MATH PEER GROUP CONFERENCE. AGENDA Friday, February 19, Central Virginia Community College, Merritt Hall, 3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg, Virginia

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1 MATH PEER GROUP CONFERENCE Central Virginia Community College, Merritt Hall, 3506 Wards Road, Lynchburg, Virginia AGENDA Friday, February 19, 2016 Registration 11:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Merritt Hall Entry Exhibits Merritt Hall Please sign in, pick up your badge, bag and booklet, then take some time to visit with our exhibitors and thank them for their generous support of this conference: Cengage Hawkes Learning Lumen Learning Pearson Education Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) Opening Luncheon 12:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Conference Keynote 1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Merritt Hall Multipurpose Room Cultivating the Creative Classroom Culture for Change J.R. Snow, Snow Leadership Group In today s keynote, J.R. Snow explores the perceived feelings of being limited by "outside" forces that get in the way of our abilities to remember our core values/beliefs and how to engage the best teacher in all of us. J.R Snow is a high energy father, husband, educator, communicator, activator, and motivator helping people and organizations find the best in themselves and others. J.R. serves the Harrisonburg City Public Schools as Fine Arts Coordinator where he is responsible for K-12 art, music, drama, dance, arts integration while also serving as the Director of the Harrisonburg High School Fine Arts Academy. J.R. serves the James Madison University community as an adjunct professor teaching Creativity in the Elementary Classroom and as a member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. J.R. also serves the Harrisonburg community as the Director of the Any Given Child Harrisonburg Initiative, a partnership with the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. focusing on access and equity in arts education and as Director of Youth Activities for Asbury United Methodist Church. J.R. lives in Harrisonburg with his wife Kelly, and three children Annie, Olivia and Jack. Visit him online at MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19, 201 1

2 2:00 p.m. 2:10 p.m. Break Session One 2:10 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Merritt Hall 5206 Libraries: A Factor of Math Jacqueline Carrell, Circulation/Access Librarian Piedmont Virginia When was the last time you visited the library? If you're like most math faculty, it's probably been awhile! Come learn about the library resources available to all VCCS math faculty and how they can support both teaching and learning. Session Goals: Promote library services (in-person and online) directly to math faculty. Raise awareness of resources available to support them as they teach all levels of math. Session One 2:10 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Merritt Hall 5207 Beginner Developmental Math Chat Patricia Parker, MTE Department Chair Germanna Fredericksburg Come join an informal conversation about what s happening in the world of developmental math. Bring questions and ideas as we continue to collaborate on ways to help our students. Session Goals: Ask some probing questions to gather input on Dev Math ideas and to allow the sharing of successful interventions. ow for participants to ask questions and discuss solutions. Session One 2:10 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Merritt Hall 5208 Intermediate Why Do We Need Techniques of Integration? Xavier Retnam, Professor of Mathematics Central Virginia Students seem to have problems with the techniques of integration and we wonder why we teach them. This session is about compelling arguments to teach them, taken from an advanced view point. Session Goals: Provide encouragement and purpose to those teaching Calculus. MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

3 Session One 2:10 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Merritt Hall 5209 NASA Education Programs for Community College STEM Faculty and Students Anne Weiss, STEM Education Program Specialist Virginia Space Grant Consortium Inspire your students to reach for the stars!! The Virginia Space Grant Consortium offer a variety of scholarship and internship programs, designed to motivate community college STEM students to finish their degrees and to pursue NASA-related fields and careers. Have them dream big; the sky is not the limit. Session Goals: To present opportunities offered by NASA Education and the Virginia Space Grant Consortium specifically for STEM faculty and students at VCCS member institutions. Session One Two 2:10 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5219 (Computer Lab) Beginner Using MyOpenMath Beginner Workshop Libby Watts, Assistant Professor Tidewater Norfolk Matthew Watts Tidewater Chesapeake This two-hour workshop will give you everything you need to get started using MyOpenMath for all of your math courses. Participants will need an instructor MyOpenMath account to fully participate. They can request one at It is recommended to request one at a week in advance. Session Goals: The workshop is part of a CIF grant for two MyOpenMath workshops, one introductory level and one advance. The goal is to give faculty everything they need to teach their own courses in MyOpenMath. 3:10 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Break MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

