San Antonio, TexasWestin Riverwalk Hotel
June 27–29, 2013
23rd
ACCUPLACER® National ConferenceAnnual
Bridging the Gap Between K–12 and Beyond
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Thursday, June 27
VILLA ZAPATA CAMINO REAL CARRANZA ENCINO SABINO MADERO
8 a.m –4 p.m. Registration — Navarro Foyer
1 p.m –5 p.m. CLEP® Booth — Navarro Foyer
1:30– 2:45 p.m.
Opening Session — Navarro Foyer — Introduction: Steven Titan — Welcome Address: David Gardner Keynote Speaker: Stephen Handel — Bridging the GAP Between K–12 and Beyond: How Do We Get There?
3–4 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
ACCUPLACER® 101: An Introduction for New Users — Suzanne McGurk
The Early College Experiment: Preparing Urban Students for Postsecondary Success — René Cadogan, Ali Standish
Online Pre-Assessment Preparation Activity Model: Design, Development and Implementation — Susan Thomason
Using ACCUPLACER Preregistration and Vouchers for Large Group Testing: Real-World Scenario — Janella Cleveland, Adrienne Tabar
Innovative Use of Local Test Features — Zach Henrich, Vishal Kapoor
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
Test Delivery and Remote Proctoring for the Distance Learner — Rick Beaudry, Jeffrey Cuff, Tim Dewey, Eva Jones, Sean Palmer
4:15–5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
A Rush to Judgment: Placement Tests and College Readiness — Stephen Handel, Ed Morante, Chantel Reynolds, Lynda Villanueva
Still Testing After All These Years (Even in High Schools) — Liz Recko-Morrison
Using ACCUPLACER Preparation as an Enrollment Initiative — David Ehrenreich, Kristen Vickery
ACCUPLACER ESL: Instituting CALT in Intensive English Programs — Jason Dunstan, Michael Klug, Matthew Krull
Generating Student Preregistration and Vouchers: How To — Zach Henrich, Vishal Kapoor
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
Best Practices on Uploading ACCUPLACER Data to the BANNER Student Information System —Armando Gomez
6–8 p.m. Special Evening Reception — Navarro Foyer — Cohosted by Pearson and The College Board
Friday, June 28 VILLA ZAPATA CAMINO REAL CARRANZA ENCINO SABINO MADERO
8 a.m–noon Registration — Navarro Foyer
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Tech Alley — Navarro Foyer — Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success (Focus Group) Wanda S. Monthey and Tom Rudin
8 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast — Navarro Foyer
8 a.m.–5 p.m. CLEP Booth — Navarro Foyer
9–10:30 a.m. Plenary Session — Navarro Foyer Increasing Career and College Readiness — Panelists from the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development/ABE and Ivy Tech Community College:
Saundra Kay King, Marie L. Mackintosh, Amy Marsh, Jill Oakley-Jeppe
10:45– 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Increasing Career and College Readiness: Part II — Saundra Kay King, Marie L. Mackintosh, Amy Marsh, Jill Oakley-Jeppe
Strategic Partnerships Strengthen Student Success — Matthew Morrison, Marianne Rigo
Contemporary Challenges for ACCUPLACER Professionals — Gary Greer, Natalie Quarles, Silvio Rodriguez, Kent Seaver, Leah Smith
A Rush to Judgment: Placement Tests and College Readiness — Stephen Handel, Ed Morante, Chantel Reynolds, Lynda Villanueva
Refining Placement with ACCUPLACER Multiple-Weighted Measures — Jeffrey Cuff, Ron Gordon
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin,
Activating ACCUPLACER®//MyFoundationsLab®: Activation Steps and Grade Book Options — Kimberley Kelsea, Kathie Montognese
Noon– 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon — Navarro Foyer Keynote Address: Increasing College Success — Smoothing the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary
Panelists: Genevieve L. Floyd, Christine Handy-Collins, Beverly Walker-Griffea
1:45– 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Increasing College Success — Smoothing the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary: Part II — Genevieve L. Floyd, Christine Handy-Collins, Clarice Somersall, Beverly Walker-Griffea
The College-Level Writing Collaborative: Establishing and Developing Real Connections — Mary Barszcz
ACCUPLACER Score Web Service — Cole Cecil, Vishal Kapoor
Multiple Measures Made Easy (Bring Your Own Laptop!)
