respond appropriately.  This session will focus on the latest science and practice of well-being skills from the fields of mindfulness, positive psychology, neuroscience, and positive education.  Participants will learn tools [...]