1. PCCD Math: Community of Practice, Curriculum Redesign, and AB 705
August 2018

2. Agenda Welcome, Objectives & Introduction Districtwide Math Meetings
Communities of Practice
Victories
Personal and Institutional Benefits
AB 705 updates
Closing, Q&A

3. District Math Meetings
Monthly – 3rd Fridays
Rotating Campuses
Chairs provide food
Content: curriculum, policy, innovation, book club

4. District Math Meetings
Began meeting as a result of various statewide initiatives
MMAP
Bridging the Gap
BSSOT Grant

5. Pre-Transfer Level Math Course Sequence
OLD
NEW
Math 250
Arithmetic
Math 261
Pre-Algebra Foundations
Math 253
Pre-Algebra
Math 201
Elementary Algebra
Math 240
Algebra for Statistics and Liberal Arts Math (SLAM)
Math 230
Algebra for Business and STEM Majors (BSTEM)
Math 203
Intermediate Algebra

6. MATH 261 PRE ALGEBRA FOUNDATIONS
•It will be a “flipped” class room •Students will interact a lot with one another in order to learn mathematics. •The class is worth 5 units •Almost all of the work is online

7. Course CONTENT
•Covers Arithmetic (I.E. Addition, Subtraction, multiplication, division etc..) •Includes fractions, decimals, percentages, proportions, and ratios •Also covers topics in algebra, such as solving linear equations, combning like terms, simplifying polynomials, and rational equations/expressions •Also covers topics in geometry such as the perimeter and area of various polygons •Also covers topics in the application of the math learned such as in simple interest, finance problems, unit conversions, and more….

8. SIMILARITIES/differences between math 230, Math 240, and math 261
Math 230 is designed for "stem" majors. It covers much of the same content such as equations, polynomials, and rational functions. But it also covers exponential/logarithmic functions and equations 
Math 240 is designed for the "slam" majors. It covers system of equation, inequalities, quadratics, and problem solving

9. Personal and Institutional Benefits of Community of Practice
Broaden your network of like-minded and trusted colleagues
Know that you are part of a team to face any challenges that lie ahead
Collaborate and get buy-in during curriculum development
Allows for supportive environment for innovation/risk-taking

10. Community of Practice Successes
Curriculum Redesign Incorporating Best Practices: guided lecture, group work, board work, time on task, technology, study skills. 
Embedded Tutors: in classroom + biweekly faculty/tutor meetings outside of classroom.
Integrated Counseling: class visits, shared attendance file, faculty-counselor meetings, counselor-student contact, Student Education Plan (SEP) assignment

11. Linked with concurrent support courses (Math 13, 1, 50)
AB705
Maximize likelihood students will complete transfer level math (and English) within one year
Incoming students will start in transfer level, although students can start lower if they strongly desire
Linked with concurrent support courses (Math 13, 1, 50)
Opportunity to transform teaching and classroom – communities of practice starting this semester

12. AB705 Why place all students at transfer-level?
More likely to succeed within one year if you take Math 13 twice rather than if you take Math 203 (one pre-req), then Math 13 
Less than 6% of Math 253 students at PCCD pass a tranfer-level math class within two years

13. Recommended Math Placement
An incoming student whose high school GPA is high enough should be placed directly in transfer-level Math this term.