UM July 2020 Workshop

(Preliminary) Workshop Description

This 3-day, 12-hour virtual workshop will:

• give you a broad introduction to using Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) in your math teaching,
• be fully interactive, collaborative, and hands-on,
• be guided by principles you can apply to teaching in both in-person and virtual environments (and everything in between!)
• give you a structure for making concrete plans for your Fall 2020 IBL courses
• provide you with further resources to utilize before, during, and after the workshop

Participants:

• 20 slots are reserved for members of the University of Michigan Department of Mathematics.
• 5 slots are reserved for Community College Faculty in Michigan.
• 15 slots are open to any college math instructors who teach within the state of Michigan or nearby areas.
• All college math instructors (including graduate students) are welcome as participants.
• Program is aimed at new and intermediate users of Inquiry-Based Learning.

Logistics:

• The workshop is FREE
• Meetings will happen virtually, over Zoom, and will include breaks.

Facilitators:

Amy Ksir (US Naval Academy)

Nina White (University of Michigan)