Session Format

Session length: Math in Action sessions are 1 full hour (60 minutes) long.

Math in Action! Our sessions are not traditional presentations: they should actively engage participants. Successful sessions from past conferences have included small group discussions, having participants engage in sample classroom activities, and even getting up and dancing!

Conference modality: We are planning to offer Math in Action 2027 as a hybrid conference, providing opportunities to participate both in person at GVSU’s Allendale Campus and online. Select sessions will be available to remote participants via Zoom.

Presenters should plan to attend the conference in person for their presentation. When submitting your proposal, you may choose one of the following presentation formats:

• In-person only: Present in person at GVSU’s Allendale Campus. Your session will be available to in-person conference participants only.
• Hybrid: Present in person at GVSU’s Allendale Campus, with your session also available to online participants via Zoom.

Presenters

Presenters receive reduced registration for the conference at $20 per person. Student presenters or co-presenters receive free registration! Students must co-present with a K–12 teacher or professor. If you have questions or wish to register additional co-presenters, please email us.

Most sessions will be offered for State Continuing Education Credit Hours (SCECH). Please submit a 2-page resume or vita with your proposal to allow us to offer your session for SCECH credit.

We have a limited number of funds to help offset presenter's registration fees. If you are interested in applying for these funds, then you can indicate this at the end of the presenter proposal form. 

Technology

All conference rooms are equipped with the following:

• Windows computer with the ability to open PowerPoint, PDF, and web-based presentations.
• Ceiling mounted projector and screen
• Wired and wireless access to the Internet. We will provide a guest login and password for computers and wifi.
• DVD player with speakers
• Document camera
• Whiteboards
• You can connect your own laptop to the projection device. Presenters must supply their own adaptors for VGA or HDMI.

Software available on the GVSU network includes:

• Mathematics: Microsoft Office (including Excel), Fathom, Geometer's Sketchpad and GeoGebra, Green Globs, Mathematica
• Statistics: Camp Tools, JMP, SAS, SPSS, WinBugs
• Multiple web browsers
• Adobe Acrobat Reader

You will have an opportunity to ask attendees to bring specific technology (such as a phone or laptop) to your session, if you wish. 

In the presenter proposal form, you will have the opportunity to suggest ways that Math in Action can support you and your participants. We will let you know what we can do as soon as possible.