EPCC ◦ Ivette Chuca - Coordinator ◦ Edith Aguirre ◦ Lorena Gonzalez ◦ Bill Clarke UTEP ◦ Denise Lujan
EPCC District Wide Developmental Mathematics Coordinator & Instructor Beyond Mathematics College Prep Course: What Students Need to Know to Enroll in Freshman College Level Mathematics Courses?
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
Sample Questions What is the name of the course? 1. Does the instructor accept late work? 2. What is the professor’s email address? 3. What is the date of the final exam? 4. What percentage of your overall grade are the 5. essays worth? How should essays and assignments be 6. prepared/formatted? Offer at least two specific items. What is the policy regarding make up work? 7. **Can be a designed as a quiz or scavenger hunt activity**
What will happen if you plagiarize (copy/cheat) on an 8. essay? What will happen if you copy/cheat on an exam? 9. Will you be allowed to use a calculator during exams? 10. A) When is the final draft of the first essay due? B) Where 11. did you find this due date? A) What are forbidden words? B) List three (3) of these 12. forbidden words. Explain (in detail) one (1) of the three qualities your 13. instructor says is important when taking notes in class. Explain (in detail) one (1) of the responsibilities a college 14. student should fulfill, according to the teacher. How often are you expected to check the teacher’s 15. 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
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