The next Mathematics Community of Practice session will be held on Thursday December 1st, from 10:00 am -11:30 am at the Trafalgar campus Room C 226. As usual updates from the Sheridan College and broader Mathematics communities will be shared. These include updates from the Ontario College Math Test (former CSAP) steering committee, the Ontario Colleges Mathematics Council (OCMC), American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), the Ontario Colleges Mathematics Association (OCMA) and Fields Institute Mathematics Education Program.
There will be presentations from the following:
Wendi Morrison, Sheridan College Professor, School of Architectural Technology, Editing director of AMATYC, and Chair of the OCMC will provide updates on the OCMC and share details of her learning from the recent AMATYC conference.
Josh Schneider, Sheridan College Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, will be seeking feedback on a new math course for the ICT program.
Jessica Pulis, Sheridan College Professor and Program Coordinator, General Arts & Science & Pre Health Sciences, will share details of her experience in assessing, remediating and re-assessing the mathematics skills of students in the pre-health program, following up on the work initiated by Sherri Steele.
Teleconferencing for those who cannot attend in person will be available.
Contact Emily Brown for details at emily.brown3@sheridancollege.ca