General Schedule
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 A.M. -8:15 A.M. | Welcome |
| 8:15 A.M. -9:15 A.M. | Common Session 1 |
| 9:25 A.M. - 10:25 A.M. | Breakout D Sessions |
| 10:35 A.M. - 11:50 A.M. | Breakout E Sessions |
| 12:00 P.M. -12:30 P.M. | Break (Lunch Provided in the Navajo Room) |
| 12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. | Common Session 2 |
| 1:10 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. | Breakout F Sessions |
| 2:10 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. | Breakout G Sessions |
Session Descriptions
Common Session 1: Integrating Student Services into the Classroom Setting: A Student Centered Approach
Embedding student support services into instruction is one way that we can increase student success in courses and contribute to student completion of degree goals. This session seeks to ensure that student support services become an integral part of student experiences in the classroom.
Presenters: Amelia Rodriguez, Reading, Mesa Community College
Rosina Wright, Foundations for Student Success, Mesa Community College
Time: 8:15 - 9:15 Room: Navajo
Breakout D Sessions
D1 Facilitating Mathematical Discussions & Discourse – Part I
Session Description: Use ideas such as Number/Math Talks, Desmos Polygraph, Class Kick, Youcubed, and other various tasks that involve and promote rich mathematical discussions in the classroom.
Special Guest Presenter: Dr. Erick Hofacker, University of Wisconsin
Time: 9:25-10:25 Room: TBA
D2 Informative Assessment
Session Description: Assessments for learning are intentional to guide instructional practice while a class is in progress. These assessments are integrated before, during and after instruction and are highly effective when the instructor and students engage with analyzing student success compared to a particular learning target. Instructors teaching the same course may develop common assessments to inform instruction and offer opportunities to collaborate and share resources. During this session, participants will shift their mindset to a culture of informed improvement in the classroom.
Presenter: Megan Garvey, MCC CTL
Time: 9:25-10:25 Room: TBA
D3 Student Involvement on Campus and Leadership
How to help create student engagement and self-efficacy by getting students involved in leadership roles and involved in the larger college community.
Presenter: (SLL Team)
Time: 9:25-10:25 Room: TBA
Breakout E Sessions
E1 Facilitating Mathematical Discussions & Discourse – Part II
Session Description: Continuation of the topics from Part I.
Special Guest Presenter: Dr. Erick Hofacker
Time: 10:35-11:50 Room: TBA
E2 Financial Aid Summer Camp
Session Description: A camp (session) providing staff and faculty with the necessary financial aid resources a student needs to successfully complete their educational goals. Overview of the financial aid process and how it affects your students both in and outside of the classroom. The impact grades and withdrawals have on completion. Financial resources and contacts available for students throughout the semester.
Presenters: Karla Gonzalez, Financial Aid, Mesa Community College
Gayla Garcia, Financial Aid, Mesa Community College
Time: 10:35-11:50 Room: TBA
E3 Academic Foundations Course Dialogue
Session Description: This session invites participants to share their own strategies and techniques for engaging and supporting students. Participants will also be given resources and ideas for evaluating course materials and for helping all students experience success in college level courses. We will also discuss the ins and outs of the new Academic Foundations Course List being developed.
Optional: Bring a textbook and/or other required reading materials from one of your courses.
Presenters: Melissa Carpenter, Learning Enhancement, Mesa Community College
Ashley Stich, Reading, Mesa Community College
Time: 10:35-11:50 Room: AS-175
Common Session 2: Foundations for Student S Success to Date and Aspirations for the Future
Your hard work has paid off! Come hear about the student success the FSS Grant has achieved to date and think about where we want to set our aspirations for future student success. Participate in an interactive review of external evaluation data and goal setting activity.
Presenter: Matt Ashcraft, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
Time: 12:30-1:00 Room: Navajo
Breakout F Sessions
F1 Using Appropriate Tools and Manipulatives to Teach Mathematics through Multiple Representations
Session Description: Use algebra tiles, area model, diamond factor, double number lines, tape diagrams, integer tiles, pattern blocks, decimal grids, and other manipulatives that enable students to grasp a deeper understanding of basic mathematical concepts.
Special Guest Presenter: Dr. Erick Hofacker, University of Wisconsin
Time: 1:10-2:00 Room: TBA
F2 Providing Students with the Tools They Need to Start and Sustain Their Own Campfire of Learning
Session Description: Come to this session explore how to support students in obtaining successful reading/study skills in any discipline. The RDG100 series of courses was recently revised to be linked to disciplinary courses. Part of this session will be spent looking at how faculty can tap into what students learn in RDG100 to be more successful in any class.
Presenters: Marjorie Young, Reading, Mesa Community College
Diane Rogers, Reading, Mesa Community College
Rosina Wright, Foundations for Student Success, Mesa Community College
Time: 1:10-2:00 Room: AS-191
F3 Bonfires of Inspiration and Innovation: A Special Interest Group (SIG) Roundtable
Session Description: In this session, participants are the presenters. Please bring any activity, lesson, program innovation, strategy, question, or event highlight that you use (or hope to use) to promote student success. This could include student success in a 1-on-1, classroom, program, or college-wide context.
Each participant will have 8-10 minutes to share. If you would like to bring handouts or other materials, please prepare enough for 8 people.
Presenters: Alex Arreguin, English, Mesa Community College
Marcus Chinn, Foundations for Student Success, Mesa Community College
Time: 1:10-2:00 Room: TBA
Breakout G Sessions
G1 Making use of Mathematical Structure in Arithmetic and Algebra
Session Description: Use different arithmetic and algebra problems that make use of structure. Mindful computation and working slow to fast will be discussed.
Special Guest Presenter: Dr. Erick Hofacker, University of Wisconsin
Time: 2:10-3:00 Room: TBA
G2 A Path to Success for English Language Learners
Session Description: The numbers of international students and language learners on campus have increased dramatically over the last several years. This growth has presented MCC not only with opportunities but also with challenges. This session offers an overview of the makeup of these students and their academic and professional needs, discusses ways of integrating these students in college life, and gives an update on institutional measures taking place to improve upon serving these students.
Presenter: Lutfi Hussein, English, Mesa Community College
Time: 2:10-3:00 Room: TBA
G3 The How and Why of Student Success Strategies: A Discussion of Chapter 5 of the Camp Book
Session Description: Participants will have an interactive discussion “The How and Why of Student Success Strategies” based on the camp book: Understanding and Engaging Under-Resourced College Students.
Faculty and staff will be asked to examine the ways that they might make the hidden “rules” of college more visible to students.
Presenters: Paul Nunez, Math, Mesa Community College
Marcus Chinn, Foundations for Student Success, Mesa Community College
Time: 2:10-3:00 Room: TBA