Dr. Marty Bonsangue, California State University, Fullerton Dr. Cher Carrera,

1. Supplemental Instruction Workshopsin Gateway STEM Coursesat Cal State Fullertonand Santa Ana College Dr. Marty Bonsangue, California State University, Fullerton Dr. Cher Carrera, Santa Ana College Dr. Chris Renne, California State University, Fullerton

2. Supplemental Instruction (SI) Targets key gateway courses for STEM majors in biology, chemistry, and mathematics Linked to specific classes and sections Led by student SI Leaders – “teacher-free” zone

3. Supplemental Instruction (SI) Targets key gateway courses for STEM majors in biology, chemistry, and mathematics Linked to specific classes and sections Led by student SI Leaders – “teacher-free” zone

4. Supplemental Instruction (SI) Flexible approach to SI according to needs Students actively work on key concepts and problems – increased time on task More than 40% of SI students and leaders are from STEM underrepresented minority groups

5. SI Leader Training Summer 2010 SI Leaders • Are linked to specific classes and sections • Attend class sessions • Receive training on using active learning • Meet weekly with faculty coordinator

6. SI at CSUF 2009-10 Spring 2009 9 workshops, 9 SI leaders, 130 students Fall 2009 18 workshops, 16 SI leaders, 250 students Spring 2010 24 workshops, 23 SI leaders, 420 students Fall 2010 30 workshops, 28 SI leaders, 500 students

7. SI at CSUF 2009-10 • Targeted courses include • College Algebra • Precalculus • Calculus I & II • General Biology • O-Chem I & II • P-Chem

8. Biol 171 SI Group

9. SI Nuts & Bolts SI leader cost is $1,500 per SI section Optimal SI section size is 15-18 students SI Leader training and development is critical Funded using CNSM department resources and Title V and Project GPS2 grant monies

10. Impact of SI at CSUF • Passing Rates & Course GPASI vs Non-SI: 82 % compared to 64%SI vs Non-SI: 2.6 compared to 1.9 • Student Perception88% say it helped95% would tell their friends to do SI • Evidence of limited self-selection effects

11. Impact of SI at SAC • Six sections of 2 Biol Courses, 3 Sections of Math 80, 1 Section Chem 219 • Course Grade (%)SI: 81% vs Non-SI: 64%Course Average 68% • Retention Rate in Course (%)SI: 92%Course: 70% • Evidence of impact on SI Leaders’ self-perceptions as STEM majors

12. Implications of SI Participation Evidence of increased timely completion of required key gateway courses Evidence of decreased repetition of required math and science courses Evidence of higher grades Potential for decreased time to graduation Potential teacher development for SI leaders

13. 15-second Intermission (part 1) • Students entering college this fall… • Were most likely born in 1992 • Know Al Gore as a character on South Park • Don’t use phones with cords • Don’t know a time when DNA fingerprinting and maps of the human genome didn’t exist • Believe Russians and Americans have always lived together in space

14. CSUF & SAC… • A strong connection • Just 8 miles apart along the same freeway • Many of SAC faculty are CSUF graduates • Some faculty teach at both schools • Some students attend both schools • Many students transfer from SAC to CSUF

15. CSUF & SAC… • A great relationship • Teaching and learning symposiums • Support of articulation agreements to create a model transfer pathway • Curriculum development • Cooperative grants to support student success

16. Current cooperative grant activity includes: • TEST:UP Talent Expansion in Science and Technology: an Urban Partnership • Project GPS2 Guiding and Preparing Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Students • Full MT2 Fullerton Mathematics Teacher and Master Teacher Fellows project

17. TEST:UPis…Talent Expansion in Science and Technology: an Urban Partnership This National Science Foundation Grant links California State University, Fullerton with Santa Ana College and Mt. San Antonio College together in activities and initiatives that will produce more science, technology, engineering and math transfers to four-year institutions.

18. TEST:UPis… • A 5-year, $2.5M collaborative grant entering the 3rd year of providing support to SAC’s STEM students. • Supplemental Instruction (SI) • Scholarships • Counseling • Mentoring

19. The TEST:UP Office is… • Staffed by Tammy Camacho and Cathy Fernandez-Weston. Cathy Tammy

20. Tammy and Cathy are… • Experts in STEM transfer and they are looking for SAC’s STEM students. Not above bribery when it comes to helping our STEM students succeed.

21. SI at SAC • This fall, SAC will have 10 sections with SI • Bio 109 (3) • Bio 211 (3) • Bio 249 (3) • Chem 219 (1) • TEST:UP also supports SI in the Math Center and the Biology Study Center

22. Study “25 to 35” • Research has shown that students will retain more of what they study if they spread their study sessions out over time. Learn without cramming!

23. SAC students are on the lookout for STEM Week activities… • STEM Fair • STEM Panel Presentations • Video Presentations • Discovering Science: Naturally Obsessed • Journey to Planet Earth: Hot Zones and The Urban Explosion • Application Workshops

24. 15-second Intermission (part 2) • Students entering college this fall… • Know Nirvana as a “classic oldies” band • John McEnroe has never played professional tennis. • “Go West, Young College Grad” has always implied “and don’t stop until you get to Asia…and learn Chinese along the way.” • Czechoslovakia has never existed. • Food has always been irradiated.

25. Orange County, CA – The “OC”

26. The Real “OC”

27. What is Project GPS2? • A two-year, $2.24M, federally funded U.S. Dept. of Education CCRAA (College Cost Reduction & Access Act) • Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Program Cooperative Arrangement Project • Partners: • Fullerton College • Santa Ana College • Cal State University, Fullerton

28. What is Project GPS2? • Goals: • Increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income students attaining STEM degrees. • Develop model transfer/articulation agreements between the community college/university. • Increase the number of future math/science teachers & improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of prospective teachers in math, science, and technology

29. Cooperative Activities • Symposiums and meetings • Mini-grants in Geology, Biology, Math • Funding STEM transfer students to attend Transfer Student Orientation • Hosting the “What’s up with Calculus?” lunch • SI Funding

30. Project GPS2 and SI Funding • SI training for facilitators each semester • Provide stipends for facilitators and leaders • Participants from CSUF and SAC • Underwrote SI leadership for one semester

31. Project GPS2 and SI Funding • Began with organic chemistry • Often first course transfer students encounter • Critical gateway course • 3 – 5 sections • Expanded to include math, biology, physical chemistry • Spring 2010 – 15 sections; now 17 sections

32. BA – Earth Science • Developed entirely in partnership with Community College faculty • Rationale: • K-12 Teachers/STEM Majors • Careers in Earth Science related fields – “Liberal Sciences” or “Environmental track” • Resource management • Law • Policy making

33. Creating Synergy Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can get what they want through their own effort. Interdependent people combine their own effort with the effort of others to achieve their greatest success. - Stephen Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

34. Summary • SI workshops are strategically placed in key STEM courses and led by well-trained student facilitators who work closely with faculty. • This model improves student performance which ultimately will increase graduation rates and keep more STEM students in the pipeline.