1. Promoting Faculty Development What I Did on my Holidays Mike Wills

2. Acknowledgements The MAA The United States Military Academy at West Point National Science Foundation under Grant No. 08-546 The Thayer Hotel (at USMA) http:// www.dean.usma.edu/departments/math/courses/FDW/FDW_NSF/Details.html

4. A View of the Thayer Hotel

5. Paper Darts

6. Deadly with a Paper Dart

7. I forgot my identically dressed partner

8. Team Continental U.S. M.A.th

9. Why Did I Go?

10. Improve Teaching

11. Why Did I Go? Improve Teaching Faculty Development

12. Why Did I Go? Improve Teaching Faculty Development It was Free!

13. Current and Past Teaching Techniques Primary means of communicating math is via lecture. Occasional Group Discussions Student Board Work

14. Features of Lectures Efficient

15. Features of Lectures Efficient The Standard Paradigm

16. Features of Lectures Efficient The Standard Paradigm Require Limited Involvement with Students

17. Features of Lectures Efficient The Standard Paradigm Require Limited Involvement with Students Force Students to Learn Outside the Classroom

18. Features of Lectures Efficient The Standard Paradigm Require Limited Involvement with Students Force Students to Learn Outside the Classroom Rarely Discussed Explicitly at the Workshop

19. A Student Viewpoint? Today’s Student?

20. Features of Board Work In an extreme form, leads to the Moore Method

21. Features of Board Work In an extreme form, leads to the Moore Method Used in abundance at USMA and also at the Air Force Academy

22. Features of Board Work In an extreme form, leads to the Moore Method Used in abundance at USMA and also at the Air Force Academy Students are more likely to engage in class

23. Features of Board Work In an extreme form, leads to the Moore Method Used in abundance at USMA and also at the Air Force Academy Students are more likely to engage in class Can lead to a loss in the amount of content covered

24. Features of Board Work In an extreme form, leads to the Moore Method Used in abundance at USMA and also at the Air Force Academy Students are more likely to engage in class Can lead to a loss in the amount of content covered May increases the likelihood of a “transformational experience”

25. Features of Group Work

26. Collaborative

27. Features of Group Work Collaborative Dynamic

28. Features of Group Work Collaborative Dynamic Smoothes over differences in students

29. Features of Group Work Collaborative Dynamic Smoothes over differences in students

30. Features of Group Work Collaborative Dynamic Smoothes over differences in students Slow Paced

31. Features of Group Work Collaborative Dynamic Smoothes over differences in students Slow Paced

32. "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". -Albert Einstein

33. Needs and Motivation (Hierarchy Theory) 33 Self-actualization Belongingness Esteem Safety & Security Physiological Where are your students? At what level should we expect them? To what level can we elevate them?

34. Deep vs. Surface Learning Deep Learning (LT Memory)Surface Learning (ST Memory) Involves analyzing new information, relating this information to prior experiences, and leads to understanding and long-term retention of the new information for use in problem solving in unfamiliar contexts. Involves accepting new information as isolated facts, and leads to short- term retention of the information for use as “cookbook” solutions to problems that are not fully understood. Characteristics Looking for meaningRelying on rote learning Relates previous knowledge to new knowledge New knowledge and previous knowledge are unrelated Focuses on the concepts needed to solve a problem (memorizes for understanding) Focuses on reproducing solutions to similar looking problems (memorizes for regurgitation) Approaches to learning, not attributes of individuals

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37. Tactile Ideas Throwing balls to illustrate the concept of a function

38. Tactile Ideas Throwing balls to illustrate the concept of a function Exploring geometric transformations of functions through interpretive dance

39. Tactile Ideas Throwing balls to illustrate the concept of a function Exploring geometric transformations of functions through interpretive dance Bring in games like the Towers of Hanoi

40. Tactile Ideas Throwing balls to illustrate the concept of a function Exploring geometric transformations of functions through interpretive dance Bring in games like the Towers of Hanoi Go outside and use trig to measure the height of a tree

41. Other Teaching Ideas More writing assignments More real world applications Role-playing

42. Faculty Development Start small Attend each other’s classes regularly Share ideas about a course with colleagues before you/they teach it Regular discussions about development

43. A Useful Resource Learning to Teach & Teaching to Learn Matt DeLong and Dale Winter