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OnRamps Summit

Thank you for joining us for the 2019 OnRamps Summit. We are delighted to explore our theme, From Engagement to Achievement: How Facilitated Networks Set Students On a Path for Success with each of you. Today, you will have an opportunity to innovate with a community of thought leaders in secondary and higher education working to transform learning and instruction and ensure all students meet their full potential.

9:00am CDT

1.4.2 Triangular DifferencesFULL Room 614Sarah Breidenich • Melissa Helbert 2.4.1 Inverse of Matrices and 2.4.2 Using Matrices to Model FunctionsFULL Room 619Kris Vannoy Chemistry (of) Rocks!FULL Room 617Alison Mote • Loreni Kerecman • Rebecca Erickson Getting Texas OnCourse for College, Career, and Military ReadinessFULL Room 416ABJaslyn Greene • Allison Rizzolo Humanities Senior Instructors: Best Practices for MentoringFULL Room 616ABKari Swietlik Math & Technology Senior Instructors: Best Practices for MentoringFULL Room 615ABSusan Hemphill • Daniel Gerds • Mackenzie Merrill Science Senior Instructors: Best Practices for MentoringFULL Room 602Clay Stahl • Abby Cariker Ziplock Inquiry - IBL as HomeworkFULL Room 406Mark Townsend Looking Back on the 86th Texas Legislative SessionFILLING Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FJenna Watts

10:00am CDT

2.3.1 Conics (The Ellipse Proof)FULL Room 614Tobi Brooks Coding for Non-Coders: Making Logic PrettyFILLING Room 617Erik Dillaman Exploration 2.3.1 ExtensionFULL Room 619Emily Jensen Fostering Graphical Intuition in High School MathematicsFULL Room 416ABMark Townsend Tips and Strategies for Geoscience Instructors for a Solid Grounding in Unit 1 Room 410Christopher Tijerina High-Tech Career Fields in the Navy Room 412RDML Brendan McLane Student Accommodations in OnRamps: What is New for 2019-2020FILLING Room 616ABJennifer Porter An Equation for a Science Book Study Room 602Kari Swietlik • Loreni Kerecman • Rebecca Erickson Bridging the Gap Between High School and College: Student Engagement Strategies for the OnRamps ClassroomFULL Room 406Abby Cariker We're All In This Together Room 415ABCharlotte Russell • Susan Hemphill Expanding the Role of Inquiry-Based Learning in PHY-1 through LabsFULL Austin Grand Ballroom Salon GJonathan Perry • Jason Dowd 5 Power Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Students Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FJennifer Saenz • Yvonne Loya A Short Primer on Using Digital Tools in the History ClassroomFULL Room 408Eric Busch Impacting Success through Canvas Design Room 615ABRaul Pineda How to Program a Working Clock in Processing Using Parametric Equations Room 414Sarah Breidenich • James Pigg From Mute to Mozart in 5 weeks: The Genius of OnRamps! Room 404Mike Randolph Drawing Conclusions: Climate Visualizations as an Opportunity for Teaching Writing Across DisciplinesFILLING Room 400 + 402Connie Steel • Rebecca Lyle

11:00am CDT

1.2.5 Composition of Functions – A Cautionary TaleFULL Room 619Shyla Vickers 2.3.1 Conics (The Ellipse Proof)FULL Room 614Tobi Brooks Graphic Novels: Increasing Engagement and Empathy in the History ClassroomFULL Room 408Lauren Proctor The History of Video GamingFULL Room 617Erik Dillaman • Mackenzie Merrill Geoscience & Self-Regulated Learning: A Guide to Study SkillsFULL Room 602Alison Mote • Nicole Harvey • Clay Stahl Are my students taking the “right” courses? Navigating the Texas Core CurriculumFULL Room 415ABKyle Seipp • Jennifer Mullins It Takes a Village: Making Postsecondary Success a Reality for All StudentsFULL Room 416ABJaslyn Greene • Allison Rizzolo • Erin Wilder Learning by DesignFULL Room 406Dr. Julie Schell Unlocking the Potential of Virtual Coaching Room 412Charlotte Russell • Kari Swietlik • Abby Cariker Introduction to Inquiry-Based Learning and Peer InstructionFILLING Room 616ABElyse Zimmer • Jeremiah Lucas The Write Way to Do Science Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FJonathan Perry • Jason Dowd

