Thursday-Friday, September 26-27, 2019
Hilton Madison Monona Terrace
9 E. Wilson Street, Madison, WI
The UW System Math Initiative Project Team is pleased that you are representing your institution at the September workshop—whether as mathematics faculty or academic staff, Education Subcommittee member, mathematics department chair, Math Steering Committee (MSC) member, or Institutional Change Team (ICT) lead. Your leadership to support Math Initiative goals from the classroom to the administrative level is much appreciated. The Project Team extends a special welcome to new participants, who have much to contribute to this student success initiative.
For those who’ve participated in past ICT convenings, please note that this workshop differs significantly. The September workshop is for the audience described above rather than for your entire ICT. The Thursday, Sept. 26, morning pre-workshop sessions are for Education Subcommittee members and for ICT leads, MSC members and mathematics department chairs. Those who are mathematics instructors are invited to also register for the professional development offered Thursday, Sept. 26, afternoon and Friday, Sept. 27. (And all participants are invited to the Thursday, Sept. 26, early evening reception).
Contact Alice Pulvermacher, apulvermacher@uwsa.edu, with any questions about participation.
Pre-workshop
Morning of Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019
Pre-workshop sessions are for Education Subcommittee members and for ICT leads, MSC members and mathematics department chairs.
Registration will be from 7:30 to 8 a.m.:
- Session A: ICT leads, MSC members and mathematics department chairs will register at the Liberty Room on the first floor.
- Session B. Education Subcommittee members will register at the La Follette Room on the second floor.
Breakfast will be available from 8 to 8:30 a.m.
The welcome and pre-workshop will follow from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Lunch will be available from noon to 1 p.m. and will include additional faculty joining for the afternoon professional development (Sessions C and D).
Breakfast, morning break and lunch will be provided.
Professional development
Afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019
Sessions are for MSC members and other mathematics instructors.
Registration for participants joining for Thursday afternoon and Friday will open at 11:45 a.m. at the Liberty Room on the first floor.
Lunch, welcome and team time will be noon-1 p.m.
Mathematics professional development Sessions C and D will be 1-5 p.m.
An evening reception will be 5-6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Capitol Club.
Lunch, afternoon break and reception (cash bar) will be provided.
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019
Sessions are for MSC members and other mathematics instructors.
Breakfast will be 8-8:30 a.m. in the Founders Room on the second floor for Session E participants and in the Capitol Club on the 14th floor for Session F participants.
Mathematics professional development Sessions E and F will be 8:30 a.m.-noon
Team time, lunch, next steps and evaluation will be noon-1 p.m.
Breakfast, morning break and lunch will be provided.
General Information
Registration has closed.
Contact
Alice Pulvermacher
Math Initiative Project Director
Co-principal Investigator
apulvermacher@uwsa.edu
608-262-5499
Hotel room block closed
The deadline has passed to reserve rooms from the Math Initiative block. The Hilton held a block of rooms for the “UW System Math Initiative” at $127 per night for participants. Tax was automatically entered by the Hilton online registration system; make sure to bring your tax exempt card/letter to show at check-in.
Call 1-877-510-7465 or 414-935-5941 for information.
Parking
Underground parking is available at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, 9 E. Wilson St., at posted ramp prices. Current rates are $18 for overnight guests subject to change.
Additional parking is available at the Government East Parking Garage, 110 E. Wilson.
Wi-Fi
UW System Math Initiative participants staying at the Hilton can get Wi-Fi if they are Hilton Honors members. Sign-up is free. Wi-Fi also is available to any participants for $4.95 via the front desk.
Session Information
Session A
Tristan Denley, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at the University System of Georgia, will focus on advantages and challenges of implementing co-requisite mathematics at scale. He will use Wisconsin and other states’ data to examine the co-requisite approach and the use of multiple-measures placement criteria. He also will discuss the implementation strategies and logistics for co-requisite instruction and the creation of a sustainable fiscal model.
Session B
UW System Math Steering Committee Chair Jennifer Kosiak will lead this session for Education Subcommittee members, who will develop a core set of learning outcomes for sequences of mathematics courses for elementary teacher education candidates.
Sessions c and E (Highly recommended to register for both vs. only one of these sessions)
Session C presenter:
Session C focus:
This will include the curricular advantages and classroom challenges of implementing co-requisite mathematics courses. Participants will use Wisconsin data together with data from other states to examine the co-requisite approach. Participants will engage in a design thinking exercise to explore strategies to overcome implementation barriers.
Session E co-presenters:
Session E focus:
This will include a series of workshop-style experiences in which members of the faculty teams will craft implementation plans for co-requisite mathematics at their institutions while considering various factors, such as:
- Grading practices in co-requisite portion
- Repeat policies / practices
- Same instructor vs. different instructors and connection between instructors
- Balancing number of sections / holding sections for late placement / coordination with bridge
- Messaging to students
Sessions D and F
Session D and Session F will focus on strategies to promote student success through active learning and fostering student engagement. Implementing successful active learning experiences for students first begins with building community within the classroom, then advances to building thinking among students by leveraging appropriate mathematical tasks to support student learning. Participants will explore elements of the Classroom Practices chapter from the MAA Instructional Practices Guide.
Session D and F co–presenters:
Session D and F pre-work:
- Please read .
- Please read : (1) Manifesto p. vii-viii and (2) Classroom Practices Chapter p. 1-48.
Session D will focus on building a classroom community through active learning and robust mathematical tasks.
- Building community in the classroom
- Defining guiding principles for active learning
- Selecting appropriate mathematical tasks and task development
- Discussion and reflection for incorporating active learning
Session F will continue the discussion on classroom communities with a focus on productive discussions.
- Review of Session D, with continuation of building community in the classroom and transformation of functions matching game
- Extension of discussion on enriching tasks
- Problem activity and reflection
- Orchestrating productive mathematics discussions