CASP News
Inside this issue:
CASP Conference Highlights
Keynote performances
Austin news
Hotel Accommodations and travel
TxCRLA News
TADE News
NADE 2014
Conference at a Glance
Conference Poster sessions
Monday Concurrent Sessions
Tuesday Concurrent Sessions
Tribute to Gladys Shaw
Fall 2011
30 YEARS OF WISDOM: MOVING
The spirit of SANKOFA awaits you in Austin, Texas, as
the Texas Chapter of the College Reading and Learning
Association (TxCRLA), the Texas Association for Developmental
Education (TADE), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board (THEBC), and postsecondary education institutions in the
Austin – San Marcos corridor are pleased to invite you to the 30th
anniversary CASP conference to be held October 23-25, 2011.
SANKOFA (pronounced san-ko-fa) is a word from the Akann–Ti
language spoken in Ghana, West Africa, and is derived from the
words SAN (return), KO (go), FA (look, seek, and take) or more
literally, “go back and take.” Sankofa’s mythic bird carrying an
egg representing the future signifies our quest for knowledge using
30 years of CASP wisdom to guide us.
Don’t miss the Opening Gala Celebration Sunday night
(October 23) as CASP features Lannaya West African Drum and
Dance Ensemble from Austin, Folklorico dancers from Texas
State University, plus poster sessions and other surprises.
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and our anniversary cake will be
served along with a cash bar.
CASP takes advantage of being hosted in the “Live Music
Capital of the World” and proudly presents keynote performances
by Dr. Michael Ballam and Dr. Gary Hartman and friends. On
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Monday (October 24) during the CASP Awards Luncheon, Dr. Michael Ballam, opera singer and
music educator from Utah State University, will help us explore through word and song the
profound effect active participation, creativity, and music hold for children and adults alike. Dr.
Ballam has given over 600 performances, some in which he shared the stage with the world’s
greatest singers in the major concert halls of America, Europe, Asia, Russia, and the Middle East
and some which include command performances at the Vatican and the White House. On
Tuesday (October 25) Dr. Gary Hartman, talented musician and expert on Texas Music History,
will be joined by other well-known Texas musicians for an amazing event titled “Unplugged Concert:
A Texas History Music Lesson.” In 1999, Dr. Hartman founded the Center for Texas Music History
at Texas State. The Center is involved in a variety of educational programs, including the Journal of
Texas Music History, the Handbook of Texas Music, the award-winning John and Robin Dickson Book
Series in Texas Music, the National Public Radio series, This Week in Texas Music History, the
Texas Music Oral History Program, and the Texas Music History Online website.
Program co-chairs, Sharon Miller and Dr. Mitch Burchfield, have gathered an array of
scholars of state, national, and international fame, offering you nine outstanding pre- and postconference institutes and over 60 concurrent and poster sessions. Your choices are endless—from
attending “NADE Certification Training,” led by NADE Certification Council Chair Dr. Linda
Thompson, “The Texas Joyful Conspiracy: Redesigning Developmental Mathematics Together,”
led by Dr. Uri Trisman, to “The Integration of Reading and Writing to Create a Developmental
Literacy Course,” featuring NADE past president Hilda Barrow. For a complete list of all
presenters and session titles, visit the CASP website listed below.
Plan to attend our Town Hall Meeting Monday afternoon (October 24) as representatives
from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board provide updates and current interpretations
of the developmental education laws and mandates from the most recent Texas legislative session.
This is likely to be just as lively as last year’s session.
You also won’t want to miss the Tour of The University of Texas at Austin’s Sanger
Learning & Career Center on Tuesday afternoon (October 25). Director Alan Constant invites you
to tour the facility, meet the staff, and learn about the center's plans to expand its facilities and
services.
Our exhibit chair, Sandra Chumchal, tells us CASP 2011 will be a banner year as national
publishers and corporate businesses associated with our field will join us for our 30 th anniversary
celebration. You won’t want to miss viewing the field’s newest publications, technology, and
learning support materials. To date, 15 exhibits booths are scheduled!
Come nest with our mythic bird at the cutting edge AT&T Executive Education and
Conference Center, conveniently located on The University of Texas at Austin campus, which
offers 276 guest rooms and 21 suites. Walk to exhibits at the Blanton Museum of Art and UT's
Visual Art Center, visit the Harry Ransom Center or the LBJ Library, explore the Bob Bullock
Texas State History Museum, and shop on colorful Guadalupe Street.
Dr. Russ Hodges and Dr. Carol Dochen, your official hosts, and the entire CASP 2011
Austin area site team are awaiting your arrival! Join several hundred of your colleagues as the
spirit of SANKOFA guides our 30 Years of Wisdom: Moving Forward, Looking Back. The Opening
Gala, Awards Luncheon, and On-to-Houston Brunch are all included in your registration fees
along with your membership fees for TxCRLA and TADE! Visit our CASP website for additional
facts on CASP registration and about hotel information
(http://www.txstate.edu/continuinged/professional-development/Conferences/CASP.html).
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CASP 2011 Conference Highlights
Opening Gala and Anniversary Celebration
We warmly invite you to join your colleagues from around the state as
we welcome you to Austin to celebrate CASP’s 30 Years of Wisdom:
Moving Forward, Looking Back. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and
special entertainment led by talented students from Austin area
postsecondary institutions. Officers from our national associations and
special guests from our past will join our celebration! Poster sessions
are also scheduled during this event as a special highlight! It’s our
anniversary, so expect even more surprises!
Poster Sessions
Back by popular demand, poster sessions provide
presenters with opportunities to display and discuss new
research or teaching techniques with conference
participants in a relaxed atmosphere. Poster sessions are
highlighted this year with the Opening Gala in the same
location. Interested participants move from poster to
poster, visiting with presenters.
Concurrent Sessions
Over 50 concurrent sessions are offered to provide you
with an opportunity to customize the conference
experience to meet your particular needs and interests.
Session strands include Assessment and Advising;
Academic Support; Educational Technology; Math and
Science; Reading, Writing, and English; Teaching and
Learning; Technical and Vocational Instruction.
Hospitality Suite
On Sunday and Monday nights, join colleagues from
throughout Texas to renew friendships, share common
experiences, and unwind after a full day of conferencing.
Wine, beer, coffee, soft drinks and dessert treats are
offered for your enjoyment.
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Town Hall Meeting
Representatives from the Texas Higher Education Board,
co-sponsor of CASP, will provide updates and current
interpretations of the latest developmental education laws
and mandates from the most recent Texas legislative
session. This is likely to be just as lively as last year’s
session. Bring your questions and comments.
Tour of The University of Texas at Austin
Sanger Learning & Career Center
After merging the Career Exploration Center and UT
Learning Center in 2010, The Sanger Learning & Career
Center has become UT students’ number one resource for
academic and career support through its services including
individual and group tutoring, Supplemental Instruction,
study groups, academic counseling, peer coaching, and
career counseling and assessments. Director Alan Constant
invites you to tour the facility, meet the staff, and learn
about the center's future plans to expand its facilities and
services.
Exhibitors
Our exhibit chair, Sandra Chumchal, tells us CASP 2011
will be a banner year as national publishers and corporate
businesses associated with our field will join us for our 30 th
anniversary celebration. You won’t want to miss viewing
the field’s newest publications, technology, and learning
support materials.
Welcome to the Live Music Capital of the World!
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Keynote Performances
Monday, October 24
Keynote Performance Luncheon & CASP 2011 Awards
Dr. Michael Ballam, Utah State University
Music and the Creative Arts as Valuable Tools
Dr. Michael Ballam is a music educator at Utah State University. We will explore with Dr.
Ballam, through word and song, the profound effect active participation, creativity, and music
hold for children and adults alike. Dr. Ballam has had an operatic and recital career spanning
four decades. A native of Logan, Utah, Dr. Ballam has over 600 performances sharing the
stage with the world’s greatest singers in the major concert halls of America, Europe, Asia,
Russia, and the Middle East, with command performances at the Vatican and the White
House. He is the author of over 40 publications and recordings in international distribution,
has a weekly radio program on Utah Public Radio, starred in three major motion pictures, and
appears regularly on television. View his website at http://www.michaelballam.com.
