Developmental Education Regional Forum

The North Texas Community College Consortium and the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board present the
10th Annual
Developmental Education Regional Forum
Event Summary
Opening Session
Welcome: Elva LeBlanc, President, Tarrant County College
Northwest Campus; Chair, Board of Directors, North
Texas Community College Consortium
Texas Higher Education
Overview of the Day: Christine Hubbard, President, North
Texas Community College Consortium
Coordinating Board
Introduction of the Keynote Speaker: Monica Stansberry,
Developmental Writing Faculty, El Centro College
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and
Developmental Education: 2015 Updates
Keynote Address: Suzanne Morales-Vale,
Director, Developmental and Adult
Education, Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
Among the issues and updates addressed
was Developmental Education and the Texas
Success Initiative (TSI), especially as it relates
to recommendations and guidelines for
instructions to serve students assessing at
the lower knowledge and skill levels,
including BASE NCBOs.
March 27, 2015
Tarrant County College
Northwest Campus
Center of Excellence for
Aviation, Transportation,
and Logistics
2301 Horizon Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76177
Participation Stats: 168 Attendees from 35 Institutions
Alamo Colleges—1
Brookhaven College—7
Cedar Valley College—6
Central Texas College—2
Collin College—4
Dallas County Community
College District—8
Eastfield College—10
El Centro College—8
Grayson College—6
Hill College—2
Howard College—1
Kilgore College—6
LeCroy Center for Educational
Telecommunications—1
Literacy Instruction for
Texas—3
Mountain View College—9
North Central Texas College—7
North Lake College—8
Northeast Texas Community
College—1
Panola College –2
Region 11 ESC—1
Richland College—10
Tarrant County College
District—30
Northwest Campus—5
South Campus—1
Southeast Campus—9
Trinity River Campus—11
District Office—4
Texas A&M-Commerce—3
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board—1
Texas State Technical CollegeMarshall—1
TSTC-Waco—1
Texas Wesleyan University—3
Trinity Valley Community
College—5
Tulsa Community College—1
Tyler Junior College—7
University of North Texas—7
University of North TexasDallas—2
University of Texas-Austin—2
University of Texas-Pan
American—1
Wichita Falls ISD—1
North Texas Community
College Consortium
1155 Union Circle
#310800
Denton, Texas 76203
940.565.4035
http://ntccc.unt.edu/
[email protected]
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10th Annual Developmental Education Regional Forum
Breakout Sessions: Round 1
TSI Assessment Score Report—So Much More Than
Just a Score!
Richard Vela, Coordinator of Testing, Tarrant County College
Trinity River Campus; with Teresa Evans, Coordinator of
Testing, Tarrant County College Northwest Campus
Shani Suber, English and Developmental
Writing Faculty
 Great information that I needed to hear!
 Thank you for taking the time to put this together.
 Great job! Thank you.
 Great information! Very helpful!
 Terrific! Excellent session!
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
26
9
3
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
27
8
3
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
30
4
1
3
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
25
6
4
3
Information will be of value to me in my job.
21
12
2
3
Evaluations: 38
No
Opinion
Disagree
Cedar Valley College
Marilyn Lancaster, Instructor of English and
Developmental English and Reading
Rosalyn Walker, Director, Tutoring Services
Strongly
Disagree
Central Texas College
Ellen Falkenstein, Professor, TAD
Coordinator
Jenny Shotwell, Professor, NCBO
Coordinator
Collin College
Laura Foster-Eason, Professor, Integrated
Reading and Writing
Eliminating the Off-Ramp in Developmental Math
Linda Fuqua, Department
Chair, College Preparatory
Studies, North Central Texas
College; with Marla Owens,
Instructor, College Preparatory
Math, North Central Texas
College; Marsha Gossett,
Instructor, College Preparatory
Math, North Central Texas
College; Judy Keller, Instructor,
College Preparatory Math,
North Central Texas College
Eastfield College
Jeff Quan, Director, Counseling Services
El Centro College
Jacqueline Bradley, Coordinator, English
and Developmental Writing
Monica Stansberry, Integrated Reading
and Writing Director
Grayson College
COMMENTS:
 Thank you for your information.
Stella Thompson, Chair, INRW
 Since the 0303 course is no
longer available we can not
do the exact same thing. It
does relate to future
0305/0310 pairings.
 Presentation would be more
understandable with course
names - not numbers; 0303
for example.
