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WHY MATH?
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www.LearningWorksCA.org
Supporting Californias 112 Community Colleges to redesign their English and Math Curricula and Increase Student Completion
An apple falling from a tree is h feet above the ground t seconds after it begins to fall, where h=64-16t^2. How long does it take the apple to hit the ground?
At both colleges most students enrolled in the Statistics pathway had a placement level of 2 to 3 levels below transfer-level math (65% at Cuyamaca and 73% at LMC). At both colleges the majority of students were non-Asian students of color. Third-party evaluation of the first year of implementation for 8 colleges in CAPs first cohort due out in December.
an initiative of the Charles A. Dana Center and the Texas Association of Community Colleges
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Course materials
Professional learning opportunities general and specific to the Dana Centers course materials
Online modules, workshops, institutes, and written support materials
The development process is based on input from and engagement with community college faculty and staff.
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Statistical Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning STEM-Prep and bridge course
Spring 2014
Spring 2015 Spring 2016
Spring 2015
Spring 2016 Spring 2017
*A PDF version of the Frameworks course will be published for open use.
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Contact Information
General information about the Dana Center: www.utdanacenter.org
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