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

For presentation slides and other documents from this and past conferences, visit:

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