Tuesday, August 15, 2017

2017 Conference Agenda

Fall 2017 IMATYC Conference

Iowa Western Community College - Council Bluffs, Iowa


Agenda

8:15 - 8:45       Registration/Breakfast               Student Center (STC)
                                                                            Reiver Room

8:45 - 9:00       Introduction and Welcome         Student Center (STC)
                         IWCC President,                        Reiver Room
                         Dr. Dan Kinney

9:00 - 10:15     Keynote:                                     Student Center (STC)
                                                                            Reiver Room

                         "Innovations in Math Pathways in a Large System"         
                         Presenters: Becky Moening and Saundra Kay King
                 
10:15 - 10:30   Break                                           Student Center (STC)
                                                                             Reiver Room

10:30 - 12:00   Pathways Round Table                Student Center (STC)
                                                                             Reiver Room
                         
12:00 - 1:30     Lunch and Business Meeting      Student Center (STC)
                                                                             Reiver Room

1:30 - 2:30       Break-Out Sessions                     Kinney Hall (KNY)
  • "Developmental Math...progress from engagement to understanding to unstoppable" -Cengage
  • Pearson, McGraw Hill, Hawkes Learning       
  • "Creating Accessible Documents using StackEdit" -Paul Miller, IWCC
  • Networking Round Table: ALEKS PPL, LMS Integration, etc.
2:30 - 2:45       Break

2:45 - 3:30      Campus Tour and Program Showcase

Presenter Bios

Becky Moening is the Assistant Department Chair at the Warsaw campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw, IN. She oversees the Mathematics department while serving on statewide committees for Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematical Principles, the two courses within the co-requisite model at Ivy Tech. Becky completed her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Ball State University with a research focus on the co-requisite model in a large community college system. Becky has presented at a number of conferences, including: ICTCM, AMATYC, 2016 Texas Pathways Institute, and the 2017 CSU Mathematics Summit.

Saundra Kay King is the Assistant Vice President of Remediation and Innovation at Ivy Tech Community College. Saundra has more than 27 years of higher education experience, with expertise in both academic and student affairs. She currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of Remediation and Innovation in the office of the President at Ivy Tech Community College, Indiana’s statewide community college system.  Prior to Indiana, Ms. King worked at Chattanooga State Community College and served on the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Developmental Studies Task Force charged with the redesign of developmental studies at the system’s 13 community colleges and 6 college and universities. 

At Ivy Tech, Ms. King has led the statewide redesign of developmental education, worked in the development of three math pathways, and provided leadership in the development of a custom ACCUPLACER diagnostic assessment which is aligned to the three math pathways. 


Parking

Campus Map

Park in lot #5a or across Iowa Western Blvd between the Suites dorms (C & D on the map).


Dining Arrangements

Breakfast:
Included with registration - Coffee, water, fruit rolls & pastries
Optional ($7.50) - Breakfast buffet

Lunch:
Included with registration - Lunch buffet (salad bar, pasta bar, pizza, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, deli sandwiches, assorted beverages and desserts)

Afternoon:
Included with registration - Homemade snacks

2017 IMATYC Room Reservations

Hotel Group Rate Provided by SpringHill Suites by Marriott

Visit the URL below to make reservations. Rooms are $89 a night and come with complementary shuttle service to Downtown Omaha, Eppley Airport and IWCC.

Book Your Stay at SpringHill Suites - The link may not allow you to book online at the reduced rate. If you call the hotel and let them know you are with the IMATYC conference, they will continue to provide the reduced rate.