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Dr. Gary Hartman, an accomplished musician, is Professor of History and Director of the
Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University-San Marcos, where he teaches a
variety of courses on Texas music history. In 1999, Dr. Hartman founded the Center for
Texas Music History at Texas State. The Center is involved in a variety of educational
programs, including the Journal of Texas Music History, the Handbook of Texas Music, the
award-winning John and Robin Dickson Book Series in Texas Music, the National Public
Radio series, This Week in Texas Music History, the Texas Music Oral History Program, and
the Texas Music History Online website. The Center also organizes a variety of exhibits
and other educational activities at museums, public schools, and other institutions around
the country. Dr. Hartman has served on numerous academic panels and discussion groups
and has authored many publications on Texas music. View his website at
www.txstate.edu/ctmh.
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Austin
Come on in. We’re holding the door for you at The University of Texas at Austin's new hotel and
conference center. Our hotel is just a few miles from the airport, proudly featuring uniquely
designed conference spaces and comfortable guest rooms with technology touches that will amaze
you. As the official communications partner of the center, AT&T has deployed the latest
technology to enrich the communications and learning experience for both conferees and guests.
Wireless access everywhere, from meeting spaces to lobbies to guest rooms, keeps the focus on
learning.
The AT&T Executive Education and
Conference Center is located downtown on
the northwest corner of Martin Luther King
Boulevard and University Avenue, at the
south entrance to The University of Texas
at Austin. The center is four blocks from the
Texas State Capitol and eight miles from
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. An
underground, attached garage with 525
spaces is available for meetings, hotel, and
dining guests. You may self-park or use
valet services at the University Avenue
entrance.
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Walk to exhibits at the Blanton Museum of Art and UT's
Visual Art Center or shows from the collections of the
Harry Ransom Center or the LBJ Library, and enjoy a
performance at the famed Performing Arts Center.
Explore the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum,
cheer the Longhorns at Texas Memorial Stadium, and
shop on colorful Guadalupe Street
These venues are all within walking distance.
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AT&T Executive Education Conference Center
1900 University Avenue
Austin, Texas 78705
Guest Room Reservations
512-404-3600 or 877-744-8822
Special CASP Room Rates
Standard King or
Standard Double Queen
Single $139 Double $159 plus tax
Book by Sept. 21, to receive CASP rates
Special CASP Garage Parking Rates
CASP overnight guests
$14 per night plus tax
Valet parking is $14.00 per visit or $21 overnight plus tax
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton
303 W. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Four blocks from the conference hotel
Special CASP Room Rates
Standard King or Standard Double Queen
$159.00 plus tax
512-478-7000 or 1-800-222-8733
Group Code: CAS
DoubleTree by Hilton Austin-University Area
1617 IH-35 North, Austin, Texas, United States 78702
1 mile from the conference hotel (approx. $5.00 taxi)
Special CASP Room Rates
Standard King or Standard Double Queen, $139.00 plus tax
512-479-4000 or 1-800-236-1361
Group Code: CAS
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Mansion at Judges’ Hill
1900 Rio Grand
Austin, TX 78705
Four blocks from the conference hotel
Special CASP Room Rates
Single $139 Double $159 plus tax
512-495-1800 or 1-800-311-1619;
Group Code: CASP
Transportation Services
All major domestic airlines serve the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, which opened in 1999 and is
25 minutes from the hotel. Most major car rental firms operate within the airport, as well as taxis,
limousines, and an airport shuttle service.
Car and Driver Services
Sedans Incorporated
888-302-9002 toll free
http://www.sedans.com
Super Shuttle
512-258-3826
800-BLUE VAN
www.supershuttle.com
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TxCRLA News
It’s less than two weeks till the 30th Anniversary of CASP in Austin on
Sunday, October 23 through Tuesday, October 25, 2011! I hope you are
registered and planning to have a fabulous time!
Russ Hodges and Carol
Dochen, CASP 2011 site co-chairs, have a wonderful experience planned for
you at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on the UT
Austin campus. Embracing the spirit of Sankofa, which means “go back and
take,” we will be looking back to celebrate 30 years of professional leadership
that participating educators have given to the State of Texas.
CASP 2011 will also present new knowledge and innovation by a range of
professionals from across our great state as well as nationally-known speakers
who will bring us the latest and greatest trends in Developmental Education
and Learning Support. Russ and Carol, along with program co-chairs Sharon
Miller and Mitch Burchfield, have worked long and hard to create a program
celebrating the culmination of thirty years of knowledge.
The TxCRLA Executive Board has been busy since we last met in El Paso at the 2010 CASP conference!
For those of you who were fortunate enough to hear the luncheon Keynote Speaker, Dr. Claire Ellen
Weinstein, you know why the board of TxCRLA decided to establish a Dr. Claire Ellen Weinstein
Graduate Student Scholarship. Currently the Director of the Cognitive Learning Strategies Project at The
University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Weinstein has devoted her career to training students in instructional
methodologies for teaching learning strategies to underprepared students. The scholarship is for a full-time
graduate student in Texas who is doing research in Developmental Education or Learning Assistance.
Thank you for encouraging eligible graduate students to apply. TxCRLA continues to offer two professional
development scholarships: The Gladys R. Shaw Scholarship and the Ann B. Faulkner Scholarship. Please
join us at the state meeting in Austin where the scholarships will be awarded.
In 2010, TxCRLA made history by initiating the Brown Bag Webinar Series and hosting free webinars, made
possible by a grant from CRLA. The first webinar in April 2010 was on Accelerated Learning with Gail
Heidenhain, past president of the International Alliance for Learning. The second webinar in January 2011
was with Denise Lujan, who presented a webinar on Mad Dog Math, a summer bridge program for UTEP
students who place into developmental math. Our past president, Sara Weertz, worked behind the scenes to
produce the webinars; and, of course, the webinars would not have been possible without the technological
assistance of Melissa Thomas (UTSA) who graciously offered to be our web-conferencing host using her
institution’s WIMBA software. CRLA has awarded TxCRLA another grant to continue presenting the
Brown Bag Webinar Series this year.
I hope to meet you in a few weeks in Austin. Please attend the state meetings to discover the important issues
concerning Developmental Education and to meet with your colleagues. You are all members of TxCRLA
with your attendance at CASP 2011. Please consider joining our Board and giving your valuable time and
energy to assist students achieve college-readiness across our state. TxCRLA officers Sharon Miller, Richard
Trevino, Kathy Stein, Essie Childers, Sara Weertz, and our new President-elect Joanie DeForest join me in
welcoming you to the Best Little Conference in Texas—CASP 2011!
Cheryl Baker Heller, President of TxCRLA
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TxCRLA Brown Bag Webinars
Through a 2010 CRLA grant award, TxCRLA
introduced the Brown Bag Webinar Series as a way
to reach out to post-secondary professionals while
promoting TxCRLA membership. Our series of web
conferences promote professional development and
training in the fields of developmental education
and learning assistance as well as provide a forum
for sharing ideas and research. Brown Bag
Webinars are free to all CRLA and TxCRLA
members.
A webinar is like a conference room-based
seminar except in a virtual environment. It’s an
interactive meeting, accessible to anyone with a
computer. The presentation format is typically a
PowerPoint slideshow with video feed, internet, and
audio. Also known as online workshops or
webcasts, webinars are instrumental to company
and institutional budgets by reducing (and possibly
eliminating) professional development travel
expenses and other related costs. Webinars are also
convenient, providing training at more suitable
times. Webinar participants can attend the online
workshop from remote locations—the comfort of
their computers at home or at work—to participate
in professional development while saving travel
expenses. The key webinar element is the array of
interactive presenter tools, such as the whiteboard
with
annotation
capabilities and
internet
connection, text chat room, and audio/visual
features.
