Monthly Archives: January 2017

A Letter From the Editors on the Executive Order on Immigration

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Juliettte Bruce

In editing the AMS Graduate Student Blog, we hope to provide a platform for discussion about issues that affect and are important to the lives of graduate students. At times, this has meant publishing pieces that grapple with complicated and … Continue reading →

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Using Groupworthy Tasks to Increase Student Engagement

Posted on January 9, 2017 by James Sheldon

There has been an ongoing call in mathematics education for students to be engaging in problem solving and collaborative groupwork.  Although, many instructors find that when they put students in groups, some students seem disengaged and we may start to … Continue reading →

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Up to Date Blog Content for JMM 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Sarah K. Salmon

Looking for blog content about the 2017 Joint Mathematics Meetings? Check out the JMM 2017 Blog where you can catch up on yesterday’s main events and keep up with some of the main events during the meeting. I really enjoyed reading Profession, … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Gem for the JMM

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Sarah K. Salmon

The start of the new year comes with the hustle and bustle of thousands of mathematicians converging this week on the city of Atlanta for the 2017 Joint Mathematics Meetings. With so many talks, panels, poster sessions, exhibits, and other engagements, deciding … Continue reading →

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