1:15pm CDT

1.4.2 Triangular Differences Room 614Melissa Helbert • Connie Haugneland 1.5.2 Pattern Verification Room 619Claudia Diaz Parametrics vs. Kinematics: A collaboration of Precalculus and Physics Room 400 + 402Jason Dowd • Emily Jensen Nudging Admissions: Everything You Need to Know About Texas MicroMajorFILLING Room 602Kyle Beasley Emotionally Supportive Teaching for Advanced StudentsFILLING Room 412Ryan Thomas Field study planning session for Geoscience Room 617Jenelle Million Best Practices: Some Things Never Change Austin Grand Ballroom Salon GEbony Palmer • Cathleen Cadigan • Erika James Nerd Club: Why your students need YOU to start something new at your school Room 615ABBryce Henderson Teaching Students to Critically Analyze Data VisualizationsFULL Room 408Alison Mote • Rebecca Lyle A Walk on the Wild Slide: Innovative Uses for Google SlidesFULL Room 406Erik Dillaman • Mackenzie Merrill New Assignment Type for PHY-1 Lab: Using Canvas and OSISFILLING Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FJonathan Perry • Clay Stahl Using Applets in the OnRamps Math ClassFILLING Room 414Tobi Brooks Using Desmos to Conceptualize the Points of Concurrency Room 410Jeremiah Lucas Metacognition as College Readiness Strategy: A Practical ApproachFILLING Room 417ABShiloh Booker Not Just for Counselors: How Texas OnCourse Helps YOU Support Your Students Room 416ABJaslyn Greene • Jamie Bell • Samantha Gonzalez Desmos Workshop: Build a Custom Classroom Activity Room 404Mark Townsend • Susan Hemphill

2:15pm CDT

2.2.1 Complex Roots VisualizationFULL Room 619Elise Briseno • Carol Tarsa Global Climate Change Research: Finding Credible Sources in a World of Fake NewsFULL Room 406Alison Mote • Connie Steel Level With Me: Advanced World Building with Tiled & UnityFULL Room 614Erik Dillaman • Mackenzie Merrill Representing Race and Global Climate Change: Prophecy and Pollution in the Artwork of Fabrice Monteiro Room 412Kendyll Gross Cultivating College Community in a High School Classroom Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FLauren Proctor • Evelyn Denson • Caroline Heywood • Emily Jensen • Clay Stahl • Charlotte Russell • Kari Swietlik • Joanna Turner OnRamps student outcomes: Interpreting from the student perspectiveFILLING Room 410Emily Wade • Matt Giani College Admissions 101 Room 414Alexandria Mitchell Epic Fail: An open discussion for any teacher who has ever failed or had a student who failed. Room 415ABLindsey Buff • Kellen Morgan Intersection of CH 301 and CH 302 Room 615ABLoreni Kerecman • Rebecca Erickson Team Teaching and Campus Collaboration: Connecting Strategies and Successes in Growth Austin Grand Ballroom Salon GJaime Babcock • Diana Adamson • Sean Knight • Ann Marquez Constructivist Learning in Direct Instruction: Turning Teacher-Centered into Student-CenteredFULL Room 408Jonathan Perry • Jason Dowd Entry Points to the Past: Teaching Complexity and Connections in HistoryFILLING Room 616ABChris Ernst Inquiry-based Learning Applied to Debugging Code Room 602Rebecca Lyle • Daniel Gerds College Enrollment for OnRamps Students Room 400 + 402Rachel Wester

3:15pm CDT

1.5.2 Pattern Verification Room 617Sandra Whitley 2.2.1 Complex Roots Visualization Room 619Elise Briseno • Carol Tarsa 3.1.1 A Number Between 2 and 3 and 3.1.2 More on that special numberFILLING Room 614Chad Gilliland Representing Race and Global Climate Change: Prophecy and Pollution in the Artwork of Fabrice Monteiro Room 412Kendyll Gross Using Popular Music as a Primary Source Text in the History ClassroomFILLING Room 616ABRich Kelly Visualizing OnRamps Chemistry with Fun Demonstrations Room 615ABLoreni Kerecman • Rebecca Erickson Coaching for a Mathematical Mindset Room 414Charlotte Russell • Susan Hemphill Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FConnie Steel • Shiloh Booker • Eric Busch Instilling Growth Mindset: The Power of Choice in Learning Austin Grand Ballroom Salon GDaniel Gerds • Mackenzie Merrill Facts, Opinions, and the Science of "Knowing" in ScienceFULL Room 408Jason Dowd • Clay Stahl Finding Signals with Meaning Room 602Kim Pries Math is Everywhere: Breaking Down Logic Problems Room 400 + 402Jeremiah Lucas Peer Instruction - Tips and Tricks for Enhancing PI in your OnRamps ClassroomFILLING Room 417ABDeborah Pannabecker • Elyse Zimmer Productive Failure in a Math ClassroomFILLING Room 415ABEmily Jensen 5 Power Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Students Room 404Jennifer Saenz • Yvonne Loya Spice it up with GAMES!FILLING Room 410Tobi Brooks

4:00pm CDT

Virtual Conference Facilitator Check-inFULL Austin Grand Ballroom Salon FAron Johnson