BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES
CONGRESS BARGAINING UNIT APPLICATION FOR PROMOTION
TEACHING FACULTY
Academic Year 2006-07
A. Teaching and Related Responsibilities
1. Growth and competence in teaching/other responsibilities related to
instruction
(A) I have taught a variety of math courses at XXX CC including Pre Algebra,
Introductory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra and Contemporary Mathematics. In
the process of teaching these courses, I have contributed to curriculum and
instructional development by introducing math reform elements, producing
laboratory projects that require calculators and computers, establishing student
cooperative learning groups for use both in and out of class, and preparing
course syllabi.
(B) I coordinated the development of common final exam questions for
Intermediate Algebra in Spring 2003, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 with another
faculty member. The purpose of the exercise is to ensure continuity of
curriculum. This included sending a letter to all full and part-time teachers of
Intermediate Algebra requesting submission of sample final exam questions.
We then selected 7 questions and informed all teachers that they should include
5 of the questions on their final exam. We also discussed the process with
teachers at a math meeting in January 2004 and requested
comments/suggestions about the process.
(C) I planned and facilitated workshops(outside of class time) for my
Intermediate Algebra students on how to use the graphing calculator to learn
mathematics during the Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, and Fall 2006
semesters.
(D) I created and assigned projects for students in my Pre Algebra, Introductory
Algebra and Intermediate Algebra classes that applied mathematics to the realworld. The students created diet plans, personal financial budgets and possible
financing options for purchasing a car in these projects. The students used Excel
to create spreadsheets for the projects and all of the assignments included
writing a report about the project.
(E) I assisted in the development of common final exam questions for
PreAlgebra, Introductory Algebra, and Intermediate Algebra in Spring 2006 and
Fall 2006 with other faculty members. The purpose of the exercise is to ensure
continuity of curriculum. We informed all teachers that they should include the
questions on their final exam. We also requested copies of the student
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responses to the questions so that we could analyze the results. In Summer
2006, I assessed some of the student responses and created a summary
spreadsheet of the results.
(F) I reviewed and provided feedback on a series of developmental math
problems that were used in a research study in the 2001-02 academic year. The
study was being conducted by a UCONN doctoral student. I also assisted the
doctoral student in recruiting students to participate in the study.
(G) I participated in the Applications of Assessment to Mathematics(AAM)
Group during the 2003-04 academic year by doing the following: (a)reviewed the
math curriculum for purpose of improving students' mathematics competency
(b)rewrote learning objectives and outcomes for Basic Algebra and proposed a
new course that would expand the semester hours to four (c)worked to obtain
college approval for the new Basic Algebra course by presenting it to S&M
department, CAP and Senate (d) developed and offered a workshop for adjunct
mathematics faculty (e) revised the Fundamentals of Algebra and Intermediate
Algebra course outlines and (f)obtained approval from S&M department for a
policy regarding a final exam core for XXX’s three algebra courses.
(H) I was CCC’s representative on the system-wide Math Issues Committee in
2002-03 and 2003-04. This involved meeting several times each semester to
discuss math issues including: improving student success in Intermediate
Algebra, identifying what Community College Math courses Tech Prep students
are given credit for, statistics on number of math sections taught by part-timers,
transferability of community college courses, and other topics.
(I) I participated in the Applications of Assessment to Mathematics (AAM) Group
during Fall 2006 by doing the following:(a) created a common 2 week
assessment tool to be used in all Intermediate Algebra classes (b) administered
and corrected common 2 week assessment tools in my PreAlgebra and
Intermediate Algebra classes and reported observations to AAM Group
and (c) reviewed PLATO® software to determine if it might be helpful in
students learning of mathematics and reported my comments to the Director of
the Academic Success Center.
(J) I planned and facilitated two workshops (outside of class time) for XXX math
students on graphing lines in Fall 2006. These workshops were part of the pilot
seminar series, “Math Teachers Count and Care”.
2. Accomplishments, special projects, or unusual work
(A) I participated in an adjunct orientation in August 2001. Specifically I
discussed ways to help XXX CC math students be more successful.
