2011-12 Curriculum Innovation Communities:

Please find below information from each of our inaugural Curriculum Innovation Communities including readings, recommendations, proposals, and other documents and links.

Diversity in the Curriculum, Facilitated by Prof. Melissa Anyiwo

• Powerpoint Slides from May Dinner (pdf)
• Teaching Tolerance “A place for educators to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools” including excellent classroom activities, teaching kits, rubrics etc (web resource)
• Christy Price, Lynn Boettler, and Laura Davis "A Seat at the Table for Everyone: Exercises Valuing Diversity" (book chapter)
• AAC&U Diversity & Inclusive Excellence includes values rubrics, selected readings, background regarding the importance of inclusive excellence, and evidence from other colleges (web resource)
• Inclusion Final Report (pdf)

Writing Across Curry, Facilitated by Prof. Gabrielle Regney

• Powerpoint Slides from May Dinner (pdf)
• Writing Enhanced Pilot Course Award Proposals (pdf)
• Call for Writing Center (pdf)
• Chris Anson, The WAC Casebook: Scenes for Faculty Reflection and Program Development (Recommended Reading)
• John Bean, Engaging Ideas: The Professors Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom (Recommended Reading)

Quantitative Literacy, Facilitated by Prof. Rebecca Vessenes

• Quantitative Literacy Final Recommendations (pdf)
• Powerpoint Slides from May Dinner (pdf)
• Quantitative Reasoning Writing Rubric (pdf)
• Nathan Grawe and Carol Rutz "Integration with Writing Programs: A Strategy for
  Quantitative Reasoning Program Development." This is a great article on both the importance and feasibility of incorporating quantitative reasoning into writing. (online article)
  
• Neil Lutsky "Arguing with Numbers: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning through Argrument and Writing," in Calculation vs. Context: Quantitative Literacy and Its Implications for Teacher Education. This article is a bit more technical, but it gets into the different between math and quantitative reasoning and the thought process behind quantitative reasoning. (pdf)

• Jeffrey Bennett, Math for Life: Crucial Ideas You Didn’t Learn in School. Math for Life is general audience book.  It discusses quantitative literacy and its importance in very accessible real world context.  There is a copy at the Faculty Center. (Recommended Reading)