1. www.transitionmathproject.org Project Website: It's a Beautiful Thing! New Senior Math Courses Add Beauty and Excitement 2008 OSPI January Conference January 30-31, 2008

2. www.transitionmathproject.org 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

3. www.transitionmathproject.org An Alternative Course Motivation: high school choice college- and work-ready Development Content Pilot test 2007-2008 Lessons learned

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5. Moving Beyond Course Requirements to Clarifying What Students Should Know and Be Able to Do http://www.transitionmathproject.org/ marketing.asp#standards CRMS

6. www.transitionmathproject.org Senior Course Development Created by faculty from GRCC and partner school districts. Provides rigorous alternative to calculus track for high-school seniors.

7. www.transitionmathproject.org Senior Course Development Investigate deep and interesting topics in mathematics while preserving and improving algebra competency. Rekindle the fun, excitement and beauty of mathematics.

8. www.transitionmathproject.org Pre-Development Issues 1 semester or 2 semester course Module based or stand alone course H.S minimum math requirements Competing AP math courses

9. www.transitionmathproject.org 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

10. www.transitionmathproject.org Course Content Semester I Graph Theory Scheduling Linear Programming Voting Statistics and Probability Fair Division Game Theory

11. www.transitionmathproject.org Course Content Semester II Finance Geometry Modeling continuous functions: linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, and logistic

12. www.transitionmathproject.org Process (equal in importance to content!) Inquiry Problem solving Reasoning Communication

13. www.transitionmathproject.org Pedagogy (equal in importance to content!) Active engagement Authentic (real-world) activities Study skills for success

14. www.transitionmathproject.org Examples of Activities Bob and Carol House Re-model

15. www.transitionmathproject.org The Teachers Professional development workshops Feedback from the classroom “Every day is different… a fresh start for each unit of study.”

16. www.transitionmathproject.org Lessons Learned Textbooks Curriculum resources / time Teacher preparation Teacher learning community Student preparation Communication with counselors and students

17. www.transitionmathproject.org Course Assessment Assess students at beginning and end of year with WAMAP. http://www.wamap.org/ Administer student and teacher perception surveys Observe students’ progress post-senior year

18. www.transitionmathproject.org Website www.project-time.org

19. www.transitionmathproject.org 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

20. www.transitionmathproject.org Wapato and Mabton Content – probability, statistics and mathematical modeling ILAPS Appropriate technology for success in college Community business or organization project Mainly for Seniors

21. www.transitionmathproject.org West Valley - Yakima Content – polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions Prepare for college placement exams Approval for course

22. www.transitionmathproject.org 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