Brookhaven College
Sharon Jackson, Mathematics Faculty
COMMENTS:
 Passion came through. This presentation confirmed my prior knowledge.
Attendance: 47
Conference Speakers
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
9
7
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
9
7
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
10
6
1
Karen Johnson, Developmental Reading
and Integrated Reading and Writing
Instructor
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
9
5
3
Gus LaFosse, English and INRW Instructor
Information will be of value to me in my job.
9
6
2
Lori Truman, English and Integrated
Reading and Writing Instructor
Attendance: 21
Evaluations: 17
No
Opinion
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
1
1
Kilgore College
Dawn Apple, Assistant Chair, Language
Development Dept. and INRW Instructor
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An Independent Center for
Developmental Education Advising
Conference Speakers
(Continued)
Debra Ratcliffe, Coordinator, Developmental
Education Advising Center, Richland College
Mountain View College
COMMENTS:
 Great idea to assist developmental education students.
Farzin Farzad, Senior Instructional Lab
Director
 Great job and very intriguing data.
 I loved these ideas and thanks for the data (and the
enthusiasm)!
 Great job!
 Not using common course
codes made it confusing…I
didn't know what a Math 91
class was or what it meant.
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
14
7
1
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
14
7
1
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
11
10
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
12
8
Information will be of value to me in my job.
8
11
Attendance: 22
Evaluations: 22
No
Opinion
Disagree
1
Strongly
Disagree
Judy Keller, Instructor, College Preparatory
Math
Marla Owens, Instructor, College
Preparatory Math
1
Richland College
Link to the Library
Kelly Dreier, Developmental Reading
Instructor
JoTisa Klemm, Director of Library Services, Judith J.
Carrier Library, Tarrant County College
Debra Ratcliffe, Coordinator, Developmental
Education Advising Center
COMMENTS:
 Excellent presentation.
 Thank you for sharing some of these resources!
 Very useful ideas.
Attendance: 12
Evaluations: 10
Linda Fuqua, Department Chair, College
Preparatory Studies
Marsha Gossett, Instructor, College
Preparatory Math
1
2
North Central Texas College
Tarrant County College
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Anita Biber, Reading Instructor
JoTisa Klemm, Director of Library Services
Teresa Evans, Coordinator of Testing
Content was what was advertised and expected.
8
2
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
9
1
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
9
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
9
1
Information will be of value to me in my job.
9
1
Maggie Row, Instructor of English
Richard Vela, Coordinator of Testing
Jamal Williams, Coordinator of Student
Support
Texas A&M University Commerce
S.W.A.G. (Students with a Goal) TSI Bootcamp
Kasai Un, Assistant Professor
Rosalyn Walker, Director, Tutoring Services, Cedar Valley College
 I am faculty (DWRI/IRW/ENGL), so it would be interesting to see how to better prepare students for TSI.
I would like to see more data. How do bootcamp students' pass rates compare to non-bootcamp pass
rates? How do bootcamp
Strongly
Agree
Attendance: 6
Evaluations: 5
students perform in ENGL
Agree
1301 (or College Algebra)
compared to non-bootcamp
Content was what was advertised and expected.
3
2
students? Good job!
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
4
1
 Great information! Thank
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
you.
4
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
4
1
Information will be of value to me in my job.
3
2
Pamela Webster, Assistant Professor
Texas State Technical College
Penny Shriver, Senior Instructor
Tyler Junior College
Latasha Goodwyn, TSI Writing Professor
Melanie Ward, TSI Reading Professor/QEP
Faculty Liaison
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NCBOs and Paired Courses: Design, Integration, and Assessment
Stella Thompson, Chair, INRW, Grayson College
COMMENTS:
Conference Speakers
(Continued)
 Presenter very knowledgeable and prepared! We'll find this useful in reevaluating our NCBO and its
relation with English writing usefulness.
 Great presentation. I wish we had more time. I am an administrator and math faculty that gained a
lot from this presentation!
 Would like to see what a
Attendance: 19
Strongly
Agree
Evaluations: 19
sample portfolio looks like.
 Would really like to see
examples of the work/
assignments from the
portfolio.
 I thought there would be
more info on structure &
ideas, seemed to be more on
non-instruction ideas.
Agree
No
Opinion
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
University of North Texas
Mary Harris, Professor Emerita
Janice Hicks, Research Assistant
Content was what was advertised and expected.
