online learning series starting next week (5/27 and 5/29)

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Nina White

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May 18, 2026, 4:53:11 PM (3 days ago) May 18

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Hello All,

I wanted to share this here as it features some great speakers/educators/researchers from our RUME community. Please share with your colleagues and community!

Nina

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The Michigan Mathematics Center for Inquiry Based Learning, and AMiIBL, present a (second annual!) 2026 Virtual Summer Series.

We’re excited to announce and post registration for our first two (free!) online events of our 2026 Summer Series. See presenter bios and the rest of our summer lineup (updates coming soon!) at our main series website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ibl/2026-workshop/

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Wednesday, May 27, 1-3pm ET

Rachel Rupnow and Kristen Vroom

Incorporating Values-Centered Definition Activities into Instruction

Description: While the mathematical community is guided by many shared values and norms of practice, these values and norms are not always made clear to students. In this session, we will discuss some of these norms and values related to definitions, showcase some activities other mathematics instructors have made, and guide participants in creating an activity they could use in their instruction.

Registration: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mvd-HwDBRGK07lOo8NepDQ

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Friday, May 29, 1-3pm ET

Robin Wilson and Anne Cawley

Math Autobiographies: A Tool for Student Insight and Classroom Connection

Description: Every student has a math story. Through intentional classroom activities that allow students to reflect on and share their own stories, we can learn who our students are and can utilize their stories to humanize their mathematics experiences in our classrooms. We argue that implementation of mathematics autobiographies provide two major course benefits: 1) it can assist instructors in getting to know their students better both as individuals and as a group of learners and 2) it can help students build connection with one another as mathematics learners in the classroom while developing a mathematics community. As instructors, when we know our students well, we can choose instructional strategies that will support their strengths and build on their weaknesses, and we can respond more appropriately to their successes and failures in our classrooms. In this workshop, we will offer suggestions on how to use the Mathematics Autobiography assignment as a way to build community in the classroom early in the term, and build connections among students that will last beyond the first weeks.