COMAP Sessions
- Math Modeling: The Power of Us!
- How Cool Is Mathematics? HS & MS Students
Design Drone Light Shows and Dog Parks Using Math Modeling - Building Community through Math Modeling and Tech Tools in High School
- Math Modeling as a Vehicle to Catalyze Change
NCTM: October 25-28, 2023, Washington DC
Visit COMAP at booth 726 to find out about our modeling contests, membership options and publications. COMAP staff will be in attendance to answer all your questions.
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In this workshop, participants will engage in the mathematical modeling process through a common task. Participants will work collaboratively as they reflect on how this engagement can offer opportunities to build students’ math identity and agency across grade bands.
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How Cool Is Mathematics? HS & MS Students Design Drone Light Shows and Dog Parks Using Math Modeling
Students get excited about mathematics when teachers bring mathematical modeling into the classroom through real-world problems and applications. This session will show that with the motivation and desire to do so, along with some guidance and resources, teachers can engage students by integrating modeling into their mathematics classrooms.
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Modeling tasks and online collaborative tools can engage each and every student and help us foster a sense of belonging. These tasks and tools give us a way to honor students' ideas and contributions to the problem-solving process and help us support students' identity and agency. Come explore a relevant real-world problem and tech tools with us.
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Math modeling tasks and online collaborative tools can engage each and every student. They provide us with opportunities to invite students into the mathematical conversation, supporting students' identity and agency. Come explore how modeling spans grade bands, fosters inclusion, and aligns with key recommendations set forth by the Catalyzing Change series.
JMM: January 3-6, 2024, San Francisco CA
COMAP is proud to be a JMM partner. Be sure to visit COMAP at booth 408 to find out about our modeling contests, membership options and publications. COMAP staff will be in attendance to answer all your questions.
Joint Mathematics Meetings COMAP Contributed Paper Sessions
COMAP Sessions
- Mathematical Modeling with Preservice (and In-Service) Teachers
- Problem Creation and Problem Solving
MAA MathFest: August 2-5, 2023, Tampa FL
Mathematical Modeling with Preservice (and In-Service) Teachers
Thursday, August 3, 4:00 p.m. - 5:55 p.m., Room 120
How and when are preservice teachers learning mathematical modeling and then learning how to teach mathematical modeling? This session invites speakers to share examples of modeling experiences and guidance in teaching modeling to future and current teachers. This modeling instruction may be found in teacher preparation courses, mathematics major courses, extracurricular activities, or teacher in-service workshops.
Organizers:
Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College
Kayla Blyman, St. Martin’s University
Blain Patterson, Virginia Military Institute
Catherine Paolucci, University of Florida
Sponsors:
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)
SIGMAA on Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (SIGMAA MKT)
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William Farmer, Culver Academies
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Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College
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Using Four Big Ideas to Develop Secondary Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge about Mathematical Modeling
Elizabeth Arnold, Colorado State University
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Cynthia Anhalt, University of Arizona
Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University
Brynja Kohler, Utah State University -
Carrie Bala, Utah State University
Cynthia Anhalt, University of Arizona
Brynja Kohler, Utah State University -
Diana Cheng, Towson University
John Gonzalez, US Department of Defense
Problem Creation and Problem Solving
Saturday, August 5, 8:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m., Room 120
Problem creation and problem solving are fundamental not only in mathematics research, but also in mathematics education and outreach. This area ranges from journals with problem solving sections to competitions (institutional, regional, national, and international). We invite submissions on creating problems and teaching problem solving in co-curricular and classroom settings, such as leading problem-solving clubs and teaching problem-solving classes. We encourage speakers to discuss successful strategies in creating/solving problems and effective ways to address the challenges.
Organizers:
Mohammad K. Azarian, University of Evansville
Jeremiah Bartz, University of North Dakota
Steven J. Miller, Williams College
Chenyang Sun, Williams College
COMAP Schedule
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Writing Effective International Modeling Contest Problems for MCM/ICM
Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Kayla Blyman, Saint Martin's University
