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Orange Coast College Re-Entry Center

Orange Coast College Re-Entry Center. Becoming Math Confident Academy Team members: Nicolette Jackson Barb Reed Debbie Raskin Patty Van Noble Becky Thron Jordan Huynh (Jaime Blair). Needs Statement. HISTORY OF PROBLEM Math requirement was raised for graduation in CCC’s

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Orange Coast College Re-Entry Center

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  1. Orange Coast CollegeRe-Entry Center Becoming Math Confident Academy Team members: Nicolette Jackson Barb Reed Debbie Raskin Patty Van Noble Becky Thron Jordan Huynh (Jaime Blair)

  2. Needs Statement • HISTORY OF PROBLEM • Math requirement was raised for graduation in CCC’s • Pervasive resistance to math • Extension of Re-Entry’s established Math Confidence workshop • Improve success rates with added structure/support of learning community • New component of OCC’s Student Success Center and self paced Math

  3. Basic Skills Initiative Grant • Becoming Math Confident Academy • Two semester program targeting students who are planning to take Pre-Algebra and are highly anxious about math (low skills/high anxiety) • Two unit fall counseling class (study skills, time and stress management) • Support of Professional Experts for individuals & groups • Spring Pre-Algebra Math class • Support of Professional Experts in class & groups

  4. BUDGET Professional Experts BT -$812.50 (Fall 2013/Spring 2014) CO-$812.50 (Fall 2013/Spring 2014) IT- $812.50 (Fall 2013/Spring 2014) PV -$812.50 (Fall 2013/Spring 2014) TOTAL $6,500 Overload Teaching NJ-$2,304(Fall 2013) TOTAL $2,304 Overtime Classified BR -$1,544.30 (Fall 2013/Spring 2014) TOTAL $3,088.60 Assistant JH-$500 (Fall 2013/Spring 2014) TOTAL $1,000 Supplies and Advertising TOTAL $2,137.00 GRAND TOTAL $15,029.60 * Does not include benefits

  5. In the Beginning • Advertised in several ways to attract students • Math Confidence Inventory (NJ) • Individual intake meeting • Explaining program • Documentation form (student contact information) • Email connections between staff and students • Collaboration Committee meetings

  6. Managing the Mean Math Bluesby Cheryl Ooten with Kathy Moore • Chapter/week in textbook • Journaling personal exploration of affective & cognitive learning processes along with study skills & learning styles • Professional experts leading support/study groups • Optional Mastering Math’s Mysteries exercises in textbook

  7. Professional Experts Role

  8. Pre-Algebra Syllabus Highlights • On line assignments (homework help, chapter study plans, practice tests, videos plus more help) • Free tutoring and study sessions • Grading • Attendance 5% • Homework 10% • Participation 20% (math autobiography, study summaries, flash cards, practice tests, quizzes) • Tests 40% • Comprehensive Final 25% • Extra credit (2% for logging 25 hours in study sessions)

  9. Things we will do differently next year • Broaden target audience to include Beginning Algebra • Point system of grading • Different Math skills assessment tool • Start support/study groups earlier • Heterogeneous support/study groups • Teach how to make chapter summaries and flash cards • Grade with pass/no pass option

  10. OCC’s Basic Skills Initiative Grant Information • Email- Nicolette Jackson • njackson@occ.cccd.edu (until May 2014) • njacksonbrown@hotmail.com (after May 2014)

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