2017 - Ultimate Medical Academy · Friday, March 24, 2017 — Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Saturday, March 25, 2017 — USF Sun Dome Thursday, March 23, 2017 — UMA Online Campus ... resume

Tampa, Florida — March 23 - 25, 2017

#UMAK20

2017

#UMAK20

GENERAL INFORMATIONSummit Overview and Schedule Of Events

SUMMIT OVERVIEWPresented by Ultimate Medical Academy, the UMA K-20 Summit will provide passionate educators the opportunity to participate in a dynamic conversation on innovation in online and blended learning to support the success of traditionally underserved students. Designed for practitioners, the Summit is focused on collaboration to optimize learning models that engage, retain and prepare students to-and-through post-secondary graduation and workforce career pathing.

Bringing together a wide-range of “doers” from all sectors representing primary, secondary and post-secondary education, the Summit will explore this year’s inaugural theme, “all means ALL.” The UMA K-20 Summit features a three-track series – Leadership, Student Services, and Curriculum and Instruction – within which you, as an attendee, have the opportunity to participate in breakout sessions, promising practices and expert panels while contributing to a nationwide dialogue focused on access, persistence and advocacy.

LEGEND: EVENTS FOR SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS

SPECIALGUESTS

GENERAL PARTICIPANTS

FEATURED PRESENTERS

9:00am Summit Keynote – Career Services – 4th Floor

10:00am Summit Keynote – Operations/Student Finance – 2nd Floor

11:00am Summit Keynote – Learner Services – 1st Floor

12:30pm Welcome Lunch – Atrium

1:30pm UMA Introduction and Overview – Metropolis

3:00pm Small Group Walking Tours

4:00pm Panel Discussions – Metropolis

5:30pm Group Travel to Hotel – Atrium

7:00pm Education Partnership Dinner

8:00am Continental Breakfast – Audubon Foyer

8:00am Summit Check-In – Audubon Foyer

9:00am Welcome – Audubon A

9:30am Opening Keynote – Audubon A

10:30am Education Partnership Panel – Audubon A

11:30am Morning Break – Audubon Foyer

11:45am Luncheon – Audubon B-F

12:15pm Luncheon Keynote – Audubon B-F

1:00pm Round 1 Breakout Sessions – See Hotel Diagram


3:15pm Afternoon Snack Break – Audubon Foyer

3:45pm Promising Practices – Audubon B-F

4:45pm Closing Keynote – Audubon B-F

5:15pm Continuing Education Units – Sponsored by FAPSC

7:00pm Education Partnership Gala – Audubon A

8:30am Group Travel to Commencement

9:00am Graduate Mix & Mingle

10:30am Commencement Processional Line-Up

10:45am Escort to Reserved Seating

11:00am Commencement Ceremony

12:30pm Group Travel to Airport and Hotel

1:15pm Commencement Recessional and Graduate Send-Off


Friday, March 24, 2017 — Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay

Saturday, March 25, 2017 — USF Sun Dome

Thursday, March 23, 2017 — UMA Online Campus

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017 — UMA ONLINE OPERATIONSCampus Keynote and UMA Overview

DR. JAMILA LYISCOTTInstitute For Urban & Minority Education

Thursday, March 23, 2017 — UMA Online Campus KeynoteFriday, March 24, 2017 — Grand Hyatt LuncheonSaturday, March 25, 2017 — USF Sun Dome Commencement Address

Jamila Lyiscott is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) of Teacher’s College, Columbia University. Situated in Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, YPAR, Multiliteracies, and Black Literature, Jamila’s scholarship and activism work together to prepare educators to sustain diversity in the classroom, empower youth, and explore, assert, and defend the value of Black life. Jamila is the founder and co-director of the Cyphers For Justice (CFJ) youth, research, and advocacy program, apprenticing inner-city youth as critical researchers through hip-hop, spoken word, and digital literacy. As an adjunct assistant professor, consultant and motivational speaker, Jamila has lectured and lead community empowerment projects widely,

both locally and internationally. Jamila received her Ph.D. from Teacher’s College, Columbia University and her M.A. from Hunter’s College.

