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Events: 2011 Developmental Education Schedule
Developmental Education Summary
Friday, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Academic Training for Under-Prepared Mathematics Students"
Speaker: Brian Goetz, Math Instructor, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, Michigan
Saturday, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Creating a Community of Learners to Improve Student Success"
Speaker: George Woodbury, Math Instructor, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California
Friday, January 28th, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
"Academic Training for Under-Prepared Mathematics Students"
Speaker: Brian Goetz, Math Instructor, Kellogg Community College, Battle Creek, Michigan
With an economic downturn in the late 1990’s, Kellogg Community College (KCC) saw an influx of students that never expected to go to college. This new demographic was lacking both mathematical knowledge and an awareness of how to be successful in an academic environment.
This presentation will highlight techniques used to help this new population of students to simultaneously learn academic skills and mathematics. Each activity is hands on, easily modified, and teaches study skills through mathematics. Having mathematical context, students are more apt to “buy in” to these activities as they have immediate relevance.
With the inclusion of academic training, KCC has raised the passing scores on mastery-based tests from 75% to 80% and maintained the course pass rate of 68% despite a dramatic increase in the number of under-prepared students.
Biography:
Brian Goetz is a math instructor at Kellogg Community College and author of Basic Mathematics through Pearson. He has been teaching in some form or anther for sixteen years and has consistently found great meaning in helping students to realize their mathematical potential. Before his tenure at KCC, Brian ran a math learning center and was a curriculum specialist in a pre-college engineering program. These two experiences instilled the belief that nearly all students can do better at math than they believe. However, this often requires that students change their approach to learning. To that end, Brian strives to teach in a manner that encourages students to work with mathematics metacognitively.
Saturday, January 29th, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
"Creating a Community of Learners to Improve Student Success"
Speaker: George Woodbury, Math Instructor, College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California
Many two-year college students enter a mathematics course intimidated and
fearing the worst. You can increase your students’ chances for success by creating a
community in your class. The speaker will share his experiences and techniques for
increasing the sense of community, both inside and outside the classroom. These
techniques can be applied at the developmental and transfer level.
Biography:
George Woodbury earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of California Santa Barbara, and his masters in Mathematics from California State University, Northridge. He has been teaching math at College of the Sequoias (COS) since 1994. College of the Sequoias is a public two-year community college located in Visalia, CA. Although George teaches the full range of courses, he focus on developmental mathematics and introductory statistics.
While at COS, George has received the Golden Apple Award (awarded by students), the CMC3 Distinguished Instructor Award (awarded by his math colleagues at COS), and was nominated for Tulare County Teacher of the Year (nominated by the COS Faculty Senate).
Developmental Education Section Chair:
Mitch Burchfield, Southwest Texas Junior College