The beauty of TxCRLA Brown Bag Webinar is
the flexibility and cost-effectiveness. We can reach a
large
audience
and
simultaneously
share
information with little cost, plus provide digital
recordings that allow for future, long-lived
playback. Not only can we provide professional
development events to our members at large, our
webinars also provide experiential learning for our
presenters.
The Brown Bag Webinars are one hour in length
and offered during the lunch hour (12:00 noon to
1:00 p.m. CST). We provide a webinar host,
Melissa Thomas (University of Texas San Antonio)
who manages the online conferencing software,
tracks the attendees, and monitors the webinar for
problems. Presenters prepare a PowerPoint
presentation and practice with Melissa prior to the
actual event.
The Brown Bag Webinars are always
collaborative, allowing the presenter to query the
attendee and poll the audience. Attendees can also
ask questions. Some presenters supply participants
with worksheets or preliminary information
regarding the presentation topic. After the
presentation, some presenters use the option to
survey the attendees. All of the webinars are
recorded for viewing at a later date and continue to
promote conversation and discussion.
Brief overview of TxCRLA Brown Bag Webinars
and Recording links—
Accelerated Learning (AL):
April 2010, the first in our series of virtual
conferences was a one-hour webinar with Gail
Heidenhain, past president of the International
Alliance for Learning and owner of Delphin, Inc., a
management consulting and program design firm
specializing in the development of learning
environments and innovation in leadership
development. To view the AL webinar recording,
click on the link below:
http://67.202.210.46/launcher.cgi?room=_UTSA_st
aff_MThomas_2104584691_2010_0413_1303_29
For added reference, download the attached
handouts regarding Reflection Questions and the
Accelerated Learning MAP.
Mad Dog Math:
January 2011, our second webinar event was an
online presentation of Mad Dog Math with Denise
Lujan from University of Texas El Paso. Mad Dog
Math is a self-paced summer bridge program that
uses ALEKS, an online math program, for students
in development math.
http://utsalive.wimba.com/launcher.cgi?room=_UT
SA_staff_MThomas_2104584691_2011_0126_1301_
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TxCRLA Officers 2010-2011
President
Cheryl Baker Heller
University of Texas at El
Paso
500 W. University
El Paso, TX 79968
Cherylb@utep.edu
President-Elect
Sharon Miller
Lone Star College-CyFair
Tech100-F
9191 Barker Cypress Rd
Cypress, TX 77433
Sharon.T.Miller@lonestar.edu
Treasurer
Richard Treviño, Jr.
University of Texas Pan
American
1201 W. University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539
Rich_Trev@utpa.edu
Secretary
Essie Childers
Parallel StudiesReading/Education
Blinn College-Bryan Campus
242223 Blinn Blvd.
Bryan,TX 77805
Essie.childers@blinn.edu
Past-President
Sara Weertz
Angelo State University
ASU Station #11004
San Angelo, TX 76909
Sara.wertz@angelo.edu
Membership Chair
Dr. Kathy Stein
Sul Ross State University
C-132 SRSU
400 N Harrison St
Alpine, TX 79832
kstein@sulross.edu
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The TxCRLA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the results of the
recent election for the new incoming 2012 President-Elect.
I serve as the Department Chair for the College Preparatory Division at
San Jacinto College South in Houston, TX where I teach
Developmental English, Reading, and Student Success courses.
In addition, I have taught for over 16 years in English Composition I
and II, Technical Report/Business Writing, American and Children’s
Literature.
I enjoy staying active at work. I have served as First-Year Experience
taskforce member, Title V Grant South Campus Coordinator, and Chair
of the San Jac THECB DEDP Integrated Reading/Writing Taskforce.
I am a strong advocate for quality tutoring. During the five-year Title V
grant, our college developed a peer tutoring program on each of our
three campuses and certified them all through CRLA.
Joanie DeForest
San Jacinto College
South
TxCRLA PresidentElect
I was a late bloomer and did not begin my academic endeavors until I
was 36 years old. Since then, I have earned both an MA in Literature
(1999) and an MS in Reading (2006) from the University of HoustonClear Lake (UHCL), and I am currently working on a doctorate in
educational leadership. I understand the fear older students can
experience when entering academia, and I am proud to work with atrisk and nontraditional students who need a little encouragement and
help to realize their dreams.
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TADE News
TADE News
Dear Colleagues,
We are looking forward to seeing each and every one of you in Austin next month as we celebrate the 30 th
year of CASP Conferences. For those TADE members that will be in attendance, you can look forward to
some incredibly wonderful and stimulating experiences. We look forward to interacting
with you so please stop any board member, say “hi” and share your experiences with us.
During the 2010-2011 year, the TADE board has worked hard on several goals.
Increase TADE Membership: Denise Lujan, our outgoing Membership Chair and
incoming President-elect, has worked hard on increasing TADE membership. Denise
took a three tier approach: (1) contacted former TADE members and inviting them back,
(2) comparing the TADE membership with the NADE membership to identify NADE members that are not
TADE members and inviting them to join TADE, and (3) advertised the institutional memberships.
Encourage NADE Certification for Texas DE Programs: The NADE Certification Council has been invited
and has agreed to conduct another NADE Certification Training as a CASP pre-conference institute. Dr.
Tamara Clunis repeatedly encouraged all Texas Developmental Education programs to go through the
NADE program self-evaluation as part of earning NADE Certification. The TADE board heard this message
and has worked hard to convey it to members in hopes of starting a grass roots effort of promoting this
message through TADE members to institutional programs. Please encourage your institutions’
administration to support your program level efforts to self-evaluate and redesign based on data driven
decisions.
Increase Communication and provide additional learning opportunities for TADE members: The 1st annual
TADE online journal will be issued in Spring 2012 as a means of sharing a snapshot of professional
development opportunities offered at the conference to both members that are able to attend the conference
as well as members who were not able to attend. For those presenters that agree, contact information will
accompany the abstract so that continued communication and learning can continue well after the
conference is over. The online journal will also feature peer reviewed full length articles. For those of you
wishing to submit an article for possible submission, please send your article to Dr. Mitchell Burchfield at
mbruchfield@sbcglobal.net.
As the long awaited 30th Anniversary CASP Conference approaches, my job as TADE President comes
closer to ending. At the end of this year’s CASP Conference, Dr. Mitchell Burchfield, current President-elect,
will move into the role of TADE President and I will become TADE Past-President. I hope all TADE
members will make an effort to personally congratulate and welcome Dr. Burchfield as our incoming TADE
President during the conference. Dr. Burchfield has worked hard and played an integral part in planning this
anniversary conference along with TxCRLA President-elect Sharon Miller and site chairs, Dr. Russ Hodges
and Dr. Carol Dochen.
I have truly enjoyed my tenure as President and would definitely encourage all of you Developmental
Education leaders to step up to the plate and serve both your state and your field by running for a state board
member position next year. If you are interested and see me walking around the
conference, please ask me for a minute and I will be more than happy to discuss the
process, the responsibilities, and the expectations with you.
Sincerely,
Leslie Kimberling Jones, TADE President
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TADE Officers 2010-2011
President
Dr. Leslie Kimberling Jones
University of Texas at
Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Leslie.Jones@utb.edu
Secretary
Frank Cronin
Austin Community College
Northridge Campus
11928 Stonehollow Rd
Austin, TX 78758
fcronin@austincc.edu
President-Elect
Dr. Mitchell Burchfield
Southwest Texas Junior College
Tate Building #1
Uvalde, TX 78801
mburchfield@swtjc.cc.tx.us
Treasurer
Dr. Arlene Ready
University of Texas at Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Arelene.Ready@utb.edu
Membership Coordinator
Denise Lujan
University of Texas at El Paso
500 W. University
El Paso, TX 79968
cdlujan@utep.edu
The National Association for Developmental Education’s 36th
Annual Conference will be held at the Coronado Springs Resort
(Disney Property), Orlando FL February 22 – 25, 2012
For more information visit the NADE website
http://www.nade2012.net/
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New TADE elected officers to be installed
at the next CASP conference in Austin
Denise Lujan
University of Texas
at El Paso
Betty Woodfill
San Jacinto College
Membership Chair
President-Elect
Currently the Director of Developmental Math at
The University of Texas at El Paso, Denise has
worked with developmental education students
for over 10 years and has been involved in many
course redesigns ranging from lecture with an
online homework component to teaching in an
emporium environment.