— Jeffrey Cuff, Ron Gordon
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
Using a Score Report to Advise Students on Course Placement — Deb Kuhn, Sally Langan
3–4 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Training WritePlacer®: The Research Behind WritePlacer Automated Scoring — Karen E. Lochbaum, Noreen Wade
Setting Cut Scores on Multiple-Choice Tests — Deanna L. Morgan
Using ACCUPLACER Local Background Questions for Research — Gloria M. Palos
ACCUPLACER and CLEP®: A Collaboration for Student Success — Suzanne McGurk, Marc Webb
Introducing WritePlacer and WritePlacer ESL — Keith Henry, Chantel Reynolds
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
A Developmental Course Redesign: A Formula for Success — Cynthia Gribas, Angel Hoglund, Sue Schmitz
Saturday, June 29
VILLA ZAPATA CAMINO REAL CARRANZA ENCINO SABINO MADERO
8–8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast — Navarro Foyer
9–10 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
AACCUPLACER Score Web Service — Cole Cecil, Vishal Kapoor
Setting Cut Scores on WritePlacer —Deanna L. Morgan
Testing Personnel and Student Customer Service — James Shippy
An Alternative to Developmental Mathematics Classrooms Utilizing the ACCUPLACER//MyFoundationsLab — Latina Branch, Bridgett Doddy
Distance Learning Basics: If Students Aren’t Computer Savvy, How Can They Succeed? — Grant Castle
College and Career Day: Making Meaning of 21st-Century Skills — James Pedersen
10:15– 11:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
ACCUPLACER//MyFoundationsLabs Works! In Texas! But How? — Keith Henry, Derek Kalchbrenner, Gary Kaplan
Showing Your Stuff: Using CLEP to Achieve Student Success — Kent Seaver, Melissa Wilson
Test Delivery and Remote Proctoring for the Distance Learner — Rick Beaudry, Jeffrey Cuff, Tim Dewey, Eva Jones, Sean Palmer
Branching Profiles and Placement Rules (Bring Your Own Laptop!) — Kathie Montognese
Validity Evidence and ACCUPLACER — Mary-Margaret Kerns
Making ACCUPLACER Easy with Technical Support and Ordering — Julius Jones, Sean Palmer
23rd Annual ACCUPLACER National Conference
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Thursday, June 27
VILLA ZAPATA CAMINO REAL CARRANZA ENCINO SABINO MADERO
8 a.m –4 p.m. Registration — Navarro Foyer
1 p.m –5 p.m. CLEP® Booth — Navarro Foyer
1:30– 2:45 p.m.
Opening Session — Navarro Foyer — Introduction: Steven Titan — Welcome Address: David Gardner Keynote Speaker: Stephen Handel — Bridging the GAP Between K–12 and Beyond: How Do We Get There?
3–4 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
ACCUPLACER® 101: An Introduction for New Users — Suzanne McGurk
The Early College Experiment: Preparing Urban Students for Postsecondary Success — René Cadogan, Ali Standish
Online Pre-Assessment Preparation Activity Model: Design, Development and Implementation — Susan Thomason
Using ACCUPLACER Preregistration and Vouchers for Large Group Testing: Real-World Scenario — Janella Cleveland, Adrienne Tabar
Innovative Use of Local Test Features — Zach Henrich, Vishal Kapoor
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
Test Delivery and Remote Proctoring for the Distance Learner — Rick Beaudry, Jeffrey Cuff, Tim Dewey, Eva Jones, Sean Palmer
4:15–5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
A Rush to Judgment: Placement Tests and College Readiness — Stephen Handel, Ed Morante, Chantel Reynolds, Lynda Villanueva
Still Testing After All These Years (Even in High Schools) — Liz Recko-Morrison
Using ACCUPLACER Preparation as an Enrollment Initiative — David Ehrenreich, Kristen Vickery
ACCUPLACER ESL: Instituting CALT in Intensive English Programs — Jason Dunstan, Michael Klug, Matthew Krull
Generating Student Preregistration and Vouchers: How To — Zach Henrich, Vishal Kapoor
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
Best Practices on Uploading ACCUPLACER Data to the BANNER Student Information System —Armando Gomez
6–8 p.m. Special Evening Reception — Navarro Foyer — Cohosted by Pearson and The College Board
Friday, June 28 VILLA ZAPATA CAMINO REAL CARRANZA ENCINO SABINO MADERO
8 a.m–noon Registration — Navarro Foyer
