Transition to College Algebra (TCA) is composed of 6 units of instruction including a capstone project.  

• See the units of instruction and associated KPIs as required by the Illinois PWR Act. 

• Each instructor and high school in D509 is expected to provide the same 6 units of instruction and teach to the same KPIs.  

• Each TCA course should culminate with a capstone project which gives students an opportunity to explore a topic of interest that demonstrates what they have learned from the TM course. 

• All TCA instructors administer the same mid-course and final exams

• Please see student and parent-facing information about Transitional Math courses for you to share with your TCA students. 

Instructional Resources

TM instruction should provide TM students with a NEW experience of previously learned math concepts.  All TM courses are intended to be project-based courses that require students to apply their mathematical understanding to real-world applications.  While this is especially true for the capstone project, the project-based approach is required for all TM courses. Within the parameters of the required units and KPIs, TM instructors can use any materials and lessons that fulfill the expectation of problem and application-based mathematics instruction.

However, there is no need for you to reinvent the wheel.  This is a collaborative effort, and in the spirit of that collaboration, the following instructional resources are available for your use in teaching your TCA course

• Unit 1 Linear Functions

• Unit 2 Polynomial Functions

• Unit 3 Rational Functions

• Unit 4 Radical (Root) Functions

• Unit 5 Exponential Functions

• Unit 6 Capstone Resources

• Review Guides

• Vocabulary by Unit