Session I (9:00–9:45 a.m.)
This talk is intended to be fun. I have had a lot of fun building a bunch of mathematical things from wood. Now it is time to showcase many of these. There are dice, boxes, dice-boxes and stellations of all sorts. We will discuss such mathematical topics as perfect colorings, combinatorics and stellations, et al. I had hoped to present this at an in-person conference, since these creations are best experienced in a manner that is both up-close and tactile. But honestly, I don’t want to be up close to anyone right now, and I certainly don’t want anyone touching my stuff. I will attempt to make this as hands-on as a typical Zoom session allows.
As more colleges adopt co-requisite models to get students through college-level math more quickly, the focus can sometimes be on those with recent math experience. However, many students (especially non-traditional ones) come to college with little-to-no formal algebra experience. Does it make sense to offer these students the option of a “Math Foundations” course to prepare them for the rigors of a 7–10-credit college + co-req math class? Or should we just trust that students thrown into the deep end will figure out how to swim? Come with your thoughts, experiences, suggestions and data. If you have experience with developing/teaching such a course, or have been part of a decision to not offer such a course, we welcome your insights!
- presentation slides (PDF)
- Zoom chat and whiteboard interaction (PDF)
- Tacoma CC math flowchart (PDF)
Use this space to share math flowcharts from local colleges (see Tacoma CC flowchart linked above for an example) and other relevant documents.
This roundtable discussion will be an open forum, rather than a structured format. The idea is to provide those who have experimented with ungrading to share their experiences and those who are curious to ask questions. There is no single way to “ungrade” a course, so different instructors will have approached it in different ways. Come and share your experience or join us to learn what it’s all about!
- presentation slides (PDF)
Join two relatively new math department chairs in a roundtable conversation about being chair during the pandemic. Current chairpersons are welcome to share their experiences as well, and anonymous data from a recent survey of chairs from SBCTC schools will be shared. Learn about what your chairperson must deal with, similarities and differences of the chair role at different colleges, or (inclusive) learn if you want to jump in the “chair” when it opens in your department.
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