Current Teaching Responsibilities:

MAT005 Basic Math: A study of arithmetic including whole numbers,

fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, and percents.
MAT012 Review of Math Fundamentals: A review of arithmetic, math in daily
living, basic geometry, English/metric conversions, simple algebraic
expressions, and simple algebraic equations.

Math Center Responsibilities:

I spend 8 hours weekly in the Math Center. During that time, I work with
students who are struggling with specific topics. These students could be
students in my courses, other developmental courses, or college level
courses. Additionally, I spend time reviewing assessments with students. We
look to see where they had difficulty, and I work with them to correct their
missteps, so that they can be more successful on their next attempt.

Course Format:
My classes, which are Emporium Math courses in format, are structured around the
concept of Mastery Learning. Students are presented material in small chunks as
they work through practice problems and begin to master skills. The students then
move onto a new set of skills that they are required to show mastery of. Each set of
skills must be mastered with a 75% or higher before students are able to move on
to new skills. If students are having trouble with certain skills, they are given
multiple opportunities to redo problems, view examples, and receive assistance
from me as well as the program that they currently use as the platform for the
course, MyLabsPlus. This mastery of skills continues as students move through
entire sections of information before they take a quiz. Once students are
comfortable with the material and have demonstrated mastery working at their own
pace, they move onto a more formal assessment of the skills, which serves as a
formative assessment of what they have been working on. Students must also earn
a 75% or higher on a quiz to demonstrate mastery. If a student needs corrective
feedback, they are able to work with me in the class or in the Math Center to
receive guidance on where they need to focus their attention. There are also
additional sources of practice and review that the students must complete before
being allowed to take the quiz again. The students are required to show that they
are able to take the skills learned and apply them to new questions and contexts to
demonstrate that they have learned the required skills and know how/when to use
them. My courses, which are all in this format, are entirely based on the Colleges
philosophy of Mastery Learning. They follow the cyclical pattern of working through
the skills of a chapter, completing a formative assessment, receiving corrective
feedback, re-assessing, and moving into the next chapter. This Mastery of Learning
allows the students to work through material and truly understand it before being
forced to move on to new concepts that build on the previous ones. This mastery
will also be what allows the students to apply their newly acquired skills in novel
situations.
Learning Community:

In the Fall of 2014, I was able to work with students in the Automotive Learning
Community called Shift, Accelerate, Calculate. In this community, there were first
year automotive students who took my MAT 012 course along with Intro to
Automotive Service Career. The students were able to see the direct relationship
between their major and intended career and the math that they were working on in
my course. It was a great opportunity for me as well as my students.
As an adjunct, I have taught the following:

MAT120 Math for Behavioral Sciences: This course reviews and applies set
theory, ratios and proportions, percentages, consumer mathematics, basic
algebraic principles, and introductory statistical concepts.
MAT201 Math for Teachers I: This course is designed to provide prospective
teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to communicate mathematical
concepts. Topics include techniques of problem solving, set theory, number
theory, the real number system, elementary algebra, and an introduction to
geometry.
MAT202 Math for Teachers II: This course is a continuation of MAT 201.
Topics include areas and volumes of geometric figures, geometric
constructions, measurement, introductory probability, and statistics.

Course Descriptions from:

https://www.dtcc.edu/academics/registration-information/course-descriptions