ULTIMATE MEDICAL ACADEMYUltimate Medical Academy (UMA) is a nonprofit healthcare educational institution with a national presence. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida and founded in 1994, UMA offers content-rich, interactive online courses as well as hands-on training at our campuses. UMA students have access to academic advising, one-on-one or group tutoring, resume and interview coaching, job search assistance, technical support and more. The institution is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).

UMA VISIONTo be a leader in providing successful career outcomes for our students through a culture of innovation, commitment and service.

UMA MISSIONUltimate Medical Academy is a dynamic educational institution committed to equipping and empowering students to excel in healthcare careers. We strive to provide a learning experience that maximizes value for our students in a professional, supportive and ethical environment.


SPECIALGUESTS


FEATURED PRESENTERS

Daily Schedule

9:00am Summit Keynote – Career Services – 4th Floor

10:00am Summit Keynote – Learner Services – 2nd Floor

11:00am Summit Keynote – Operations/Student Finance – 1st Floor

12:30pm Welcome Lunch – Atrium

1:30pm UMA Introduction and Overview – Metropolis

3:00pm Small Group Walking Tours

4:00pm Panel Discussions – Metropolis

5:30pm Group Travel to Hotel – Atrium

7:00pm Education Partnership Dinner

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 — GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAYOpening Keynote and Education Panel

DR. MICHELLE WEISESouthern New Hampshire University

Friday, March 24, 2017 — Opening Keynote

Dr. Michelle R. Weise is the Executive Director of Sandbox Collaborative, the R&D arm of strategy and innovation at Southern New Hampshire

University. Michelle’s work in fostering innovation is an extension of her prior work as the Senior Research Fellow in higher education at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation. Her book, Hire Education: Mastery, Modularization, and the Workforce Revolution, co-authored with Clayton Christensen, describes the disruptive potential of online competency-based education aligned to workforce needs. Michelle’s commentaries and research have been featured in The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Boston Globe, Inside HigherEd, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and PBS Newshour. She has also served as the Vice President of Academic Affairs for Fidelis Education and taught at Skidmore College and Stanford University. Michelle is a former Fulbright Scholar and graduate of Harvard and Stanford.

Dr. Darlyne BaileyDean, Professor, and Director of Social Justice InitiativeSpecial Assistant to the President for Community PartnershipsBryn Mawr College

Dr. Amelia Van Name LarsonVice President of Innovations and School SupportsAmerican Reading Company

Bryan ContrerasExecutive DirectorKIPP Houston’s KIPP Through College (KTC) Program

Marilee JohnsResettlement ManagerInternational Rescue Committee

Dr. Howard LiebmanSuperintendent and Co-FounderSmart Horizons Career Online Education

Dr. Belinda MilesPresident SUNY Westchester Community College

Marvin PierreExecutive Director of Eight Million StoriesSER Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast, Inc.

Carlton SmithWay Home MentorThe Children’s Village


SPECIALGUESTS


FEATURED PRESENTERS

Daily Schedule

8:00am Continental Breakfast – Audubon Foyer

8:00am Summit Check-In – Audubon Foyer

9:00am Welcome – Audubon A

9:30am Opening Keynote – Audubon A

10:30am Education Partnership Panel – Audubon A

11:30am Morning Break – Audubon Foyer

11:45am Luncheon – Audubon B-F

12:15pm Luncheon Keynote – Audubon B-F



3:15pm Afternoon Snack Break – Audubon Foyer

3:45pm Promising Practices – Audubon B-F

4:45pm Closing Keynote – Audubon B-F

5:15pm Continuing Education Units – Sponsored by FAPSC

7:00pm Education Partnership Gala – Audubon A

EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP PANELLed by UMA President Derek Apanovitch, the Education Partnership Panel will be framed by Di Xu, an academic at the University of California - Irvine, who has asserted, “Access without progress is no more than an empty promise.” Panelists will discuss unique approaches to support student progress to-and-through higher education and into the workforce, including ideas for partnerships.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 — GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAYRound 1 Breakout Session Descriptions