4 Session Two 3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5206 CVUMSP: Preparing the Next Generation of Math Teachers Camisha Parker, Assistant Dean Woodbridge Kenneth Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics John Tyler Midlothian The NSF-funded Central Virginia Undergraduate Mathematics Scholarship Program (CVUMSP) identifies, recruits, and prepares undergraduate students to become secondary mathematics educators in high- needs school districts, providing them with internship and scholarship opportunities. This session will provide insight into challenges, successes, and potential for collaboration/partnership between Virginia State University and the VCCS. Session Goals: The main goal of this session is to describe the challenges, successes and the great promise that this program holds for community college students with an aptitude for mathematics and/or interest in teaching. Session Two 3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5207 Beginner VCCS Math Pathways Projects Updates, Insight, and Discussion Patricia Parker, Developmental Math Chair Germanna Fredericksburg The VCCS Math Pathways projects involve both credit and developmental level math courses and provide new opportunities for all colleges. This session will update you on the Math Pathways projects as a whole and entertain some discussions on the project in general. Session Goals: Update the math community on the status of the Math Pathway Projects. Session Two 3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5208 Developmental Math: Switching from Pearson to Hawkes Ellen Oliver, Math Instructor & Developmental Math Coordinator New River Sara Tyler, Educational Courseware Representative Hawkes Learning Systems New River Community College had used Pearson s MyLabsPlus (Trigsted) since the fall of 2012 for developmental math classes. Faculty members wondered what other options there were, and switched to Hawkes starting in the fall of Come hear what they learned, and discover if Hawkes could be right for your school. Session Goals: The presenter will share what NRCC has experienced with MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

5 this transition, and what faculty members liked and didn t like about both products. The presenters will provide statistics of their success rates for Fall 2015 for both groups of students (those using Pearson and those using Hawkes), and also share preliminary results for Spring They will answer any questions participants have about the transition and about the switch. Session Two 3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5209 Intermediate MTH 163/4 & MTH 173/4 Projects for Everyday Life Mariko Shimizu, Associate Professor of Mathematics Thomas Nelson Hampton As an attendee at the AMATYC (American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges) conference last November, the presenter observed that many professors are creating new projects on real applications for everyday life, and obtained plentiful resources. In this session she will share practical projects for Pre-calculus and Calculus. Session Goals: To share information and ideas from the AMATYC conference with colleagues in Virginia so that each professor may implement new projects in the course or in the classroom, in an effort to help students understand the meaning and purpose of concepts in Precalculus and Calculus through projects with real applications. 4:20 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Break Session Three 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Merritt Hall 5206 Faculty Experiences Using OER: From Frustration to Freedom Alyson Day, Content Specialist Germanna Fredericksburg Jason Lachniet, Mathematics Faculty Wytheville Robert Parker, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Rappahannock Warsaw Libby Watts, Mathematics Instructor Tidewater Norfolk Adoption of Open Educational Resources has been increasing over the last ten years, and to a remarkable degree in Virginia s Community Colleges. To gain insight into attitudes about and use of OER, a panel of three math faculty will share their experiences and answer questions about OER. Session Goals: Adopting Open Educational Resources can be at once frustrating and rewarding. By sharing a range of experiences using OER, we MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

6 hope interested faculty will leave informed about best-practices and resources around adopting OER. In a 60-minute question and answer panel, three speakers will each summarize their experiences teaching with OER and allow the audience to ask questions. The panel will discuss reasons for adopting OER, challenges they have faced, how they have used technology to deliver OER, and support that they have both received and wish they had received. Additionally, locating quality OER materials will be discussed. Session Three 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Merritt Hall 5207 Beginner VCCS Math Pathways Projects Discussion on Math Pathways Patricia Parker, Developmental Math Chair Germanna Fredericksburg This session will focus on the specifics of the developing math pathways and gather your feedback and questions regarding the work completed by the Math Pathways work group. Project Goals: Develop structured math pathways to promote successful student selection, completion, and transfer. Session Goals: To update the math community and gather feedback on current projects. Session Three 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Merritt Hall 5208 Automotive Mathematics as Pathway to Student Success Trina Campbell, Developmental Math Adjunct Instructor Germanna Fredericksburg Attendees will learn how GCC brings a contextualized, career-based math class to our automotive certificate program. Information includes the logistics, collaboration, curriculum development, first semester results, and second semester revisions. Session Goals: To share the process of building an alternative to the MTEs. Session Three 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Merritt Hall 5219 (Computer Lab) StatCrunch in Introductory Statistics Kathleen Yan, Instructor Alexandria The presenter will introduce various data analysis tools in StatCrunch based on a semester-long term project assigned in introductory statistics. She will also demonstrate how to implement some build-in simulations in MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

