1. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 1 NSF-USF-STEP TEAM Dr. Kandethody Ramachandran Dr. Catherine Bénéteau Dr. Scott Campbell Dr. Gordon Fox Dr. Arcadii Grinshpan Dr. Marcus McWaters Dr. Jennifer Lewis

2. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 2 MAJOR GOAL Student success and Increase graduation rate in STEM fields and thus raising student achievement

3. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 3 MAIN FOCUS Improving pass rate in Engineering and Life Science Calculus Three Major Components  Project based instruction  Implementation of peer leading  Tutoring lab called STEM Mart

4. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 4 Project Based InstructionProject Based Instruction Teach calculus through projects based on real life problems  a total of 830 projects have been developed  starting from 4 sections in Fall of 2008 we reached to total of 54 sections by end of Spring 2012

5. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 5 Project Based InstructionProject Based Instruction Created an electronic journal Undergraduate journal of mathematical modeling: one + two selected 58 projects are published

6. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 6  an increase of over 25% in the passing rates for students who did the projects versus those who did not  Over all an Increased pass rates of over 10% for the sections that offer the project option  At least 5% decrease of the withdrawal rates.

7. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 7 Effects  The mathematics application activities have led to the creation of Center for Industrial and Interdisciplinary Mathematics.  Project bank will be a source for project based teaching http://shell.cas.usf.edu/math/mu g/projectindex.htm

8. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 8 Peer LeadingPeer Leading In peer leader program, selected students provide structured tutoring and serve as role models for other students  starting from 0 sections in Fall of 2008 it reached to a total of more than 85 sections.  developed a curriculum for Engineering and Life Science Calculus 1 In peer leader program, selected students provide structured tutoring and serve as role models for other students  starting from 0 sections in Fall of 2008 it reached to a total of more than 85 sections.  developed a curriculum for Engineering and Life Science Calculus 1

9. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 9 Data results  Increased pass rates by more than 10%  12% decrease of withdrawal rates

10. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 10 Effects Got permanent funding from the USF for  22 Undergraduate Peer Leaders  4 graduate TAs every semester for Mathematics.

11. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 11 STEM MartSTEM Mart STEM Mart is a one stop tutoring center for lower level STEM courses  Opened extended hours (M-Th., 10am-9pm, F., 10am -4pm, and Sun., 1pm-5pm) in tutoring lab, STEM Mart.  About 40 undergraduate students serve as tutors for elementary level STEM courses  Starting Fall 08, a total of more than 3500 different students logging in more than 15,000 student visits were recorded.  Popular destination for calculus and physics students

12. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 12 Data results  Increased passing rates by more than 20% in Calculus for students  Of the students visited 5 or more times, 82% got C or better  Tutoring in various basic subjects is now permanent part of student success at USF.

13. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 13 Conclusion

14. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 14 http://www.math.usf.edu/resources/ step/

15. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 15 PROGRAM TimeLocation 8:30am-9:00amENB Hall of FlagsRegistration 12:30pm-1:30pmENB 118Lunch

16. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 16 STIPEND  $300.00 stipend will be mailed to participants who had registered.  Please make sure that you sign the paperwork that will be passed around during discussion time.

17. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 17 THANK YOU

18. Workshop for Interdisciplinary and Inquiry Based Teaching of Calculus – September 29, 2012 18 SUGGESTIONS