Mathematics

乔治和芭芭拉·雷文被授予数学讲座

Steven Forbes Tuckey

Creation of an Endowed Chair

创建一个捐赠的椅子是一个有力的方式，为支持者加强教学. Endowing a chair represents the highest possible honor; endowed chairs will further the College’s tradition of excellence in public higher education. 的y enable the College to offer a more diverse curriculum that is not dependent on usual income sources such as tuition, and they provide long-term financial stability.

Endowing a chair provides the faculty member with recognition for achievement in his or her field, 以及全球网络赌博平台对该学科高质量教学的支持. 学生受到最高质量学术领导的挑战和指导.

乌鸦数学教授的职责

除了塔基教授作为JC教员的正常职责之外, he is granted the lifetime honor of the Endowed Chair position and three hours of release time (roughly equivalent to teaching a 3-credit course) per year.  因此，他有以下额外职责:

• 每年直接拨款购买数学教学设备, engineering, and statistics;
• 每年利用专业发展基金继续进修;
• Develop and maintain promotional information, including web sites, 促进MAT部门的活动和举措;
• Construct and direct a colloquium, 会议或类似的教育机会，使该部门的学生受益;
• 监督每年15美元的雷文捐赠主席费用预算,500, set aside to support the above activities.

关于 George & Barbara Raven

George and Barbara Raven helped make dreams come true for many students at Jackson College. As faithful contributors to JC since 1989, 他们的慷慨促成了乔治和芭芭拉·雷文学生援助基金的成立, 多年来为155多名青年男女提供奖学金.

As natives of Jackson, the plans and successes of students through their scholarship program helped the Ravens remain connected with the College and their hometown. Following graduation from Jackson High School, George in ’33 and Barbara in ’35, George started a career in engineering with a degree from Jackson Junior College (’36) before completing his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1938. 他们于1942年结婚，当时第二次世界大战刚刚开始. 乔治在战争期间为国防工业工作, and spent the rest of his career as an electrical engineer with major companies in Michigan, California and Utah. He passed away in March, 2001.

帮助学生完成学业是芭芭拉最关心的事情. 在大萧条时期高中毕业, 艰难的经济和个人时期没有钱上大学. An aunt loaned her money to go to school, 她回到杰克逊，在固特异公司工作，用一台“电脑”计算工资,” an early version of an adding machine. 虽然她没能接受正规的大学教育, Barbara was 请d she and her husband were able to open the door for future generations to go to college. Barbara passed away in 2011.

关于 Steve Tuckey

Steven Forbes Tuckey is the Raven Endowed Chair for Mathematics at Jackson Community College. He began his role in Fall, 2010, and has worked with multiple projects at the College with the generous support from the Endowment. For more information, see Steve’s professional webpage.

Endowed Chair Efforts

的 Raven Endowment has supported many beneficial programs in the Department of Mathematics and Engineering, 以及整个学院和更广泛的社区.

