College Algebra Traveling Workshop

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas

Project Investigators	Robert Kimball Kathy Mowers
Project Evaluator	Margie Hobbs
Planning Team	David Graser Jerry Kissick John Peterson
Dates of the Traveling Workshop	October 12-13, 2007
Local Arrangements	Gloria Ann Lopez
Facilitators	JoAnn Williams Mel Griffin
Participants
Project Web Site	http://www.therightstuff.amatyc.org/

Activities/Schedule

Del Mar College AMATYC Traveling Workshop

Friday, October 12, 2007

12:00-12:40 Lunch

12:40 – 12:45 Introductions

12:45-1:00 Why Change?

1:00- 1:20 Module 0

Email Problem – linear

1:20- 2:30 Student Assessment

Bungee Jump Project

Discussion of project

Grade one together

Participants grade a project

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45-3:40 Course Assessment

Course assessment at Wake Tech.

Groups of 4 arrive at top ten for content areas

Determine top ten for large group

3:40-4:00 Writing component, Module 2.

4:00- 4:05 Wrap up of day and preview of Saturday morning

Saturday, October 13, 2007

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

8:30- 10:00 Groups will work on modules for 30 minutes each.

Each group can get to 3 modules.

These will be set up for both Excel and graphing calculator

Modules

Slider to investigate transformations – Module 12 – Jo-Ann prep

Hurricanes – Module – Jo-Ann prep

Will My Education Pay Off? – Module 8 Mel prep

Inverse Functions – Skidding to a Ticket – Module 9

Composition of Functions – Module Mel Prep

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:15 Planning for the Future

Expectations of Right Stuff Leaders

Brainstorming in groups where to change and how

Creating the plan along with a to do list with deadlines

11:15- 11:25 Wrap-up Summary

11:25- 11:30 5 minutes – evaluation

Documenting Change

AMATYC Traveling Workshop
The Right Stuff: Appropriate Mathematics for All Students
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