She has been
incorporating technology into her class since
2005. In 2007, she helped start a new program
Mad Dog Math or MDM for entering freshmen.
This is a free summer bridge program that allows
students to complete some or all of their
developmental classes using ALEKS prior to their
first semester at UTEP.
Denise received her Bachelor’s from West Texas
A&M University in Math in 1988 and her
Master’s in Educational Leadership in 2008 with
a focus on developmental education. She has
been very involved in TADE and has been a
board member since 2008. She is a member of
NADE and is the Co-Chair for the NADE 2014
national conference that will be held in Dallas.
She has presented at local, state, and national
conferences as well as present at many different
colleges and universities around the country on
the use of ALEKS and developing summer bridge
programs.
She also believes that the Developmental Math
Dept at UTEP should be dedicated to preparing
and supporting underprepared students for
academic success in college level math through
the use of creative course design, technology, and
interventions based on the belief that every
student should have the opportunity to pursue
their educational goals.
Betty Woodfill is a professor in the College
Preparatory Department at San Jacinto College
(SJC), Pasadena, Texas. A native of
Nacogdoches, Texas, with BS and MA degrees
from Stephen F. Austin University, Betty is
currently in her fifth year as a professor at SJC
having served as a language skills full-time
adjunct for fourteen years.
While at San Jacinto College, she has coauthored the popular Developmental Educators’
Handbook, a vast online encyclopedia of resources
useful for developmental reading and writing
educators, as well as implemented the SJC
“STAR” Award program. As a result of this
program, College Prep students now have an
added incentive to be recognized for
achievement.
Betty has presented at concurrent sessions, CASP
2009 and CASP 2010, and authored several
articles for the CASP Newsletter. At CASP
2010, she was recognized and honored as the
“Best Concurrent Session, CASP 2009” recipient.
Along with her teaching responsibilities, she is
currently preparing for a concurrent session at
CASP 2011.
A second year Distinguished
Faculty member, Betty attributes many of her
successes at SJC to best practices and new
research in developmental education obtained
from attending and participating in state and
national conferences. Betty is passionate about
sharing with other educators the multiplied
benefits and rewards of being a TADE member.
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Marsha Cardenas
The University of Texas at El Paso
New TADE Secretary
I have been involved in education for over 30 years. I have worked with students both at the
secondary level and at the college level. I graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso
with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 1980 and M.S. in Educational Administration and
Supervision in 1988 and for over 20 years I was the principal of a private school. I worked very
closely with teachers to ensure that the curriculum met strict standards and that students were
successful. As administrator of the school I served on six K-12th grade accreditation site visits
and served as team leader for nine. I served on the district accreditation board for the
Southwest Region of the Association of Christian Schools International and have been a
speaker at the ACSI regional conference, and the A/G Convention in Springfield Missouri. As
well, I developed the concept and prepared a Charter School application for TEA approval.
In 2007 I started teaching at the El Paso Community College. I then started working as parttime faculty at UTEP, which moved quickly into a full-time position. I am a member of
TADE, Phi Delta kappa, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, and I am a
presenter for Love and Logic: A School Wide Disciplinary Approach and Character 1st:
Student Character Development Series. This past spring I co-authored a developmental math
workbook for Beginning and Intermediate Algebra which has been published by McGraw Hill
in 2011.
Currently, I am a developmental math instructor at the University of Texas at El Paso and an
adjunct instructor for developmental math at El Paso Community College. I have spent many
hours working with students one on one to help them reach their educational goals.
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NADE Conference March 5 – 8, 2014 in Dallas
NADE is coming to Dallas in 2014! We need your help. Join your colleagues for this meeting
as we begin the conference planning process.
Conference Co-Chairs
Leslie K. Jones
Denise Lujan
Laura M. Villarreal
Some areas to consider:
 Publicity and media
 Exhibit Hall
 Silent auction
 On-site registration
 Cultural Heritage event
 Celebration breakfast
 Local highlights and tours
Program Chairs
Rosemary Karr and Jim Eiting
Conference Treasurer
Glenda Solomon
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Donations, sponsorships, door prizes
On-site volunteers
Service activity such as America Reads
Overall Conference Evaluation
Conference promotional items
Preparation of conference bags
Hospitality for special invited guests
Entertainment
Monday October 24
7:15 – 8:15 pm
CASP 2011 Conference
Information meeting
The Dallas Anatole has a centerpiece sculpture
known as the Nebula or "cluster of stars"
representing the transformation and restoration of
the Hotel. Likewise, Developmental Education
also has its collection of star educators and star
programs which have brought about a wave of
change and transformation that have touched the
lives of countless of students. These stars will be
showcased at the NADE Conference in Dallas
2014. Plan to be a part of this great event.
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Sunday October 23
Registration
7:00 am-7:00 pm
Pre-Conference Institutes
Full-day & Half-day Offerings
Opening Gala & 30th Anniversary Celebration
with Poster Sessions
5:00 pm -7:00 pm
Dinner on Your Own
Hospitality Suite
7:30 pm -10:00 pm
Monday October 24
Registration
7:00 am-5:00 pm
Exhibits
7:30 am-5:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions
8:00, 9:15, & 10:30 am
Dr. Ballam’s Keynote Performance
CASP Awards Luncheon
Concurrent Sessions
11:40 am - 1:45 pm
2:00 & 3:00 pm
TADE Organizational Meeting
4:30-5:10 pm
TxCRLA Organizational Meeting
5:15-5:55 pm
Town Hall Meeting with THEBC Staff
6:00-7:15 pm
NADE 2014 Planning Meeting for Volunteers
7:15-8:15 pm
Dinner on Your Own
Hospitality Suite
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesday October 25
Registration
Concurrent Sessions
Dr. Hartman’s Keynote Performance
CASP Board Induction
On-To-Houston Brunch
Post-Conference Institutes
UT-Austin Sanger Learning Center
& Career Tour
7:00 am - 10:00 am
8:00 am & 9:15 am
10:30 am - 12:45 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Sunday – October 23th 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Employing the “Duncan Hines” Approach to Writing an Essay
A Workable Plan: Using Choice Theory to Advise Students
Academic support
Teaching and Learning
Most developmental students do not have a clue how to write a process
essay. This session uses a student essay to teach others the “easy how
to” of how to writing. The workshop-based session begins with
simple everyday tasks, which will enlighten the learners, using the
“Duncan Hines” method.
Designed for Academic Counselors/Coaches, this interactive workshop
provides basic counseling strategies for working with students in an
academic support setting. You don‟t have to be an expert to apply
Choice Theory and specific Reality Therapy techniques to help your
students set goals and accept responsibility.
Carolyn Mello, Lamar State College-Orange
Lisa Allison, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Implementing MyLabsPlus in the College Reading Classroom
Using recording technology in higher education: the Livescribe
Pen and more
Developmental Reading, Writing, and English
Teaching and Learning
This session will exhibit how instructors at the University of Central
Arkansas implemented Pearson‟s Learning Lab for reading, My
LabsPlus, into developmental reading classes. Participants will join
the discussion and have an opportunity to add their experiences with
MyLabs or other similar systems and to ask questions about the
implementation of such systems in their classrooms.
Imagine being able to go to your computer and pull up every lecture
that you ever went to in college, listen to them, view the notes, and
experience them again. One of the most significant factors in student
success is the student's ability to recall lectures and notes. This
demonstration of a note-recording technology shows practical and
affordable solutions to help students get more from lectures and notes.
