9am-10am

Morning General Session

 

Keynote Address--Updates from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Suzanne Morales-Vale, Senior Director, Division for College Readiness and Success, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; with Keylan Morgan, Program Specialist V, Division for College Readiness and Success, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Suzanne Morales-Vale and Keylan Morgan provide updates on the TSI, TSIA2, and DE/Corequisites, as well as analysis of bills from the current legislative session.

 

10:30am-11:30am

Breakout Sessions, Round 1

 

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Q&A Session

Suzanne Morales-Vale, Senior Director, Division for College Readiness and Success, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; with Keylan Morgan, Program Specialist V, Division for College Readiness and Success, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Facilitated by Christine Hubbard, North Texas Community College Consortium

Continue the THECB discussion in this interactive Q&A session.

 

Operation Transformation

Marlya Mitchell, Instructor, Developmental English & Reading, Hill College

Facilitated by Nancy McKenzie, Hill College

Learn how Hill College's Operation Transformation empowers Developmental English students to ask for help, help others, and graduate from college!

 

Promising Practices in Corequisites and Guided Pathways

Catherine Thurman, Professor, Developmental Math, Collin College; with Leah Beck, Professor, Mathematics, Collin College

Facilitated by Alisa Carter, Hill College

During this session we will discuss promising practices to fast track developmental education students to STEM careers. We will highlight corequisite models that accelerate the rate at which developmental education students move through non-credit bearing coursework to successfully attain post-secondary certificates, credentials and degrees.

 

Addressing Digital Literacy Gaps in Adult Ed Students

Aimee Finley, Instructional Designer, Dallas College

Facilitated by Vivianna Fancher, Dallas College

Over the past year, much has been discovered about challenges adult learners have when using technology. Learners may also have inaccurate assumptions about their own skill levels. This session will share observations on digital literacy among adult education students and provide simple recommendations for closing skill gaps.

 

12pm-1pm

Breakout Sessions, Round 2

 

Two-Year College Preparatory Course Practices During and After the Pandemic

Jean Keller, Professor, College of Education, University of North Texas; Richard Vela,Director of College Readiness and Dual Credit Operations, Tarrant County College; Raul Martinez, Associate Vice President of P-12 Partnerships, Collin College; Kelley Townsend, Associate Vice President, Workforce Education, Trinity ValleyCommunity College; and Anna Mays, Vice Provost for Educational Partnerships, Dallas College Facilitated by Christine Hubbard, North Texas Community College Consortium

HB5 (2013) enabled design of College Preparatory Course (CPC) partnerships, offering underprepared high school students alternative pathways to college readiness. In 2018, Texas Education Agency's school rating system incentivized CPC partnerships. Last year, local responses to COVID-19 changed CPC practices. Presenters will explore these changes and their implications.

 

Technology as a Learning Tool

Jennifer Hills, Instructional Specialist, Dallas College

Facilitated by Krystal Hills, Dallas College

Utilizing technology tools can allow educators to become facilitators of learning while growing independent learners. Come explore a variety of technology tools that can be used to differentiate and keep students actively engaged in the learning process.

 

 

Amplifying Student Voices: A Focus on Voice vs Grammar

Jacob Arnold, English Faculty, North Central Texas College; with Maggie Row, Division Chair, Instructional and Institutional Effectiveness and English, North Central Texas College

Facilitated by Shannon Stoker, Weatherford College

Join the presenters as they discuss ways to support student voices in the classroom and ask questions about SAE, linguistic bias, equity, and more. The presenters will also discuss how a common textbook helps support cohesion among instruction.

 

1:30pm-2:30pm

Breakout Sessions, Round 3

 

Eleven Sure Fire Ways to Experience Teacher Burnout

Linda Crawford, Professor/Coordinator, Integrated Reading and Writing, McLennan Community College

Facilitated by Shannon Stoker, Weatherford College

Though there are ways to avoid teacher burnout, many of us teach extra classes, extra students, and take on extra tasks. We do last minute planning with no rest, and two hours of sleep. A real vacation is embarrassing to us and saying "No" to additional committees and duties is out of the question. We fail to take care of our bodies, and we despise doctors and therapy. We bring teacher burnout upon ourselves without even realiz- ing what we are doing. Learn how to become re-energized, increase student engagement, and keep good teachers in the classroom.

 

Equity and WorkReadyU

 

Cynthia Paschall, Director of Grants, Career Connected Learning, Dallas College; with Monica Stansberry, Director of Student Experience, Career Connected Learning, Dallas College

This presentation gives an overview of WorkReadyU and how the program drives home the mission of equity in education, its initiatives for servicing historically underserved student populations, and areas of growth and exploration as it relates to equity.

 

Leading During Chaos--Lessons Learned from 2020-2021

Nancy McKenzie, Dean of Academic Pathways, Hill College; with Marlya Mitchell, Developmental Education and Social Work Instructor, Hill College

Facilitated by Christine Hubbard, North Texas Community College Consortium

The challenges over the last year have tested the mental, emotional, and physical health of our students, staff, faculty, and administrators. Let's share together our stories of struggle and success and build each other up as we wrap up another semester of chaos.