The 1st National Summit on Developmental Math — Coming to a Town Near You?

In some states, the big problem is policy makers imposing a single solution on developmental mathematics.  In most states, the big problem is that math faculty are not involved with their professional organizations (AMATYC, NADE) … which means that they lack current information on solutions and options, and that they do not have a support system outside of their own college.

The 1st National Summit on Developmental Mathematics was an initial step to deal with these problems.  Most of us could not be there.  However, you can already see most of the presentations at https://sites.google.com/site/amatycdmc/national-mathematics-summit

I hope that you will take some time to look at those presentations.

Dealing with developmental mathematics is a state and/or local issue.  We need to have state and/or regional summits on developmental mathematics.  AMATYC might suggest that each state affiliate host their summit, perhaps attached to an annual state conference, and hopefully coordinated with their NADE affiliate.

These state summits can use the online presentations as a source of information so that faculty can have conversations about solutions.  As needed, these remote resources can be supplemented by one or two live experts with broad information about the possible solutions.  The costs of these summits would be minimal; those with an interest could even apply for an AMATYC mini-grant (<$750) … see http://www.amatyc.org/?page=MiniGrants  for some information.

I hope that you will be involved as this reform effort reaches more and more states.

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