Elaine Tomlinson Corum, University of Central Arkansas
Ken Walker
Designing Student Advisement: Solving a Matrix of Complex
Variables
Program Review: Surveys Help Lead to Success and Persistence
Assessment, Placement, and Advising
Academic Support
The presenters report on the development of an advising program,
explaining how current theory and practice informed the process. They
discuss the integration of various resources—faculty, professional
advisers, students, and technology—to address budgetary issues,
efficient use of resources, the realities of students‟ lives and faculty
workloads, and scalability.
“But I taught them everything they needed to know!” The presenter
will share ACC Developmental Reading Department‟s journey to
improve student success with college-level courses. Let us save you
some steps! Handouts will be provided and experiences both positive
and negative will be revealed.
Donald Weasenforth, Marti Miles-Rosenfield, Collin College
Judy Hubble, Austin Community College Round Rock Campus
Students as Team Players: Encouraging Small Group
Communication
Rethinking the “AWK”: Giving Developmental Writing Students
Better Feedback
Teaching and Learning
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
This session will be focused on implementing effective small group
communication activities and projects within the classroom. The
presenter will discuss the essential elements of small group
communication theory, providing specific examples of a variety of
group activities. Participants will be encouraged to share their own
experiences utilizing team/group activities.
The presenter will begin by sharing sentences written by
developmental writing students that were deemed “awk” or awkward.
The presenter will then discuss the slippery, nuanced meaning of
“awk” and how its lack of concreteness makes correcting impossible
for developmental writers. The presenter will then provide alternatives
to the “awk.”
Kimberly Kilpatrick, The University of Texas at El Paso
Karen Royall, Austin Community College
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Monday – October 24th
Turning Nuts and Bolts: Transforming Student Success Courses
(Achieving the Dream Grant)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Redesigning College Prep Reading and Writing Courses To
Accelerate Developmental Learners (THECB Grant Project)
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning
Brazosport College and College of the Mainland have implemented
contrasting, yet successful, student success course models. Listen to
how these colleges have utilized the Achieving the Dream process to
develop positive learning atmospheres in the college classroom and
beyond. Be prepared to share your own student success course
experiences.
Dr. Lynda Villanueva, Brazosport College; Dr. Pamela Millsap,
College of the Mainland
As a THECB DEDP grant college, San Jacinto College has developed
various innovative learning opportunities for students to move more
quickly through developmental courses into college readiness. We’ll
share some of our delivery models, testing instruments, and methods
for routing students into developmental classes that fit their individual
learning needs.
Joanie DeForest, Kina Siriphant-Lara, Tina Willhoite, Robert
Sandhaas, LeeAnn Morris, and Myrna Gonzalez; San Jacinto
College
Math, How To Study It and When To Study It: A Guide for
College Freshmen
Saving Fish from Drowning: A Comprehensive Approach to
Student Success
Developmental Mathematics & Science
Academic Support
Most freshmen respond much the same to college math: uninterested
and unprepared. A general study skills workshop will not adequately
prepare the math student for success. This presentation will show
teachers and tutor trainers how to prepare and deliver a workshop
specifically about studying math.
This session will provide insight and a step-by step approach to
creating a support system for students where reading, writing, and
learning resources work together collaboratively while connecting
with students on their holistic academic career in order to promote
student success and retention for developmental English and reading.
Andrew Davis, Stephen F. Austin State University
Caroline Kuyumcuoglu, Lori Knight; Northwest Vista College
(Re)Building Mathematicians: Toward a Reconstructive
Pedagogy
Developmental Mathematics & Science
Developmental mathematics instructors at the community college level
are faced with two challenges. In addition to teaching mathematics,
we must tear down the edifice of insecurity and low confidence our
students have built. This presentation seeks to build a reconstructive
pedagogy.
Peer Led Team Learning: Fostering Collaboration, Community,
and Success
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
Peer Led Team Learning, an effective method for increasing student
success in developmental writing classes through the creation of a
positive, supportive learning environment, facilitates the creation of an
enthusiastic learning community. A three-semester success story will
be shared by the instructor and members of the peer facilitation team.
Glenn Allen Phillips, Blinn College
Susan Cotton, Gene-Michael Shannon, Shamiravon Ross; Lone
Star College-Kingwood
CRLA Certification- Getting the Basics
Basic Composition: A Redesign for Today’s Students
Academic Support
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
This is an introduction to CRLA’s ITTPC tutor training program
certification process. It is intended for anyone who is interested in
starting the certification process. It includes clarification of application
requirements, benefits of certification, and an explanation of the
application process. In addition, the session will include best practices
and great tips for getting started.
The Developmental English Program at UTEP decided to redesign its
Basic Composition course and create its own materials, aligning the
course more closely to the course following it and eliminating the need
for a costly textbook. Our presentation will discuss our redesign
process and show the current course materials.
Olga Thurman, El Paso Community College
Andrea Berta, Corrine Peschka; University of Texas at El Paso
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Monday – October 24th
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
B.A.D. Dating and M.E. (Mechanics of English)
Cultivating Wisdom through Critical Thinking
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning
‘Speed Dating’ is a social engagement activity. B.A.D. DATING
AND M.E. links this concept to reading comprehension and writing
development. A self-analysis is used as a starting point. Students then
apply this interaction to a work of literature. This is facilitated by
several reading comprehension strategies.
Students in developmental education courses may spend little time on
developing the habit of thinking deeply. Since success in school, as in
life, depends on the quality of one's thinking, this session introduces
guidelines for cultivating critical thinking skills. Explore activities
that demonstrate methods that can systematically cultivate students'
wisdom.
Willis Humiston, Wendy Crader; Northeast Lakeview College
Maggi Miller, Cengage Learning
Complex Canvases: A Studio Approach to Developmental English
(THECB Grant Project)
Developmental Math and the Emporium Model – Lessons Learned
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
Developmental Mathematics & Science
With THECB support from a DEDP grant, the developmental English
program at UTPA is re-conceptualizing developmental theory,
pedagogy, and student support through our Reading and Writing
STUDIO conferencing center. Panel presenters will discuss our
contexts, designs, strategies, assessment results, and future program
plans.
Since 2007, UTEP’s Developmental Math Department slowly
transitioned their courses from a lecture format to an emporium model.
This presentation will cover that transition; it will cover lessons
learned, best practices as well as mistakes made.
Colin Charlton, Jonikka Charlton, Laurence Dambreville, Shoney
Flores, Bonnie Garcia, Valerie Ortiz, Jordan Guerra, Brittany
Denise Lujan, University of Texas at El Paso
Ramirez; University of Texas-Pan American
Investing in the Future: Developing Student Staff into
Professionals
Challenges Offer Opportunities: Promising Practices of Texas
Community Colleges
Academic Support
Technical and Vocational Programs
This workshop will help professionals foster a sense of investment in
their student staff members through mentoring, training, and
communication. Grounded in the situational leadership model, we will
draw on our own experiences, as well as our previous dynamic as
supervisor-supervisee, to lend an authentic feel to the workshop.
Community colleges face significant challenges meeting the changing
educational and workforce needs of its students. Three Texas
community colleges met those challenges better than others and shared
promising insights. A summary of recurring themes, including a
culture of improvement and significant faculty, staff, and community
involvement, will be highlighted.
Melissa Thomas, Sapna Naik; University of Texas at San Antonio
Donna Smith, Melissa Shook, Jennifer Bruce; Texas Guaranteed
Student Loan Corporation
Accelerating Success: Transition Programs and Promising
Practices at El Paso Community College (THECB and Achieving
the Dream Grants)
Use of Templates in Teaching Argumentation to Developmental
Writing Students
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
Participants will learn about programs, strategies, and practices used to
help students become college ready and stay in school. Programs such
as the math emporium, summer bridge, and placement test preparation
will be discussed. Also presented will be new pathways which are
being developed to assist returning adults through better identification,
peer advising, information sessions, transition classes and job training.
Sentence frames (based on templates used by Gerald Graff and Cathy
Birkenstein) can teach students to structure their writing more clearly
and develop their ideas more completely. The presenter will
demonstrate various ways frames can be used in teaching academic
argument in Developmental Writing classes.
