Project Website: It's a Beautiful Thing! New Senior Math Courses Add Beauty and Excitement 2008 OSPI January Conference January 30-31, 2008
Project TIME Laura Moore-Mueller- Project Time Director, Math Instructor, Green River Community College Robin Washam – Project Time Co-Director, Math Coach, OSPI, Puget Sound ESD Joyce Hammer – Project Time Co-Director, Math Instructor, Green River Community College Yakima Valley Project Kristen Maxwell- Regional Math Coordinator-ESD 105
An Alternative Course Motivation: high school choice college- and work-ready Development Content Pilot test Lessons learned
Moving Beyond Course Requirements to Clarifying What Students Should Know and Be Able to Do marketing.asp#standards CRMS
Senior Course Development Created by faculty from GRCC and partner school districts. Provides rigorous alternative to calculus track for high-school seniors.
Senior Course Development Investigate deep and interesting topics in mathematics while preserving and improving algebra competency. Rekindle the fun, excitement and beauty of mathematics.
Pre-Development Issues 1 semester or 2 semester course Module based or stand alone course H.S minimum math requirements Competing AP math courses
Pre-Development Issues Available high school math teachers Time to meet What’s in a name? Discrete Math BAT Math Advanced Quantitative Reasoning College-Prep Math Applications in Mathematical Reasoning
Course Content Semester I Graph Theory Scheduling Linear Programming Voting Statistics and Probability Fair Division Game Theory
Course Content Semester II Finance Geometry Modeling continuous functions: linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and logistic
Process (equal in importance to content!) Inquiry Problem solving Reasoning Communication
Pedagogy (equal in importance to content!) Active engagement Authentic (real-world) activities Study skills for success
Examples of Activities Bob and Carol House Re-model
The Teachers Professional development workshops Feedback from the classroom “Every day is different… a fresh start for each unit of study.”
Lessons Learned Textbooks Curriculum resources / time Teacher preparation Teacher learning community Student preparation Communication with counselors and students
Course Assessment Assess students at beginning and end of year with WAMAP. Administer student and teacher perception surveys Observe students’ progress post-senior year
Website
Yakima Valley Project Different school districts so courses based on student needs Students must have passed third year of math to take the course Option for Juniors or Seniors who don’t want Pre-Calculus or Statistics Main focus is on college Work in progress
Wapato and Mabton Content – probability, statistics and mathematical modeling ILAPS Appropriate technology for success in college Community business or organization project Mainly for Seniors
West Valley - Yakima Content – polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions Prepare for college placement exams Approval for course
Lessons Learned Writing and piloting ILAPS Modular class with no textbook Different districts working toward a similar goal Other types of modules Other teachers as part of the process Time and resources