8 a.m.–5 p.m. Tech Alley — Navarro Foyer — Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success (Focus Group) Wanda S. Monthey and Tom Rudin
8 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast — Navarro Foyer
8 a.m.–5 p.m. CLEP Booth — Navarro Foyer
9–10:30 a.m. Plenary Session — Navarro Foyer Increasing Career and College Readiness — Panelists from the Indiana Department of Education, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development/ABE and Ivy Tech Community College:
Saundra Kay King, Marie L. Mackintosh, Amy Marsh, Jill Oakley-Jeppe
10:45– 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Increasing Career and College Readiness: Part II — Saundra Kay King, Marie L. Mackintosh, Amy Marsh, Jill Oakley-Jeppe
Strategic Partnerships Strengthen Student Success — Matthew Morrison, Marianne Rigo
Contemporary Challenges for ACCUPLACER Professionals — Gary Greer, Natalie Quarles, Silvio Rodriguez, Kent Seaver, Leah Smith
A Rush to Judgment: Placement Tests and College Readiness — Stephen Handel, Ed Morante, Chantel Reynolds, Lynda Villanueva
Refining Placement with ACCUPLACER Multiple-Weighted Measures — Jeffrey Cuff, Ron Gordon
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin,
Activating ACCUPLACER®//MyFoundationsLab®: Activation Steps and Grade Book Options — Kimberley Kelsea, Kathie Montognese
Noon– 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon — Navarro Foyer Keynote Address: Increasing College Success — Smoothing the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary
Panelists: Genevieve L. Floyd, Christine Handy-Collins, Beverly Walker-Griffea
1:45– 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Increasing College Success — Smoothing the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary: Part II — Genevieve L. Floyd, Christine Handy-Collins, Clarice Somersall, Beverly Walker-Griffea
The College-Level Writing Collaborative: Establishing and Developing Real Connections — Mary Barszcz
ACCUPLACER Score Web Service — Cole Cecil, Vishal Kapoor
Multiple Measures Made Easy (Bring Your Own Laptop!)
— Jeffrey Cuff, Ron Gordon
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
Using a Score Report to Advise Students on Course Placement — Deb Kuhn, Sally Langan
3–4 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Training WritePlacer®: The Research Behind WritePlacer Automated Scoring — Karen E. Lochbaum, Noreen Wade
Setting Cut Scores on Multiple-Choice Tests — Deanna L. Morgan
Using ACCUPLACER Local Background Questions for Research — Gloria M. Palos
ACCUPLACER and CLEP®: A Collaboration for Student Success — Suzanne McGurk, Marc Webb
Introducing WritePlacer and WritePlacer ESL — Keith Henry, Chantel Reynolds
Career and Technical Education: Charting New Roads for Student Success — Focus Group — Wanda S. Monthey, Tom Rudin
A Developmental Course Redesign: A Formula for Success — Cynthia Gribas, Angel Hoglund, Sue Schmitz
Saturday, June 29
VILLA ZAPATA CAMINO REAL CARRANZA ENCINO SABINO MADERO
8–8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast — Navarro Foyer
9–10 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
AACCUPLACER Score Web Service — Cole Cecil, Vishal Kapoor
Setting Cut Scores on WritePlacer —Deanna L. Morgan
Testing Personnel and Student Customer Service — James Shippy
An Alternative to Developmental Mathematics Classrooms Utilizing the ACCUPLACER//MyFoundationsLab — Latina Branch, Bridgett Doddy
Distance Learning Basics: If Students Aren’t Computer Savvy, How Can They Succeed? — Grant Castle
College and Career Day: Making Meaning of 21st-Century Skills — James Pedersen
10:15– 11:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
ACCUPLACER//MyFoundationsLabs Works! In Texas! But How? — Keith Henry, Derek Kalchbrenner, Gary Kaplan
Showing Your Stuff: Using CLEP to Achieve Student Success — Kent Seaver, Melissa Wilson
Test Delivery and Remote Proctoring for the Distance Learner — Rick Beaudry, Jeffrey Cuff, Tim Dewey, Eva Jones, Sean Palmer
Branching Profiles and Placement Rules (Bring Your Own Laptop!) — Kathie Montognese
Validity Evidence and ACCUPLACER — Mary-Margaret Kerns
Making ACCUPLACER Easy with Technical Support and Ordering — Julius Jones, Sean Palmer
ACCUPLACER®
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