OUR WORK
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Curriculum
Undergraduate mathematics curriculum has an opportunity to better reflect the expanded role of mathematics in the world and to serve the need to prepare students for how mathematics is used in today’s data-rich world. The Curriculum Update MAG is comprised of mathematics leaders across a variety of types of institutions who work to catalyze an inclusive movement to update the content of undergraduate mathematics courses. The group aims to create a broad conceptual framework modernization appropriate for a spectrum of institutional types including greater attention to modeling, statistics, data, algorithms, and computation, as well as an increased focus on, whenever possible, motivating mathematical techniques by their real-world application.
Math Department Leaders Network
Since 2020, TPSE has been supporting departmental leaders, especially at research institutions, through webinars and informal gatherings. This work is now being formalized into the Math Department Leaders Network (MDLN), a network to improve communication among department leaders at research universities that offer graduate degrees in mathematics. As one of TPSE’s Math Advisory Groups (MAGs), the MDLN will work to support department leaders at those institutions to highlight issues of mathematics education (especially at the undergraduate and graduate levels) that are relevant to research intensive institutions and aligned with the TPSE mission and vision. Activities include the curation of a regular newsletter, an online forum where chairs can find mutual support, and occasional sessions to address issues faced by departmental leaders.
Studying innovative teaching practices, including the use of technologies, and advocating for adoption of those that show promise of improving learning outcomes.
Project EMBER (Eliminating Math Barriers through Evidence-based Reforms) is an APLU-TPSE collaboration that aims to adapt evidence-based reforms in introductory mathematics, track progress to improve overall student success and eliminate equity gaps across a network of 50-100 research intensive institutions. The EMBER MAG works in concert with the overall project, providing guidance, assisting with events, engaging in recruitment and outreach, and coordinating between Project EMBER and department leaders across the mathematics community.