Irma Camacho, Lucy Michal; El Paso Community College
Bill Martin, Austin Community College
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Monday – October 24th
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Student Success: A Whole College Process That Works!
Making Connections: Accelerating Learning Process by Slowing
Down the Process
Teaching and Learning
Teaching and Learning
Student success is a core value upheld by everyone at San Jacinto
College from the Board of Trustees and Chancellor to faculty and
staff. Presenters will share the implementation of a successful plan that
includes a shared culture of language and Success classes taught by
administrators, staff, and faculty from all disciplines.
Time is only one factor in the learning timeline. Accelerating learning
often involves investing time to create layers of meaning. Linking
associated learning strategies, playing the “believing/doubting game,”
and involving the long-term memory in the learning process can
minimize the necessity to “re-learn.”
Carolyn Poole, DeRhonda McWaine, Joanie DeForest; San Jacinto
College
Stella Thompson, Grayson County College
Redesigning Developmental Math To Improve Student Success
(THECB Grant Project)
Developmental Mathematics & Science
A discussion of the changes made by the Lone Star CollegeMontgomery Developmental Math department that have contributed to
a 10% increase in the success rates of their developmental math
students while maintaining the integrity of the courses. Starting in Fall
2010, the developmental math department at LSC-Montgomery began
a redesign for all of the developmental math classes. The presentation
will discuss the redesign, what worked and did not work, and what
we’ve changed since the first implementation.
Alison Carter, Erik Oslund; Lone Star College-Montgomery
Using Cultural Relevance To Teach Reading and Interpreting
Statistics Graphs (Title 5 Grant Project)
Developmental Mathematics & Science
This presentation discusses the results of teaching a lesson plan
designed to strengthen quantitative reasoning, statistical numeracy,
and statistical reasoning skills in a developmental mathematics course.
Experiential learning in a culturally-relevant lesson plan was utilized
to allow students to be engaged in active learning.
Thersa (Terri) Westbrook, Texas State University-San Marcos,
Miguel San Miguel, Texas A&M International University,
Jose Perez-Trevino, Nora Montemayor; Alexander High School,
United ISD
FOCUSed on Reading: Scaffolding and Partnering To Support
Developmental Readers (THECB Grant Project)
Energy, Enthusiasm, Motivation – Maintaining A Positive
Attitude To Achieve Positive Results
Academic Support
Academic Support
Learn how we adapted our developmental reading class into a halfsemester, hybrid class with instructional scaffolds and, with the
support of a demonstration grant, partnered with developmental
mathematics and student support representatives from across the
campus to assist our developmental reading students.
With over 30 years of experience in higher education, the presenter
will share ideas for maintaining your energy, enthusiasm, and
motivation in the current environment. Institutional change and the
challenges we encounter can bring out our best if we face the future
with a positive outlook.
Sheila A. Nicholson, David Caverly, Michele Donnelly, Janie
Lopez; Texas State University - San Marcos
Grammar Rants And More: Alternatives to Traditional
Grammar Instruction
Karon Mathews, Texas A&M University
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
Research shows that traditional grammar instruction is ineffective in
making student’s better writers, yet our students’ writing includes
errors that we must address. In this session, the presenter will
demonstrate approaches to writing instruction that engage students
more effectively than the grammar workbook.
Regina Peters; Prairie View A&M University
Building Teacher-Student Relationships in Developmental Writing
Classrooms
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
The presenters will explain and demonstrate how different instructors
develop a close teacher-student relationship in the Developmental
Writing class environment in order to foster student retention and
engagement. There is no “one size fits all” in this regard, with each
presenter having a different personality and classroom atmosphere.
Clinton Hale, Gena Probst, Erin Nelson, Melissa Hoban; Blinn
College
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Monday – October 24th
Engaging Students through an Adult Learning Motivational
Framework
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Engaging and Retaining New Developmental Education Students
CASP 2010 Best Session Winner
Academic Support
During this presentation, we will discuss the use of focus groups to
measure the student employment experience as part of comprehensive
program assessment efforts. We will discuss benefits of collecting this
information, present basic instruction in facilitating effective focus
groups, and connect assessment outcomes to development and
strategic planning efforts.
More than two-fifths (42%) of students entering community colleges
need remedial coursework, and nearly half (50%) drop out within the
first year. The Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) helps
identify where students thrive and where they struggle. This session
provides new research about entering students and successful
engagement strategies.
Erika Glaser, Center for Community College Student Engagement
Tiffany Sullivan, Maggie Floyd; University of Texas at San Antonio
Integrated Approach to Developmental Mathematics in DEDP
Pilot Program (THECB Grant Project)
Facebook! An Effective Channel of Communication with Students
Educational Technology
Developmental Mathematics & Science
This paper discusses the integrated approach in a DEDP pilot program
to improve success rate, increase the retention rate, and prepare
students well for higher math courses. We shall present data to show
the effectiveness of the integrated approach by comparing the
performance of the treatment group with the control group.
Are you having trouble communicating with your students? Do you
constantly give reminders in class or via Blackboard or others means,
and students do not respond? Would you like to communicate with
them in an instant? We have the solution! Open up a Facebook page
for your class!
Michelle Pena, Cinthia Jimenez; University of Texas at El Paso
Ramendra Krishna Bose, Nam Nguyen; University of Texas-Pan
American
Non-traditional Students and the OWL
Exam Jam: Campus-Wide Finals Review
Academic Support
Academic Support
The presenter will assess the composition needs of non-traditional
students and outline the perceived purpose of online writing labs. We
will look at the positive and negative aspects of conducting online
tutoring for students and OWL staff. The presenter will conclude by
offering strategies for effective asynchronous tutoring of nontraditional students.
Exam Jam is an event that gives faculty and tutors an opportunity to
meet with students for one last review session before final exams.
Learn how Lone Star College-Kingwood implemented this amazing
program, and pick up some tips on how to start your own Exam Jam!
Kamara Gavit, St. Edward’s University
Successful Summer Bridge Programs
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
With a 92% success rate, the Summer Bridge program at Lone Star
College-CyFair has served over 200 local area High School graduates
over the past six years. Learn about the structure, recruiting practices,
placement, findings, and curriculum. Discover what makes this
Summer Bridge program not only highly effective but also sustainable.
Get ideas and resources for your own Summer Bridge program.
Anna Schmidt, Lone Star College-CyFair
Dr. Janis S. Terry, Vanessa R. Farmer; Lone Star College Kingwood
Solving Disfluency Problems in Native English and ELL learners
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
In this interactive presentation, three Student Learning Assistance
Center writing tutors and a learning center staff member/English
lecturer will show how utilizing existing university and online
resources has helped us deal with both ESL/ELL students and a
growing number of native English speakers having disfluent and ELLtype writing problems.
(Theresa) Rene’ LeBlanc, Todd Richardson, Shaun Clarkson,
Katy Golden; Texas State University
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Monday – October 24th
Accelerated Developmental Education Math Pilot Project –
Phase II (THECB Grant Project)
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Using Emotional Intelligence To Promote Student Success
Teaching & Learning
Developmental Mathematics & Science
Based on the promising results from Phase I, the presenters will
describe the project and the projects’ results. They will provide
information developed and published through the initial phase
including curriculum, assessments, and reports of the project’s
progress, outcomes, and recommendations.
The College Success Department of South Texas College has
developed an E. I. Centric Transformational Model directed towards
first generation college bound Hispanic students. The model
incorporates effective teaching practices and strategies, and evaluative
instruments which have resulted in increased retention and graduation
rates as well as overall student success.
Dr. Tamara Clunis, Jenna Marion; Amarillo College
Terrence Miller, Jorge Luis Botello; South Texas College
Take Home Magnetic Manipulatives Make Math, Reading, and
Writing More Meaningful
Teaching and Learning
A team of reading, math, and writing professors will lead participants
in interactive strategies to increase student involvement and learning.
