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Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People

Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People. RAMP-UP. Liz Parry, Project Director, NCSU Dr. Laura Bottomley, PI, NCSU Dr. Karen Hollebrands, PI, NCSU Dr. James Nelson, Collaborator, Shaw University. Primary goals are to increase:

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Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People

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  1. Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People RAMP-UP Liz Parry, Project Director, NCSU Dr. Laura Bottomley, PI, NCSU Dr. Karen Hollebrands, PI, NCSU Dr. James Nelson, Collaborator, Shaw University

  2. Primary goals are to increase: The number and diversity of students who enroll and succeed in algebra by 8th grade and calculus by 12th Communication skills for university fellows Content comfort level for math teachers Program partners: North Carolina State University Colleges of Engineering and Education Shaw University Wake County Public School System RAMP-UP Overview

  3. RAMP-UP Working Structure

  4. What are we MOST proud of? Building Successful Partnerships! • First collaboration between the College of Engineering and a Historically Black College/University • Family Math Nights: Fellow and teacher partnerships working with parents and the community • Fellow-School partnerships and positive effect on students and parents

  5. How does RAMP-UP benefit university students? • Increases educational scope for NCSU and Shaw students • Opportunity to hone professional skills early, especially communication and team building • Chance to look at their own classes differently to apply theory • Makes educational experience more fun and meaningful • Leadership experiences for students

  6. How does RAMP-UP benefit university students? • Exposes undergraduates to unique informal opportunity to network with grad students • Enhances graduate student experience to make it more comprehensive and applicable to world outside of lab research (RAMP-UP will be a thesis chapter for one student) • Gets students involved with the community and out of the campus environment • Preconceived notions of Shaw and NC State students removed

  7. Successful strategies • Summer training institute focuses primarily on building effective partnerships • Have a building level coordinator (from school staff) at each school • Initiate inter-school dialogues between 5th-6th grade and 8th-9th grade teachers to aid in successful transition of students • Use of tiered management with graduate and undergraduate students

  8. Successful strategies • Family Math Night: partner schools and as outreach (~1500 parents/over 4000 students) • Before and after school clubs, tutoring and mentoring sponsored and implemented by RAMP-UP fellows at all eight schools • Regular informal gatherings of fellows and project director build relationships and engender sharing of ideas • Project leadership become advocates for students on campus • Regular formal class setting for Fellow training (much leadership taken by grads)

  9. Recognizing Accelerated Math Potential in Underrepresented People RAMP-UP Dr. Laura Bottomley, PI, NCSU Dr. Karen Hollebrands, PI, NCSU Dr. James Nelson, Collaborator, Shaw University Liz Parry, Project Director, NCSU

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