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(B) I participated in a faculty panel discussion on how outcomes assessment
informs teaching at the September 5, 2003 convocation. Specifically I discussed
how the Math faculty members are using results of the Common Math
Assignment to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics at XXX.
(C) I have been an Academic Advisor since the fall of 1994. In fall 2000, I
participated in a pilot program to retain new students. This included speaking to
a developmental class about the benefits of having an academic advisor and
then encouraging them to obtain an academic advisor and meet with them.
Some of the students in the class became my advisees. In spring 2003, I
advised 10 students from the IDS 105 (College Success) course including
discussion of their Noel Levitz, Learning Style and Career Assessment results. I
informed their IDS 105 teacher of appointments made and kept. In fall 2003, I
advised 6 students from one of my classes. In addition I have participated in all
meetings/workshops for advisors and provided feedback to the Coordinator. I
participated in the new academic advising program, titled Achieving College
Excellence (ACE) , beginning in Spring 2006. This included attending 2 advisor
training sessions and an advising mixer where students and faculty came
together to encourage students to take advantage of the advising services
available. I contacted my advisees who had not yet contacted me to set up an
appointment to meet and discuss their future. I met with advisees in November
and December 2006 to discuss their academic plan and Spring 2007 course
schedule.
(D) I participated in two faculty workshops in October 2003 about using the
WebCT Online Classroom system. These workshops provided hands-on,
interactive instruction on using my course homepages. After the workshops, I
put some course documents online for student access. In October 2006, I
participated in a one-on-one training session with a member of Academic Media
Technology to learn WebCT Vista . Following that session I put my course
outlines/syllabi and course assignment sheets online.
(E) I assisted in planning a meeting with all full time and adjunct math faculty in
May 2006 to discuss pertinent math issues. Some of the issues discussed
included assessment of the common final exam questions, goals of the
Achieving the Dream Initiative, and strategies for strengthening developmental
mathematics.
(F) I participated in several diversity/leadership training workshops developed for
CCC faculty and staff during fall 2000. This included discussing current
organizational structure and brainstorming on ways to improve institutional
effectiveness.
(G) I worked open registration in January 2001 as an academic advisor. This
involved discussing with students what programs/courses they were interested in
taking, checking placement scores and prerequisites, and finding a class
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schedule to meet the student’s needs.
(H) I participated in Tech Prep’s “A XXX Day” program in Spring 2001 and
Spring 2002. This included giving presentations on XXX’s math curriculum and
math anxiety.
(I) I was a member of the CT Community College Strategic Planning Advisory
Committee in Fall 2002. This included participating in a system-wide meeting
where we identified strengths/weaknesses of the system and considered
opportunities/threats to the system.
(J) I developed and facilitated a presentation at the 2 nd Annual Assessment
Conference at Southern Maine Community College on April 15, 2005. Entitled,
“Assessing General Education:Vision, History, Applications”, I co-presented with
the Learning Center Director and discussed how XXX assessed the general
education goal, “student will reason quantitatively and scientifically”, and then
used assessment results to make curriculum and instructional changes.
(K) I maintained contact with latest developments in math education through
membership in the following professional organizations:(1) AMATYC(American
Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges)(2) ATOMIC(Associated
Teachers of Math in CT) (3)ATMNE (Association of Teachers of Math in New
England) (4) NCTM(National Council for Teachers of Math) (5)MATYCONN
(Math Association of Two Year Colleges in CT) and (6) Women and Math
Education.
(L) I attended several professional conferences including:”Keeping Pace-Trends
and Movements in Developmental Education” at Manchester Community College
in January 2001, a national AMAYTC conference in November 2002, a national
assessment conference in June 2003, an ATOMIC conference in March 2004,
“The Spirit of Teaching” conference at Mercy Center in April 2004, an Annual
Assessment Conference in Maine in April 2005, and a Basic Skills Math
Conference at Central CSU in October 2005.
