AMATYC 2014 … The New Life Project

Here is an ‘early alert’ — among the sessions about the New Life Project at this fall’s AMATYC conference are two sessions that I am presenting.

The first session is “The Missing Link: Algebraic Literacy to Replace Intermediate Algebra“. Here is the session description:

Does Intermediate Algebra work? Not so much! Come learn about a better model for a course that connects your students to
college mathematics, while supporting general education. Algebraic Literacy is a course from the New Life model, designed to
meet the quantitative needs of college algebra, pre-calculus, and science courses.

This session is scheduled for November 14 (Friday) at 8am.

The second session is “Accelerate and Improve Developmental Mathematics: The New Life Model“. Here is the session description:

Acceleration is necessary, but not sufficient. Typical developmental courses deliver outdated content to our students. The
New Life Model enables many students to complete their developmental mathematics in one semester while receiving the
mathematics they really need. Learn why 40 colleges have implemented Mathematical Literacy and/or Algebraic Literacy.

That session is scheduled for November 15 (Saturday) at 2:15pm.

My goals with both sessions are to provide information about the curriculum reform work from AMATYC’s Developmental Mathematics Committee and the New Life Project subcommittee; this work is not a random branch of mathematical history — it builds on decades of professional work by other groups and teams, and uses that work to design new solutions. The New Life courses (Mathematical Literacy, and Algebraic Literacy) can be offered side-by-side with traditional courses, and can also be a total replacement for existing courses.

I hope to see you in Nashville for the AMATYC conference. Spread the word about these sessions!

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