UTEP Denise Lujan EPCC District Wide Developmental Mathematics - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

 EPCC

• Ivette Chuca - Coordinator
• Edith Aguirre
• Lorena Gonzalez
• Bill Clarke

 UTEP

• Denise Lujan

Beyond Mathematics College Prep Course: What Students Need to Know to Enroll in Freshman College Level Mathematics Courses?

EPCC District Wide Developmental Mathematics Coordinator & Instructor

 Students who successfully complete the

course will be college ready

 Classroom will prepare students for college

environment

• Syllabus
• Common scope and sequence
• Consistent with campus/district grading policy
• College and Career Readiness Standards
• Dimensions of College Readiness

***Rigorous Curriculum***

 Syllabus not required by EPCC but it is a tool

for college readiness for students

 Part I: Instructor’s Course Requirements

• Course number and instructor information
• Text and Materials
• Course Requirements
• Instructor’s Policies
• Class Calendar

 Part II: Official Course Description

• Description
• Objectives
• Evaluation

1.

What is the name of the course?

2.

Does the instructor accept late work?

3.

What is the professor’s email address?

4.

What is the date of the final exam?

5.

What percentage of your overall grade are the essays worth?

6.

How should essays and assignments be prepared/formatted? Offer at least two specific items.

7.

What is the policy regarding make up work?

Sample Questions

**Can be a designed as a quiz or scavenger hunt activity**

8.

What will happen if you plagiarize (copy/cheat) on an essay?

9.

What will happen if you copy/cheat on an exam?

10.

Will you be allowed to use a calculator during exams?

11.

A) When is the final draft of the first essay due? B) Where did you find this due date?

12.

A) What are forbidden words? B) List three (3) of these forbidden words.

13.

Explain (in detail) one (1) of the three qualities your instructor says is important when taking notes in class.

14.

Explain (in detail) one (1) of the responsibilities a college student should fulfill, according to the teacher.

15.

How often are you expected to check the teacher’s website?

**Can be a designed as a quiz or scavenger hunt activity**

 Reading and utilizing the syllabus  Use of binders  Note-taking strategies  Planners/calendars  Individual and group assignments  Reading difficult texts  Time management

 Common Language and Objectives that guide

course content

 Outline course materials and grading policy  Agreed upon by all stakeholders involved in course

design

 Guide for syllabus and scope and sequence

 https://www.khanacademy.org/  http://www.ck12.org/  Virtual Math Lab

• http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/

mathlab/index.htm

 https://schoolyourself.org/  http://www.purplemath.com/lessons.htm  UT Dana Center

• http://www.utdanacenter.org/

Common Syllabus Common Scope and Sequence

 College Knowledge by David Conley  Texas College and Career Readiness

Support Center

 Texas Education Agency  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board  The Education Trust, “Thinking K-16: A New

Core Curriculum for All”, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Winter 2003.

 Tony Wagner, CLG Harvard University