Transition to College Math and Statistics Sustainability Project

Background: The Transitions to College Math and Statistics Project seeks to assist students as they transition from High School to Post-Secondary mathematics education. We support, sustain, and expand professional development opportunities for high school math teachers through the development of curriculum supports for the Transition to College Math and Statistics (TCMS) course. We focus on pedagogies proven to result in equitable educational outcomes. Our work fosters authentic collaboration between the CSU, K-12, and Community College instructors, administrators, and staff which in turn improves outcomes, particularly for students from traditionally underserved populations. Sustainability Proposal Summary: First, our project will produce a modular online package that can be used by any trained math education professional to facilitate the adoption of the TCMS. The modules will ensure that the equity focus of CSUN's TCMS course is faithfully replicated in district implementations. Outcomes will include original materials to support TCMS teachers as they equitably engage students, particularly students of color. These supports as well as additional professional development materials will be housed in an online TCMS Professional Development Course (hosted on CSUN's learning management system, Canvas). Second, we will explore the feasibility of CSUN offering a dual enrollment college credit math course to be taught in collaboration with high school teachers in districts that lack fully credentialed teachers. The goal is to immediately offer high quality quantitative reasoning options to students who lack access to fully qualified teachers. By co-teaching with foundationally qualified district teachers, we will provide hands-on faculty development that prepares teachers in the content and pedagogy necessary to teach modern math classes while simultaneously preparing them for the calculus based credential exam (CSET).