(M) I was CCC’s representative on the system-wide Math Common Course
Numbering Committee. This involved attending monthly meetings during 200001, discussing recommendations made by the committee with CCC math
department members, and bringing any feedback from CCC back to the
committee. Some of the issues included identifying course topics to determine if
courses were similar, creating course numbers, and examining placement cut-off
scores.
(N) I was CCC’s representative on the system-wide Math Issues Committee in
2002-03 and 2003-04. This involved meeting several times each semester to
discuss math issues including: improving student success in Intermediate
Algebra, identifying what Community College Math courses Tech Prep students
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are given credit for, statistics on number of math sections taught by part-timers,
transferability of community college courses, and other topics.
(O) I made all arrangements to host the Spring 2003 MATYCONN(Mathematics
Association of Two-Year Colleges in CT) meeting at XXX with one other faculty
member. This included creating and distributing publicity flyers/letters,
contacting book publishers, meeting with café manager to arrange food, making
arrangements for the speaker’s audio visual needs, room reservations, etc. We
worked closely with the MATYCONN Executive Committee in setting up the
meeting.
(P) I participated in three meetings as part of the October 2006 NEASC
accreditation visit. Specifically I spoke to one of the team members about our
assessment efforts, participated in a group session on the library and public
disclosure standards, and attended an open faculty session.
(Q) I participated in the Applications of Assessment to Mathematics (AAM)
Group during Fall 2006 by doing the following: (a) created a common 2 week
assessment tool to be used in all Intermediate Algebra classes (b) administered
and corrected common 2 week assessment tools in my PreAlgebra and
Intermediate Algebra classes and reported observations to AAM Group and
(c) reviewed PLATO® software to determine if it might be helpful in students
learning of mathematics and reported my comments to the Director of the
Academic Success Center.
3. Activities to maintain contact with discipline or to develop knowledge in your
field
(A) I maintained contact with latest developments in math education through
membership in the following professional organizations:(1) AMATYC(American
Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges)(2) ATOMIC(Associated
Teachers of Math in CT) (3)ATMNE (Association of Teachers of Math in New
England) (4) NCTM(National Council for Teachers of Math) (5)MATYCONN
(Math Association of Two Year Colleges in CT) and (6) Women and Math
Education.
(B) I attended several professional conferences including:”Keeping Pace-Trends
and Movements in Developmental Education” at Manchester Community College
in January 2001, a national AMAYTC conference in November 2002, a national
assessment conference in June 2003, an ATOMIC conference in March 2004,
“The Spirit of Teaching” conference at Mercy Center in April 2004, an Annual
Assessment Conference in Maine in April 2005, and a Basic Skills Math
Conference at Central CSU in October 2005.
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(C) I was CCC’s representative on the system-wide Math Common Course
Numbering Committee. This involved attending monthly meetings during 200001, discussing recommendations made by the committee with CCC math
department members, and bringing any feedback from CCC back to the
committee. Some of the issues included identifying course topics to determine if
courses were similar, creating course numbers, and examining placement cut-off
scores.
(D) I was CCC’s representative on the system-wide Math Issues Committee in
2002-03 and 2003-04. This involved meeting several times each semester to
discuss math issues including: improving student success in Intermediate
Algebra, identifying what Community College Math courses Tech Prep students
are given credit for, statistics on number of math sections taught by part-timers,
transferability of community college courses and other topics.
(E) I was a member of the Committee on Developmental Education (CODE)
in the Academic Year 2001-02. My contributions to the committee included (a)
assisted in drafting the Developmental Education Goals & Objectives, with a
particular focus on the mathematical and problem solving skills and (b)presented
the Developmental Education Goals & Objectives to CAP and Senate for
approval.
