CAC 2026 - Empowering Teachers to Flourish

Wayne State University, March 14, 2026.

About CAC:

Conversations Among Colleagues was designed in 2003-04 to facilitate conversations between and among mathematicians, mathematics educators and leaders in mathematics education. In 2015, the Conversations Among Colleagues became the official conference of the Michigan Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (MI-AMTE).

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CAC 2026 - About this year’s conference

This year’s conference will be hosted by Wayne State University on Saturday, March 14, 2026. A Statistics & Data Education preconference will be held the day before. See below for details.

Empowering Teachers to Flourish

The conference theme, Empowering Teachers to Flourish, aims to engage teacher educators, mathematicians, and teachers to explore and examine professional learning opportunities so mathematics teaching and learning environments flourish.

Call for proposals

The call for proposals closed Jan 16.

CAC 2026 Programs

Registration

Registration is now open! Early bird rates available thru Feb. 25.

Parking & Accommodations

Parking, hotel, and logistics info is available below.

Support Our Sponsors!

Please take a moment to review our CAC 2026 sponsors and advertisers. Sponsors and advertisers provide the majority of the budget for our annual conference and, together with memberships, help support MI-AMTE’s other activities throughout the year. Learn how your organization can make a difference by sponsoring or advertising with MI-AMTE!

Keynote Address - Francis Su

Title: Building Virtues, Not Just Skills

Mathematics education often focuses on skills — like memorizing procedures or factoring a quadratic. Skills are important, but a great education should also develop mathematical virtues — such as creativity, persistence in problem-solving, and a disposition to beauty. I'll discuss why virtues have always been more important than skills, how they lead to human flourishing, and I'll urge us to retain what's essential in education (its formative possibilities) in an age where AI is causing people to re-evaluate what an education is really for.

Biography:

Francis Su⇗ is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College, a former president of the Mathematical Association of America, and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. In 2013, he received the Haimo Award, a nationwide teaching prize for college math faculty, and in 2018 he won the Halmos-Ford writing award. His research is in geometric combinatorics and applications to the social sciences. His work has been featured in Quanta Magazine, Wired, and the New York Times. His book Mathematics for Human Flourishing’⇗, winner of the Euler Book Prize, has been translated into 8 languages. It offers an inclusive vision of what math is, who it's for, and why anyone should learn it.

Preconference Stats & DS workshop

Transforming Michigan Mathematics Teacher Preparation for a Data Science & Statistics Future features ASA’s Dr. Kaycie Maddox⇗, who will share information and lead activities regarding the forthcoming (mid-2026) SET II Report.

SET II establishes a comprehensive framework for teachers’ statistical and data education by:

  1. Identifying foundational concepts that span grade levels and subjects, with learning outcomes for teachers at all stages,

  2. Offering targeted recommendations for both prospective and practicing educators, and

  3. Showcasing examples that exemplify high-level teacher preparation.

CAC 2026 registration

Early-bird rates ended Feb 26, 2026

Grad students:

Student non-members who first purchase a MI-AMTE membership become eligible for an additional 50% discount on CAC registration, resulting in a net $30+ savings overall compared to the non-member rate alone. Visit the public non-member registration page for details.

Preconference registration

Registration is free; limit 30 people.

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON THURSDAY 3/5

Limited hotel support:

The deadline for being considered for hotel funding has now passed.

Parking & Accommodations

Paid parking ($9) is available in the WSU parking structures⇗ #1 and #2 near the conference site in WSU’s College of Education⇗ building. There is free street parking on the John C. Lodge Service Drive⇗ road, which is about a 10-15 minute walk to campus via a pedestrian bridge over the highway.

Hotel options near campus include:

For other options, visit the WSU Guest FAQ⇗ or the WSU Hotel Listing⇗

Logistics

WSU-PUBLIC is a Wi-Fi network designed for Wayne State University guests and visitors. WSU-PUBLIC is available anywhere Wi-Fi is available on Wayne State campuses and does not require login credentials to access.

For accessibility, please visit University accessibility - Wayne State University. Additionally, this map shows accessible doors to the College of Education Building.

‘Human Flourishing’ Reading Groups

Reading groups registration is now closed. The 2026 Mathematics for Human Flourishing⇗ reading groups are now underway!

2026 Conference Committee

Wayne State University:

Jennifer Lewis (Chair), Elsie Babcock, S. Asli Ozgun-Koca, Viveka Vaughn

MI-AMTE board liaisons:

Mariana Levin (WMU), and Ashley Fabry (MSU)

Sponsorship coordinator:

Matt Wyneken (UM-Flint, Emeritus)

Support Our Sponsors!

Please take a moment to review our CAC 2026 sponsors and advertisers.

Sponsors and advertisers provide the majority of the budget for our annual conference and, together with memberships, help support MI-AMTE’s other activities throughout the year. Learn how your organization can make a difference by sponsoring or advertising with MI-AMTE!