10
7
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
13
5
1
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
14
4
1
University of Texas-Austin
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
9
9
1
Connie Richardson, Course Program
Specialist, Charles A. Dana Center
Information will be of value to me in my job.
5
10
1
2
1
1
1
IRW: Getting Started
Jean Keller, Professor
Jeffrey Shaver, Course Program Specialist,
Charles A. Dana Center
University of Texas-Pan
American
Monica Stansberry, Faculty,
IRW Director, El Centro
College; with Jacqueline
Bradley, Coordinator, English
& Developmental Writing, El
Centro College
Shirley Mills, Associate Vice Provost for
Curriculum Training, and Assessment
Session Facilitators
COMMENTS:
 Thank you!
 Great information that I can use in my
classroom.
 The handouts and examples are very helpful.
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
5
3
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
6
3
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
5
4
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
5
4
Information will be of value to me in my job.
5
2
Attendance: 9
Evaluations: 9
No
Opinion
1
El Centro College
Monica Stansberry, Developmental Writing
Faculty
2
New Mathways Project: An In-Depth Look at Curricula and Professional Learning
Connie Richardson, Course Program Specialist, Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin;
with Jeffrey Shaver, Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin
Strongly
Agree
Agree
No
Opinion
Content was what was advertised and expected.
4
6
1
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
6
5
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
5
5
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
2
7
2
Information will be of value to me in my job.
3
5
3
Attendance: 17
Evaluations: 13
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
2
1
1
3
2
1
Grayson College
Mark Taylor, Director of the Student Success
Center
Lisa Theriot, Executive Dean of
Communications, Math, Dev Studies, and
Teacher Prep
Tarrant County College
Arjun Banjade, Coordinator of Student
Success Research
Pamela Buenau, Academic Adviser
Tara Lawrence, Coordinator of Academic
Support Services
Tyler Junior College
Lisa Harper, Dean of Academic Foundations
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Strategies and Support for Developmental Math Programs At Texas A&M-Commerce
Kasai Un, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce; with Pamela Webster, Assistant Professor,
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Cedar Valley College
COMMENTS:
 We do not have TA's. We do have new adjuncts from time to
time. Most do have teaching experience. This session is helpful
to use with our tutors, the notebook is a good idea for adjuncts,
we currently have the syllabus, weekly schedule, etc. for our
adjuncts. Also we have a mandatory department meeting before
the start of every semester for all teaching in our department.
 Great information for establishing a training program for
adjunct faculty.
 Good topic! Thank you!
Rosalyn Walker, Director, Tutoring Services
Grayson College
Mark Taylor, Director of the Student Success
Center
El Centro College
 I got a few ideas how to help our adjuncts. Ideas on things
Monica Stansberry, Developmental Writing
Faculty
that I can add into my syllabus for my classes.
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
10
7
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
13
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
Lisa Theriot, Executive Dean of Communications, Math, Dev Studies, and Teacher Prep
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
1
1
North Central Texas College
5
1
Sara Alford, Dean of Instruction, Flower
Mound Campus
14
4
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
9
9
1
Tarrant County College
Information will be of value to me in my job.
5
10
1
Tara Lawrence, Coordinator of Academic
Support Services
Attendance: 19
Evaluations: 19
No
Opinion
Forum Planning Team
2
1
Aligning the Student's Past, Present, and
Future in Human Development
Maggie Row, Instructor, English
Shereah Taylor, Assistant Professor/
Coordinator, Teacher Education Programs
Jeff Quan, Director, Counseling Services, Eastfield
College
COMMENTS:
Tyler Junior College
 Great presentation and valuable information! Invite him to present for a
Lisa Harper, Dean of Academic Foundations
CLARA session.
 Great topic and conversation. I wish we would have covered all slides
and had some time for questions. Went over 10 minutes.
 Very informative. Thank you!
 Thanks! Fun illusions to boot!
 Enjoyed it!
 Awesome presentation.
 Great presentation.
 I enjoyed your session. Thanks for
sharing!
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
13
6
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
15
5
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
15
4
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
15
5
Information will be of value to me in my job.
11
8
Attendance: 21
Evaluations: 20
No
Opinion
Disagree
1
1
1
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College Preparatory Courses and Developmental Education
Mary Harris, Regents Professor Emerita, University of North Texas; with Jean Keller, Professor, University of
North Texas; Shirley Mills, Associate Vice Provost for Curriculum, Training, and Assessment, University of
Texas-Pan American
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
14
3
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
17
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
15
2
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
14
3
1
Information will be of value to me in my job.
