Mathematics Division:

Pam Frost

Professor, Mathematics

Phone: 860-343-5793

Location: Wheaton 310

Professor Pam Frost knows that the idea of math strikes fear in the hearts of many. However, as a 35-year veteran math teacher, she also knows math is an important part of every-day life and a requirement for most students’ educational goals. So she has made it her mission to create a classroom environment and curriculum that makes learning math less fearsome and more accessible for all.

Technology has given her some of the tools and support to fulfill this mission. Pam teaches self-paced, traditional, and onlinemath using MyMathLab, a web-based product that integrate interactive multimedia instruction (video, animation, multimedia) with textbook content. Students are able to use this resource in the classroom and when studying from home.

Pam also uses Blackboard learning technology to engage students and present mathematical concepts in more vibrant ways – accessible on most of today’s interactive devices. These innovative tools help create an energetic classroom that welcomes (and motivates) learners of all levels and styles.

It also is important to Pam that students develop the right attitude, work habits, and approach to learning. While she works with students to create personalized study plans based on their needs and abilities, she also encourages them to leverage their own skills to conquer – and even embrace – math as a vibrant part of their world.

She has been a teacher at MxCC for 18 years, and served as the math chair from 2006-2009 (she also is the current MxCC Mathematics Division interim chair). In addition to her campus courses, she teaches online math courses through the MxCC Distance Learning Program, and loves the challenge of interacting with students in this “new” way.

At MxCC, Pam has served as a past faculty advisors to the PTK honor society Chair of College Council and various standing committees, Chair of Faculty Forum, etc. . She is very involved with the MxCC Sustainability Team and has been working on a number of sustainable landscaping projects on campus. Currently she is on the Legislative Liaison Committee, Transitional Year Task Force and Pilot Project, and College Affairs Committee at MxCC. She also sits on the Connecticut Community College System’s Math Issues Committee and Basic Skills Council.

Off-campus, Pam puts her number sense to work as treasurer of the non-profit North End Action Team (NEAT) based in Middletown, which is directed by one of her former students. She actively participates with the NEAT Hiking Club for kids, and other NEAT programs, and has served as a mentor for several North End kids – some of whom have gone on to graduate from MxCC.

Pam received a B.S. in mathematics with a concentration in secondary education from Towson State University in Towson, Maryland. She earned a master’s degree in education with a concentration in mathematics from Western Maryland College in Westminster. She continues to take numerous classes and workshops as well as attend a wide variety of professional development activities.