Agenda for preCUMC Panel/Workshop

preCUMC_panel_workshop.txt

Workshop/Panel

Hour 1:

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this hour, participants will be able to
1. Describe a typical day at the CUMC.
2. Introduce yourself to a (math) stranger.
3. Network with other undergrads in math.

1. Introductions
	-Learning Objectives
	- Other events in this series:
		- Practice talks (July 16th from 3-6pm in Bahen 2155)
		- pre-CUMC mini-conference (Friday July 19 3pm-6pm, this room)
	-Introduce Panel (maybe)

2. What is CUMC?
	- Annual summer conference for math undergrads.
	- This year in Kingston. (2008 it was in Toronto!)
	- Students give 20min presentations about whatever math topic they like (lots of diversity, not nec. original research)
	- There are people from across Canada (and the world)
	- Presentations happen simulataneously.
	- You don't *have* to give a presentation (but you probably should)
	- There is lots of time for hanging out/socializing/networking.
	[See CUMC website FAQ]

3. Gather questions
	- Mentimeter 

4. Away panelists
	- Read Lyra's statement
	- Watch Jordyn's video
	
5. Ask questions of the panelists

Backup questions:
	- Dress code
	- What are the people like?
	- Did you make any friends?
	- How did you meet people?
	- What was a typical day like? Busy? How many talks did you go to?
	- What types of talks did you go to? What was your favourite?
	- What was your actual presentation like?

6. Networking advice

	Think-pair-share on the question "Why do we network at the CUMC? and How?". Put both questions on the blackboard and let people fill them in together.
	
	- Ask questions.
		- Things about the conference. (Keynotes, activities, talks they've been to)
		- What university?
		- What math they like? (Have any fun examples/problems/theorems?)
		- What is your talk about? (How did it go?)
	- Connect your personal experience with their answers. (This allows the conversation to progress.)
	- Say Hi to people!
	
7. Game 1. Networking

	- Find a person, and introduce yourself. I'll give you under 2 minutes, then we'll switch. (Repeat for 10 minutes)
	
	Debrief: What did you learn? What went well? What was challenging?

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Hour 2:

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this hour, participants will be able to
1. Plan a CUMC presentation.
2. Find Abstracts of other talks. 
3. Modify 3 key features (target audience, topic, LOs) of a conference presentation.
4. Ask good questions in a presentation.

1. Finding abstracts

	- Look at the 2017 website (they have abstracts listed). https://cumc.math.ca/2017/
	[ACTIVITY: Find 3 abstracts that look interesting to you.]
	[ACTIVITY: Think-Pair-Share: What do you notice about the abstracts? What do the good ones have in common?]
	
2. Game 2: "Tell me about"

	- Find a person. 
	-Person 1 will start talking about a math topic that they like. 
	-Person 2 can interupt at any time and say "Tell me about [this thing you mentioned]". 
	-Person 1 then talks about that. 
	-It's okay (and expected) that the topics move around a lot.
	-It's okay if Person 1 stumbles, or says something that isn't exactly true. Try to keep it moving.
	-We'll switch.
	
	Debrief: What did you learn? What went well? What was challenging? What questions were the best?
	
	- In presentations, sometimes we ask questions to show off. Don't do that. You can always talk/discuss after the presentation.
	
3. What should a talk contain?

	[TPS: "What should a good presentation contain?"]
	- Proofs?
	- Exmples?
	- Motivation?
	- Every details?

4. Game 3. "Remixing a talk"

	- There are 3 main variables for a talk:
		- Topic
		- Target Audience
		- Learning Objectives
		
	We can vary these.
	
	Choose a topic that you could speak about. I'll give you the rest. Make a plausible plan.
	
	Activity 1.
		- Topic: Your choice.
		- Target Audience (I'll choose one, let you think, then give you a different one): 
			4th year undergrads
			1st year undergrads
			Motivated Grade 9 students
			Very smart kindergardners
			Fields medalists
		- Learning Objectives: Draw a picture of the key idea in the talk.
	
	Activity 2. 
		-Topic: "Things they didn't teach you in 1st year calc"
		-Target Audience: 2nd year undergrads (with calc and lin alg) 
		-LOs: 
			- Solve a very hard integral.
			- Generalize some 1st year calc concepts/problems into topology/analysis.
			- [General amazement]