(F) I was a member of the Title III Student Learning Assessment Team in 200203 and 2003-04. My contributions to the committee included (a) I aided in the
design of two common math assignments(CMA) which were then administered in
classes of different disciplines at XXX. I also participated in the assessment by
giving the assignment to students in several of my math classes. I also aided in
the development of a rubric to score the assignments. (b) I helped to score and
interpret the results and recommended possible actions to improve mathematics
competency of XXX's students. (c) I participated in the development of two
assignments to assess critical thinking. I helped to score and interpret the
results. (d) I facilitated a session at a national assessment conference in June
2003 to show a video on XXX’s work thus far on assessment (the “Oz” video). (e)
I helped to plan and facilitate the event, “Casino Critico”, held at the college in
October 2003. This event gave students an opportunity to play games that
required some critical thinking. and
(f) I took notes for all Spring 2004 meetings.
B. Other Assignments
1. College committees
(A)Curriculum & Academic Policies Committee (CAP)
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Years: 2000/01 & 2001/02 (Chairperson both years)
My contributions to the committee:
(a) As chairperson of the committee, I prepared and distributed the agenda,
arranged for a meeting site, facilitated the meetings, prepared materials for
College Senate members, and attended the Senate meetings to present items
for approval.
(b) I reviewed new course and program proposals, discussed them with other
committee members and voted to approve or reject them.
(c) I worked on a subcommittee which developed General Education Objectives
and Outcomes, as part of the outcomes assessment project at XXX.
(d) I wrote the fifth year Interim Accreditation Report for CAP.
(e) I assisted in drafting new approval forms for course and program approval
with another CAP member and then presented recommendations to committee.
(f) I worked on a subcommittee which focused on core curriculum issues,
including whether the existing core meets Board policy and matches general
education outcomes, and whether we still need 2 cores. We also assisted in
compiling courses which meet the general education objectives and outcomes.
(g) I reviewed many proposed system-wide academic policies, discussed with
CAP members, obtained department feedback, and reported feedback to
committee.
(B) Search Committee for Instructor of Marketing/Management
Spring 2001
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I aided in development of selection criteria and interview questions for the
position.
(b) I reviewed all paperwork for 46 applicants and ranked them.
(c) I participated in interviewing 6 candidates and then provided feedback for the
President.
(C) Pre-Nursing Selection Committee
Spring 2001 & Spring 2002
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I assisted in reviewing raw testing scores to calculate/verify final scores.
(b) I assisted in selecting candidates for the Pre-Nursing program using specific
criteria.
(D) Title III Learning Styles Committee
Spring 2001 & 2001/02 (Chairperson for 2001/02)
My contributions to the committee:
(a) As chairperson of the committee, I prepared and distributed the agenda,
arranged for a meeting site, and facilitated the meetings.
(b) I assisted in planning a professional day for faculty/staff on learning styles
held in April 2001.
(c) I led the planning, development and facilitation of a professional day on
learning styles in March 2002 and a follow-up session in April 2002. This
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included hiring a consultant to do the workshop, creating an agenda, reserving a
room, creating a publicity flyer, arranging for food.
(E) New Campus Student Orientation Committee
Spring 2002
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I assisted in planning events to inform/excite students about moving
downtown. These events included contests and a “Farewell to Woodland Street”
celebration.
(b) I designed form for contest and obtained donations for prizes from the
bookstore and downtown restaurants.
(F) Assessment Advisory Council
Spring 2002
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I attended meetings to discuss the ongoing student learning assessment
projects and make recommendations about assessment policies and
procedures.
(G) Committee on Developmental Education (CODE)
Years: 2001/02
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I assisted in drafting the Developmental Education Goals & Objectives, with a
particular focus on the mathematical and problem solving skills.
(b) I presented the Developmental Education Goals & Objectives to CAP and
Senate for approval.
(H) College Senate
Years: 2003-04
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I attended all meetings where I reviewed/discussed issues that came from
other governance committees, from the administration, or from within the
Senate. I voted on motions made to recommend items to the Executive
Committee, including new courses and programs.
(I) Title III Student Learning Assessment Team
Years: 2002-04
My contributions to the committee:
a) I aided in the design of two common math assignments(CMA) which were
then administered in classes of different disciplines at XXX. I also participated in
the assessment by giving the assignment to students in several of my math
classes. I also aided in the development of a rubric to score the assignments.