7 StatCrunch that can be used in classrooms. The audience will have an opportunity to explore StatCrunch themselves. Session Goals: The goal of this talk is to present to the audience how to incorporate StatCrunch in an introductory statistics course. 5:30 p.m. END OF DAY ONE Dinner on your own Please note: Breakfast will not be provided on campus Saturday morning. Our hotel guests are encouraged to avail themselves of the free breakfast provided by our host hotels, Springhill Suites and Comfort Inn. MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

8 AGENDA Saturday, February 20, 2016 Session Four 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Merritt Hall 5206 Proposing Changes to VCCS Course Descriptions for Mathematics Courses Diana Branton, Mathematics Instructor Tidewater Virginia Beach Laura MacIntyre, Math faculty Tidewater Virginia Beach Have you had the experience of students asking you about the VCCS Course Description, such as for MTH 163? Are there elements in any course description that might need change? We will brainstorm together to gather changes to propose to our peers and the ultimately to the VCCS. Session Goals: The goal is to gather some suggestions for changes to the math course descriptions, by starting the conversation with our math peer group. From there, the suggestions would need to be sent out to math departments for further discussion and recommendation, and then sent on the VCCS for consideration. Session Four 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Merritt Hall 5207 Beginner VCCS Math Pathways Projects Discussion on Co-Enrollment Mathematics Patricia Parker, Developmental Math Chair Germanna Fredericksburg This session will focus on the specifics of the developing co-requisite models and gather your feedback and questions on the work group's progress. Project Goals: Build a model that creates a co-enrollment option of credit math with a support course or lab to meet developmental prerequisites. Session Goals: To update the math community and gather feedback on current projects. Session Four 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Merritt Hall 5208 The Gini Index: Using Integrals to Measure Income Inequality in an Applied Calculus Course Zachary Beamer, Instructor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia The Gini Index incorporates calculus and statistics concepts to measure levels of income inequality. This session explores the mathematics behind how the index measures inequality, at a level accessible to students with a basic understanding of integration. This application illustrates how MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for SATURDAY, February 20,

9 advanced mathematics can contribute to discussions of social justice. Session Goals: This session presents a real-world application suitable for students in an applied calculus course. Starting with U.S. household income data, this discussion walks through the process of developing an index that measures how equally resources are distributed. This process starts with using basic deive statistics techniques and ultimately shows how the data can be analyzed using area between curves. As the Gini Index is frequently applied in economics and political science, this topic emphasizes the value of advanced mathematics in interdisciplinary studies. By considering the index, students interested in the social sciences can engage in meaningful mathematical inquiry. Session Four Five 9:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Merritt Hall 5219 (Computer Lab) Intermediate Intermediate MyOpenMath Techniques Matthew Watts, Assistant Professor Tidewater Chesapeake Libby Watts, Assistant Professor Tidewater Norfolk An intermediate workshop on the open source LMS MyOpenMath (MOM). Attendees will learn how to find, edit, and create questions for assessments as well as explore other advanced features in MOM. Attending the introductory workshop is recommended. Session Goals: Attendees will learn advanced techniques in creating assessments in MyOpenMath. 10:00 a.m. 10:10 a.m. Break Session Five 10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Merritt Hall 5206 SDV MTE = Synergy + Success Dana MItchell, Math Instructor Tidewater Portsmouth Laura MacIntyre, Math Instructor Tidewater Portsmouth The presenters will discuss lessons learned from creating a three-credit sixteen week MTE 1,2,3 course. Students were concurrently enrolled in a three-credit linked section of SDV 108, taught by a math instructor and emphasized study skills from a math perspective. Session Goals: To share the benefits of teaching "soft skills" to developmental students and discuss the pros and cons of offering MTE 1,2,3 as a single course. MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

