Why Should I Care? Ian Walton, Emeritus, Mission College Past President, ASCCC Thanks to ASCCC, ICAS, CCCCO, RP Group, Hewlett Foundation, U.C. Berkeley, PACE, Aspen Institute, ACE/GED CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 1 Statewide & National Issues Todays List: Show n Tell + Debate #1 #2
#3 #4 #5 ICAS Math Competencies Basic Skills Observations Aspen Prize C-ID & TMC Intermediate Algebra Common Core Alternative Pathways Graduation Competencies GE Transfer Requirements Rate Topics Together
CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 2 But First . # 0 The commercial .. Free Resource for your elementary & intermediate algebra students 48 modules 29 for elementary 19 for intermediate www.youtube.com CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
3 Free Algebra Modules Topics 1 - 17 updated graphics youtube.com/playlist? list=PL245C823D8A070722 Topics 18 48 original format youtube.com/playlist? list=PL791EDECCE8417FA5 Topic List & URLs on your Handout CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
4 Recap / Updates # 1 ICAS Math Competencies Intersegmental AS UC, CSU, CCC - 4th edition 2010 (1st 1982) - Skills expected of entering freshmen - Political Statement - Know it Publicize it http://icas-ca.org CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 5
Recap / Updates # 2 Use of Data/Evidence RP Group - BRIC Project www.rpgroup.org/ projects/BRIC.html Ten Inquiry Guides Free to use For example: Assessing Basic Skills Outcomes Turning Data into Meaningful Action CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 6
Recap/Updates # 3 Basic Skills Observations RP Group Bob Gabriner, UC Berkeley Norton Grubb CC faculty, researchers + UC graduate students Research study into institutional policies and classroom practices in CCC basic skills instruction Observation visits - How do you get innovation ? Ten working papers now available For example: Dominance of Remedial Pedagogy www.rpgroup.org/content/working-papers CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
7 Recap/Updates # 4 Aspen Prize For Community College Excellence $ 1 million prize money Data Help Students Institution Wide 2011 winner Valencia College, FL 2013 finalists (10) include Santa Barbara CC www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/aspen-prize CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 8
Recap/Update # 4 C-ID TMC The long history of common course numbering and easier transfer CAN, IMPAC, LDTP, C-ID SB1440 Transfer associate degrees TMC and course approval Senate Input C-ID, FDRG, DIG
Student More uniformity, Out in 60 units Degree Approval Course Approval www.c-id.net Michelle Pilati, President, Academic Senate CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 9 TMC / C-ID Math Approvals Transfer Model Curriculum finalized 3/11 67 colleges have AS-T degrees in Math 11 courses finalized (Precalc, Calc, ODE, LA) 8 courses draft closed (Bus, Dis, Teach, Trig, Com)
144 college approved courses Read the descriptor. Course content & objectives must match . Show the details in your COR. CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 10 # 5 Intermediate Algebra Eye of the Storm This years hot political topic: 1) Graduation Competencies 2) CSU/UC Requirements 3) Common Core 4) Alternative Pathways
Senate vs CMC3 Conversations? CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 11 What Well Do Today Look at each factor together Alternative Pathways Hal Huntsman Senate Fall Session Linda Retterath Evaluate intermediate algebra topic list and alternatives together CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 12
#1 Common Core Nationwide high school topic at state level Achieve / American Diploma Project / Common Core Very high political profile Adopted by 45 states www.corestandards.org What is the math high school graduates need to succeed? Both Workplace and College - Short answer is complete intermediate algebra - What question did they really ask? - Math Wars Critical Thinking or Rote Learning? CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
13 What Answer ? What Question ? Does it mean - all the topics from traditional intermediate algebra? - level and rigor and thinking of int alg? Ready or Not (04) Achieve Methodology 2 & 4 year faculty + high skill managers 84% of successful had taken Algebra II CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
14 Common Core Assessment ($$$...) Where the money is . Will determine what really happens Mathematical Practice PARCC www.parcconline.org Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (East) SmarterBalanced www.smarterbalanced.org Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (West) GED www.gedtestingservice.com
American Council on Education (Adult) CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 15 # 2 Associate Degree Graduation Competencies What did we do in 2006-9 ? Math course level & rigor of Intermediate Algebra Prerequisite of Elementary Algebra May be taught by other departments Academic Senate promised more alternative options What do we do if Common Core takes effect?
CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 16 #3 CSU/UC Requirements CSU Transfer/GE Breadth Executive Order 1033 Blocks upward pathway via alternative graduation courses Using it to verify university entrance requirements Couldnt content validate prerequisite
CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 17 # 4 Alternative Pathways Statway/Statpath Reach transfer level course with fewer steps Reduce basic skills attrition Statistics (Liberal Arts) Content Validation Statistics becomes non transfer/GE Elementary algebra prerequisite CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
18 Alternative Pathways Statway/Statpath Hal Huntsman City College of San Francisco CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 19 Policy Conversations ? Where?
UC/CSU - ICAS Within our system - Academic Senate - Math Organizations CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 20 Academic Senate Fall Session Breakout, Resolutions, Floor Debate Linda Retterath
Mission College CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 21 Algebra Topics Group Activity x minutes Examine algebra topics list handout - STEM majors - non STEM 4 year college - high skill/wage employees Additional topics ? CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC
22 Algebra Topics Talk Fill Out Your Form Well Review Some Together Then Return Form to Ian Thanks ! CMC3 Fall Conference, December 2012, Monterey Ian Walton, Mission College, Past President, ASCCC 23 Thank you / Questions Happy Holidays.
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