(b) I helped to score and interpret the results and recommended possible
actions to improve mathematics competency of XXX's students.
(c) I participated in the development of two assignments to assess critical
thinking. I helped to score and interpret the results.
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(d) I facilitated a session at a national assessment conference in June 2003 to
show a video on XXX’s work thus far on assessment (the “Oz” video).
(e) I helped to plan and facilitate the event, “Casino Critico”, held at the college
in October 2003. This event gave students an opportunity to play games that
required some critical thinking.
(f) I took notes for all Spring 2004 meetings.
(J) Search Committee for Instructor of Mathematics, Chairperson
Spring 2004
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I led the committee in the development of selection criteria and interview
questions for the position, reviewed all paperwork for 63 applicants and
participated in decision on which candidates to offer an opportunity to interview.
I participated in interviewing 6 candidates and then provided feedback for the
President.
(b) I communicated with all members of search committee, candidates, Human
Resources Director and the President as necessary during the 2 month search
process.
(c) I completed all necessary forms required in the process and submitted them
to the President.
(K) Accreditation Self-Study Committee (Standard 5-Faculty)
2005-06
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I participated in Task Force meetings, identified needed data, and
contributed to the composition of the report for Standard 5, Faculty.
(b) I assisted in the facilitation of a workshop on the self study report at an all
college meeting in Spring 2006.
(L) Assessment Committee, Chairperson
Fall 2006
My contributions to the committee:
(a) As chairperson, I communicated the goal and charge of the new committee
as given by the Academic Dean.
(b) I prepared the agenda, arranged for a meeting site and facilitated the
meetings.
(c) I researched models of student learning assessment used by other academic
institutions and shared the information with the committee.
3. New Instructional techniques, course offerings, programs
(A) I have taught a variety of math courses at XXX CC including Pre Algebra,
Introductory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra and Contemporary Mathematics. In
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the process of teaching these courses, I have contributed to curriculum and
instructional development by introducing math reform elements, producing
laboratory projects that require calculators and computers, establishing student
cooperative learning groups for use both in and out of class and preparing
course syllabi.
(B) I participated in two faculty workshops in October 2003 about using the
WebCT Online Classroom system. These workshops provided hands-on,
interactive instruction on using my course homepages. After the workshops, I
put some course documents online for student access. In October 2006, I
participated in a one-on-one training session with a member of Academic Media
Technology to learn WebCT Vista . Following that session I put my course
outlines/syllabi and course assignment sheets online.
(C) I created and assigned projects for students in my Pre Algebra, Introductory
Algebra and Intermediate Algebra classes that applied mathematics to the realworld. The students created diet plans, personal financial budgets and possible
financing options for purchasing a car in these projects. The students used Excel
to create spreadsheets for the projects and all of the assignments included
writing a report about the project.
(D) I participated in the Applications of Assessment to Mathematics(AAM) Group
during the 2003-04 academic year by doing the following: (a)reviewed the math
curriculum for purpose of improving students' mathematics competency
(b)rewrote learning objectives and outcomes for Basic Algebra and proposing a
new course that would expand the semester hours to four (c)worked to obtain
college approval for the new Basic Algebra course by presenting it to S&M
department, CAP and Senate (d) developed and offered a workshop for adjunct
mathematics faculty (e) revised the Fundamentals of Algebra and Intermediate
Algebra course outlines and (f)obtained approval from S&M department for a
policy regarding a final exam core for XXX’s three algebra courses.
4. Community service activities
(A) I participated in the “Walk Against Hunger” in May 2004 and May 2005 with
other XXX staff and faculty members. This included raising money for this worthy
cause and walking three miles on a rainy Sunday.
(B) I volunteered on two Saturdays at the Catholic Worker in Hartford, CT in
2005-06. I interacted with neighborhood children, ages 7 and up, at a Saturday
program held there.
(C) I purchased over 40 children’s books at a library book sale and donated
them to the Catholic Worker in Hartford, CT in October 2006.