Using magnets, these hands-on activities get students out of their seats
and engaged. New and seasoned educators will learn vibrant ideas
from this presentation. Handouts of all activities will be furnished.
Deborah Spradlin, Patti Casey, Pam Tindel; Tyler Junior College
Serving Intellectually Able But Undiagnosed ADD/ADHD
Students
Academic Support
ADD/ADHD students are frequently intellectually strong, creative, and
charismatic. At the same time, they often struggle with boredom,
impatience, distraction, and impulsivity. This presentation focuses on
how to identify such talented students and help them create
individualized support plans to achieve their academic potential.
Dr. De Sellers, LPC, Texas State University, retired
Measuring the Student Employee Experience Within Program
Assessment Systems
The Community As Classroom: A Homeless Man’s Discovery
(Achieving the Dream & THECB Grant Project)
Academic Support
Teaching & Learning
During this presentation, we will discuss the use of focus groups to
measure the student employment experience as part of comprehensive
program assessment efforts. We will discuss benefits of collecting this
information, present basic instruction in facilitating effective focus
groups, and connect assessment outcomes to development and
strategic planning efforts.
Our campus enrolls developmental students in learning communities
(reading, writing, math, human relations). The thematic base is the
autobiography of a homeless man who discovers a wide range of
community resources from museums to soup kitchens. Students
complete cross-disciplinary assignments and a service learning project
for a local shelter.
Maggie Floyd, Bonita deLeon, Christina Gonzalez, Tiffany
Sullivan; University of Texas at San Antonio
Judith Gallagher, Nancy McKenzie; Tarrant County College-South
Negotiating A Learning Community: Maintaining Standards and
Garnering Support
Spelling for the Ages
Developmental Reading, Writing & English
Developmental Reading, Writing, & English
Presenters chart the design, management and assessment of a learning
community course involving Developmental Reading and History.
They focus on maintaining standards while providing needed support,
and on garnering administrative and faculty support. Measures of
success, including tracking data and students’ affective responses, and
plans for future offerings are discussed.
Do you have poor spellers in your writing class, who even though they
themselves realize their own weakness, don’t do anything to improve
their spelling except run Microsoft’s spell-check feature? If so, you’re
not the only one who’s frustrated. Both you and your poor-spelling
students need some new strategies to make them stronger spellers.
Laura Foster-Eason, Collin College
Donald Weasenforth, Marilyn Rice, Courtenay Jauregui; Collin
College
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Tuesday – October 25th
Mind Over Matter: Cognitive Restructuring in Developmental
Education Classrooms
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Negotiating Discourses with Students To Respond to College Texts
Teaching & Learning
Teaching and Learning
The vanishing men! The gateway to college for many African
American males is often through community colleges’ developmental
education programs because those enrolled in community colleges
disproportionately qualify for developmental education courses and/or
programs. The task at hand is to keep them. The presenters will focus
on strategies necessary for instructors to effectively reach and teach
this population; and the cognitive restructuring (self-efficacy) skills
needed to ensure their engagement and persistence to graduation.
This session will explore negotiating a Discourse as a way to help
students read, discuss, and write about texts—academic, creative, and
visual. We will look back at how academic language and Discourses
have been a barrier for some students and how we can empower
students through the joint creation of new Discourses for these texts.
Elizabeth Threadgill, Texas State University and University of
Texas-Austin
Beverly J. Simmons, Dr. Stanford Simmons; Bay Ridge College
Discovering Surface Area Through Dynamic Geometry and
Piñatas (Title 5 Grant)
Professional Development: Teachers of GED Students in
Developmental Education (THECB Grant)
Developmental Mathematics & Science
Academic Support
Technology and cultural relevance lesson plans allows teachers to
represent mathematics with a new perspective. Dynamic geometry
(DG) software allows students to manipulate objects in order to make
mathematical conjectures. We study the effects of developing
formulas with DG and using the piñata to teach surface area.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) in
collaboration with Texas State University-San Marcos conducted a
research study focusing on identifying best practices in helping adult
education students’ transition into postsecondary education
successfully. Findings resulted in an apparent need for professional
development to instructors working with non-traditional learners.
Participants will learn about one professional development module that
addresses this issue and will discuss future implications for
developmental education instructors.
Lindsey Gerber, Texas State University
Dr. Emily Miller Payne, Mary Helen Martinez; Texas State
University
Fly Like an Eagle: Collaboration for Student Success
Passing the Torch – Cultivating Leadership Skills in Student
Employees
Academic Support
Academic Support
The presenters will share insights gained from their collaborative effort
to bring together academic support, advising, and intervention to
students at the University of North Texas. The team projects are
aimed at increasing retention and success through career workshops
and counseling, numerous self-help resources, and an early alert
system. Discover the challenges and successes of this dynamic
collaboration.
Cultivating leadership skills within student employees can be an
important yet daunting task. This interactive session will demonstrate a
leadership training workshop designed for student employees.
Participants are invited to join a dialogue on effective leadership
qualities while sharing common practices or ideas for training student
employees.
Kimberly Osada, Joshua Adams, Julie Kirkland; University of
North Texas
Bonita DeLeon, Christina Gonzalez; University of Texas-San
Antonio
Logic Of Our Language: Songs Illustrating Phonics And Spelling
Rules
“Why I gotta be writin’ like I ain’t talkin’!?”
Developmental Reading, Writing & English
Developmental Reading, Writing, & English
This presentation will review both pronunciation and spelling
concepts. The participants will see and hear musical videos; then they
will help each other discover the words that illustrate the concepts as
they appear in the lyrics. Handouts will be ready-to-use activities that
can be employed in the classroom.
The presenter will offer Developmental Reading project suggestions
that allow students, through frequent analytical responses to New York
Times film reviews and opinion columns, to engage and practice the
formalized academic voice, foreign to alliterate developmental
students, required in Freshmen Composition writing.
Kevin Still, Blinn College
Ann Palmer, Austin Community College
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Accelerate Your Math Program (THECB Grant Project)
Teaching and Learning
Learn about the successes, failures and modifications that San Jacinto
College has faced in creating the accelerated Math program. Pilots of
ALEKS and My Math Lab software led us to the creation of one
course that incorporates all of the developmental math content in
modular form using My Math Lab. Students have opportunities to
review and maximum opportunity to accelerate.
Karen Skinner, Cindy Adams; San Jacinto College
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Ten Alternatives to a Boring Classroom
Teaching and Learning
The presenters will present engaging games, video clips, and websites
that can be used to introduce, teach, and review concepts. Learn how
these same tools can be used to help students become more
independent and engaged learners. Come away with new ideas and ten
specific strategies for engaging, innovative and relevant lessons.
Latoya Hardman, Donna Willingham; Lone Star College-Tomball
Using Experiential Learning in Statistical College Algebra
(THECB Grant Project)
Developmental Mathematics & Science
A statistical college algebra curriculum that utilized experiential
learning with the concrete-representational-abstract instructional
technique was studied in this doctoral research. An analysis was
performed on the impact to DFW rates, college algebra skills, and
statistical numeracy and reasoning skills. The impact on students'
attitudes and self-efficacy was also evaluated.
Two-for-One: Successfully Launching a Combined
Reading/Writing Course (THECB Grant Project)
Developmental Reading/Writing & English
Discover the challenges of initiating, developing, and marketing a
combined Developmental Reading/Writing course. Investigate
practical assignments, assessments, and resources that instructors can
use to combine upper level Reading and Writing courses successfully.
Dr. Lana Myers, Dr. Lori Hughes; Lone Star College-Montgomery
Thersa (Terri)Westbrook, Texas State University-San Marcos
First Year Faculty: What It Takes To Create First Year Success!
The NADE Guides: Best Practice for Program Assessment and
Evaluation
Academic Support
Assessment and Placement
This panel discussion will facilitate a dialogue with conference
attendees regarding the efficacy of faculty mentoring programs. The
panelists will present the results of a literature review, discuss effective
mentoring components, describe Collin’s mentoring program for full
and part-time faculty, and share their personal experiences.
