Join us on November 10th, 2025!
High school mathematics teachers from across NC and beyond are invited to participate in a free, one-day online workshop for math educators led by NCSSM’s Dan Teague Endowed Mathematics Professor, Ashley Loftis, along with colleagues. The session will be held on Monday, November 10, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with scheduled breaks throughout the day. Teachers who attend the full workshop will be eligible to receive 0.5 CEUs.
In this interactive workshop, participants will learn about new mathematical modeling activities and consider how these can be used to deepen student learning. This workshop will emphasize strategies for supporting students as they engage in productive struggle, a key element of mathematical exploration and learning.
Participants will engage in a modeling task themselves and then analyze classroom video of teachers facilitating similar work with students. Discussion will center on instructional moves that encourage perseverance, foster collaboration, and guide students without reducing the cognitive demand of the task.
This workshop is appropriate for teachers of all course levels and will provide concrete examples and practices that can be adapted to a variety of classroom contexts.
Click the link below to register! Registration closes November 1, 2025. Space is limited.
For more information or questions, email mathpd@ncssm.edu
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These workshops are made possible in part through support from the Dan Teague Endowed Professorship.
The Teaching Contemporary Mathematics (TCM) Conference is our annual event featuring presentations from NCSSM Faculty and other leaders in Math Education from across the country.
For over three decades, the TCM Conference has been the nation’s premier annual event for high school and college math instructors to exchange innovative approaches to teaching and learning and to find inspiration in their fellow teachers’ original thinking and creative practices. Our conference attendees come from traditional public schools, charter schools, independent schools, community colleges, and universities across North Carolina and the United States, and beyond.
The conference is primarily focused on mathematical concepts and courses that advanced high school students and college students study. Sessions and events are tailored to Precalculus, AP Calculus, Multivariable Calculus, AP Statistics, Finite Math, and Mathematical Modeling. Many sessions also include activities and teaching approaches that are relevant to Math II, Math III, and advanced algebra courses.
Outreach is an integral part of the mission of NCSSM, and the mathematics department is proud to support other high school teachers across North Carolina and beyond. Following conversations at the 2025 TCM conference, we have committed to sharing lessons and resources year-round. You'll find lessons and other resources created by NCSSM faculty, and we hope that this page will also become a place for you to share resources you're proud of and to find innovative lessons from high school teachers outside of NCSSM.