13
3
COMMENTS:
 Thank you very much!
Attendance: 20
 A lot of the anagrams could have been
better identified.
 Outstanding!! Thank you.
 Good one!
 Thank you! I learned a lot.
 Great info and organized presentation.
 I wish I had this information one year
Evaluations: 18
No
Opinion
Strongly
Disagree
1
1
1
1
ago but thank you for providing it now!
Great help!
 Great information. All three very knowledgeable and presented well.
 Interesting to see progress on this initiative.
Testing, Testing: Readjusting Tests for a New INRW Curriculum
Laura Foster-Eason, Professor, IRW, Collin College, Spring Creek Campus
COMMENTS:
 I am currently teaching in the K-12
world and have been for 18 years. I
teach reading and writing using many of
the topics/concepts you discussed.
Enjoyed your session!
 Excellent information! Relaxed
presentation that encouraged
questions/conversations - things that I
can certainly use!!
 Thank you!
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Disagree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
7
3
1
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
8
2
1
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
8
2
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
8
2
1
Information will be of value to me in my job.
7
3
1
Attendance: 11
Evaluations: 11
Multiple-Use NCBO
Penny Shriver, Senior Instructor, Texas State Technical College—Waco
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
4
4
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
5
3
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
4
3
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
4
4
Information will be of value to me in my job.
4
4
Attendance: 10
Evaluations: 8
Disagree
1
 Good interaction with attendees' questions.
 Awesome job.
 I loved the idea of gameification for a shorter
NCBO! Thanks for the great ideas.
 Facilitator provided excellent valuable info after
presenter. She should have had her own session.
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TSI Boot-Camps for First Year Students
Farzin Farzad, Senior Instructional Lab Director, Mountain View College
COMMENTS:
 Great ideas on bootcamp initiatives. Personnel
is a must!
 The presenter was very diverse in the topic.
 Good presentation. Congratulations on your
success.
 Left questions about lower level folks and how
they can be referred. Very great presentation &
strategy.
 Great presentation!
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
13
5
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
14
4
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
14
4
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
12
6
Information will be of value to me in my job.
11
7
Attendance: 22
Evaluations: 18
Rewarding Students for Previous Knowledge and Dedication in Developmental Education
Jenny Shotwell, Professor, NCBO Coordinator, Central Texas College; with Ellen
Falkenstein, Professor, TAD Coordinator, Central Texas College
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
5
4
1
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
6
3
1
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
7
2
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
7
2
1
Information will be of value to me in my job.
5
3
Attendance: 16
Evaluations: 10
No
Opinion
1
Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
1
Today's HS Graduate: Pre and Post Enrollment Strategies Impacting Retention
Jamal Williams, Coordinator of Student Support, Tarrant County College South Campus
COMMENTS:
 I loved the discussion. Glad to have a few ideas to take
back to my campus - like the colored shirts promoting a
culture of completion and the PBS clip - interesting.
 Great information!
 Interesting statistics and program initiatives
 Enjoyed presentation!
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
13
2
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
13
2
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
13
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
13
2
Information will be of value to me in my job.
12
1
Attendance: 18
Evaluations: 15
No
Opinion
1
1
Engage Your Audience Using Phones, Tablets, and Laptops
Shani Suber, English and Developmental Writing Faculty,
Brookhaven College
Attendance: 10
COMMENTS:
 Very cool app. Very nice presenter.
 I will use this!
 Shani did an awesome job! Keep up the good work and keep sharing.
 Awesome; very informative!
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
9
1
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
9
1
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
9
1
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
9
1
Information will be of value to me in my job.
9
1
Evaluations: 10
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Integrated Reading and Writing: Integrating Teachers, Topics, and Technology
Dawn Apple, Assistant Chair, Language Development Dept. and INRW Instructor, Kilgore College; with Karen
Johnson, Developmental Reading and Integrated Reading and Writing Instructor, Kilgore College; Lori Truman,
English and Integrated Reading and Writing Instructor, Kilgore College; Gus LaFosse, English and INRW
Instructor, Kilgore College
COMMENTS:
 Loved hearing from I-Lab instructors, rather than
just professors. More relevant to my position.
