Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications Events

COMAP Workshop: An Introduction to COMAP’s Certificate in Modeling (CiM) Program for Educators, organized by Michelle Isenhour and Kathi Snook, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications; Wednesday, 1:00 pm–4:00 pm. For 40 years COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, has been a leader in developing curricular materials and professional development programs that are multidisciplinary, academically rigorous, and fun for teachers to teach and students to learn. This workshop introduces one of our newest initiatives, the COMAP Certificate in Modeling (CiM) program, designed for educators interested in integrating modeling into the classroom. The goal of the program is to provide professional development credit along with industry-leading modeling certificates that establish a community of highly skilled and knowledgeable modeling educators proficient at teaching modeling. At this time, COMAP intends to make this program and the materials freely available to educators.

During this workshop, we will introduce participants to the CiM program as well as the opportunity to obtain the Modeling Educator Certificate (MEC). Workshop participants will participate in two hour-long sessions where COMAP will expose participants to some of the material contained within the MEC program including a philosophy and framework for teaching and learning applied to problem solving and modeling. The workshop will conclude with a discussion about the workshop experience and opportunity to obtain the modeling certificate.

Special Session: COMAP also has a Special Session on COMAP’s Mathematical Modeling Contests: Sharing Experiences and Benefits, Thursday, 8:30 am–11:50 am; organized by Amanda Beecher, Steve Horton, and Kathleen Snook, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications. Kayla Blyman, Saint Martin’s University, and Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Math, will serve as presenters in this session.