TexMATYC Math PROGRAM - Feb. 23-25, 2017
Austin, TX ~ Renaissance Austin Hotel

Thursday, February 23rd,  1:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
"The Art of the Prepared Math Student"
Daniel Grundei, District Manager, Pearson Education
 

1:45 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
"Personalizing Pathways to Academic Readiness"
Angie Smajstria, Regional Membership Manager,
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (NROC Project)
 

2:30 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
"The Value of Digital Assets in Calculus"
Gary Whalen, Senior Product Manager, Cengage Learning
 

3:15 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
TexMATYC Executive Board Meeting
Presiding: Becky Heiskell, Professor of Mathematics, Mountain View College
 

Friday, February 24th,  8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
"Faculty Leaders/Department Chair Discussion"
Becky Heiskell, Professor of Mathematics, Mountain View College; and,
Mario Morin, Professor and Chair Department of Mathematics, South Texas College
 

8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
"Developing a Robust Quantitative Reasoning Pathway"
Sharon Sledge, Professor of Mathematics, San Jacinto College–Central
 

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
"Pathways Teaching Demonstration"
Sharon Jackson, Professor of Math and Developmental Math, Brookhaven College
 

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
"Pathways Through Developmental Math into College Math:
 Helping Students in Non-Algebra Intensive Paths Succeed"
Moderated by Becky Heiskell, Professor of Mathematics, Mountain View College;
Regan Boudra, Mathematics Department Chair, San Jacinto College–South;
Sharon Jackson, Professor of Math and Developmental Math, Brookhaven College;
Tanya Madrigal, College Prep Math Department Chair, San Jacinto College; and,
Ryan Martinets, Professor of Mathematics, San Jacinto College
 

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
"State Updates and Initiatives"
 Becky Heiskell, Professor of Mathematics, Mountain View College; and,
Mario Morin, Professor and Chair Department of Mathematics, South Texas College

Saturday, February 25th,  9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
"The Mathematics of a Stay-at-Home Dad"
Terry Krieger, Professor of Mathematics,
Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, MN
 

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.
"Implementing GAISE Recommendations for Teaching Introductory Statistics"
Allan Rossman, Professor & Chair of Statistics,
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Mathematics Section Chair:
Becky Heiskell, Mountain View College