2026 Washington College Mathematics Conference

Program

2026 Conference Schedule

Thursday, May 14

4:00–7:00 p.m. Check-in (conference lobby)
7:00–8:30 p.m. Opening Session (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)

Friday, May 15

7:30–8:45 a.m. Check-in (conference lobby)
7:30–8:45 a.m. Breakfast buffet (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)
8:50–9:40 a.m. Session I (breakout rooms)
9:40–10:05 a.m. Snacks (conference lobby)
9:55–10:45 a.m. Session II (breakout rooms)
11:00–11:50 a.m. Session III (breakout rooms)
12:00–1:15 p.m. Lunch (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)
1:30–2:20 Session IV (breakout rooms)
2:35–3:25 p.m. Session V (breakout rooms)
3:25–3:50 p.m. Snacks (conference lobby)
3:30–5:30 p.m. Break
5:30–6:30 p.m. Dinner buffet (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)
6:30–7:45 p.m. Keynote address (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)

Saturday, May 16

7:30–8:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)
8:00–8:30 a.m. WAMATYC General Meeting (Chehalis Grand Ballroom)
8:45–9:35 a.m. Session VI (breakout rooms)
9:50–10:40 a.m. Session VII (breakout rooms)
10:55–11:55 a.m. Session VIII (breakout rooms)
12:00–1:00 p.m. Turn in name badges (conference lobby)

2026 Conference Schedule

Session I (8:50 – 9:40 a.m.)

Fallen Timbers A
My Favorite (Mostly Non-Calculus) Calculus Problems
Charles Camacho • University of Washington

Fallen Timbers B
CUREs at Columbia Basin
Jenny Hughes • Columbia Basin College

Chehalis D
From ABE to College: Transforming Adult Math Education with the Bridge to College Model
Dawn Draus • SBCTC
Megan Luce • Cascadia College
Sherry McLean • Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Laura Wisman • Skagit Valley College

Chehalis E
Diving Deeper Into Desmos
Lee Singleton • Whatcom Community College

Chehalis F
How to Get the Brain off the Couch
Sarah Bauer • Big Bend Community College

Session II (9:55 – 10:45 a.m.)

Fallen Timbers A
Secrets of Mental Math
Arthur Benjamin • Harvey Mudd College

Fallen Timbers B
Let’s Talk Precalculus! A Community Discussion on Math 141–142 Curriculum and Co-Requisite Models
Natalie Hobson • Tacoma Community College

Chehalis D
Andragogy in Action: Using Lived Experiences to Support Transition to College and the Workforce
Dr. Sam May-Varas • Clark College

Chehalis E
ALEKS for Calculus: Using AI and Machine Learning to Support Student Learning in Calculus
Eric Ziegler • McGraw-Hill

Chehalis F
DATA& 101: Unpacking the Who, What, Where, When and Why
Helen Burn • Highline College
Dawn Draus, Ken Hang • SBCTC

Session III (11:00 – 11:50 a.m.)

Fallen Timbers A
Reflections: How Teaching English Should Have Influenced My Pedagogy (11:00–11:25)
Jason Counihan • Green River College

Fallen Timbers A
Math 109: Mathematical Models in Gaming (11:25–11:50)
Jason Counihan • Green River College

Fallen Timbers B
Statistics — an Activity-Sharing Site (11:00–11:25)
Kate Cook • Clark College

Fallen Timbers B
Use AI to Add a Theme to Your Statistics Course (11:25–11:50)
Kate Cook • Clark College

Chehalis D
Professional/Technical Math — What We’re All Doing Wrong (11:00–11:25)
Allie Dykes • Clark College

Chehalis D
Beyond the Chatbot: Leveraging OpenAI and Google AI Studio to Build “MathBuddy,” a Metacognitive Study Partner (11:25–11:50)
Hoewoon Kim • Columbia Basin College

Chehalis E
Tiny Acts of Elegance: Writing and Formatting Mathematics
Jeff Eldridge • Edmonds College

Chehalis F
Creating Transformative Math Courses for Future Teachers
Megan Luce • Cascadia College
Natalie Hobson • Tacoma Community College

Session IV (1:30 – 2:20 p.m.)

Fallen Timbers A
From the Chain Rule to ChatGPT: The Mathematics Behind Artificial Intelligence
John Mitchell • Clark College

Fallen Timbers B
High School Mathematics Examinations in East Asia
Salah Abed • Big Bend Community College

Chehalis D
A Space for BEdA Math Sharing
Rhea Beck • Clark College

Chehalis E
AI Homework Assignments
Tyler Wallace • Big Bend Community College

Chehalis F
Conversations on Teaching Linear Algebra: Sharing Practices, Applications and Resources
Srividhya Venkatraman • Cascadia College

Session V (2:35 – 3:25 p.m.)

Fallen Timbers A
Games You Can’t Lose: The Mathematics of Scams and Hustles
Arthur Benjamin • Harvey Mudd College

Fallen Timbers B
Curriculum Changes at UW Seattle
Jonah Ostroff, Rekha Thomas • University of Washington

Chehalis E
Innovations in Precalculus and Calculus MyLab
Aaron Warnock • Highline College

Chehalis F
Design–Collect–Analyze–Present: A Full-Cycle Statistics Project
Natalie Hobson • Tacoma Community College

Session VI (8:45 – 9:35 a.m.)

Fallen Timbers B
Darkness Is Faster Than Light
Dr. William T. Webber • Whatcom Community College

Chehalis D
Math STEMposium Projects
David Mayhugh • Big Bend Community College

Chehalis E
STRIVE Toward Transformation: Building Risk-Tolerant, Resilient Learning Environments
Mandie Mauldin • Bellevue College

Chehalis F
Using Large Language Models as Math Tutors
Marcelo Guerra Hahn • Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Session VII (9:50 – 10:40 a.m.)

Fallen Timbers B
LiveMath Lives
Dr. William T. Webber • Whatcom Community College

Chehalis D
Clarifying and Aligning the Calculus Transfer Pathway
Dawn Draus • SBCTC

Chehalis E
Linear Algebra Without Fractions?
Yves Nievergelt • Eastern Washington University

Chehalis F
Online Education in the Age of AI
Steve Kangas • Seattle Central College

Session VIII (10:55 – 11:55 a.m.)

Chehalis D
Using High School Transcripts for Placement: Early Results from the GRID
Dawn Draus, Noah Overby • SBCTC

Chehalis E
Building Thinking Classrooms Comes to College
Dusty Wilson • Highline College

Chehalis F
From Procrastination to Purpose: Eat That Frog in College Math Courses
Diana Petty • Yakima Valley College

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or enroll in WAMAP course ID 14626 (no Enrollment Key required).