The Future Isn’t what It Used to Be! Supercomputing Challenge Summer Teacher Institute (STI) Alamogordo High School July 11, 2005

Too Bad that this is a Hoax!

Side effects from this presentation may include Drowsiness Listlessness Nausea Particularly if you suffer from Dataphobia But if you did you wouldn’t be here! Warning!

Population: 1980 vs 2004 NM1,300,00046%1,900,000 ABQ490,00047%720,000 Las Cruces96,00088%180,000 UNM22,50017%26,339 NMSU12,34733%16,428 IHEs58,62987%109, % incr2004 CCs10,104503%60,886 Schools271,20019%322,790

Salaries: 1980 vs 2004 LCPS start$11,920169%$32,120 Top$21,218157%$54,588 Grad Tuition$29/cr466%$164/cr Textbooks$ %$90.20 $ %$ Paperback$ %$ % incr2004 Gasoline $1.25 $ %

Student Math Requirements 1980s“Old-style” objectives 1992 Essential Competencies based on NCTM Standards 1996 Content Standards & Benchmarks 1998 Performance Standards K-4, 5-8, 9-12 & quite specific, but not aligned w/ assessment 2002 Based on 2000 NCTM Standards K-8 grade specific and to be aligned w/ assessment

2005 Revision Last week of June 2005 Available for comment at Must be done by the end of next week And what about 21 st Century Skills??

High School Grad Requirements courses courses course has to be Algebra I Add Geometry? Add Algebra II? What data says kids are learning more? What unintended consequences? What support is needed?

“Highly Qualified” Middle School Math & Science Teachers w/ K-8 Colleges courses don’t tell it all, but … Sanders & Wenglinsky credits was to be required Rescinded before it went into effect 2001 NCLB 24 credits & test 24 credits or test 18 credits if 5 years tchg w/ last credits if reviewed (6 if tchg > 1 subj)

NAEP Math Results Math G4 Scale Score Math G4 Scale Score Math G4 Proficient %19% Math G4 Proficient %35% Math G8 Scale Score Math G8 Scale Score NMNation Math G8 Proficient %17% Math G8 Proficient %32%

The Achievement Gap

High School “Achievement”: 1980 vs 2004 SAT % of grads14% Total SAT score ACT % of grads57%61% Total ACT Score HS grad rate <2576%82% HS grad rank44th40th

Math at NMSU Branches Fall ‘04 “Developmental” Math2,89674% College Credit Math1,00426% Intermediate Algebra50813% PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig)67917% Math Appreciation1033% Math for ElEd Tchrs1233% Enrollment% total Calculus for Biol & Bus421% Other Calculus120.31%

Math at NMSU branches Fall ‘04

Math at NMSU-LC Fall ‘04 Intermediate Algebra782 22% PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig)1,385 38% Math Appreciation474 13% Math for ElEd Tchrs202 6% Calculus for B&B311 9% Other Calculus629 17% Enrollment% total Total Lower Division3,198 88% Upper Division340 9% Graduate117 3%

Math at NMSU in LC Fall ‘04

Math at NMHU Fall ‘04 Development Math185 37% Intermediate Algebra97 22% PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig)222 70% Math for ElEd Tchrs23 7% Calculus for B&B25 8% Other Calculus27 8% Enrollment% total Total Lower Division297 93% Upper Division20 6% Graduate2 1%

Math at NM Tech Fall ‘04 Intermediate Algebra 162% PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig) 23422% Calculus 37536% Enrollment% total Total Lower Division 73070% Upper Division 28527% Graduate 303%

Promise not fully realized Integration of Technology 1981/2 – 301 “microcomputers” in schls Calculators as tools for learning Programming as a context for learning

Programming Courses at NMSU C S 110 “Computer Literacy” Two lessons on Visual BASIC CS 110 Enrollments in Fall 04 Main Campus1038 Alamogordo253 Carlsbad92 Doña Ana414 Grants112 Total1909

Programming Courses really C S 167 C Programming 27 in Fall & 16 in Spring 9 “A”, 9 “B”, 1 “C”, 2 “D”, 4 “F”, 2 “W” C S 171 Algorithmic Structures 40 in Fall & 27 in Spring C S 177 C++ Programming 3 in Spring C S 187 Java Programming 3 in Fall & 10 in Spring

Programming Courses at Branches In Fall 2004 In Alamogordo – nothing In Carlsbad – OECS 150 Visual BASIC (11) In Doña Ana – OECS 141 BASIC (14) OECS 192 C++ (12) In Grants - nothing

Closing gaps while raising the bar Aligned Standards & assessment Danger of teaching to tests Expecting more of high school But Grade 8 proficiency level? Without pushing many students out! Improving teaching as main job of all teachers