CAC 2026 - Empowering Teachers to Flourish
Conversations Among Colleagues 2026 will be held at Wayne State University on March 14, 2026.
About CAC:
Conversations Among Colleagues was designed in 2003-2004 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).
Keynote Speaker
We are excited to announce that Dr. Francis Su⇗, past president of the MAA and author of ‘Mathematics for Human Flourishing’⇗, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for CAC 2026 at Wayne State University!
Please save the date and help us spread the word: March 14, 2026 promises to be another fantastic CAC conference!
Pre-CAC workshop: MI-AMTE and the American Statistical Association invite you to attend a free Pre-CAC Workshop on March 13 featuring Kaycie Maddox, ASA’s Director Of Data Science K-12 Education Outreach and member of the Set II writing team.
Call for Proposals - Empowering Teachers to Flourish
The »Conversation Among Colleagues (CAC) 2026 conference will be hosted by Wayne State University on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Our conference theme is “Empowering Teachers to Flourish.” Through this theme, we aim to engage teacher educators, mathematicians, and teachers to explore and examine professional learning opportunities, so mathematics teaching and learning environments flourish.
The planning committee welcomes presentations that will facilitate discussions surrounding this year’s theme, “Empowering Teachers to Flourish.” Sessions will be approximately 45 minutes in length. We are especially interested in presentations that touch on the following driving questions:
How do teachers' learning needs change across their careers?
How can teacher education programs support a growth mindset for teachers to flourish?
How might university mathematics education researchers and in-service teachers collaborate around ongoing professional learning?
How do mathematicians and mathematics educators initiate and sustain collaborations regarding university mathematics instruction?
How might mathematicians and mathematics educators initiate and sustain collaborations in teacher education?
Given the current educational climate, how do mathematicians and mathematics educators continue to flourish and thrive in and out of the classroom?
Please submit your proposal⇗ using this Google Form by Friday, January 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jennifer Lewis (jmlewis@wayne.edu)
‘Human Flourishing’ Reading Groups
MI-AMTE is organizing Mathematics for Human Flourishing⇗ reading groups of 4 to 8 people who will meet three or so times between the new year and March 14, 2026, the date of CAC 2026.
A 20% publisher’s discount on Dr. Su’s book is available to participants. To learn more or to sign up, visit this Google Form⇗.
2026 Conference Committee
Jennifer Lewis (WSU), Asli Ozgun-Koca (WSU), Mariana Levin (WMU), and Ashley Fabry (MSU)