Status of New Life Math Courses; AMATYC 2014 sessions

Here is a summary of “where” New Life courses are being taught currently:

Arizona California Colorado Florida Iowa Illinois
Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan North Carolina New York Texas
Wisconsin
Alaska Minnesota Ohio Oregon Utah

These 18 states involve over 50 colleges. Over 500 sections with enrollment over 10000 students are represented by those colleges.

Mathematical Literacy is the most common course being implemented; Algebraic Literacy is being taught at the same level that Math Lit was two years ago. I expect the Algebraic Literacy course implementations to follow the same trend as Math Lit; Algebraic Lit is about two years behind.

At the AMATYC 2014 conference next month (https://amatyc.site-ym.com/?page=2014ConfHome) I will be doing two sessions on the New Life courses.
On Friday (November 14, 8am) the session is The Missing Link: Algebraic Literacy to Replace Intermediate Algebra  .  I will describe the purposes for the Algebraic Literacy Course and provide details on the learning outcomes.  Included in the handouts will be a sample lesson representing what might be done in an Algebraic Literacy course.

On Saturday (November 15, 2:15pm) the session is Accelerate and Improve Developmental Mathematics: The New Life Model  .   I will provide an overview of the New Life Model and how it fits in to a curriculum to provide acceleration along with improved content.  Each course (Math Lit, Algebraic Lit) will be reviewed, and handouts will include the learning outcomes for each course.

I hope to see you there!

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