The STEM Disciplines What are some key issues How is the community responding What curricular changes improvements are needed The First Two Years of College Math Building Student Success Peter Turner ID: 622500
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Modeling across the CurriculumThe STEM Disciplines
What are some key issues?How is the community responding?What curricular changes/ improvements are needed?
The First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success
Peter Turner SIAM Vice President for EducationDean of Arts & Sciences, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science,Clarkson Universitypturner@clarkson.edu vpeducation@siam.org
* NSF/EHR/DUE Awards
1206230 &
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Education and
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Key issues: Some of them
Preparation & Readiness for STEM majorsCU STEM admissions data Outdated curricula and delivery methodsPCAST Engage to ExcelMath 2025
Workforce issuesVery few “future math profs” in large core math classesTeach the students we have, not the ones we dream ofINGenIOuSStudent “demands” for relevant education
BUT with care over “training vs. education”CBMS Forum October 2014The First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success2Slide3
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STEMdoesn’t happenSlide4
So, what is being done?
Multiple initiatives in the Math Sciences communityModeling across the CurriculumTPSE-MathMAA-led Common Vision for Undergraduate Math in 2025CSE Future WorkshopMultiple curricular reports:
CUPM Guidelines (2015?) Greater emphasis on applied topics than previouslySIAM Report on Undergraduate CS&E (2011)SIAM Report
on Applied Math undergraduate programs (2014)Future Directions in CSE Workshop, August 2014INGenIOuSCBMS Forum October 2014The First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success4Slide5
So, what is being done?
Changing nature of both Math majors and of “service” coursesModeling, computation, statisticsProject-based learningTeamwork, etc. SIAM Undergraduate Research Online, SIUROMAA-SIAM PIC (preparation for Industrial Careers) Math project
More internship opportunitiesImplications for K-12 and Teacher Preparation
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Modeling across the Curriculum
Two SIAM-NSF WorkshopsAugust 30 -31, 2012 at NSF January 12- 14, 2014 at ASADraft report near completeEngage and Keep Young People in STEM,
from K12 through Undergrad (and Grad) Studies, and into the Workforce
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MaC I Recommendations
Four categoriesExpanding modeling in K-12Development of a high school one semester, or one year modeling course (with stratified content)Develop modeling-based undergraduate curriculaDevelop a repository of materials for math modeling instruction and
understanding
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MaC II
Three primary topic areas:Early grades (Rachel Levy coordinating)Middle/High School (Katherine Socha)Undergrad curricula (Jeff Humpherys
)MaC II process:Developing clear list of deliverablesIntro from Joan
Ferrini-MundyKeynote on Math2025, Panel on opening afternoon advance this processCBMS Forum October 2014The First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success8Slide9
MaC II Panel
Used to “set the scene” and review some of the discussions at MaC I:Definition of modelingStand alone vs. infusionSetting goals for MaC II sessionsThe role of algorithmsModeling at different educational levels and in different disciplinary contexts
Assessment
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Discussion Topics
Programs: Courses, Programs, Degrees, Summer Experiences, Internships“Infusion” or stand alone? (“Trojan mice”)Materials: Books, Videos, Software, Posters, Websites, MOOCs? Informal education (MoMath?)
Training: Pre-service and in-serviceWays of interacting with teachers/ faculty/ TAs and students (and perhaps parents)
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Some MaC II undergrad recommendations*
Proposal for NRC Study/ReportResponse to Joan Ferrini-Mundy’s Challenge to think about effective ways to educate students at the crossroads of:Mathematical modelingData science
Information scienceComputational scienceComputational thinking
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Modeling and the Pipeline:
Attracting and retaining STEM students
A study/paper on recommended topics to address:How to achieve
the 34% increase in Engage to Excel.Multiple entryways? A non-calculus track for freshman modeling?DiversityFocus on Jobs!Teaching needs to match what we expectCBMS Forum October 2014The First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success12Slide13
Two Recommendations for Professional Organizations
Form a SIAM Activity Group (SIAG) in Applied Mathematics EducationDone!SIAG Ed was approved at SIAM Council and Board in JulyBegins operation in January 2015
Plans for First SIAG Ed conference to coincide with, and broaden, MaC IIISIAM Education VP needs to continue to work with other VPs and other societiesNew VP for Education starts in January 2015, Rachel Levy
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What are “new” key areas for undergrad math?
A modern math sciences undergraduate education should include at least some introduction toAlgorithms and Analysis (Data Structures, Approximation Theory, Numerical Analysis, Computational Science)
Distributed Computing and Big Data (MPI, Hadoop, noSQL)Data Analytics (Regression, Estimation, SQL, R/Python)Modeling with Probability and Stochastic Processes
Bayesian Statistics and Machine LearningDynamical Systems (ODE, PDE, SDE)Optimization and ControlCBMS Forum October 2014The First Two Years of College Math: Building Student Success14Slide15
Why? Actual
Job from CareerBuilder.comCBMS Forum October 2014
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