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In this study, we use Class Preparation Worksheets (CPWs) as pre-class reading assignments for a Calculus I course. We describe the implementation and data collection as well as a qualitative and quantitative analysis. Then, we discuss the implications for student engagement with course materials, a student-and-instructor feedback loop, impacts on student attitudes, and changes in student use of tutoring centers. Overall, the CPWs promoted increased communication and more meaningful class interactions. In particular, students frequently used CPWs to provide status updates to the instructor, including positive and negative emotions as well as student assessments of difficulty.

The University of Tennessee has a Master of Mathematics (M.M.) program for secondary educators interested in college-level teaching. The program includes a capstone course on topics related to college-level teaching and can be thought of as a kind of professional development which allows secondary educators to explore options for their careers. This paper outlines the design, structure, and implementation of the course, including that it incorporated findings from an active research project. We describe details of class design, activities, our reflections, and how the course can serve as a way for teaching ideas to flourish between high school and college educators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Escape rooms are an increasingly popular puzzle game, and educators have started implementing them in classrooms. This paper will describe the motivations and implementation of escape-room-like puzzles in an undergraduate cryptography course, including how the open-source mathematics software system SageMath is used. In addition, there is a discussion about generalizations of the activity to other courses.