COVID-19 Teaching Modules

Preparing the Class to Discuss Issues around COVID-19

Introductory Writing Prompt

Intro to Modeling

Hypothesis Testing

Flatten the Curve - Linear, Exponential, S-I-R

Understanding R_0 from real data

Covid-19 Data and the Effective Reproduction Number Rt

Intro to Statistics

Exploring COVID-19 through Charts and Graphs

Data Interpretation and the Art of Persuasion

Instructor's Guide
Activity I-Vote
Activity II-Analyzing Graphs
Activity III-Percent Positive Statistic
Activity IV-Assignment
- - Sample Student Responses
  - Grading Rubric

Hypothesis Testing

Flatten the Curve - Linear, Exponential, S-I-R

Race and Ethnicity in Covid-19 Numbers in FL

Calculus 1 and 2

Flatten the Curve - Linear, Exponential, S-I-R

Mathematical Modeling of Epidemics, from Influenza to SARS-CoV-2

Differential Equations

Flatten the Curve - Linear, Exponential, S-I-R

Mathematical Modeling of Epidemics, from Influenza to SARS-CoV-2

Differential Equations Semester Long Project

Data Science

Exploring COVID-19 through Charts and Graphs

Data Interpretation and the Art of Persuasion

Instructor's Guide
Activity I-Vote
Activity II-Analyzing Graphs
Activity III-Percent Positive Statistic
Activity IV-Assignment
- - Sample Student Responses
  - Grading Rubric

Race and Ethnicity in Covid-19 numbers in FL

Covid-19 Data and the Basic Effective Number Rt

For those interested in collaborating with others trying to implement these or other activities around COVID-19 into their classroom, we have created a Slack Workspace with channels for several classes. Use the following link to join.

https://join.slack.com/t/mathematicsan-qms8159/shared_invite/zt-gbhh9g5y-YW29I3X_YQXZEyGYazYWrQ

Questions on any of these modules, please contact:

Joanna Wares - University of Richmond

Marcella Torres - University of Richmond

Zeynep Teymuroglu - Rollins College

Grace Stadnyk - Furman University

Casey Hawthorne - Furman University

E. Cabral Balreira - Trinity University

*This work was supported by an ACS Summer Rapid Response Grant: Mathematics & Data Science Resources to Support Socially Relevant Teaching in the Time of COVID-19.