CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 1 Why Should I Care? Ian Walton, Emeritus, Mission College Past President, ASCCC Thanks to ASCCC, ICAS, CCCCO, RP Group, Hewlett Foundation, U.C. Berkeley, PACE, Aspen Institute, ACE

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 2 Statewide & National Issues Today’s List: Show n Tell + Debate #1 ICAS Math Competencies #2 CCCAssess #3 Evidence – BRIC / ACCJC / Aspen Prize #4 Basic Skills Observations #5 C-ID & TMC #6 Student Success Task Force #7 Common Core / GED Testing #8 Graduation Competencies #9 Math Wars Revisited

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 3 But First …. # 0 A commercial ….. Basic Skills (Graduation Competencies / BSI) Common to many of these topics Search for MissionCollegeTutor Free Resource for your elementary algebra students

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 4 Recap / Updates # 1 ICAS Math Competencies Intersegmental AS – UC, CSU, CCC - 4th edition 2010 (1 st 1982) - Skills expected of entering freshmen - Political Statement - Know it – Publicize it

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 5 Recap / Updates # 2 CCCAssess Chancellor’s Office Technology Division - Common assessment instrument - Math, English, ESL regional feedback meetings - AB743 * signed by Governor * support in theory * no funding yet * use student success TF

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 6 CCCAssess Math Hot Topics Assess, Place, Diagnose, Remediate Range – Whole Numbers through Integration Linear vs Adaptive – Single Experience No calculators Written responses Missing Areas

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 7 Recap / Updates # 3 Use of Evidence Accreditation RP Projects BSOC / BRIC Achieving the Dream / CLASS Aspen Prize for Community Colleges National / $1 million / Kanter / Obama

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 8 BRIC “What would it take to get more faculty involved in the thoughtful use of evidence to help students ?” - not compliance - not just numerical projects/BRIC.html

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 9 Recap/Updates # 4 Basic Skills Observations Hewlett Foundation RP Group – Bob Gabriner UC Berkeley – Norton Grubb CC faculty, researchers + UC graduate students Research study into institutional policies and classroom practices in CCC basic skills instruction Observation visits to several colleges How do you get innovation ?

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 10 Basic Skills College Observations Norton Grubb, Professor of Education, UCB “Honored But Invisible” – 1999 An Inside Look at Community College Teaching Multi day visits Observe classrooms Interview faculty and administrators No direct feedback to college Series of working papers at: bin/wordpress/publications

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 11 Recap/Update # 5 C-ID TMC The long history of common course numbering and “easier” transfer… CAN, IMPAC, LDTP, C-ID SB1440 Transfer associate degrees TMC and course approval Senate Input C-ID, FDRG, DIG Student – More uniformity, Out in 60 units Degree Approval – Course Approval Michelle Pilati, President, Academic Senate

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 12 C-ID Course Approval Transfer degree and 8 courses finalized Currently Reviewing: Calculus I, II, III and sequence Linear Algebra Differential Equations Read the descriptor. Course content & objectives must match. Show the details in your COR. 4 Drafts currently open for comment

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 13 New Topic # 6 Student Success Task Force This year’s hot political topic SB 1143 – funding – accountability Student Success Complicated Final Recommendations to BoG in January Jane Patton, Past President, Academic Senate

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 14 Student Success Task Force Recommendations Get Involved Go to the ASCCC website Read the recommendations & responses Senate Session resolutions Talk to your local senate president about how it might affect your college and students

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 15 Student Success Task Force Recommendations 1) Increase College & Career Readiness 2) Strengthen Support for Entering Students 3) Incentivize Successful Student Behaviors 4) Align Course Offerings to Meet Student Needs 5) Improve the Education of Basic Skills Students 6) Revitalize & Re-envision Professional Development 7) Enable Efficient Statewide Leadership & Increase Coordination Among Colleges 8) Align resources with Student Success Recommendations

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 16 New Topic # 7 Common Core / GED Nationwide high school topic – at state level Achieve / American Diploma Project / Common Core Very high political profile What is the math high school graduates need to succeed? Workplace and College - Short answer is complete intermediate algebra - Longer answer might be that other content is more appropriate (CSU Exec 1033, 2008)

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 17 New Topic # 8 Graduation Competencies TODAY’S DISCUSSION TOPICS 1) Do we need to reconsider our graduation competencies? 2) What did we learn from the last time? 3) How do you start it? 4) What potential barriers? 5) How do we overcome them? 6) Math content ? Transfer/Statpath-way/Lib Arts ?

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 18 New Topic # 9 Math Wars Revisited TODAY’S DISCUSSION TOPICS 1) In Rote vs Critical Thinking does some material need to be rote/memorized/automatic? 2) If yes – exactly what? – Compare with Common Core 3) How do you/we achieve that?

CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2011, Monterey – Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 19 Participate or …… Thank you / Questions