LEADERSHIP1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Snowy Egret NorthThe Key to Unlocking Online Student OutreachCarrie Morris and Victoria Paterek, Ultimate Medical Academy

To transform student success behaviors, we must first disrupt our understanding of engagement in an online environment. Learn how our framework strengthens psychological engagement by 1) early-identifying students at-risk for failure, 2) connecting instructors with just-in-time strategies, and 3) customizing the instructor-student relationship based on need.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Snowy Egret SouthMental Technology: How the Mind Works and Affects Student SuccessDr. Joe Pace, The Pacific Institute Education Initiative

This upbeat presentation includes understanding Mental Technology and how the mind works in order to affect student success and retention, helping students develop self-discipline, grit and will power. Get practical mentoring techniques on how to create a culture of “teachable and impactful moments.”

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Herring GullRegulation of Innovation: New Triad of Expectations for Innovative Postsecondary EducationJay Vaughan, Cooley LLP

The recent change in administration is presenting new opportunities to revisit the federal regulatory standards associated with the oversight and funding of innovative educational delivery methodologies. This session will highlight the latest regulatory expectations and how requirements continue to evolve.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Audubon AToward an Inclusive Excellence: Transforming Institutions for Next Generation Learning Dr. Belinda Miles, State University of New York, Westchester Community College

This session explores the transformative journey of community colleges working to expand access to quality teaching and learning through technology. Gain real-time insights on the challenges of leading change to expand learning opportunities for 21st century learners while striving for Inclusive Excellence.

BREAKOUT SESSIONSThe UMA K-20 Summit features a three-track series — Leadership, Student Services, and Curriculum and Instruction — within which you, as an attendee, have the opportunity in breakout sessions to learn about models that engage, retain and prepare students to-and-through post-secondary graduation and workforce career pathing. Session speakers include thought leaders from public four-year universities, community colleges, private two-year colleges, traditional K12, online K12, charter schools, and community organizations.

STUDENT SERVICES1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Sandhill Crane NorthKIPP Through College: A Developmental Approach to College and Career ReadinessBryan Contreras, KIPP Houston’s KIPP Through College (KTC) Program

Join us to learn about how KIPP Through College provides opportunities for students to build relationships, learn about higher education options, and gather tools and resources necessary to take advantage of opportunities that help KIPP alumni achieve their goal of attaining a college degree(s).

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Sandhill Crane SouthOvercoming Student Barriers: Transformative Learning in Online Courses Through Course Design, Student Engagement, and Content DeliveryDr. John M. Beckem II, State University of New York, Empire State College

This presentation will demonstrate how transformative learning has been achieved in online and in blended study environments through course design, student engagement, and content delivery. Examples will include the use of Web 2.0 game simulations, eportfolios and Social Media technologies in use at SUNY Empire State College.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Wilson’s Plover NorthReshaping the College Transition: Smoothing the Pathwayfrom High School to CollegeDr. Elisabeth Barnett, Teacher’s College, Columbia University

Many students need help to become college-ready in high school and to achieve success in college. This session will focus on evidence-based practices that can improve the high school to college transition, including college readiness assessments, transition courses, summer bridge programs, and guided pathways.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | PelicanVirtual Study Abroad: Meaningful Cultural Experiences for AllDr. Patrice Torcivia Prusko, Cornell University

Traditionally underserved students tend not to participate in study abroad. Video conferencing tools and thoughtful course design enable you to easily incorporate meaningful cultural experiences into the classroom that will benefit all. This presentation will cover the steps needed to implement globally-networked learning experiences.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Roseate SpoonbillPromoting Engagement and Retention of Underserved Undergraduate Students Using Experiential Learning ApproachesPaula Bigatel, Penn State World Campus

This session presents an experiential learning model that engages a diverse student population in research experiences regarded as high-impact educational practices that develop research/critical-thinking skills. The aim is to promote student success as part of Penn State’s “All In” commitment to diversity and inclusion.

