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CRLA 2017 Annual Conference

8:30am EDT

Grit: Bridging the Gap Between Faculty Expectations and Student Success Cambria EastMegan Palmer • Crystal Bickford Game Design Principles for Peer Support Programs: A Primer ($ Ticketed Event) REGISTRATION REQUIRED Butler EastCandis Best

10:15am EDT

The Internet: A Game Changer - A Brain Changer Allegheny Grand IIBarb Zmolek Engaging Readers in Critical Thinking and Cultural Literacy Westmoreland EastVictoria Rey • Ethel Young Re-inventing Remedial Reading: A Reading Course Going Hybrid Butler WestToni Hernen Building Bridges for Academic Texts: Students’ Experiences with PILLAR Pennsylvania EastSonya Armstrong • Jodi Lampi • Lisa M. Matich • Jennifer Theriault Hook, Line and Sink "em - Improve Student Retention ArmstrongMolly Broere • Cherie Hufford IMTPC & ITTPC: Celebrating Successful Mentoring and Tutoring Programs! Pennsylvania WestPage Keller Building Bridges between the CAS Standards and Program Evaluation WashingtonPatricia Mulcahy-Ernt A Streamlined Training Program for Supplemental Instruction Leaders Allegheny Grand IISeth Endicott Learning Assistance Experience and Teaching in Higher Education Westmoreland CentralJack Trammell • Joanna Kourtidis Effective Practices of a CTE Embedded Tutoring Program Westmoreland WestSaul Reyes • Sydney Saumby The Senior Culminating Experience: A Vehicle For Collaboration and Community Allegheny Grand IITrela Anderson • Ji Young Kim

1:45pm EDT

Evaluating effectiveness and types of learning methods in the classroom Allegheny Grand IIJeffrey Ober Bridging Literacy & Learning through Disciplinary Meaning Making Practices LawrenceHeather Porter Reading Across the Disciplines: Expanding our Current Program Allegheny Grand IILeah Arambel The Protégé Effect: Learning by Teaching in College Reading Somerset WestLaurie Bauer I Read, I Write, I Think, I Create Cambria WestDeborah Kellner Identifying and supporting students with learning disabilitiesin IRW programs Westmoreland WestAvery Williams Disciplinary Literacy as a Bridge to Success in Mathematics Westmoreland CentralLinda Russell • Ann Wolf Becoming an ITTPC reviewer FayetteRoberta Schotka Developing Strategic, Individualized, and Data-Informed Networks of Support ArmstrongDolores Radlo • Helena L. Santos Outcome-Based Assessments: Bridging Academic Skills and Career Readiness Allegheny Grand IISheryl Bone • Kathrine O'Neil • Kira Shank Results of a State-wide Quasi-experiment on Accelerated Reading & Writing Pennsylvania WestEric Paulson • Jim Van Overschelde • Jessica Reynolds • Amber Sarker

3:00pm EDT

Bridging Developmental Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking Using Thematic Units Pennsylvania EastSharon Hayes • Haleh Azimi • Denise Parker • Nancy Parker First Year in a Learning Center: Navigation, Support, and Guidance Butler EastTalisha Adams • Brennen Salmon • Stephanie Weathers Enhancing Self-Directed Learning in SI Leaders Somerset WestJessica Owens

9:45am EDT

Missions and Toolkits: A Study of Reading in Writing Centers Westmoreland EastG. Travis Adams Investigating Students’ Attitudes in an Emporium-Designed Developmental Math Course Somerset WestParveen Ali Using Co-requisite Math Courses As Accelerated On-ramps Butler WestMegan Dotson • Heather Coltharp Campus Climate and its Impact on Student Engagement Allegheny Grand IIJessica Reynolds • Amber Sarker Developing Professionals: A Study of Tutoring as a Transferrable Skill Cambria WestSydney Saumby • Saul Reyes Welcome to the future: Navigating the new, online IMTPC process! Allegheny Grand IIMichael Saenz • Jenna Polizzi Bridging Innovative Qualitative Inquiry with Digital Data Management and Analysis FayetteRachelle Furness • Jodi Lampi College Students with Mental Illness and the Developmental Education Community Westmoreland WestRen VanderLind What GPAs Don't Say: Qualitative Evaluation of Supplemental Instruction Allegheny Grand IISujey Ramos

