Professor of mathematics and of public affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Founder and executive director of the University’s Charles A. Dana Center.
Austin, TX
Joined April 2009
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Content does not define rigor. See the Dana Center brief.
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New programs require that we work as a community and organize around student success. We also must ensure the integrity of mathematical content in our courses and pathways.
Join me later today for a panel: Rigor in the First Two Years: Implications for Math Departments #AMATYC2019 with Roxy Peck, Alycia Marshall, and David Bressoud.
A positive experience in a math course might actually create a pathway. I'm working with students who would not have been in class before. It's hard to guess which students will do well in advance. We should be more skeptical about what students need to know to succeed.
I’m teaching the corequisite for freshman Calculus at UT Austin, and it’s a revelation. The corequisite movement has changed the profile of students who are able to succeed in substantive courses with mathematical integrity.
Participating in @theNASEM Data Science roundtable. Understanding that local employers seek employees with
data savviness and that quantitative literacy and
data acumen are becoming increasingly important
at 4-year institutions.
Discussing with my Calculus class today nytimes.com/2019/09/23/scien…
A thought from career path panel @tpsemath Knowing the economic value of our math programs is very important.
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Thank you for helping an old dog attempt to learn new tricks ARF ARF #mathpathways
A truly important issue--archive.carnegiefoundation.o… influenced our work #MathPathways teapaw.org/mary_davis_utdc/status…
@uritr Is there anything out there regarding second language learners and #mathpathways ?
Worth browsing state math task force reports #MathPathways utdanacenter.org/higher-educ… teapaw.org/utdanacenter/status/77…
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See core-principles.org Lots of plans in the oven. & @CommunityCCRC book #MathPathways ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publica… teapaw.org/mooresmusings/status/7…
Any good examples around the country of specific connections between math pathways work and Guided Pathways initiatives? #MathPathways @urit
Talking with children about their possible futures is a good start--and setting them exploring #MathPathways teapaw.org/UTDCDenise/status/7735…
@uritr How would a parent advocate for their child to benefit from these #mathpathways? What questions are important for parents to ask?
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Metamajor (or broad program of study) is the way to go I think for many students #MathPathways teapaw.org/MCCACSS/status/7735555…
In placing students in gateway or gen ed math courses, should we tell them the pathway they should take based on their major? #MathPathways
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Bill, Ohio is a leader--see ohiohighered.org/sites/ohioh… #MathPathways teapaw.org/mooresmusings/status/7…
What K14 initiatives are getting involved to help students overcome barriers to mathematics? #MathPathways @urit
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Started in earnest in discussions with my colleague Tony Bryk in 2008 # MathPathways teapaw.org/raojenkins/status/7735…
I sympathize with parents' struggle to help kids with hwbut today's basics aren't your grandma's alas #MathPathways teapaw.org/mary_davis_utdc/status…
A parent recently told me that all this "touchy feely" math needs to go. Back 2 basics. What helps parents like this get it? #mathpathways