"Surviving College: Promoting Numerical Literacy of English Language Learners and Minority Students." Deficient numerical literacy (innumeracy) is a gate keeper to college success. It is an endemic problem among students, particularly for English Language Learners and minority students. The presenters will share successful strategies and activities to promote college-level numerical literacy and critical thinking. This new set of skills will empower students to "survive college" by being better prepared and more confident to overcome academic challenges in a variety of disciplines. (Maryland Plan for Higher Education, Goal 3: Diversity, and Goal 4: Student-Centered Learning)

8. Sequencing: Level Two From limited to complex numerical info Immigration: Collaborative Learning 1 . Data Gathering -> Search U.S. Census Bureau website: Foreign-Born data by Origin, Gender, Age, Income, and Citizenship status. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/cps2008.html -> Compare Excel tables data with graphs/charts on Education, Income & Unemployment of Foreign-Born vs. Minority Citizens . http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/slides.html 2 . Exchanging and Analyzing Data -> Information Gap Activity

9. Sequencing: Level Three From “Packaged” to Authentic Info. From “Trip to a Space Center“ ( Mosaic 1 textbook) To NASA CONNECT video series + teacher’s guide Space station stats (flight altitude, speed, equipment size, orbit times, distances.) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4205698473092315306&q=nasa+statistics NASA Homepage http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/index.html Educational Materials http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true