 Thank you for your time.
 Handout slides too tiny to read.
 I don't use online teaching or computer labs - but
if I did - the info would be useful.
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
6
2
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
5
3
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
2
6
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
3
4
Information will be of value to me in my job.
5
2
Attendance: 8
Evaluations: 8
No
Opinion
Disagree
1
1
Successful NCBO Approach for ABE Level Students
Kelly Dreier, Developmental Reading Instructor, Richland College
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
7
4
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
8
3
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
9
2
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
8
2
Information will be of value to me in my job.
7
4
Attendance: 11
Evaluations: 11
No
Opinion
COMMENTS:
 As director of developmental education, this was
interesting and helpful.
 Great discussion and great information.
 Excellent job!
 Thank you!
 Very, very great!
1
Psychological Cost of Developmental Education: Perceptions of Summer Bridge Students
Janice Hicks, Research Assistant, University of North Texas
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
1
4
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
1
3
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
1
3
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
1
3
Information will be of value to me in my job.
1
1
Attendance: 6
Evaluations: 5
Jazz Up Your Presentations with Prezi
Shani Suber, English and Developmental Writing Faculty, Brookhaven College
COMMENTS:
 Very informative! Great examples on integrating Prezi into student assignments.
 Very helpful.
No
Opinion
Attendance: 2
Disagree
1
1
1
1
1
Evaluations: 2
Strongly
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
2
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
2
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
2
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
2
Information will be of value to me in my job.
2
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Avenues of Access: Creating Pathways from CE to UG
Maggie Row, Instructor of
English, Tarrant County
College Northwest Campus;
with Anita Biber, Reading
Instructor, Tarrant County
College Northwest Campus
Strongly
Agree
Agree
Content was what was advertised and expected.
3
5
Attendance: 8
Evaluations: 8
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
6
2
COMMENTS:
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
4
4
 Great job! Thanks for sharing
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
6
2
Information will be of value to me in my job.
3
4
such innovative info.
 Great!
No
Opinion
1
 Interesting approach.
Using Reading and Writing Strategies Across Disciplines to Improve Comprehension
Attendance: 6
Evaluations: 4
Strongly
Agree
Latasha Goodwyn, TSI Writing Professor,
Tyler Junior College; with Melanie Ward,
TSI Reading Professor/QEP Faculty
Liaison, Tyler Junior College
Content was what was advertised and expected.
4
Presenters were knowledgeable about the topic.
4
Presentation was well prepared, organized, on-topic.
4
Presenters were interesting and engaging.
 Great!
 Excellent, interactive presentation. Great ideas to
4
take back to my classroom.
Information will be of value to me in my job.
4
 Great, well done, and organized.
COMMENTS:
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COMMENTS:
 Very comfortable facility. The cafeteria was extremely
Strongly
Liked
Please rate the
 Sessions were fantastic!
Liked
following:
 More stations at lunch.
Conference Location
19
24
 Food was delicious.
 Main cafeteria was a bit crowded.
Conference Facilities
23
23
 Great location!
Breakfast
23
16
 Great speakers
 Cafeteria too small/crowded
Lunch
31
19
 Love the sign by the parking lot!
Keynote Speaker
33
18
 Struggled to hear in the large room.
Conference Overall
 Too many great concurrent options
33
21
 Too far for those of us down south!
How useful were the
 This was great information for our school.
following:
 A few more signs would have helped.
Keynote Address (Content)
 It was very warm in the building. Could not hear keynote
Neutral
Disliked
Strongly
Disliked
9
7
2
crowded. Classrooms were comfortable. Food was good.
Really loved having room facilitators!
8
6
1
 Speakers are good. Food is good. Breakfast and lunch and
12
3
keynote room is too small for number of participants that we
have. Fort Worth is far for me. Would prefer Dallas. Thanks
6
3
1
to all staff. I enjoyed it!!
 I learned so much! Good location, good food, good facility.
10
Let's meet here again!
4
1
 Great conference and food. Wish it was two days -- Friday
and Saturday morning!
 Food was delicious - great organization of lines/service
Very
Somewhat
Not
Facilities were so inviting Great signage and layout for the
Useful
Useful
Useful
conference.
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 Very poor audio-visual quality in General Session. Could
speaker. Enjoyed it overall.
not clearly hear speaker due to noise from vending
Conference Sessions
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 Fort Worth is a little too far west for me...sorry. Although the
machines.
planes
are
cool.
