Professional learning opportunity open to mathematics teachers in Maine
Presented by the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development and
The Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center)
Introduction to Data Science
Wednesday, February 4; 4:15–5:30 p.m.
Buchanan Alumni House, 160 College Avenue, Orono
Please join us on Wednesday, February 4, for a special seminar and networking opportunity with various University of Maine faculty and Gail Burrill, visiting mathematics educator from Michigan State University.
Professor Burrill will provide an activity-based introduction to data science that will focus on incorporating data-science into mathematics classrooms. This special seminar will feature several hands-on activities.
Space is limited to 20 participants. We hope to see you there!
Gail Burrill was a secondary teacher and department chair in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin for over 28 years. She is currently a Mathematics Specialist in the Program in Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. She served as President of the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM), and as Director of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board. She co-directs the Institute for Advanced Study’s International Seminar and the Secondary School Teachers Program component of the Park City Mathematics Institute. Burrill is an instructor for Teachers Teaching with Technology and a senior mathematics advisor to Texas Instruments Education Technology. She received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics, an honorary doctorate from Rose Holman Institute of Technology and the NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award. Her research interests are statistics education, the use of technology in teaching secondary mathematics, and issues related to what it means to teach mathematics. The author of numerous books and articles on statistics and mathematics education, she has spoken nationally and internationally on issues in teaching and learning mathematics.
Participating teachers will receive a stipend of $35 and a contact hour.
To request a reasonable accessibility accommodation to participate, please submit a request form and/or contact the RiSE Center: risecenter@maine.edu or 207-581-4669.
The University of Maine System is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.
Registration is open through Monday, February 2, 2026.