Yassmin Ansari, Nasrin Bemani, Pam Sawyer; Collin College
Better student outcomes depend on assessment, evaluation and
subsequent program improvements. This session will demonstrate how
to use the NADE GUIDES to achieve those goals. This interactive
presentation is appropriate for all professionals interested in improving
their programs to achieve better student outcomes. Handouts will be
provided.
Linda Thompson, Harding University
Effective Pedagogy from Research: One College’s Developmental
Literacy Program
Starship Space Technology – A Rhetoric Strategy Helping Inspire
Proficiency
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
Developmental Reading, Writing and English
We will describe our developmental literacy program and the results of
a study of its effectiveness over 11 years. We will provide evidence of
effective pedagogy while avoiding the pitfalls of larger, macro-studies
through our attention to student characteristics and local contexts.
STARSHIP is a 31 lesson set for developmental reading and writing
use. The goal is to inspire student proficiency using space and
aerospace themes. STARSHIP links space technology to rhetoric
basics. After demonstrating classroom use, the presenter(s) will
provide a public domain DVD and web address for STARSHIP
resources.
David Caverly, Eric Paulson, Robert F. Reardon; Texas State
University-San Marcos
Betty Woodfill, San Jacinto College; Jerry Woodfill, NASA Johnson
Space Center
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Jewel of Texas – Gladys Shaw
It is with great sadness that I inform our professional community of the passing of our
beloved Crown Jewel of Texas, Gladys Shaw. She joins her beloved husband Howard who
passed away July 29 of this year. Gladys is survived by her children Kimberly, Kia, and
Katherine, seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, as well as all their spouses,
partners, and extended family members.
Gladys has been a colleague, mentor, and friend to so many of us throughout America and
one of our most precious resources. Early in her career, Gladys realized that high school
students in the El Paso area were in need of mentoring and encouragement to access
postsecondary education. In 1967, Gladys began directing and improving programs for the
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) as the Associate Director of Upward Bound, a
federally funded, compensatory summer bridge program for at-risk youth. UTEP adopted
her model, which is still in existence today. In fact, the Upward Bound regional director
from Washington, DC, brought other program directors to UTEP to learn about its delivery methods and curriculum.
Beginning in 1992, Gladys taught developmental courses at El Paso Community College, and from 1982 to 2001 she
directed UTEP’s Tutoring and Learning Center (TLC). The center received three national awards because of her
leadership. Since 1993 and through her semiretirement, Gladys directed Student Support Services at UTEP, another
federally funded compensatory program that supports at-risk and first generation undergraduates through tutoring,
advising, and cultural enrichment activities. These programs have been vital to the El Paso community, helping
students to enroll in and graduate from college.
Not surprisingly, Gladys took what she had learned from her years of experience and found ways to educate other
learning assistance professionals through her groundbreaking, long-term leadership. She co-founded CRLA’s
International Tutor Training Certification Program, which was the first effort by an academic support association to
establish standards of performance. This program, under Gladys’ chairmanship, is the standard for postsecondary
tutoring programs. Over 1,000 institutions have since acquired certification, thus making their tutoring programs more
effective. In 1995, Gladys authored the Self-Evaluation Guide for Tutoring Services for the National Association for
Developmental Education (NADE). The Guide is part of NADE’s professional program certification and sets the
highest standards for professionals within our field. In 1998, Gladys developed and implemented CRLA¹s
International Mentor Training Certification Program. Together, these certification programs represent a significant step
toward increasing the professionalism of developmental education and learning assistance programs. College students
around the world have benefited from Gladys’ efforts.
Gladys is the only person ever to serve on the boards (as treasurer) of both the National Association for Developmental
Education (NADE) and the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). She chaired a regional conference on
fostering diversity with a grant from American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and was a representative, then
Chair, of ACPA's Commission XVI, Learning Centers in Higher Education. Gladys co-chaired the NADE/CRLA
Joint Symposium and was an invited visiting professor at the Kellogg Institute. Her other contributions include over 75
professional presentations and numerous articles and chapters in professional journals and publications.
Among her many awards are CRLA’s Special Recognition Award and Robert Griffin Award for Long & Outstanding
Service, NADE’s Henry Young Award for Outstanding Service and American College Personnel Association’s Award
for Commission XVI’s Excellence as a Learning Assistance Practitioner. She was also named Fellow of the Council of
Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations, our field’s most prestigious honor. In 2010 she was
also inducted into the El Paso Hall of Fame.
Our Crown Jewel of Texas understood the tremendous difficulties that many of our citizens face and was relentless in
eliminating barriers that impede college attendance and success. She knew that college provides hope, inspiration, and
a better life for our citizenry. She lived her life dedicated to this end.
My precious jewel Gladys, I will never forget your brilliance.
Russ Hodges
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Gladys Shaw¹s memorial service will be held October 23 at 7:30 pm in Austin, TX, at the
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on the UT-Austin campus in the
amphitheater. Some of Gladys¹ family members will be joining us. Linda Thompson and
Karen Patty-Graham (both past presidents of NADE) are in charge of arrangements. The
College Academic Support Program (CASP) Conference is hosting the memorial service.
Please note the service is open to the public and CASP registration is not required to
attend.
If you need a hotel, please contact Elynna Garcia at the DoubleTree, University Area,
1617 IH-35 North, Austin, TX 78702, (512) 479 4000, elynna.garcia@hilton.com. This
hotel is approximately one mile from the AT&T conference hotel and will offer you CASP
room rates of $139.00.
Gladys requested no flowers. Please send donations to the following charities instead.
* Art of Birth and Wellness (Living Tree Women¹s Outreach Fund)
c/o 314 Phillips Drive; Las Cruces, NM 88005
* Circle of the Solitary (Veteran¹s and Homeless Fund)
c/o 3405 Fort Boulevard; El Paso, TX 79930
* Brock Riemath Memorial (Scholarship Fund)
c/o 8509 N. FM 789; Lorenzo, TX 79343
Her daughter Kim also suggested the following: "Send donations to Gladys¹s home at
Gladys Shaw's Family, 4553 Bobolink; El Paso, TX 79922. Make checks payable to
Gladys Shaw. If a specific charity is not listed all three will receive your donation equally.
If you want to pay by credit card call toll-free 877-962-9223, and talk to Noelle Hallerud at
Indiv. Systems."
If you would like to send your condolences to the family, please email Kim at
<ks@INDIVSYS.COM>.
A family memorial will be held for Howard and Gladys over the Easter weekend in
Oklahoma. To see Gladys' eulogy please visit:
http://www.lsche.net/resources/memoriam/shaw_g/index.htm
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College Academic Support Programs
Conference (CASP)
Conference jointly sponsored by Texas College Reading and Learning Association (TXCRLA) and
the Texas Association of Developmental Education (TADE).
TxCRLA
Texas College Reading and
Learning Association
www.txcrla.org
TADE
Texas Association for
Developmental Education
www.tade.org
THECB
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
www.THECB.State.Tx.Us
Upcoming Events
CASP 2011
Oct 23 – 25, 2011
Austin, TX
CRLA 2011
Nov 9 – 12, 2011
San Diego, CA
NADE 2012
Feb 22 – 25, 2012
Orlando, FL
Teaching Academic
Survival Skills
(TAASS) in Ft.
Lauderdale, FL
March 18 – 21, 2012
CASP/CRLA 2012
Nov 7 – 10, 2012
Houston, TX
NADE 2013
Feb 27 – Mar 2, 2013
Denver, CO
CASP 2013
South Padre Island,
TX
October 2013
2013 CRLA
Conference
Boston, MA
November 6 – 9, 2013
NADE 2014
March 5 – 8, 2014
Dallas, TX
CASP Newsletter Editor
Laura M. Villarreal
laura.villarreal@utb.edu
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Web sites
TxCRLA: www.txcrla.org
TADE: www.tade.org
CRLA: www.CRLA.net
NADE: www.NADE.net
www.THECB.State.Tx.Us
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