Cafeteria
is
too
small
for
this
many
Conference Handouts
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 I thought it was only a continental breakfast so I ate ahead
people. Very nice technology. Thanks! The lady at the
of time. It would be better to say full breakfast somehow.
reception desk was extremely nice and helpful! Thanks!
Signs/Directions
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 The room for the keynote and lunch was very crowded with  Class sizes were good - opportunity to question and
too many chairs at each table. Breakout sessions were
exchange ideas.
timely and well organized and presented. Nice variety of
 I liked that the topics of the breakout sessions were varied

For breakfast and lunch: The room was awkward and
topics. Breakout session rooms were excellent!
and had excellent information.
cramped.
 The location was very inconvenient, but I don't expect it to
 I enjoyed meeting other like-minded professionals. This
 Access to presentation prior would be most helpful--even
always be in my neighborhood. The meeting rooms were
was my first conference.
digitally.
appropriately sized.
 Great topics. Wish some could have been repeated to be
 The location is a very congested area for driving. The class  As always, continue to invite Suzanne Morales-Vale.
able to attend both during the conference!
rooms were comfortable.
 I appreciated the handouts of the presentations.
 Great planning! Friendly hospitality!
 The cafeteria felt too crowded for all the people present.
 I have heard Dr. Morales-Vale speak before and had much  Enjoyed the entire conference. Thank you!
The arrangement made the lunch food service awkward.
higher expectations from her today. I am concerned that
The room also seemed too cold to me. I like the actual
the current trend in higher education is to continue dumbing  Door prizes would be fun!
location but driving here from the FW area is difficult with all
down education and many of the failures in K-12 now affect  Cafeteria/lunch lines were a little overcrowded.
the work on I-35 W.
us in Higher Education.
 Being able to listen to others about their initiatives.
 Needed speakers on both sides of room. It is hard to hear.  I would have liked the schedule at a glance at the
Cafeteria was too small for this size group.
beginning, so I could see it early on.
Other Suggested Conference Topics
 Meeting room was too crowded and made eating and
 Larger signage needed inside the building directing people  TSI pairings legislation.
moving very difficult. Location was wonderful as were the
to the room areas.
 Some topic related to ESL/ESOL/ELLs.
facilities. Nice variety of presentations.
 Remind speakers that are using a microphone to speak
 NCBO BASE best practices INRW lower level courses.
 Lunch was very crowded and disorganized. Unfortunately,
closer to the microphone. Just a suggestion...
many "professional" attendees were too engrossed in their
 More programs that address the mental health side of our
 Want to know how to access PowerPoint presentation
iPads and phones playing games of Facebook during the
dev ed students.
online.
sessions. Apparently, an announcement regarding respect

More information on setup - How to's. More information on
 We couldn't hear Dr. Morales-Vale because of the
for our presenters needs to be made.
the funding.
refrigerators
making
so
much
noise.
 Lunch was not well planned logistically and the meat was
 Math and technology Redesign math.
cold, which is actually a food safety violation I liked the fact
What Did You Like/Dislike
 iPads, technology, etc. for Math classrooms.
that all the sessions were in the same building. The
technology worked well in the breakout session rooms. The About the Conference?
 Ideas for pre-assessment activity to improve this
people at the registration desk were nice and helpful.
requirement. Examples of what colleges do for level 1 and
 Very well organized. Good schedule.
2; level 3 and 4; level 5 and 6.
 Keynote was timely. Legislative updates were very much  The Residence Inn was wonderful!
appreciated.

High Schools becoming test sites Dual Credit issues TSIA
 The overall conference was very nicely organized. A lot of
College Access.
 Breakfast was cold. The material for the keynote speaker
time and effort was put into putting this conference
(the slides) were over-filled with information and it was hard
 HB5.
together.
to follow the readings and listen to the speaker.
 ESOL Students/ideas.
 The breakout sessions were very good.
 Signs to the 1st Floor bathroom were very welcome!
 Continue what you are doing.
 Practical ideas in sessions.
 General session very informative.
 Always update TSI Summer Bridge Programs.
 Only one presentation I was in had handouts.
 A workshop for new INRW employees (rather than
 I was a speaker and the facilitator read my bio. I would
programs) would be nice!
have preferred to intro myself. We should have afternoon
cookies!
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