About Project NExT and your Section NExT:
Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) is an MAA professional development program which provides support to those in the beginning stages of an academic career in the mathematical sciences. Participants are given access to resources to help them adjust to institutional expectations with regard to teaching, scholarship, and service. One of the primary strengths of the program is the establishment of a peer support group providing important contacts for beginning faculty.
The Allegheny Mountain Section NExT was established in Spring 2000. Its goals are similar to those of the national program, supporting new faculty in the Section in their teaching, and in integrating into the profession. Other objectives include establishing links between the different types of institutions in the Allegheny Mountain Section. Topics of interest include effective teaching, reform, pedagogy, and professional development, especially achieving tenure, balancing work and life, and securing grants.
Allegheny Mountain Section NExT workshops occur twice annually: at the Spring Section Meeting of the Allegheny Mountain Section of the MAA, and in a special fall workshop (typically in September).
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Here's what's coming up NExT:
The 2021 Fall Section NExT workshop will be September 25th, from 10am-3pm at West Liberty University Highlands Center: 355 Wharton Circle, Suite 200, Triadelphia, WV 26059. (Note that this is not the main campus of WLU.) Participants are invited to attend in-person or via Zoom. Please note that WLU has a universal masking mandate.
In the morning Russ deForest will lead a workshop on a quantitative literacy course that he developed on Mathematics for Sustainability. After lunch, there will be a panel discussion on teaching lower-level courses, such as algebra and trigonometry. Our panelists are Jenna Cook, Lori Ogden, and Kevin Maxwell.
A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all participants. Faculty who have been in their job more than 6 years are encouraged to donate to Section NExT when registering for the section NExT meeting to defray the cost of their lunch. A PayPal button for donation can be found here: http://sections.maa.org/allegheny/sectionnext.php
You can register for the workshop here: https://pennstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bsgiQmIRWvY7fFj.
Please consider sharing this invitation among your network and department, particularly with early career faculty.
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