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Hawkes Learning

Thursday, August 4, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Ohio Center Board Room

Customize the Pathway to Student Success with Hawkes Accelerate students through their pathways with NEW integrated courses: Beginning Statistics Plus Integrated Review

• Provide curriculum-level math content
• Integrate applicable review skills
• Target remediation needs for just-intime supplementation of foundational concepts
• Allow for further customization with new instructor tools and features

Attend Hawkes Learning’s presentation and enter to win one of three $50 Amazon gift cards!

McGraw-Hill Education Commercial Presentation

Increasing Student Success through Proper Math Placement and Remediation

Thursday, August 4, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Ohio Center Board Room

Data shows that students are well served by an accurate placement test combined with an opportunity to remediate areas of weakness and to demonstrate improved skills through subsequent placement testing. With an effective placement program, institutions can improve course preparedness and retention. During our workshop, Rich Kolasa, Director of Math Placement and Matt Swinand, Sr. Placement Consultant from ALEKS will discuss the impact ALEKS Placement, Preparation, and Learning (PPL) has had on student success at institutions across the country.

Rich Kolasa, Director of Math Placement at ALEKS / McGraw-Hill Education
Matt Swinland, Sr. Strategic Placement Consultant at ALEKS / McGraw-Hill Education

PM Pearson

Success in Mathematics: Balancing Fundamentals, Application, and Attitude

Friday, August 5, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., Ohio Center Board Room

Imagine there was basketball team that never played in a scrimmage or a game --a team that only practiced dribbling, passing, and shooting. Or, on the other hand, a team that only played games without attention to skills. Strictly playing games may be fun, but this approach could also lead to a very disappointing season. Both practice and playing time are needed to be successful.

Being successful in mathematics is similar to sports in the sense that students need to master fundamental skills to fully understand, model, and solve real problems. At the same time, having the chance to apply these skills to solve interesting problems can give a student the same satisfaction that a great athletic performance in a game affords and can be a catalyst to their future success. This presentation will discuss ways to achieve the perfect balance between fundamentals and applications in order to give students the best of both worlds. Analogies from the world of sports will be used to develop a balanced approach to applied calculus and finite mathematics classes and will also include easy-to-implement strategies and examples in Pearson’s MyMathLab.

MapleSoft and the MAA

A Practical Approach to Placement Testing

Friday, August 5, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Ohio Center Board Room

Join the MAA and Maplesoft for an in-depth session on placement testing and the Maple T.A.-MAA Placement Test Suite. This session will include detailed information on running placement testing programs and creating testing instruments. It will also provide discussion time where experts can answer your questions. Specifically, this session will cover:

Overview

  • Choosing the right test and setting cut scores
  • Using data to verify and improve your placement program

Research

  • Testing concepts versus skills
  • Performance data on CCR and APCR
  • Report on the URSIP project

Demonstration

  • Student and placement test administrator experience
  • Setting policies and delivering the tests
  • Gathering data and viewing results

Breakout sessions for further discussions

Bernard Madison, Professor of Mathematics, University of Arkansas
Marilyn Carlson, Professor and Director of Research Innovations in Mathematics and Science Education, Arizona State University
Louise Krmpotic, Senior Director, Digital Learning and Business Development, Maplesoft

Year: 
2016