Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications

COMAP Conferences & Meetings

Visit this page for updates about conferences and meetings that COMAP will be sponsoring and/or attending.

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.

Schedule

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 1:00 PM

    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.

  • Thursday, October 26, 2023, 8:00 AM

    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.

  • Thursday, October 26, 2023, 1:00 PM

    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.

  • Saturday, October 28, 2023, 9:30 AM

    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

Session

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)

Schedule


Session

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

  • Writing Effective International Modeling Contest Problems for MCM/ICM
    11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.

    Amanda Beecher, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    Kayla Blyman, Saint Martin's University



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