1. Creating Mathematical Modeling Projects Using Current Environmental Data (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Philip Clark (Scottsdale Community College)
I attended the International Faculty Development seminar Climate Change: The Reefs and Waterways of Australia from July 22 to August 1 during the summer of 2008.

2. Increasing Students' Metacognitive Awareness (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by James A. Vicich (Scottsdale Community College)
The present study used an experimental instructional treatment in MAT 092 (Undergraduate Developmental Algebra), including supplemental problem solving materials, concept mapping activities, and videos of other students' problem solving attempts to improve currently enrolled students' overall problem solving abilities.

3. Maricopa DV (Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College, GateWay Community College, Mesa Community College, Scottsdale Community College, District Office)
package shared by Robbie Zellitti (Scottsdale Community College)
Maricopa DV is a documentary highlighting Digital Video use by Faculty to enhance their classes and teaching. Whether it be to bring the outside world into the classroom or to have the students produce a digital learning experience, the documentary attempts to bring this to life or into focus. Be prepared to get a 45 minute birds eye view of the digital video at Maricopa Colleges.

4. Promoting Problem-Solving Skills (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by James A. Vicich (Scottsdale Community College)
Six students enrolled in MAT 090, Introductory Algebra, were given four mathematics word problems to solve in three out-of-class video taped sessions. The tapes were analyzed according to Schoenfeld’s Theoretical Framework which emphasizes resource knowledge, metacognitive awareness, and one’s mathematical belief system as important components of mathematical behavior.

5. SCC Mathematics Faculty Learning Community (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Daniel Nearing (Scottsdale Community College)
The project developed a faculty learning community at Scottsdale Community College in which both residential and adjunct faculty worked together. This learning community focused on the teaching and learning of mathematics at the developmental level (introductory and intermediate algebra).

6. Student Experience in College Algebra (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Alan Jacobs (Scottsdale Community College)
This project funded the transcription of segments of video-taped group-work in a College Algebra classroom. The segments highlighted various types of student-student communication about mathematics. These video segments were also burned onto a CD.

7. Students' Experience in Foundation Mathematics (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Alan Jacobs (Scottsdale Community College)
We will conduct a yearlong study of a group of students who move through a sequence of courses, Introductory and Intermediate Algebra. The Learning Grant will support the collection and preliminary analysis of a videotape record of the class during the year.

8. Study of Mathematical Visualization Tools and Techniques (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Michael Little Crow (Scottsdale Community College)
Study the use of Maple in producing animations that aid in visualization of mathematical concepts. Tie this in with the use of physical manipulatives in understanding these concepts as well.

9. The Evolution of Conjecturing in a Differential Equations Course (2003-2004 MIL Fellowship) (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Mark Burtch (Chandler-Gilbert Community College)
The purpose of this paper is to explore how conjecturing may evolve as a regular activity of students in an inquiry oriented class by documenting its evolution in one such differential equations course.

10. The Science of Survival: Temperature and Biological Adaptation (2001-2002 SyRIS Module) (Scottsdale Community College)
package shared by Patricia Ashby (Scottsdale Community College)
In this module, students begin to understand the factors that allow organisms to thrive in various climates by addressing such topics as cooling rate versus surface area, water management by plants and insects, and metabolism rates. In small groups, students examine the principles of heat transfer, observe the mathematical relationships between size and cooling rate, and investigate the chemical composition of surface layers exposed to temperature fluctuations. In addition to the emphasis on temperature, the module also addresses how size, metabolism, and surface properties influence an organism's water management. A poster presentation concludes the module.