10 Session Five 10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Merritt Hall 5207 Beginner VCCS Math Pathways Projects Discussion on Placement Testing Patricia Parker, Developmental Math Chair Germanna Fredericksburg This session will focus on the recommendations of the work group and updates on long term plans for placement testing. Project Goals: Recommend modifications to update the VPT and Calculus placement tests. Session Goals: To update the math community and gather feedback on current projects. Session Five 10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Merritt Hall 5208 Intermediate Graphing a Quadratic Equation in Two Variables Which Has an XY Term, but NOT by Using an Implicit Function Grapher or Rotation of Axes Thomas Garrett, Associate Professor Tidewater Portsmouth This session will explain how to draw the graph of a conic section using a common graphing calculator when the graph has an axis of symmetry which is not parallel to one of the coordinate axes (i.e., the equation has an xy term). Session Goals: Have you ever wanted to show your students, when teaching the conic sections, that some quadratic equations in two variables have an xy term, and the graph of that equation has an axis of symmetry that is NOT parallel to a coordinate axis, but you gave up that goal since you did not think it right to use an implicit function grapher? Achieving that goal with an ordinary graphing calculator is something you can do after this session. Session Five 10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Merritt Hall 5209 Just Flip It! : Tips and Techniques That Can Help You Flip Any Math Course Theresa Thomas, Math Department Chair Blue Ridge Want to make you course more engaging?? Try flipping your course or just try some new tips to increase student engagement. Tips and techniques will be shared that can be used in any classroom whether it s flipped or not. Flipping strategies will be shared as well. Session Goals: Engage the audience to provide a hands on demonstration of the techniques shared in this presentation. MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

11 Share the approach the instructor chose to flip the classroom. Solicit ideas from the audience on how they could incorporate the ideas presented in their own classroom. 11:10 a.m. 11:20 a.m. Break Session Six 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5206 Beginner Engaging Students with Projects Wendi Dass, Professor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia Karen Overman, Instructor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia Diane Valade, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia Want a fun, creative way to engage your students both in and out of the classroom? Why not assign a project? This session will present various project ideas for use in your Math for the Liberal Arts, Calculus, and Statistics classes, with time for you to share yours too! Session Goals: Participants will understand various types of projects, grading rubrics and implementation options as well as different project purposes. Session Six 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5207 Beginner VCCS Math Pathways Projects Statewide Calculator Discussions Patricia Parker, Developmental Math Chair Germanna Fredericksburg This session will focus on the recommendations of the Math Readiness work group as well the process currently in place to gather college level feedback. Project Goal: To develop consistent statewide guidelines for the application of calculators in mathematics education. Session Goals: To update the math community and gather feedback on current projects. MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

12 Session Six 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5208 Discovering Square-Congruence Modulo n TJ Crow, Professor Blue Ridge Randy Shoemaker, Math Honors Student Blue Ridge Renew your joy of math and take away a fun Discrete Math project. Join teacher and student as they share their journey of discovery in working with the generalization of a Discrete Math exercise. We ll explore math as an art form and the challenges of training creative mathematical minds. Session Goals: Have fun getting everyone to participate in a fun math project. Provide a narrative of our work on the project that involves the participants in the excitement of the project. Explore with the participants what it is that makes math like an art form. Investigate with the participants the difficulties of training students in creative problem solving. Demonstrate to faculty the rewards and challenges of taking on an honors student. Session Six 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Merritt Hall 5209 How Do You Know You're an Excellent Instructor? Joseph Agnich, Associate Professor Loudoun We all like to think that we're good instructors, but with very different values and styles, how do we know that our own approach to teaching is the best? The facilitator will propose a model for self-assessment that we can use to gauge our own performance as (excellent?) instructors. Session Goals: To reach a consensus among the participants about the criteria (behaviors and results) that constitute excellence in teaching. 12:20 p.m. 12:30 p.m. END OF SESSIONS DAY TWO 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. VMATYC Business Meeting & Lunch Merritt Multipurpose Room MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for FRIDAY, February 19,

