Karla Bandemer of Lincoln Public Schools was a member of the conference committee for the NCTM regional conference in Indianapolis in March 2022.
Bandemer, a grades 3-5 teacher leader for the district and a Math in the Middle graduate, said the committee started planning in late 2020, virtually, to plan the theme, develop the strands, write the strand descriptions, start brainstorming keynote speaker ideas, and create a list of invited speakers. They met again a few months later to finalize all of the strand descriptions. After proposals were submitted, committee members reviewed proposals and made recommendations on which speakers to add to the program.
"I’m so glad to be back at an in-person conference," Bandemer said. "Seeing teachers collaborate with others, learn about ambitious teaching together, and talk all things math education has been such a joy!"