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Print_Implementation_Guide_June_2018_revision.pdf

This guide is designed for faculty and staff at both two-year and four-year institutions that are implementing and scaling mathematics pathways based on DCMP principles. It offers a blueprint for implementation that spans four stages. The stages frame the work so that different stakeholder groups understand how to plan and prepare to implement mathematics pathways at their individual institutions and how to monitor implementation efforts for continuous improvement.

Level:

Institution, Classroom

Process Stage:

Getting Started, Planning, Implementing, Continuously Improving

Role:

Institutional Leadership, Math Department, Advisors and Coordinators, Researchers

Multidisciplinary Discussion Tools

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Multidisciplinary Discussion Tools.docx

This tool is a collection of templates that faculty and administrators can use to prepare for and implement multidisciplinary discussions focused on identifying a default mathematics course requirement that is most relevant for each program of study.

Level:

Institution

Process Stage:

Planning

Role:

Math Department, Partner Disciplines

DCMP Statistical Reasoning Sample Activity

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DCMP_Statistical Reasoning_sample-student-and-instructor-materials.pdf

This resource is a sample of the Statistical Reasoning course.

Level:

Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Math Department

DCMP Quantitative Reasoning Course Sample Activity

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DCMP_Quantitative Reasoning_sample-student-and-instructor-materials.pdf

This resource is a sample of the Quantitative Reasoning course.

Level:

Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Math Department

Reasoning with Functions I (Sample Activity), Linear Approximations of Exponential Functions

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DCMP_Reasoning with Functions I_sample-student-and-instructor-materials.pdf

Sample Activity for Reasoning with Functions I (STEM-Prep; Pathways to Calculus)

Level:

Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Math Department

DCMP Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning Sample Activity

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DCMP_Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning_sample-student-and-instructor-materials.pdf

This resource is a sample of the Foundations of Mathematical Reasoning course.

Level:

Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Math Department

Co-requisite Design (Webinar)

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This webinar is strategically designed to support mathematics faculty and departmental leaders in designing the structure of co-requisite courses.

In this webinar, participants will:
* Build on the backmapping work accomplished during and after the webinar, "Defining the Content of Support Course for Underprepared Students."
* Understand the additional steps needed in planning the support content for a co-requisite (rather than a prerequisite) support course.
* Understand and plan for the decisions that need to be made in designing the support course structures.

The following resources will support this webinar:
1. Co-requisite Design (PowerPoint)
2. Co-requisite Courses: Narrowing the Gap between Instruction and Supports
3. Co-requisite Design: Discussion Template
4. Introduction to Statistics and Co-requisite Support Course Sample Timeline

Level:

Institution, Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Institutional Leadership, Math Department, Advisors and Coordinators

Co-requisite Courses: Narrowing the Gap between Instruction and Supports

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Co-req_Supports_2018_07_24.pdf

This resource highlights the success of co-requisite supports while outlining multiple considerations that must be made among mathematics faculty, advisors, administrators, and financial aid staff to design and construct the co-requisite model(s) that best serve their institution and its students.

Level:

Institution, Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Institutional Leadership, Math Department, Advisors and Coordinators

DCMP Reasoning with Functions I, Table of Contents

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DCMP Reasoning with Functions I Table of Contents.pdf

This instructor resource provides a detailed table of contents for the STEM-Prep pathways "Reasoning with Functions I" course.

Level:

Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Math Department, Partner Disciplines

DCMP Reasoning with Functions II, Table of Contents

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DCMP Reasoning with Functions II_Table of Contents.pdf

This instructor resource provides a detailed table of contents for the STEM-Prep pathways "Reasoning with Functions II" course.

Level:

Classroom

Process Stage:

Planning, Implementing

Role:

Math Department, Partner Disciplines

Spotlight

A Data–Driven Process for Improving Transfer and Applicability of Mathematics Courses in Washington State (Notes from the Field - Number 7)

Most state– and system–level policies and practices support the transferability of credits, but do not account for the applicability of those credits to a student’s program of study. Even when students are able to transfer credits, those credits might not count toward their desired majors, which can lead to wasted time, increased costs for both students and the state, and students dropping out of college altogether. Efforts to remedy these problems are most effective when enabled by a well-considered policy environment which, in turn, is informed by data.

In Washington, substantive steps have been taken to address this issue with a data-driven process.

A Data–Driven Process for Improving Transfer and Applicability of Mathematics Courses in Washington State (Notes from the Field - Number 7)

Creating Structural Change for Student Success: State Mathematics Task Force Accomplishments and Progress

This 2018 report provides an update of the current state efforts and progress towards increased student persistence and success as a result of implementing multiple mathematics pathways. This report specifically explores examples of innovative approaches to drafting and implementing task force recommendations from thirteen states working in collaboration with the Dana Center. Furthermore, this report provides a synopsis of key focus areas of state-level task force recommendations and concrete examples of customized state-level supports for the sustainability and scale math pathways.

Creating Structural Change for Student Success: State Mathematics Task Force Accomplishments and Progress

Mathematics Pathways to Completion: Setting the Conditions for Statewide Reform in Higher Education

Mathematics pathways are a promising approach for improving student outcomes, but if implementation happens one college at a time and without statewide policy support, the potential for scaling is diminished. This report describes the structure of the Mathematics Pathways to Completion (MPC) project and the supports that the Dana Center is offering to participating states. In addition, drawing on 33 semi-structured interviews with mathematics faculty, state-level leaders, and technical assistance providers across the six states, this report identified five critical dimensions of scaling mathematics pathways statewide, including: attention to transferability and applicability; leadership from across two- and four-year sectors; strong mechanisms for gaining consensus on student learning outcomes; engagement of non-mathematics stakeholders; and coordination with related initiatives.

Mathematics Pathways to Completion: Setting the Conditions for Statewide Reform in Higher Education

Creating a Statewide Mathematics Transfer Inventory Guide

Webinar slides that examine the purpose of the State Mathematics Transfer Inventory, resources to assist in developing this statewide tool, and lessons learned from the field.

Creating a Statewide Mathematics Transfer Inventory Guide

A Call to Action – Mathematics Pathways: Scaling and Sustaining Notes and References supplement

This resource provides a selected list with explanatory notes on key mathematics pathways references and publications. Topics covered in this supplementary resource include:

• Mathematics Professional Associations on Mathematics Pathways
• Consistent and Predictable Transfer and Applicability
• Placement and Acceleration Options
• Co–requisite and Accelerated Structures

A Call to Action – Mathematics Pathways: Scaling and Sustaining Notes and References supplement