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Conference Presentations

NCSM “2021 Annual Conference” – September 20-22, 2021
Making Math Relevant and Engaging through Entrepreneurship

PME-NA “43rd Annual Meeting” – October 14-17, 2021
Exploring Students’ Statistical Thinking During An Entrepreneurial Design Challenge

NCTM “2021 Annual Meeting and Exposition” – April 21-30, 2021
Motivating Students Mathematically thru Entrepreneurial Design Competitions
Pre-recorded Presentation

NCTM “100 Days of Professional Learning” – July 14, 2020
Empowering Students in Math Through Entrepreneurship (Grades 6–8)
Video of Presentation

NCSM “2020 Virtual Conference” – March 31, 2020
The Math Shark Tank: Entrepreneurial Challenges for Middle Grades

NCCTM “2019 State Mathematics Conference” – November 8, 2019
Entrepreneurial Challenges for Middle Grades Math

National STEM Education Research Summit, Raleigh, NC – October 10, 2019
Engaging Middle Grades Students in STEM-Based Entrepreneurial Challenges

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June 04, 2018

SUDDS Team Awarded Prestigious $1.2 Million ITEST Grant

Through a recently National Science Foundation funded $1.2 million ITEST grant, Jere Confrey and her team will continue to help math classrooms redesign group work to inspire and engage children through entrepreneurial problem-solving and coaching.

May 31, 2018

“Shark Tank” Competitions Provide Feedback, Increase Engagement in STEM Classrooms

Jere Confrey is bringing elements of the television show “Shark Tank” to middle school mathematics classroom to promote practices that increase middle school girls and minorities motivations and capacities to pursue careers in STEM fields.

March 15, 2018

Innovation Challenges for Middle School Mathematics in a Digital Learning System: Student Participation Impact on Achievement, Affect, and STEM Career Interest

This project will advance efforts of the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program to better understand and promote practices that increase middle school girls and minorities motivations and capacities to pursue careers in STEM fields. By developing digital mathematics and engineering-based challenges, the project is designed to motivate students to pursue STEM […]