Thursday, February 6th, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
 

Mathematics Pre-Convention Events

Thursday, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
"The New Mathways Project Curriculum: An Inside Look"
Speaker: Amy Getz, Manager of Community College Services,
The University of Texas Charles A. Dana Center

This workshop will engage faculty in working with and understanding the curricular materials developed for
the mathematics courses in the New Mathways Project.  Participants will see examples of two courses:.
Foundations for Mathematical Reasoning and Statistical Reasoning;  also, examples of how student
success strategies are embedded into the courses to support students in becoming independent learners.

Thursday, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
"TSI Workshop: The Test, Pre-Assessment Activities, Bubble Students and Adult Basic Education"
Speakers: Patrick Finnegan, ABE Program Coordinator, Temple College; and Paula Talley, Director Student Success, Temple College

Thursday, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
TexMATYC Executive Board Meeting
Presiding: Sharon Sledge, President TexMATYC, San Jacinto College

Friday, February 7th, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
“Personalized Precalculus Program – A Summer Bridge Program”
Speaker: G. Donald Allen, Director, Center for Technology-Mediated Learning in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University

Friday, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
"Not Quite College Ready Options"
Speaker: Jan Case, Professor of Mathematics, Jacksonville State University

Friday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
“Instructors’ Insight into the Truth About New Mathways Project”
Panelists: Alma Brannan, Mathematics Instructor, Midland College; Debbie Gilmore, Learning Frameworks Instructor, Temple College;
Kasey Nisbett, Learning Frameworks Instructor, Kilgore College; Anne Praderas, Mathematics Instructor, Austin Community College;
Paula Talley, Mathematics Instructor, Temple College; and Mike Turpin, Learning Frameworks Instructor, Kilgore College

This panel discussion will feature faculty who taught the first-semester NMP courses, Foundations for Mathematical Reasoning and
Frameworks of Mathematics and Collegiate Learning. Faculty will share their experiences with students and insights into the courses.

Friday, 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.
The New Mathways Project Open House
Hosts: Charles A. Dana Center and McGraw-Hill

Join us for refreshments and an opportunity to learn more about the New Mathways Project (NMP).
Drop by to talk to faculty and Dana Center staff about the tools and resources available to colleges to support local efforts to improve
 developmental and gateway mathematics programs. These include: curricular materials for mathematics and learning frameworks courses,
implementation tools and faculty development opportunities.
We can also answer questions about outreach to 4-year colleges and our work on articulation and transfer and policy.

Friday, 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
"Discovery Based Precalculus – OnRamps Project"
Speaker: Mark Daniels, Clinical Professor of Mathematics and UTeach CNS, The University of Texas

OnRamps is a pioneering blended-learning initiative supported by the Texas Legislature, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
National Science Foundation, and Lumina Foundation to create courses and course materials that can be delivered in a variety of
educational settings including traditional university settings, community colleges, or high schools as dual credit.
University of Texas at Austin faculty designed OnRamps courses to emphasize inquiry-based learning, critical thinking,
and discovery and application of new knowledge. OnRamps also incorporates cutting-edge technologies that support blended learning
and features powerful learning analytics that instructors can use to improve course materials over time.
In this presentation, Mark Daniels will report on the overall OnRamps initiative, and specifically discuss the mathematics course
being piloted in Texas educational settings in 2013-2014. There will also be a discussion of plans for future OnRamps courses in STEM.

Friday, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
"What’s Up Now?!?!?"
Speakers: Sharon Sledge, Professor of Mathematics, San Jacinto College;
Cynthia Martinez, Professor of Mathematics, Temple College;
Kathryn Kozak, Vice President of the Southwest Region of AMATYC, Coconino College

Saturday, February 8th, 9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
 

Saturday, 9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
"Mathematics in Real Life"
Speaker: Eric Gaze, President National Numeracy Network and Director Quantitative Reasoning Program, Bowdoin College

Saturday, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
"Best Study Skill Practices for Improved Student Success"
Speaker: Elayn Martin-Gay, Professor of Mathematics, University of New Orleans

Have we been looking in all the wrong places to increase student success? Topics in this talk include methods for
 improved note-taking and the importance of organizational skills and how to help students achieve this.

Mathematics Section Chair:
Sharon Sledge, San Jacinto College and
Cynthia Martinez, Temple College