TYCA-West Conference 2017 Glendale Community College Glendale, Arizona October 13-14, 2017 The Measure of Tomorrow: Assessment Through the Lens of Race, Diversity, & Inclusion
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TYCA-West Conference 2017
Glendale Community College Glendale, Arizona
October 13-14, 2017
The Measure of Tomorrow: Assessment
Through the Lens of Race, Diversity, &
Inclusion
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Welcome to TYCA West 2017 in radiant Glendale, Arizona!
With your help, we’ve put together an enticing collection of workshops to
support this year’s theme: “The Measure of Tomorrow: Assessment through the
Lens of Race, Diversity, and Inclusion.”
In this time of uncertainty, many of us may find it difficult to imagine what
tomorrow will look like. Every day seems to bring new challenges - ones that we
as English, Reading, and Journalism, and Creative Writing instructors are all too
familiar with: dangerous discourse, extreme pathos, faulty logic, fake news. When
they loom threateningly like a heavy thundercloud above us all, it becomes
clearer how important the work we do is for our students and communities.
We can see “tomorrow” in our students as they walk around campus, but -
who are we leaving out? Who are we including? Our workshops will explore these
questions and more.
Therefore, whether it’s through such strategies as using film, comics, or
mandalas, we can do our part to positively influence the future of our
students. We hope you pick up some great ideas from your colleagues and begin
incorporating them into your teaching today - because, no matter how you
measure it, tomorrow is here!
Tweet the conference!
Use #TYCAWest
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Asao does research that investigates racism in writing assessments (e.g. writing
programs, writing placement, etc.), which includes classroom writing assessments.
About half of his work is theoretical, while the other half is empirical in nature. He’s
published articles and chapters on validity, classroom writing assessment, grading
contracts, assessment as rhetoric, reflection practices, failure in writing assessments,
among other things. In the past, he’s paid close attention to the Hmong racial formation
and their writing and reflection practices.
Asao’s teaching has always been very important to him. It is the place from which
all his research springs. He enjoys teaching writing classes of all stripes, including first-
year writing and writing in the major courses. His favorite courses to teach are the first
year writing courses. The center of all his courses is the grading contract and their
community-developed assessment processes and expectations.
Keynote Speaker:
Asao B. Inoue, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of University Writing & Director of
Writing Center at The University of Washington, Tacoma
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Friday, 13th October 2017
Time SU 104 LA 104 LA 105 LA 106 LA 108 LA 109 LA 110 7:00-8:00AM
Registration At Student Union
8:00 – 9:00AM
Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00AM
Conference Welcome Address
10:00- 10:15AM
Break
10:15AM- 10:45AM
AMP UP Expectations: Executive Functioning Skills and Student Success
Grading Writing Sans Chocolate or Alcohol
Inclusivity Building in Freshman Comp
Screencasting As a Diverse Assessment Tool in the Online Composition Course
Engaging with GPS: A Framework of Reflexivity for English Departments
10:45- 11:15AM
Using Comic Books, Television, and Film to Talk About Race, Class, and Gender
11:15- 11:30AM
Transition
11:30AM- 12:00PM
Improved Composition Starts with Five Sentence-Level Constructions
Developing Program Assessments that Retain Faculty Autonomy
A Case Study in Course Contract Grading at an HSI Two-Year College
Mandalas in the Composition Classroom: Engaging Students through Meaningful Writing Projects
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane!: No, It’s Pop Culture in the Classroom
12:00- 12:30PM
Assessing for Transfer and Beyond: Designing a Digital Portfolio Assignment for Holistic Assessment
12:30- 12:45PM
Transition
12:45-1:45PM
Lunch
Conference Schedule
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1:45-2:45PM
Keynote Address: Asao B. Inoue, Ph.D.
2:45- 3:00PM
Transition
Time SU 104 LA 104 LA 105 LA 106 LA 108 LA 109 LA 110
3:00-3:30PM
Powerful Assessment Tools for Diverse Learners
La Poem: Assessment through Language, Culture, and Tradition within a Men's Prison Classroom
“Empathetic Social Interactions” as a tool for retaining African-American Students at PWIs for Academia and Beyond”
Reassessing Our "Techniques": Hacking as a Mode of Critical Thinking and Play
“That’s a Knee-Slapper: Cultivating Inclusivity Through Humor Writing”
Inclusive Learning with Online Courseware
3:30-4:00PM
The Role of Electronic Portfolios in Constructing Meaning: Metadiscourse on a Community Service Project
“He gave me a voice”: Valuing what students say
4:00-4:15PM
Transition
4:15-4:45PM
Experiments In First Year Composition
Student Perceptions of Class Size in a Writing Studio
Small Data & Slow Analytics: Learning Analytics, Single Instructors, and Individual Students
Hearing Into Action
Safety and Silence in a Shakespearean Space
Teaching Beyond the Archetypes of Race, Gender, and Inclusiveness
4:45-5:15PM
Responding to Resistance: Student Resistance of Intersectional Feminist Pedagogies
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Saturday, 14th October 2017
Time SU 104 LA 104 LA 105 LA 106 LA 108 LA 109 7:30- 8:00AM
Registration At Student Union
8:00 – 8:45AM
Breakfast
8:45-9:00AM
Transition at LA Building
9:00-9:30AM
Cultural Relevance Begins – and Ends – with Our Students
CREATEing (COMPOSE, READ, ANTICIPATE, TEACH) Cultural Awareness in a CRE101/ENG102 Learning Community
Writing in Place: Situating Composition in Alternative Sites of Teaching and Learning
Doing It Better: Redesigning Onboarding of English Adjunct Faculty
9:30-10:00AM
Students’ Language Needs vs. Their Rights: Practical Applications of Translingualism-as-Agency for the Writing Classroom
10:00-10:15am
Transition
10:15- 10:45AM
Issues and Opportunities in Teaching Writing and Administering Writing Courses and Programs: A Conversation (Hosted by CWPA-West)
What am I to you? A Decolonial Exploration of Color, Whiteness, and Integration in the Rhetoric of Racism of Latino Culture in the United States
Creativity Exercises for Inclusive Discussions
Approaches to Teaching and Assessing Humanities Designated Literature Courses
When Gaming Hits a Wall: The Effects of Video Game-Based Learning on Writing Achievement and Motivation in Postsecondary Accelerated Degree Programs
10:45-11:15AM
Rhetoric of Place: A Self-Study of Writing and Identity
11:15-11:30AM
Transition
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Time SU 104 LA 104 LA 105 LA 106 LA 108 LA 109 11:30AM-12:00PM
Assessing and Stimulating Student Motivation
Based on a True Story: Every Film is an Argument
What is Your Philosophy of Learning?
Addressing Race: Assessment and Writing
Using Creative Thinking to Complement Critical Thinking in the Composition Classroom
Insectionality as a threshold concept in FYC
12:30-12:45PM
Transition at Student Union
12:30-1:30PM
Lunch
Links: #TYCAWest
http://tycawest.org
http://www.gccaz.edu/
See the online schedule here:
Technology Information
Wi-Fi: GauchoNet (For people who have Maricopa (MEID) credentials) GauchoNet-Guest (For people who do not have Maricopa
(MEID) credentials) Technology Helpdesk: 623-845-3555 or [email protected]
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Student Union (SU)
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See online GCC campus map here:
Language Arts (LA) Building
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