Welcome to the AIBL Workshop general information page! We strongly believe that professional development is one of the major pathways for change, and instructors have tremendous power and capability to make significant impact via IBL to create equitable spaces for students to be deeply engaged in authentic mathematical inquiry in every math class.

Academic Year 2020-2021 and Summer 2021 is a “closed phase” for AIBL. We have arrived at the “endpoint” of the NSF PRODUCT project, and using this year to evaluate our findings and disseminate our work. As such, we currently do not have workshops planned for summer 2021 primarily due to cycle we are in with our funding sources. We plan to offer professional development in the future.

Info about 2020 Workshops

Due to the coronavirus crisis, our workshop offerings have changed, and we are offering 4 different types of professional development events in summer 2020. Virtual format will be the workshop model used until after the pandemic. This is a time for global community and solidarity. We hope you and your family are doing well, and you all are staying safe.

PRODUCT IBL Workshops are practical, hands-on, and interactive workshops for college math instructors, interested in teaching via IBL or hybrid IBL. The focus of the workshops is on developing the skills and practices necessary for successful implementation of IBL.

2020 Portfolio of Virtual Mini-Courses and Workshops:

• June 16-July 2, Virtual IBL Mini Course (Longer Mini-Course)

• June 23-26, Virtual IBL Workshop #1 (4 Days)

• July 6-9, 2020 Virtual IBL Workshop #2 (4 Days)

• June 2020 IBL Workshop on Course for Future Elementary Teachers (June 1, 3, 8. 10)

Participants will learn new skills from experienced IBL instructors, reflect on current teaching practices, and prepare to teach their own IBL math course during the next academic year. These workshops will include virtual teaching strategies as appropriate and as we are able to. Since the coronavirus crisis is a fast-moving, dynamic situation, we will provide as much support for virtual teaching as we can. These workshops were intended for in-person teaching, and we believe that many of the skills will be useful in both virtual and in-person classes. We expect that eventually we will be back to teaching in in-person, once treatments are widely available.

Registration for these workshops are now open and each workshop is $50. Please contact Katie Kahle, AIBL Assistant, with any further questions.

Structure of the Workshops: Please see the individual workshops for specific details.

Target College Math IBL Courses: Attendees of the IBL workshop are highly encouraged to select a target course that they will teach in the academic year following the workshop. The Course materials sessions allow attendees an opportunity to develop materials specific to their teaching style and institutional environment. Attendees are encouraged to select an upper-division math course (if possible), because it is easier to implement IBL at this level. However, we can work with you to help select your easiest course to get started with utilizing IBL teaching methods. With that aside, attendees are welcome to focus on courses such as Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Math for Liberal Arts, Math for Secondary or Elementary Teaching, Statistics and second year Calculus Courses (Diff Eq, Linear Algebra).

*Eligibility: Math Faculty of all ranks employed at 2-year colleges, 4-year colleges, and universities with undergraduate programs in North America are eligible to apply, this includes tenure or tenure-track faculty, lecturers, adjuncts, and postdocs. K-12 teachers and graduate students are not eligible. Early career faculty (postdocs and assistant professors) are especially encouraged to apply. Please see the answers below to some frequently asked questions about the workshops. However, if you have any further questions or need clarification, please contact Stan Yoshinobu, the AIBL Project Director.

Participants are responsible for:

• Registration fee

• Internet access and device to connect via Zoom

• We recommend earbuds and a good internet connection

Click here to see how the developers prepare for the workshops!

Photos from Past Workshops!