At 10:01 AM 12/12/96 -0600, you wrote:
>Dear AMATYC folks,
>My name is Mike Dellens and I am the chair of the professional concerns=20
>subcommittee of the Faculty Development Committee of AMATYC. We have=20
>written a draft of a position paper on compensation for professional=20
>development and we would likt to hear your opinions about the paper. I=20
>have written the paper below. Please feel free to rip it apart - it's=20
>only a draft. Please send you comments to me at
>
>dellens@austin.cc.tx.us
>
>Position paper on compensation for professional development
>
>=09After two years of work the American Mathematical Association of=20
>Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) has developed and published a set of standards=
>=20
>for undergraduate mathematics before calculus entitled "Crossroads in=20
>Mathematics." Realizing that mathematics education is evolving=20
>continuously, AMATYC has made recommendations and provided examples of=20
>ways to change and improve math education and instruction as we move into=
>=20
>the 21st century.
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>=09There are many different types of change outlined in=20
>"Crossroads". There are changes in pedagogy such as moving instruction=20
>from teacher-based to student-based and instructing with more group work,=
>=20
>projects, and experimental learning assignments. There are changes in=20
>content that present topics from a more conceptual point of view rather=20
>than rote memorization of algorithms. The new technology available to=20
>students in forcing a change in emphasis and has opened up new ways to=20
>visualize and work in mathematis.
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>=09Instructors cannot ignore changes and must determine ways to=20
>incorporate them into her/his classes. Changes cannot be implemented=20
>without proper study and planning. Student-based instruction requires a=20
>change in focus and more preparation time. New content development and=20
>implementation takes study, research, and again more preparation time. =20
>Implementation of new technology will take study, practice, discussion=20
>and thought.
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>=09Colleges cannot afford to ignore the needs of their mathematics=20
>faculty to change, to improve, to learn, and to implement new=20
>instructional ideas.
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>=09In order that math instructors be able to do the necessary=20
>research and planning in an ever changing discipline, AMATYC recommends=20
>that colleges provide compensation for faculty interested in improving=20
>their instruction and their students education. This compensation may be=
>=20
>anyone or more of the following:
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>=AA course release time
>=AA extra service pay
>=AA conference/workshop registration fees
>=AA professional leave time
>=AA travel expenses
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>end of paper
>
>Thanks again for any help you can give.
>
>Mike
>
>
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Mike Mallen
Mathematics Department
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
805-965-0581- ext 2267
mallen@dospueblos.sbceo.k12.CA.us (home)
or mallen@gate1.sbcc.cc.ca.us
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Mike Mallen
Mathematics Department
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
805-965-0581- ext 2267
mallen@dospueblos.sbceo.k12.CA.us (home)
or mallen@gate1.sbcc.cc.ca.us