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1 Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People RAMP-UP Liz Parry, Project Director, NCSU Dr. Laura Bottomley, PI, NCSU Dr. Karen Hollebrands, PI, NCSU Dr. James Nelson, Collaborator, Shaw University

2 RAMP-UP Overview Primary goals are to increase: The number and diversity of students who enroll and succeed in algebra by 8 th grade and calculus by 12 th Communication skills for university fellows Content comfort level for math teachers Program partners: North Carolina State University Colleges of Engineering and Education Shaw University Wake County Public School System

3 RAMP-UP Working Structure Project Director Graduate Students (5) Undergraduate Fellows (35) School Coordinators (8) Teacher Partners (40)

4 What are we MOST proud of? Building Successful Partnerships! First collaboration between the College of Engineering and a Historically Black College/University Family Math Nights: Fellow and teacher partnerships working with parents and the community Fellow-School partnerships and positive effect on students and parents

5 How does RAMP-UP benefit university students? o Increases educational scope for NCSU and Shaw students o Opportunity to hone professional skills early, especially communication and team building o Chance to look at their own classes differently to apply theory o Makes educational experience more fun and meaningful o Leadership experiences for students

6 How does RAMP-UP benefit university students? o Exposes undergraduates to unique informal opportunity to network with grad students o Enhances graduate student experience to make it more comprehensive and applicable to world outside of lab research (RAMP-UP will be a thesis chapter for one student) o Gets students involved with the community and out of the campus environment o Preconceived notions of Shaw and NC State students removed

7 Successful strategies o Summer training institute focuses primarily on building effective partnerships o Have a building level coordinator (from school staff) at each school o Initiate inter-school dialogues between 5 th -6 th grade and 8 th -9 th grade teachers to aid in successful transition of students o Use of tiered management with graduate and undergraduate students

8 Successful strategies o Family Math Night: partner schools and as outreach (~1500 parents/over 4000 students) o Before and after school clubs, tutoring and mentoring sponsored and implemented by RAMP- UP fellows at all eight schools o Regular informal gatherings of fellows and project director build relationships and engender sharing of ideas o Project leadership become advocates for students on campus o Regular formal class setting for Fellow training (much leadership taken by grads)

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12 Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People RAMP-UP Dr. Laura Bottomley, PI, NCSU Dr. Karen Hollebrands, PI, NCSU Dr. James Nelson, Collaborator, Shaw University Liz Parry, Project Director, NCSU


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