13 PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY First Name Last Name Job Title College/Agency Joseph Agnich Associate Professor Loudoun Joseph Alfred Professor NVCC (retired) Siham Alfred Siham Alfred Germanna Fredericksburg Amir F. Arabi Math Teacher Central Virginia James Atkinson Instructor Central Virginia Anna Bampton Adjunct Professor, Math and John Tyler Engineering Midlothian Zachary Beamer Instructor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia Adam Becker Assistant Professor Tidewater Portsmouth Frank Borleske Associate Professor of Mathematics Lord Fairfax Middletown David Brandt Mathematics Instructor Tidewater Diana Branton Mathematics Instructor Tidewater Virginia Beach Martin Bredeck Instructor Annandale Cheryl Brindle Assistant Professor of Mathematics Lord Fairfax Fauquier Brian Burns Adjunct Mathematics Assistant Professor Thomas Nelson Trina Campbell Developmental Mathematics Adjunct Germanna Instructor Fredericksburg Jacqueline Carrell Circulation/Access Librarian Piedmont Virginia Bernadette Carter Instructor John Tyler Midlothian Syama Chaudhuri Adjunct Faculty, Mathematics Annandale TJ Crow Professor Blue Ridge Wes Crumpler Assistant Professor Tidewater Virginia Beach Paul Custis Assistant Professor of Mathematics Eastern Shore Pamela Dale Faculty Mathematics Tidewater Chesapeake Alpana Das Assistance Professor Annandale Sandie Dashiell Academic Assistant Coordinator, Business, Public Services, Information Systems and Mathematics Thomas Nelson Hampton Wendi Dass Professor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia Alyson Day Mathematics Content Specialist Germanna Fredericksburg Johanna Debrecht Assistant Professor Loudoun Heather Eckman Mathematics Instructor Paul D. Camp Franklin Becky Eller associate Professor, Mathematics Blue Ridge Susan Evans Assistant Professor of Mathematics Wytheville MATH Peer Group Conference AGENDA for SATURDAY, February 20,

14 First Name Last Name Job Title College/Agency Dan Fahringer Professor Math & Computer Science AMATYC TreAsia Fields Instructor Howard Woodbridge Susan Fleming Professor of Mathematics Virginia Highlands David French Associate Professor Tidewater Chesapeake Pardha Gadiyaram Associate Professor of Math and Southside Virginia Physical Sciences Keysville Will Galliher Instructor Virginia Highlands John Gallo Instructor Tidewater Virginia Beach Michael Garrand Math Program Lead Lord Fairfax Middletown Sandy Gharib Professional Development Virginia's Community Coordinator Colleges Elena Grose Assistant Professor of Mathematics Thomas Nelson Hampton Ferdinand Hallare Assistant Professor Tidewater Virginia Beach Maryam Hanif Instructor Alexandria Rizza Hansen Faculty NVCC Manassas Manassas Evgenia Harrison Mathematics Instructor Tidewater Chesapeake Christy Hatcher Developmental Math Instructor Danville Christy Hatcher Assistant Professor of Developmental Mathematics Danville Dariush Izadi Associate Prof. of Mathematics Annandale Madeline Jackson Math Instructional Assistant Germanna Fredericksburg Therese Johnson Mathematics Instructor Rappahannock Glenns Joe Joyner Associate Professor Tidewater Norfolk Sue Karch- Assistant Professor/Math John Tyler McBride Department Co-Chair Midlothian Liz Keller Developmental Math Tutor Blue Ridge Mike Kirby Mathematics Faculty Tidewater Virginia Beach Alexander Krantsberg Assistant Professor Alexandria Tatyana Kravchuk Professor Woodbridge Michael Kuchinski Mathematics Instructor Germanna Fredericksburg Jason Lachniet Instructor Wytheville Christy Lowery- Southside Virginia Professor of Mathematics Carter Keysville Victoria Lu Math Instructor Annandale Laura MacIntyre Mathematics Faculty Tidewater Portsmouth VCCS MATH Peer Group Conference 2016 PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 14

