{"id":31744,"date":"2017-06-28T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T17:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/mathgradblog\/?p=31744"},"modified":"2017-06-28T01:32:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T06:32:32","slug":"ams-notices-spotlight-junejuly-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ams.org\/mathgradblog\/2017\/06\/28\/ams-notices-spotlight-junejuly-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"AMS Notices Spotlight June\/July 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As a grad student, life can be hectic\u2014with classes, homework, teaching responsibilities and more\u2014so taking the time out of an already busy schedule to read the AMS Notices \u201ccover to cover\u201d is not always something that seems easily attainable. In fact, if you are like me, often when\u00a0you get the email notification that the Notices is\u00a0published and you quickly file it away into a folder to check out\u00a0at a later date, but let\u2019s be honest, you rarely enter that folder to peruse them after you click the button to file it away. Now as a mathematician, staying up to date is important and filing away the Notices for some future date may not be the best habit to have. That\u2019s where this post\u00a0and future posts come in handy. Every time\u00a0that the Notices have a new edition available, we will be spotlighting an article that we think is of particular interest for us as graduate students. We encourage you to take a moment out of your busy schedule to read the article or, if you aren\u2019t interested in the topic we are emphasizing, to peruse the other articles and find one that catches your eye. So without further ado, our first spotlighted article.<\/p>\n

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This month\u2019s article is titled “What is Inquiry-Based Learning?<\/a>” by Dana C. Ernst, Angie Hodge, and Stan Yoshinobu, located in the Communications section of the Notices. As we are in the throws of summer break now, we can take time to reflect on the past year of teaching, evaluating what went well (and what didn\u2019t go as well) and all of the questions that go along with the teaching experience. In addition to reflection, we must also begin thinking about the upcoming year and how we will approach our new classes. This article is a great introduction to a classroom that looks\u00a0very different from the traditional classroom experience that many students encounter, especially in math. As a brief overview, we really only need one definition to get started reading this article and that is inquiry-based learning<\/em>. Wikipedia defines inquiry-based learning as \u201ca form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems, or scenarios\u2014rather than simply presenting established facts or portraying a smooth path to knowledge.\u201d With this definition you are now armed and ready to conquer reading this article. As you peruse\u00a0this article, I challenge you to\u00a0consider what ways could you incorporate some aspects of inquiry-based learning into your classroom next semester or even this summer.<\/p>\n

To read this article and others, the Notices is\u00a0available here<\/a>\u00a0through the AMS.<\/p>\n

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As a grad student, life can be hectic\u2014with classes, homework, teaching responsibilities and more\u2014so taking the time out of an already busy schedule to read the AMS Notices \u201ccover to cover\u201d is not always something that seems easily attainable. In … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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