1. How to Write a Winning Proposal For AMATYC

2. Presented by: Honey Kirk – AMATYC Assistant Conference Coordinator
Palo Alto College
Darlene Winnington – AMATYC Presider Chair
Delaware Technical & CC
Judy Williams – AMATYC Program Coordinator
Tidewater CC

3. Who. You What. Present at the next conference Where
Who? You What? Present at the next conference Where? Orlando, Florida When? November 15 – 18, Why? Share your great ideas with your colleagues

4. But First …
… your proposal has to be submitted And reviewed by the program committee. When this webinar is over you should be able to write a winning proposal.

5. Who? Program Committee (regional/at-large members, academic Committee chairs, ANET Leaders, Darlene, Honey, Judy) What? Reviews your proposal Where? At their computers When? After February 1, Why? Evaluate for usefulness, practicality, potential, engagement of attendees

6. Who? Darlene, Honey, Judy What? Choose proposals – create program Where? Newark , DE When? March , Why? Create balance of topics (focus keys) to ensure an exciting program engaging all

7. How do I Create my proposal?
Step by step instructions coming up next

8. Title 70 characters (including spaces and punctuation) Catch attention
Avoid first person
Consider using the conference theme, but…

9. Titles – good, bad, or ugly?
1) My Students Love Me But Hate Math 2) Lessons Learned from Learners Around the World: Adventures at the International Conference of Mathematics Education (ICME-13) in Hamburg, Germany in July ) Coasting along with a mouse on the main attractions looking for the mins maxes loops and cusps 4) Student Success with Connect Math Compared to WebAssign

10. 50-word summary Printed in the program Fifty words – maximum!
Create interest
Avoid first person
Entice people to attend

11. You Be the Reviewer Read the proposal titles and summaries
Use the guidelines that have been discussed
Vote – ACCEPT? Yes or No

12. 1. Title: Strategies for Solving Application Problems Summary: Application problems are a constant source of frustration for both students and faculty. Come learn and take home several strategies that can help students get that “toe-hold” for approaching and solving these problems. Strategies focus on understanding what the problem is saying, getting organized, and interpreting the solution.

13. 2 Title: How to Flip a Math Lesson Using MyWebSystem Summary: A flipped math lesson consists of students studying the lesson through watching a video, reading a text, or completing other activities at home, followed by exercise practice in class. See how use of MyWebSystem can be used to create a flipped lesson will be explored in detail watching several demonstrations on the Internet.

14. 3. Title: Assessing the Efficacy, Feasibility, Practicality, Scaffolding, and Application of a Web-based Homework and Assessment System (HAS) for Raising Students’ Mathematical Studies to New Heights in Community Colleges to be continued….

15. Title: Assessing the Efficacy, Feasibility, Practicality, Scaffolding, and Application of a Web-based Homework and Assessment System (HAS) for Raising Students’ Mathematical Studies to New Heights in Community Colleges Summary A web-based homework and assessment system (HAS) can raise performance with features such as adaptive problem sets, instructional videos, and data-driving messages for instructors to use to monitor and assist students who have many need to address such as time management, poor preparation, not knowing how to study among many others that we can’t mention here but will discuss in our talk. If you want to adopt such a system, there are too many issues to be addressed but we will share our success story to help you get started. As time permits, there will be discussion centered around gaining a thorough understanding of how to measure the challenges and opportunities faced by community colleges instructors, students, and departments in adopting a HAS in the teaching of mathematics at our institutions.

16. Other items on the submission form
Equipment
Use of time
How will you actively involve the attendees?
Focus keys
Workshop or session
Be sure to justify the request for the two-hours

17. Second Year – Chat & Chew
Who – a facilitator/discussion leader (may be partners)
What – 15-minute discussion/activity at a table
Attendees rotate tables after 15 minutes
When – 8:00 am Friday, November 16
Why – to generate enthusiasm and engagement through innovation

18. New for Orlando – 25-minute mini sessions
Two speakers will be paired by the committee
Topics related
Speakers are not expected to prepare together but will share one 50-minute time slot
Possible ideas
A teaching tip
Project idea
Other?

19. Submit no later than February 1, 2018 www.amatyc.org
Ideas for a proposal
Submit no later than February 1,

20. Questions?