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | KingFisherHow Can Educators Easily Implement The “Streaming Classroom”Michelle N. Kight, Prince William County Public Schools Virginia Chris Etesse, Scriyb

This session will demonstrate how Scriyb creates Virtual Academies that allow schools and districts to scale experts to teach students via virtual livestreaming. This game-based content uses teacher input, algorithms and encourages peer engagement and mentoring, resulting in a shareable curriculum library.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 — GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAYRound 2 Breakout Session Descriptions

LEADERSHIP2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Snowy Egret NorthGetting Better Building Schools: Building Schools We Want for Our ChildrenDr. Amelia Van Name Larson and Chris Christoff American Reading Company

To bring forth equity and excellence for all, we must challenge traditional assumptions and change the way we think about improving teaching and learning. This hands-on session will introduce new expertise to help create schools that matter, including focusing on consensus building, infrastructure development, and implementation speed.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Snowy Egret SouthNeed to Re-Envision Academic Advising? If You’ve Got the Will, We Have the Way: Strategic Advising Analysis in 10 Intentional StepsDr. Richard Finger, Lehman College CUNY

Learn how a public, urban institution looked internally to lead a campus-wide SWOT analysis, moderate a conversation and re-envision college advisement. The presentation will cover the formulation of teams, the process to ensure that all advising constituencies were represented, communication, and development of the model and its presentation.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Herring GullThe Urgency of Seeing: Turning the Light on Higher EducationDr. Lynn Priddy, National American University

How fully have you flipped processes and culture to become student-centric? Our practices run so deep that we don’t see how we favor the higher education enterprise over students. This session discusses high-impact student-centered changes that are missed due to ingrained assumptions and process blind spots. Come ready to flip them.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Audubon ABridging the Gap: The Changing Focus of Higher Education and Employability of GraduatesMicaela Alpers, Career TEAM, LLC

Explore ideal hiring profiles and performance assessment tips for Career Services. We will also share opportunities for creating scale in building employer networks and student connection. Infuse these ideas at every level of your institution. All with the ultimate goal of helping students succeed in the interview and beyond!

BREAKOUT SESSIONSThe UMA K-20 Summit features a three-track series — Leadership, Student Services, and Curriculum and Instruction — within which you, as an attendee, have the opportunity in breakout sessions to learn about models that engage, retain and prepare students to-and-through post-secondary graduation and workforce career pathing. Session speakers include thought leaders from public four-year universities, community colleges, private two-year colleges, traditional K12, online K12, charter schools, and community organizations.

STUDENT SERVICES2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Sandhill Crane NorthMeeting the Diverse Needs of K-12 Online Students and Their FamiliesLisa McClure, K-12, Inc.

Fit is a critical factor for online learning success, and yet the K-12 online learning community often takes the same “one size” approach of offering online programs. This session shows how one company is offering a three-model approach to the right-sizing of K-12 online learning.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Sandhill Crane SouthAssessment of Prior Learning: Empowering and Engaging Non-Traditional StudentsJosh Shaffer, Excelsior College

This session is intended to share innovative solutions and best practices to higher education administrators who want to increase student empowerment and engagement. By embracing best practices through assessing prior learning, institutions can attract, retain, and graduate more non-traditional students.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Wilson’s Plover NorthImplementing Targeted Prevention and Intervention Services to Improve Post-Secondary At-Risk Student OutcomesDr. Rebecca Sarlo and Owen Robertson, Ultimate Medical Academy

This session will outline one distance education school’s approach to implementing a robust system of student support that resulted in significant improvements in student achievement and academic dismissal rates. Specific student engagement and intervention strategies will be discussed and lessons learned and relevant resources will be shared.

