1. A GEAR UP Partnership Model: Agilemind Luis Dovalina, AgileMind School Partnership Manager Ana Dougherty and Yvonne Garza, UTPA Academic Advisors Debbie Dawang, Yolanda Gomez, Annabel Nieto PSJA High School Math Teachers

2. Quick Facts on Region  4 of the poorest counties in nation  90% Hispanic  80% Speak language other than English  25% Foreign born, primarily from Mexico  38% Live in extreme poverty  53% of adults have H.S. diploma  10% of adults are college graduates

3. Definition of a Partnership Effective Partners Must: Have a belief in the GEAR UP mission Assign a contact person to project Provide consistent support Add sustainable value to project schools Develop specific action plan Evaluate role and services

4. Agilemind Support Structure Professional Development Campus Level Support Advisor Visits Technical Support for Usernames/Passwords Collaboration with Regional Education Center Collaboration for integrating services with other GEAR UP Partners, i.e. SureScore & TI Support in Student and Parent Conferences

5. Monitoring of Services Monthly usage reports for students Monthly usage reports for teachers Quarterly meetings with GEAR UP Staff on usage and follow training Communication with campus and district level staff on program usage

6. Preparing Students for College and Beyond through Success in Rigorous Mathematics Debbie Dawang Yolanda Gomez Annabel Nieto

7. Successful Implementation Yolanda Gomez –2007-2008 72% TAKS Math passing rate –2008-2009 87% TAKS Math passing rate(+15) Debbie Dawang –2007-2008 86% TAKS Math passing rate –2008-2009 93% TAKS Math passing rate(+7) PSJA High School TAKS Scores –2007-2008 64% TAKS Math passing rate –2008-2009 71% TAKS Math passing rate

8. Agile Mind for Teachers & Administrators –Advice For Instruction –Assessments –Alignment Agile Mind for Student & Parents –Glossary –Real World Connections –Questioning –Animations –Assessments Rigor and Relevance in Mathematics Hands on Activity: Pythagorean Theorem Proof Questions / Comments Agenda

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10. Academic Youth Development Biology Middle School Math 2 & 3 Algebra 1 Algebra 2 Geometry Pre-calculus AP Calculus AP Statistics Agile Mind : Course Service

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27. Visual learner Real-life application Higher-level Thinking Student Engagement Aligned to TEKS, CScope and Textbook AgileMind Overview

28. The University of Texas-Pan American GEAR UP Project 1201 West University Drive Edinburg, Texas 78541-2999 Office: (956) 292-7501 Fax: (956) 292-7503 http://www.panam.edu/dept/gearup