15 First Name Last Name Job Title College/Agency Murali Mahavadi Instructor Piedmont Virginia Sergio Maria- Thomas Nelson Sergio Maria-Fagundez Fagundez Hampton Don Mendonsa Professor of Computer Science Tidewater Chesapeake Jodie Miller Mathematics Department Co-chair John Tyler Chester Dana Mitchell Mathematics Instructor Tidewater Portsmouth Alison Moore Math Professor Central Virginia Stephanie Muir Math Instructor John Tyler Chester Dennis Myers Adjunct Math Professor Lord Fairfax Middletown Eunice Myers Assistant Professor of Mathematics Lord Fairfax Middletown Theresa Nystrom Assistant Professor Thomas Nelson Hampton Ellen Oliver Math Instructor, Dev Math Coordinator New River Karen Overman Mathematics Instructor Piedmont Virginia Teresa Overton Assistant Professor of Mathematics Woodbridge Camisha Parker Assistant Dean Woodbridge Patricia Parker Dept. Chair Developmental Math Germanna Fredericksburg Bob Parker Mathematics Instructor Rappahannock Warsaw Andria Powell Ross Adjunct - Developmental Math Germanna Fredericksburg aross@germanna.edu Natasha Puckett Assistant Professor of Mathematics Wytheville npuckett@wcc.vccs.edu Xavier Retnam Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator of Math Department Central Virginia retnamx@cvcc.vccs.edu Bob Rhea Associate Professor of Mathematics Eastern Shore rrhea@es.vccs.edu Harriette Roadman Associate Professor of Mathematics New River hroadman@nr.edu Adriel Robinson Math Instructor Tidewater Chesapeake alrobinson@tcc.edu Mario Scribner Assistant Professor Tidewater Virginia Beach mscribner@tcc.edu Timothy Seaman Professor Northern Virginia tseaman@nvcc.edu Beth Shelton Math Instructor Central Virginia sheltone@cvcc.vccs.edu Mariko Shimizu Associate Professor of Mathematics Thomas Nelson Hampton ShimizuM@tncc.edu Mike Shirazi Math Professor Germanna Fredericksburg mshirazi@germanna.edu Randy Shoemaker Math Student Blue Ridge rws26348@ .vccs.edu Melissa Stange Faculty Lord Fairfax Middletown mstange@lfcc.edu E. Marie Struble Mathematics Instructor Thomas Nelson Williamsburg strublee@tncc.edu Constantine Terzopoulos Associate Professor Danville cterzopoulos@dcc.vccs.edu Kathy Thomas Associate Mathematics Instructor Central Virginia ThomasK@cvcc.vccs.edu VCCS MATH Peer Group Conference 2016 PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 15

16 First Name Last Name Job Title College/Agency Theresa Thomas Mathematics Blue Ridge Snejana Topalova Snejana Topalova Alexandria Diane Valade Assistant Professor of Mathematics Piedmont Virginia Jeffrey Vetrano Assistant Dean Annandale Bruce Wahl Professor of Mathematics Alexandria Amy Wang Professor Alexandria Richard Watkins Adjunct Instructor Mathematics Dabney S. Lancaster Pansy Waycaster Professor Virginia Highlands James Wilkerson Associate Professor of Mathematics Southside Virginia Keysville Judy Williams Associate Professor of Mathematics Tidewater Portsmouth Ken Williams Associate Professor of Mathematics John Tyler Midlothian Craig Willits Instructor of Mathematics Germanna Fredericksburg Warren Wise Assistant Professor, Mathematics Blue Ridge James Wolfle Professor J. Sargeant Reynolds Henrico Kathleen Yan Instructor Alexandria VCCS MATH Peer Group Conference 2016 PARTICIPANT DIRECTORY 16

