Matthew Kennedy was a presenter and participant at the International Conference for Technology in Mathematics Education (ICTCM), hosted by Pearson, in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 7-9, 2024. In addition to earning MyLab Math Certification, Matthew presented a workshop demonstrating the use of the DESMOS internet-based graphing calculator to demonstrate Calculus I concepts involving dynamic change and attended multiple other presentations on a wide range of topics, including data analytics, artificial intelligence and its impact on education, and other technologies used for teaching advanced calculus courses. When not at the conference, Matthew enjoyed the amazing local cuisine and lots of live jazz and blues bands along Bourbon Street and was also able to view some landmarks during a run through town.
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LeAnn Medsker and Danielle Marshall attended the 48 th National Organization for Student Success (NOSS) Conference, which took place at the Westgate hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 14-17. The conference theme was “Betting on Student Success” and there were many engaging sessions to attend. LeAnn focused on sessions about building engagement in math classrooms as well as having an equity mindset when planning activities. There was also an excellent session on how to utilize AI as a helpful tool when planning lessons and coming up with new ideas for activities. The Friday keynote speaker, Darryl Bellamy, and his amazing presentation called “Fear(less) Inside” was really inspiring and gave a new perspective on LeeAnn’s journey as an educator.
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