(D) I assisted in helping Moms shop for Christmas gifts at the Catholic Worker in
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Hartford,CT in December 2006.
C. Supplemental Information to be completed by those seeking promotion
to Professor or Associate Professor
1. Demonstrated growth and effectiveness in community service
(A) I participated in the “Walk Against Hunger” in May 2004 and May 2005 with
other XXX staff and faculty members. This included raising money for this worthy
cause and walking three miles on a rainy Sunday.
(B) I volunteered on two Saturdays at the Catholic Worker in Hartford, CT in
2005-06. I interacted with neighborhood children, ages 7 and up, at a Saturday
program held there.
(C) I purchased over 40 children’s books at a library book sale and donated
them to the Catholic Worker in Hartford, CT in October 2006.
(D) I assisted in helping Moms shop for Christmas gifts at the Catholic Worker in
Hartford,CT in December 2006.
2. Professional development activities other than those indicated in A3 above
I made all arrangements to host the Spring 2003 MATYCONN(Mathematics
Association of Two-Year Colleges in CT) meeting at XXX with one other faculty
member. This included creating and distributing publicity flyers/letters,
contacting book publishers, meeting with café manager to arrange food, making
arrangements for the speaker’s audio visual needs, room reservations, etc. We
worked closely with the MATYCONN Executive Committee in setting up the
meeting.
I developed and facilitated a presentation at the 2nd Annual Assessment
Conference at Southern Maine Community College on April 15, 2005. Entitled,
“Assessing General Education:Vision, History, Applications”, I co-presented with
the Learning Center Director and discussed how XXX assessed the general
education goal, “student will reason quantitatively and scientifically”, and then
used assessment results to make curriculum and instructional changes.
3. Overall contribution to the college
First and foremost I believe I am an effective, caring and motivating teacher of
mathematics to XXX students. I am knowledgeable in both the content and
pedagogy of teaching developmental level and credit level math to urban
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community college students. I have worked to update curriculum and
incorporate math reform elements into my classroom, including real world
applications and the use of technology as a tool in learning mathematics. My
student evaluations show that I clearly communicate the concepts of
mathematics to my students, I encourage students to think about the subject
matter, and create a classroom atmosphere that promotes learning.
Second, I have been actively involved in committee work and special projects
over the past several years. As you can see from my responses to the other
questions, I have contributed to XXX governance committees, Science & Math
department committees, system-wide community college committees, search
committees, among others. I am particularly excited about the significant
amount of work I have done on student learning assessment, first within an
interdisciplinary Title III committee (Student Learning Assessment Team) and
most recently within a department group (Applications of Assessment to
Mathematics). I believe the heart of teaching is to continually examine what and
how students are learning or not learning, and then to make improvements in
both content and method.
Third, I believe I conduct myself as a professional and continue to develop
myself professionally. I maintain contact and participate actively in many
professional organizations including AMATYC(American Mathematics
Association of Two Year Colleges), ATOMIC(Associated Teachers of Math in
CT) and MATYCONN (Math Association of Two Year Colleges in CT). I have
attended several professional conferences and facilitated presentations at some
of them.
Finally I believe that I am an effective, respected leader at XXX Community
College. The Academic Dean and Science & Math Department Chair have
called on me to direct/lead different committees and activities at the college. I
have been Chairperson of several committees including Curriculum & Academic
Policies, Learning Styles, Assessment and a search committee. In leading the
committees I have been goal oriented, organized and a good communicator. I
firmly believe in the mission of XXX Community College and do my best to help
the XXX team fulfill that mission.
D. Supplemental Information to be completed for those seeking promotion
to the rank of Professor.
1. Evidence of effective academic leadership
(A)Curriculum & Academic Policies Committee (CAP)
Years: 2000/01 & 2001/02 (Chairperson both years)
My contributions to the committee:
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(a) As chairperson of the committee, I prepared and distributed the agenda,
arranged for a meeting site, facilitated the meetings, prepared materials for
College Senate members, and attended the Senate meetings to present items
for approval.
