Mathematics Pathways for Student Success in Community Colleges In cooperation with the Charles A. Dana Center.

Mathematics Pathways for Student Success in Community CollegesIn cooperation with the Charles A. Dana Center

The Problem

• 60% of community college students who take the placement exam need at least one remedial course

• Lack of persistence: – Current sequence is 3-5 courses– More students are lost because they don’t enroll in

the next course than from failure of any single course

• Topics lack relevance to academic goals and real world

• Only one available pathway for students, regardless of major

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New Mathematics Pathways

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To-and-through college level statistics

A quantitative reasoning course in preparation for college level mathematics

This is More Than a Curriculum

• Combines research and practice

• Based in learning theory

• Supports pedagogy and professional development

• Removes barriers of language and literacy

• Assists students in persisting productively

• Dedicated to continuous improvement through a networked community

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The Collaboratory

• A “center without walls”

• Researchers, practitioners, designers, students, commercial partners

• Shared feasible targets

• Shared inquiry protocols

• Practical analytic tools

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It’s Not About Just “What Works”

What works, for whom,

under what set of conditions

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• 19 community colleges + 3 Cal State University campuses

• 5 states: CA, WA, TX, FL, CT

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• 8 community colleges

• 3 states: NY, OH, GA

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Where are we going?

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Year 1 Year 2Years 3-5

Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012

• Continued improvement• Expansion of network• Scaling Up and Out

What is our Timeline?

Co-Development QW1

Co-Development Implementation ofStatway v1.0

QW1 v1.0

MDC Fast-track MDC Fast-track

Quarter Schools

Semester Schools

Quarter Schools

Funding Partners

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For More Information

www.carnegiefoundation.org

[email protected]

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