17 THANK YOU To the planning committee: Bruce Wahl, Conference Chair, Northern Virginia Alison Moore, Co-Chair, Central Virginia Christy Lowery-Carter, Southside Virginia Steve DeLong, Tidewater Ellen Oliver, New River Theresa Thomas, Blue Ridge To the faculty and staff at Central Virginia Community College, especially: Tom Bushley, Facilities Beth Walkup, Facilities Terri Brothers, Facilities David Faris, IT Beth Shelton, Math Department Cindy Wallin, Math Department A very special thank you to Dr. John Capps, President of Central Virginia Community College, for not only allowing this conference to be held on his campus, but also for the generous donation of lunch on Saturday. We wish to express our thanks to Chancellor Glenn DuBois and Dr. Abigail Stonerock, Director of the VCCS Office of Professional Development, for their continuing support of the VCCS Peer Group program. Without the generous financial, operational, and organizational support of the Office of Professional Development, these programs would not be possible. Thanks as well to Nancy Harris, OPD Program Manager & Conference Coordinator and Gareth Bromser-Kloeden, OPD IT Specialist, for their critical contributions to quality programming both in advance of and on-site at the event. Finally and as always, many thanks too to our exhibitors. Their support allows the VCCS Office of Professional Development to invest even more in our people and programs: Cengage Hawkes Learning Lumen Learning Pearson Education MATH Peer Group Conference THANK YOU 17

18 VCCS OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Virginia Community College System offers a wide array of professional development activities in addition to the New Horizons conference. For information concerning any of the following opportunities, please visit us online at or call our office. Our directory can be found on the next page. Chancellor s Award for Teaching Excellence This highly competitive award is awarded annually to one outstanding educator in the VCCS. Chancellor s Commonwealth Professorship Program The Chancellor s Commonwealth Professorship is awarded annually to up to three outstanding community college educators for release time and expenses for a teaching/learning project conducted for up to two academic years. Chancellor s Faculty Fellowship Program The Chancellor s Faculty Fellowship is awarded annually to up to three outstanding VCCS community college educators for full-time residential doctoral study. Classified Staff Leadership Academy The Classified Staff Leadership Academy provides a short-term, intensive program of professional and personal development focusing on skill development, leadership study, and personal growth. Faculty & Administrators Leadership Academy This leadership academy is designed to provide the theories, practices, and skills needed to support current and aspiring leaders to lead their respective departments/areas and colleges more effectively. Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community College Inquiry is a refereed journal that encourages writing from community college personnel. The journal is published once a year by the Virginia Community College System. The journal features papers on subjects related to community college teaching and learning. Faculty International Exchange Program VCCS International Exchange is an annual program of short-term reciprocal professional development exchanges between the VCCS and workplace partners from the Netherlands. New Horizons Conference This annual conference is the VCCS premier teaching and learning event, offering over 900 faculty, administrators and staff an opportunity to explore new technologies and discover innovative ways of enhancing their ability to provide students with an education that will help propel each of them to a future of success. Mark your calendar now and plan to join us April 13-15, 2016, at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke, Virginia. MATH Peer Group Conference 2016 VCCS OFFICE of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS 18

19 Paul Lee Professional Development Grant and Workshop Mini-Grant Awards Grants for reassigned time and monetary awards are available for creative, innovative projects and research in discipline, instructional, career, and organizational development. Workshop mini-grants provide funding for professional development activities such as workshops and conferences involving at least two VCCS colleges. Peer Group Conferences Peer group conferences encourage intra/interdisciplinary collaboration, creativity, problem-solving, planning, forecasting, learning, and networking in the VCCS. Each peer group will have the opportunity to meet every other year to discuss substantive issues related to curriculum revision, integration of technology, instructional innovations, and discipline updates. Peer group meetings are organized by a planning committee comprised of individuals in the discipline or peer group. Regional Centers for Teaching Excellence (RCTE) Increase the quality of your students learning by teaching enthusiastically with the latest discipline knowledge, instructional practices, and technological advances. Learn what other teachers, both within and outside of your discipline, are doing across your college and the VCCS. Be on the lookout for broadcast invitations from the five regional centers to their upcoming events. Staff Directory Please feel free to contact us we look forward to hearing from you! Dr. Abigail Gray Stonerock Director of Faculty Development Nancy Harris Office of Professional Development Programs Manager Sandy Gharib Professional Development Coordinator Gareth Bromser-Kloeden Web & IT Specialist (804) astonerock@vccs.edu (804) nharris@vccs.edu (804) sgharib@vccs.edu (804) gbromser-kloeden@vccs.edu Office of Professional Development Academic Services & Research VIRGINIA S COMMUNITY COLLEGES 300 Arboretum Place, Arboretum III, Richmond, Virginia MATH Peer Group Conference 2016 VCCS OFFICE of PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS 19

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