11:00am EDT

Using ACTOR to Enhance Efficient Reading WashingtonVictoria Rey • Ethel Young Using Multiple Texts to Teach Critical Reading Skills Allegheny Grand IIKaemanje Thomas • Minkyung Choi Building a Bridge for Technical Programs: Writing for the Professions Allegheny Grand IICalisa Pierce • Christie Linger-Hunt Course Design Principles for Integrating Reading into Writing Programs Somerset WestJoanne Giordano • Erin Ellison Working with Faculty to Create an Effective Math Lab ArmstrongKelli Wellborn Discussion on Treasurer's Duties for SRC Current and Future Leaders Crawford EastMaureen O'Connor DuPont • Joe Barnhill • Rosemarie Woodruff Embedded Learning Assistance: A Viable Alternative to Traditional SI Westmoreland WestKeira Hambrick Celebrating the Legacy of CRLA Through Oral History Westmoreland CentralNorman Stahl • Tina Ballard • Kristie O'Donnell Lussier • Tamara Shetron • Jennifer Theriault College Literacy and Learning SIG-ILA: teaching, service and scholarship LawrenceDeborah Kellner • Laurie Bauer Growing the Academic Coaching Research Base: Findings from Two Studies Pennsylvania EastMarc Howlett • Kristen Rademacher CRLA and N4A: Bridging Two Organizations Allegheny Grand IIDorothy Kemp Lessons learned while writing my eText Allegheny Grand IIAbdulaziz Bahha

2:00pm EDT

Using Young Adult Literature in the Developmental Writing Classroom WashingtonMichelle Kaschak Maximizing Center Resources with TutorTrac Software Crawford EastJon Halter Bridging the Gap Between Math Tutoring and Learning Practices Allegheny Grand IIPeter Legner Peer tutoring: The bridge between knowledge banking and self-directed learning LawrenceAllison Muise Empowering Women to Increase Competence in STEM through Summer Bridge Butler EastJemi Kuberski-Spring How Allies Can Build Bridges for LGBTQIA Students Westmoreland EastAmber Sarker Establishing a Successful Walk-in Tutoring Progam in Residence Halls/University Libraries FayetteJohn Lanyon Retirement: The Bridge to Elderhood Somerset WestTom Dayton Bridging Experience to Facilitate Better Teaching: An IRW Mentoring Model Pennsylvania EastRen VanderLind • Amarilis M. Castillo • David C. Caverly Disciplinary Literacy: How do Experts and Novices Approach Literary Text Pennsylvania WestJodi Lampi • Jodi P. Holschuh • Todd F. Reynolds • Leslie S. Rush

3:15pm EDT

Assessing Job Skills and Helping Students Build a Portfolio Cambria EastKathrine O'Neil • David Healey • Ritu Sharma • Stephanie Thompson Bridging the Divide: Academic Support Across Student Populations Westmoreland EastAmanda Funk • Megan King No Typical Job: The Impact of Tutoring on the Tutor Butler WestRebecca Cofer Regression Analysis of Remedial Mathematics Students’ Success Butler EastNimisha Raval • Robert Green • Kathy Nobles • Simmie Raiford • William Truby • Rudo Tsemunhu Metaphors and Storytelling in tutoring Pacific Island Students ArmstrongBan Phung • Linda Dam Building Bridges with Parents: Institutional Strategies for Student Success Pennsylvania EastStephanie Carter

8:00am EDT

Using texts that address contemporary issues in college writing courses ArmstrongConcetta Williams Process Improvement: Process Mapping Your Learning Center's Work Flow Somerset WestLinda Hooper • John Lanyon • Jessica Owens • Michael Poljak Writing Tutor Training: A 1-Credit Course Model LawrenceSarah Glessner Assessment of peer tutoring and mentoring on students' success Pennsylvania EastAhmed Khallaayoun • Mhammed Chraibi Building Bridges, Removing Barriers: Supporting Students with Disabilities Butler EastKira Shank • Sheryl Bone • Mattia Bray • Charlotte O'Connor • Ann Palmer • Shelly Tait