(b) I reviewed new course and program proposals, discussed them with other
committee members and voted to approve or reject them.
(c) I worked on a subcommittee which developed General Education Objectives
and Outcomes, as part of the outcomes assessment project at XXX.
(d) I wrote the fifth year Interim Accreditation Report for CAP.
(e) I assisted in drafting new approval forms for course and program approval
with another CAP member and then presented recommendations to committee.
(f) I worked on a subcommittee which focused on core curriculum issues,
including whether the existing core meets Board policy and matches general
education outcomes, and whether we still need 2 cores. We also assisted in
compiling courses which meet the general education objectives and outcomes.
(g) I reviewed many proposed system-wide academic policies, discussed with
CAP members, obtained department feedback, and reported feedback to
committee.
(B) Title III Learning Styles Committee
Spring 2001 & 2001/02 (Chairperson for 2001/02)
My contributions to the committee:
(a) As chairperson of the committee, I prepared and distributed the agenda,
arranged for a meeting site, and facilitated the meetings.
(b)I assisted in planning a professional day for faculty/staff on learning styles
held in April 2001.
(c) I led the planning, development and facilitation of a professional day on
learning styles in March 2002 and a follow-up session in April 2002. This
included hiring a consultant to do the workshop, creating an agenda, reserving a
room, creating a publicity flyer, arranging for food.
(C) Title III Student Learning Assessment Team
Years: 2002-04
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I aided in the design of two common math assignments(CMA) which were
then administered in classes of different disciplines at XXX. I also participated in
the assessment by giving the assignment to students in several of my math
classes. I also aided in the development of a rubric to score the assignments.
(b) I helped to score and interpret the results and recommended possible
actions to improve mathematics competency of XXX's students.
(c) I participated in the development of two assignments to assess critical
thinking. I helped to score and interpret the results.
(d) I facilitated a session at a national assessment conference in June 2003 to
show a video on XXX’s work thus far on assessment (the “Oz” video).
(e) I helped to plan and facilitate the event, “Casino Critico”, held at the college
in October 2003. This event gave students an opportunity to play games that
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required some critical thinking.
(f) I took notes for all Spring 2004 meetings.
(D) Search Committee for Instructor of Mathematics
Spring 2004, (Chairperson)
My contributions to the committee:
(a) I led the committee in the development of selection criteria and interview
questions for the position, reviewed all paperwork for 63 applicants and
participated in decision on which candidates to offer an opportunity to interview.
I participated in interviewing 6 candidates and then provided feedback for the
President.
(b) I communicated with all members of search committee, candidates, Human
Resources Director and the President as necessary during the 2 month search
process.
(c) I completed all necessary forms required in the process and submitted them
to the President.
(E) I coordinated the development of common final exam questions for
Intermediate Algebra in Spring 2003, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004 with another
faculty member. The purpose of the exercise is to ensure continuity of
curriculum. This included sending a letter to all full and part-time teachers of
Intermediate Algebra requesting submission of sample final exam questions.
We then selected 7 questions and informed all teachers that they should include
5 of the questions on their final exam. We also discussed the process with
teachers at a math meeting in January 2004 and requested
comments/suggestions about the process.
(F) I made all arrangements to host the Spring 2003 MATYCONN(Mathematics
Association of Two-Year Colleges in CT) meeting at XXX with one other faculty
member. This included creating and distributing publicity flyers/letters,
contacting book publishers, meeting with café manager to arrange food, making
arrangements for the speaker’s audio visual needs, room reservations, etc. We
worked closely with the MATYCONN Executive Committee in setting up the
meeting.
(G) Assessment Committee, Chairperson
Fall 2006
My contributions to the committee:
(a) As chairperson, I communicated the goal and charge of the new committee
as given by the Academic Dean.
(b) I prepared the agenda, arranged for a meeting site and facilitated the
meetings.
(c) I researched models of student learning assessment used by other academic
institutions and shared the information with the committee.
Please note: Some of my responses are listed under more than one question
due to the overlapping nature of the questions.
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