The Future Isn’t what It Used to Be!

Supercomputing ChallengeSummer Teacher Institute (STI)

Alamogordo High SchoolJuly 11, 2005

Too Bad that this is a Hoax!

Side effects from this presentation may include

Drowsiness

Listlessness

Nausea

Particularly if you suffer from

DataphobiaBut if you did you wouldn’t be here!

Warning!

Population: 1980 vs 2004

NM 1,300,000 46%1,900,000

ABQ 490,000 47%720,000

Las Cruces 96,000 88%180,000

UNM 22,500 17%26,339

NMSU 12,347 33%16,428

IHEs 58,629 87%109,362

1980 % incr2004

CCs 10,104 503%60,886

Schools 271,200 19%322,790

Salaries: 1980 vs 2004

LCPS start $11,920 169%$32,120

Top $21,218 157%$54,588

Grad Tuition $29/cr 466%$164/cr

Textbooks $15.95 466%$90.20

$15.95 586%$109.40

Paperback $1.95 310%$7.99

1980 % incr2004

Gasoline $1.25 $2.25 80%

Student Math Requirements

1980s “Old-style” objectives1992 Essential Competencies

based on NCTM Standards1996 Content Standards & Benchmarks1998 Performance Standards

K-4, 5-8, 9-12 & quite specific, but not aligned w/ assessment

2002 Based on 2000 NCTM Standards K-8 grade specific and to be aligned w/ assessment

2005 Revision

Last week of June 2005Available for comment atwww.nmlites.org/standards/math/index.htmlMust be done by the end of next week

And what about 21st Century Skills??

High School Grad Requirements

1980 - 2 courses

1986 - 3 courses

2003 - 1 course has to be Algebra I

2009 - Add Geometry?

2010 - Add Algebra II?

What data says kids are learning more?

What unintended consequences?

What support is needed?

“Highly Qualified” Middle School Math & Science Teachers w/ K-8

Colleges courses don’t tell it all, but …Sanders & Wenglinsky

1980 15 credits was to be requiredRescinded before it went into effect

2001 NCLB24 credits & test24 credits or test18 credits if 5 years tchg w/ last 2 +12 credits if reviewed (6 if tchg > 1 subj)

NAEP Math Results

Math G4 Scale Score 1992 213 219

Math G4 Scale Score 2003 223 234

Math G4 Proficient 1992 12% 19%

Math G4 Proficient 2003 18% 35%

Math G8 Scale Score 1990 256 262Math G8 Scale Score 2003 263 276

NM Nation

Math G8 Proficient 1990 11% 17%Math G8 Proficient 2003 17% 32%

The Achievement Gap

High School “Achievement”: 1980 vs 2004

SAT % of grads 14% 14%

Total SAT score 997 1097

ACT % of grads 57% 61%

Total ACT Score 17.6 20.0

HS grad rate <25 76% 82%

HS grad rank 44th 40th

1980 2004

Math at NMSU Branches Fall ‘04

“Developmental” Math 2,896 74%

College Credit Math 1,004 26%

Intermediate Algebra 508 13%

PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig) 679 17%

Math Appreciation 103 3%

Math for ElEd Tchrs 123 3%

Enrollment % total

Calculus for Biol & Bus 42 1%

Other Calculus 12 0.31%

Math at NMSU branches Fall ‘04

Developmental

PreCalculus

Appreciation

Elem Tchrs

Calc for B&B

Calculus I

Math at NMSU-LC Fall ‘04

Intermediate Algebra 782 22%

PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig) 1,385 38%

Math Appreciation 474 13%

Math for ElEd Tchrs 202 6%

Calculus for B&B 311 9%

Other Calculus 629 17%

Enrollment % total

Total Lower Division 3,198 88%

Upper Division 340 9%

Graduate 117 3%

Math at NMSU in LC Fall ‘04

Upper Division

Graduate

Lower Division

Math at NMHU Fall ‘04

Development Math 185 37%

Intermediate Algebra 97 22%

PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig) 222 70%

Math for ElEd Tchrs 23 7%

Calculus for B&B 25 8%

Other Calculus 27 8%

Enrollment % total

Total Lower Division 297 93%

Upper Division 20 6%

Graduate 2 1%

Math at NM Tech Fall ‘04

Intermediate Algebra 16 2%

PreCalc (Int & Col Alg,Trig) 234 22%

Calculus 375 36%

Enrollment % total

Total Lower Division 730 70%

Upper Division 285 27%

Graduate 30 3%

Promise not fully realized

Integration of Technology

1981/2 – 301 “microcomputers” in schls

Calculators as tools for learning

Programming as a context for learning

Programming Courses at NMSU

C S 110 “Computer Literacy”Two lessons on Visual BASIC

CS 110 Enrollments in Fall 04Main Campus 1038

Alamogordo 253

Carlsbad 92

Doña Ana 414

Grants 112

Total 1909

Programming Courses really

C S 167 C Programming27 in Fall & 16 in Spring

9 “A”, 9 “B”, 1 “C”, 2 “D”, 4 “F”, 2 “W”

C S 171 Algorithmic Structures40 in Fall & 27 in Spring

C S 177 C++ Programming3 in Spring

C S 187 Java Programming

3 in Fall & 10 in Spring

Programming Courses at Branches

In Fall 2004In Alamogordo – nothing

In Carlsbad – OECS 150 Visual BASIC (11)

In Doña Ana – OECS 141 BASIC (14)

OECS 192 C++ (12)

In Grants - nothing

Closing gaps while raising the bar

Aligned Standards & assessment

Danger of teaching to tests

Expecting more of high school

But Grade 8 proficiency level?

Without pushing many students out!

Improving teaching as main job of all teachers