Spring 2015 Conference (Mar 13 and Mar 14)

Presentation Slides and Video

Friday Night Ignite Presentations

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SCOT – Helping Good Teachers Get Better (pdf)
by Fred Feldon

The Mathematical Disease (pdf)
by Jennifer Giddings

Hypocycloids, Hypotrochoids and Polar Curves (pdf)
by Tuyetdong Phan-Yamada

A History of Modern Mathematical Symbols (in Twenty Slides) (pdf)
by Jeremiah A. Gilbert

Waves (pdf)
by John Thoo

The Gender Variable in Statistics (pdf)
by Helen Burn

Demystifying the Production of Dynamic Videos (pdf)
by Rachel Winston and Michelle Tahan

19 Areas to Excel in Academic Maturity (pdf)
by Jeffrey Saikali


Saturday Presentations

Keynote Presentation

A Piece of π (pdf) (or if you have a Mac, here's a zip file with the presentation files inside)
by John Martin, Santa Rosa Junior College


9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Accelerated Pathways through Mathematics at Palomar College (pdf)
by John Harland and Wendy Metzger, Palomar College

Demystifying the Production of Dynamic Videos: Five Easy Steps to Creating Engaging Math Films (slides are on slideshare.net)
by Rachel Winston, Cerro Coso College and Michelle Tahan

A Visual path from z to t to ANOVA (ppt) and Handout (docx) and website
by Tuyetdong Phan-Yamada, Glendale College

A Brief History of Modern Mathematical Symbols
by Jeremiah A. Gilbert, Ph. D, San Bernardino Valley College

The MAA-CSPCC Study: Two-Year Colleges Findings (pdf) and Handout (pdf)
by Helen Burn, Highline College

Teaching a Prestatistics Course: Propelling Non-STEM Students Forward (pdf)
by Jay Lehmann, College of San Mateo


10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Making Waves in Multivariable Calculus (pdf)
by John Thoo, Yuba College

Informal Inference
by Monica Dabos, College of the Canyons

Date-Eating Camels, Escalators, and More (pdf) with Solutions (pdf)
by Mark Hugen, Cerritos College

Math and Music
by Cheryl Ooten, Emerita Santa Ana College

SLAM - A non-traditional path to Stats (docx)
by Linda Hintzman and Roger Yang, Pasadena City College

Passing the Baton to the Next Generation: Nurturing New Faculty (pptx)
by MaryAnne Anthony and Lynn Marecek, Santa Ana College


2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Flipping 101: How to Flip your Mathematics Course to Engage All Students (and Sample module created using Adobe Captivate
by Cherie Ichinose, CSU Fullerton

Engaging Students Outside of the Classroom
Speakers: Larry Perez and Patrick Quigley, Saddleback College

Use Tablets in the Classroom! (pdf)
by Patty George and Mojdeh Nikdel, Cerritos College

Teaching Problem Solving in the Context of Common Core (pptx)
by Jack Appleman, Irvine Valley College

Department Coordinator’s Forum
by Mark Greenhalgh, Fullerton College

Handling Administrative Challenges of Teaching
by Jeffrey Saikali, San Diego Miramar College