Description: UW-Superior moved to a co-requisite model of developmental mathematics support in fall 2020. Presenters discussed their implementation of a single co-requisite support course that supports students in two credit-bearing gateway courses—Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning. This model of one support for two different gateway tracks is a unique approach by the UW-Superior math department. In [...]
Focus: Strategies to Care for Your Own Mental Health and Well-Being Description: The 2021-2022 school year has hardly represented a return to “normal.” As highlighted in the Chronicle of Higher Education in February 2022, a team at UW-Milwaukee took a trauma-informed approach to crafting their responses this academic year to honor the lessons of the COVID-19 [...]
Note: The session time is TBD and will be added here later. Presentation title: A Mathematics Progression: A dialogue across K-12 and higher ed mathematics educators Presenters: Kevin McLeod, mathematics associate professor at UW-Milwaukee and, since November 2021, UW System Math Initiative Project Team member and Math Steering Committee co-chair Jennifer Kosiak, mathematics professor at [...]
The UW System Math Steering Committee will convene via Zoom (a link was sent June 2) to discuss the Joint College Readiness in Mathematics Statement. The joint committee has collaborated on a statement to outline the necessary mathematical knowledge, skills, and habits for students planning to attend Wisconsin postsecondary education. Committee members (see roster) weighed [...]
Jason VanBilliard, Senior Director, Math and Computer Science Department Head at The College Board, shared general information and answered questions about the new AP Precalculus course that is rolling out for the 2023-24 school year. Find the Introducing AP Precalculus slide deck and a few slides added for this particular meeting . Carrie Tirel sent [...]
This meeting included a discussion with Sonya Sedivy of the UW Center for Placement Testing. Calendar invitations with the Zoom link were sent to MSC members, who were welcome to forward it to others who would be interested in this placement testing update. For information, please contact Sandra Kallio at sskallio@uwsa.edu.
The Wisconsin Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (WI-AMTE) Annual Conference is Oct. 26-27 at UW Oshkosh. The theme is "Building Partnerships." The opening day includes a presentation by Kevin McLeod, co-chair of the UW System Math Steering Committee and associate professor in mathematics at UW-Milwaukee, on “A College Readiness Statement for Wisconsin." He will share [...]
The Cooperative Educational Services Agency 8 6th-12th Grade Math Network convening will include a presentation and discussion of a recent college readiness in mathematics statement written by a group of K-12 and higher education mathematics faculty. The session will introduce the statement about the mathematical knowledge and understanding college-bound students should possess, as well as [...]
The Wisconsin Mathematics Council 55th Annual Conference in Green Lake, Wis., will include a session on Modernizing 9-12: A College Readiness Statement for Wisconsin. Presenters will discuss a recent college readiness in mathematics statement written by a group of K-12 and higher education mathematics faculty. The session will explore the questions "What mathematical knowledge and [...]
The statewide Cooperative Educational Services Agency (CESA) Mathematics Network meeting will include a discussion of a recent college readiness in mathematics statement written by a group of K-12 and higher education mathematics faculty. The session will introduce the statement about the mathematical knowledge and understanding college-bound students should possess, as well as how the 2021 [...]