The symposium provided teachers of Algebra 2 and other grade 11–12 high school courses with a chance to

• explore several important mathematical areas relevant to the high school curriculum,
• work with the latest technology that will soon make its way into high school classrooms,
• talk with representatives from higher education and business about the algebra needed by high school graduates in order to succeed in postsecondary institutions, and
• meet and talk with colleagues from around the state.

In addition to panel discussions and a keynote address by Bill McCallum, the symposium involved two breakout sessions in which teachers had a choice of one of four concurrent workshops, each demonstrating a different use of function modeling language (FML) in the high school mathematics curriculum:

“Computer algebra systems and high school mathematics,” Ryota Matsuura and Sarah Sword.

“How does the bank figure the monthly payment on a loan?” Jean Benson and Doreen Kilday.

“The mathematics behind game shows,” Bowen Kerins.

“Mathematical induction and other stuff,” Al Cuoco.