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | PelicanThe Impact of Online Course Taking on Student RetentionScott James, Hobsons

This presentation addresses whether the online setting itself or extraneous factors primarily contribute to online student retention rates. The presentation will highlight key takeaways and close with an open discussion of how online learning can better reach and benefit historically at-risk students.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Roseate SpoonbillCulturally Responsive Online LearningDr. Nancy Van Erp, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

The best online/blended learning environments are characterized by strong relationships and a sense of community. Connections to research on culturally responsive teaching will be highlighted in this session along with practical course design considerations and instructional approaches that are relevant for all content areas and all learners.

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | KingFisherHow an Online Histology Course at the University of South Carolina has Served the Underserved for 17 SemestersDr. Robert Ogilvie, Medical University of South Carolina and College of Arts & Sciences, University of South Carolina

This presentation will share 17 semesters of experience directing, managing and facilitating an upper level online course for the underserved in the discipline of histology (the microscopic architecture and function of the human body). A six-minute course commercial will be featured.

FAPSC CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)UMA K-20 Summit attendees can earn continuing education credits from the Florida Association of Post-Secondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC; fapsc.org). Stop by the FAPSC booth and make sure you complete and turn in the CEU form at the end of the Summit. FAPSC currently works on behalf of all

Florida’s degree granting and non-degree granting career schools and colleges. Licensed by the state, these schools educate and prepare over 250,000 students each year for employment in more than 200 occupational fields.

CHRIS LEHMANNScience Leadership Academy

Friday, March 24, 2017 — Closing Keynote

Chris Lehmann is the Founding Principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Science Leadership Academy is an inquiry-driven, project-based, 1:1 laptop school that is considered to be one of the pioneers of the School 2.0 movement nationally and internationally. Science

Leadership Academy is the Dell Center of Excellence in Education. The school was recognized by Ladies Home Journal as one of the Ten Most Amazing Schools in the U.S. and has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School from 2009 through 2013. Chris is co-founder and Chair of the Board of Inquiry Schools, an organization dedicated to helping more schools transform into a more inquiry driven model. He received his Master’s from Teacher’s College, Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017 — GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAY

GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAY

Promising Practices and Closing Keynote

PROMISING PRACTICES*A promising practice is one that has the potential to have a significant and positive effect on student outcomes. The UMA K-20 Summit includes more than twenty opportunities for you, as an attendee, to join one or more dynamic conversations about emerging promising practices across the three-track series — Leadership, Student Services, and Curriculum and Instruction. During these roundtable discussions, presenters will share a promising practice and then facilitate dialogue among participants focused on how to support the success of traditionally underserved students.

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THREE-TRACK SERIES LEADERSHIP STUDENT SERVICES CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

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GRAND HYATT SECOND FLOOR

GRAND HYATT FOURTEENTH FLOOR

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AUDUBON A

KINGFISHER

PELICAN

HERRINGGULL

WILSON’S PLOVERNORTH

SNOWY EGRET

SANDHILL CRANE

NORTH SOUTH

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RESTROOMS

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SAVE THE DATE

Second Annual UMA K-20 Summit

April 12-14, 2018

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2017 UMA K-20 SUMMIT SPONSORS We thank our platinum, gold, and bronze sponsors for the generous support of this important inaugural Summit and for our shared commitment to advance “all means ALL”!

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

Daily Schedule

8:30am Group Travel to Commencement

9:00am Graduate Mix & Mingle

10:30am Commencement Processional Line-Up

10:45am Escort to Reserved Seating

11:00am Commencement Ceremony


1:15pm Commencement Recessional and Graduate Send-Off


SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017 – USF SUN DOME


SPECIALGUESTS


FEATURED PRESENTERS

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