TexMATYC Program, Feb 29-Mar 2, 2024
Frisco, TX ~ Embassy Suites Hotel
(All meetings held in Frisco 3)

 

Thursday, February 29th :  Afternoon

 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
“Our First OER Journey”

Speakers: Martha Chalhoub, Elizabeth Johnson, and Krishna Thapa Magar
Collin College

 

Join us while we share with you our team-led Open Education Resources journey for College Algebra.  We will share how we evaluated resources, developed our course with a cohort and peer reviewers, and implemented the course.

 


 

Friday, March 1st :  Morning Sessions

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
“Department Chairs and Math Faculty Round Table Discussions”

This session provides an excellent opportunity for attendees to meet to discuss issues and network with each other.

 

9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
“Derivita 101: What's New in Derivita”
Josh Dyer, Account Executive, Derivita

Derivita provides the flexibility needed to create student-centered learning experiences anytime, anywhere.  In this session, Derivita will host a step-by-step walkthrough on creating, managing, deploying, and grading assignments and assessments directly within the Learning Management System (LMS).  Come prepared to participate!
 

 

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
“Expanding our Equity Lens to Support Students in Aligned Math Pathways”
Frank Savina, Charles A. Dana Center

Over the course of the last decade, our national math community has made great strides in improving student outcomes in gateway level mathematics courses through the implementation of math pathways and co-requisite courses at scale. As we look to the future, what can we, as math faculty, do to build upon the success of these national initiatives? How do we centralize equity in our classrooms to ensure our educational systems are inclusive of marginalized students and students experiencing poverty?  Hear Frank’s Mexican American perspective on promoting equity in the classroom and empowering students by challenging dominant narratives.
 


 

 

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
TexMATYC Business Meeting
Presiding: Prudence York-Hammons and Roxana Dita

 

 

 

Saturday, March 2nd :  Morning Sessions

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
“Collaborating and Gathering Resources to Support Students More Holistically”
Tammi Perez-Rice,
Post-Secondary Course Program Specialist, Charles A. Dana Center

With a breakout session dedicated to diving deeper into expanding our equity lens, participants will use this time to collaborate with others to gather resources, ideas, and encouragement in supporting their students more holistically.  Four stations will be provided with the expectation of participants attending at least two.  Ideally, the two stations visited should be a station you want to learn more about, while the other is a station you feel you have insight and knowledge to share.

The stations are as follows:
  •   Supporting Intrinsic Motivation within a Mathematics Course
  •   Promising Co-requisite Math Practices
  •   Culturally Responsive Teaching in a Math Course
  •   Active Assessments in a Math Course: Taking Active Learning to the Next Level

Participants will leave this breakout session empowered to continue the work started within this convening. This session is designed to model the need for autonomy in adult learners as well as support asset-minded teaching.
 

 

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
“THECB Updates”
Mario Morin, Professor of Mathematics, South Texas College, McAllen, TX

Mathematics attendees will be provided with updates from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Discussion will include updates with co-requisite courses, funding for community colleges, certificates and credentials.  Attendees are encouraged to share information from their college.

 

Mathematics Section Co-Chairs:

Prudence York-Hammons, Temple College, Temple, TX

Sonia Petch, Collin College, McKinney, TX