Hello IBL enthusiasts,
We’re excited to continue to working with and learning from our SIGMAA members in 2020. We wanted to start the year off with a few announcements and highlight some of our events at the upcoming JMM.
AIBL Summer Workshops in Los Angeles and Washington, DC are now open for registration. For more information on the workshops and how to register, please see the AIBL website: http://www.inquirybasedlearning.org/2020-workshop-general-information
There will not be a national summer IBL conference this year, so we hope to see you at the IBL SIGMAA business meeting, speaker, and reception event at MathFest in Philadelphia!
There are a growing number of regional IBL communities around the country and we want to encourage you to become an active member of yours (or start one!). There will be two informal gatherings of the IBL communities at JMM. These are listed on the attached JMM events list.
Lastly, we look forward to seeing many of you at our various IBL SIGMAA sponsored events at the JMM! Below is a list of IBL SIGMAA and IBL related activities in Denver.
Happy New Year!
The IBL SIGMAA Executive Board
JMM 2020
IBL SIGMAA EVENTS
MAA Contributed Paper Session on Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching
Session 1, Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 – 10:55 am, Room 501
Session 2, Wednesday, January 15, 2:35 – 5:50 pm, Room 501
Session 3, Thursday, January 16, 10:20-11:55 am, Room 502
MAA Minicourse #6: IBL SIGMAA Minicourse: Introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning
(**This course has an added fee and requires registration. There is limited availability.**)
Part A, Thursday, January 16, 9:00-11:00 am
Part B, Saturday, January 18, 9:00-11:00 am
MAA Workshop: A Classroom Experience with Inquiry-Based Learning
(**This event is free and does not require registration.**)
Thursday, January 16, 2:35-3:55 pm, Room 605
OTHER IBL RELATED PAPER SESSIONS
MAA Contributed Paper Session on Modeling-First Inquiry-Based Course Activities
Session I, Wednesday, January 15, 8:00-10:55 am, Room 502
Session II, Wednesday, January 15, 2:15-3:10 pm, Room 502
IBL COMMUNITIES MEET-UPS
Do you find that discussing IBL with your local colleagues helps to build deep collaborative connections and improve your teaching? Join a Regional IBL Community! Please consider joining us for an informal gathering at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Denver:
Network of IBL Communities Leadership Meeting
Thursday Jan 16th 4:15-5pm
Location TBD - see iblcommunities.org/jmm-2020 24 hours before
Join us for a short meeting and conversation about the Network of IBL Communities. This meeting is for anyone interested in leading or starting a regional IBL Community.
IBL Communities Meetups for California, Nevada, Michigan, New England, Upstate New York, Maryland, DC, and Virginia
Thursday Jan 16th, 5:15-6pm
Location TBD - see iblcommunities.org/jmm-2020 24 hours before
In this first year of our pilot meetups, we welcome everyone from the listed regions who are interested in discussing IBL and getting involved in their local IBL Community. Each region will have a different meeting location, so check the website for where to meet. The regions represented in this pilot year will be:
· California-Nevada
· Chicago
· Maryland, DC, and Virginia
· Michigan
· New England
· Upstate New York
For more information about IBL Communities, please find us at www.iblcommunities.org.