Four Steps to a Standards-Embracing Department

Autor/inn/en	Jacobs, Alan; Jacobs, Sally; Coe, Ted; Carruthers, Connie
Titel	Four Steps to a Standards-Embracing Department
Quelle	In: AMATYC Review, 28 (2007) 2, S.19-22 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-8404
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Calculus; Faculty Development; Adjunct Faculty; Academic Standards; College Mathematics; Community Colleges; Algebra; Equations (Mathematics); Mathematics Instruction; Change Strategies; College Faculty; Seminars; Problem Solving; Cooperative Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsreform; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Community college; Community College; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Lösungsstrategie; Fakultät; Seminar; Problemlösen
Abstract	How did it happen that both full-time and adjunct faculty at Scottsdale Community College embrace a standards-based curriculum from beginning algebra through differential equations? Simply put, it didn't just happen. Not only did it take well over a decade, but it was also the result of a sequence of initiatives, decisions, discussions, targeted faculty development, and a willingness to take risks. This article summarizes that sequence of initiatives in four steps: (1) Invest in a manageable change, with a plan to bring the entire department along. We made this investment when we adopted a reform-calculus book in 1994; (2) Engage the adjunct and full-time faculty in activities that build mutual respect. We began joint professional development seminars that led to learning communities; (3) Implement your initiative to solve the problem only when you have agreement about what the problem is. The key word is "agreement." Our initiatives were most successful when we were patient enough to come to agreement; and (4) Build on past successes. After several initiatives you develop a department process. Use your unique department process on each new initiative. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10