• In 2010-2012, Endowment support allowed for the development of a developmental statistics curriculum that was new to both the College and the larger statistics education community.  的 new course (垫033) helps students transition from a basic mathematics foundation into the complexities of statistical concepts, 同时提供代数教学的实时模型.  新文本, activities, assessments and other curricular materials were developed under the leadership of Professor Tuckey, and these were shared with dozens of other institutions through several national and state conferences.
• 游戏在数学教育中的作用越来越大, as developmental and cognitive psychologists are learning more about how the brain learns (and how it learns math, especially).  Professor Tuckey, with support from the Raven Endowment, 正在努力寻找将这些发现纳入JC数学课程的方法.  For example
  • 模式识别和算法思维是纸牌游戏的核心， 集，这是一种让大脑热身的好方法，可以进行丰富的数学探索.
  • Puzzles and brain teasers are a great way to challenge your mind without the typical fear that often accompanies traditional mathematics problems.
• Starting in 2011, Professor Tuckey took up the responsibility of coordinating the Math Department’s Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program, 几年来一直在试点水平上运作, 完全在发展水平课程的范围内.  Shortly thereafter, with support from the Raven Endowment, 科学探究计划开始扩展到包括其他科目和级别的课程.  史蒂夫现在仍在为这个全球网络赌博平台工作，并提供内容和后勤援助.
  • One of the best parts of bringing Raven Endowment support to the SI program is that it allows SI leaders (student math coaches who work with peers to guide them and improve study skills) to experience new technology and teaching tools.  其中一个例子就是使用简单的小白板.  的 Lansing-based Markerboard People create a wonderful mathematical tool 这对我们的SI领导和JC学生的工作很有帮助, with thanks to the Raven Endowment.
  • In partnership with the 密歇根教程协会(Steve是现任主席)，JC主持了 1st Annual SI & Tutor Services Conference on campus.  的 event took place on 21 April, 2012, 并接待了来自密歇根州和俄亥俄州的16所高校.  出席者超过100人，足以引起另一个人的兴趣.
  • 的 2nd Annual JC SI & Tutor Services Conference took place on Saturday, 4月13日, 2013, on central campus, and featured 16 all-day sessions, a keynote address and a panel discussion.  All attendees were also able to view every session, as they were video-recorded and posted to the JC SI Program YouTube Channel.
  • 继前两次会议的成功之后 3rd Annual JC SI & Tutor Conference took place on Saturday, 22 March, 2014.  Attendees enjoyed presentations by faculty, administrators, 还有来自该地区许多学术机构的学生.
  • 的 4th Annual JC SI & Tutor Conference took place on Saturday, 11 April, 2015.  Folks from all over the region were in attendance for great sessions and excellent opportunities to communicate with colleagues and peers from all over the region.
  • 为 5th Annual JC SI & Tutor Conference on Saturday, 4月9日, 2016, we came back to our Central Campus and structured the day in McDivitt Hall to give participants loads of experiences in sessions and around them.  It was an amazing day for attendees, even with a nasty mid-spring blizzard keeping things cool!
• Use of technology in the mathematics classroom is a long-standing question among teachers — what kinds are acceptable, 当, and for what types of activities.  As a preliminary investigation of possible options for students, Raven Endowment support purchased a Google Chromebook 在2012年秋季用于教学活动和规划.  塔基教授曾在会议上展示过chrome - os笔记本电脑, 将其作为高等微积分课程的教学基础, and has helped other faculty members in pilot programs to study the efficacy of mandating these devices for all students.
  • Beginning in the Fall of 2013, Chromebooks have been adopted as the platform for a hybrid Rapid Review mathematics course (MAT 019) at Jackson College.  This course provides students with an intensive, 3-week review of many basics that often cause course placement assessments to be less accurate.  Professor Tuckey has created Chromebook connection guides 以及扩大校园设备使用的材料.
• Starting in the role of  Endowed Chair in Fall, 2010, Steve has engaged with local secondary and elementary schools in events to encourage mathematics and science interest and achievement.  如果你有兴趣举办一个以数学或科学为重点的社区活动, or you would like to consider some helpful teacher professional development opportunities in your school, 请 contact Professor Steve Tuckey for more details.
  • Whether we’re solving problems about 南瓜 or 猫头鹰 (or anything else), 方法的作用是决定计划和执行力强的主要因素, 发展性数学教学.
• In the fall of 2012, 还有威尔伯·邓吉科学奖, 史蒂夫致力于2013年春季的数学与科学会议.  的 result, JC’s first Math and Science Conference，于2013年5月11日星期六举行，并取得了巨大成功.  Anchored by two amazing keynote addresses (Colonel Greg Johnson and Colonel Al Worden — both NASA astronauts), 这次活动突出了JC老师们提出的22个精彩的分组讨论, local educators, 以及来自东密歇根大学和密歇根州立大学的研究人员.  Check out the conference wiki for more details!