Acceleration, Pathways, and the Forum on the First 2 Years of College Mathematics

I will be posting more about the actual “CBMS Forum” (Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences) held earlier this month in Reston, Virginia; several of the talks made relevant points about our work.

One of the breakout sessions was a one-of-a-kind: A single session covering all three models for pathways and acceleration (Carnegie Pathways, Dana Center New Mathways, and AMATYC New Life).  You can view the slides for that session here CBMS Pathways to Success Oct 2014 or at the “Instant Presentations” page (https://www.devmathrevival.net/?page_id=116).   The three of us (Bernadine Fong of Carnegie, Uri Treisman of the Dana Center, and myself) were impressed by the standing-room only crowds at both of our sessions.

Much of the motivation for faculty and colleges falls under the heading of ‘acceleration’, which is fine.  However, my own view … and much of what I heard at the Forum … dealt with the nature of the mathematics courses we offer (developmental and ‘college’ mathematics).  Issues surrounding the curriculum will be the focus of my comments-to-come in response to “Forum 5”.

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