Basic Skills Initiative 2009 Together, We Can

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Inaugural SCVN Regional MeetingMerced College Business Resources CenterMay 18, 2009

Welcome!

Nancy Cook, Sacramento/Central Valley Network Coordinator

Dr. Ben Duran, President, Merced College

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Meeting Outcomes

Build community, connection, camaraderie, and collegiality with one another

Become familiar with goals and activities of the Network as well as benefits of being part of the Network

Discuss and strategize ideas for and ways of adding components to the Network

Become familiar with the SCVN Blog site and its potential for instant connection with one another

Share successes and challenges with one another and learn names to contact for more information

Discuss, share, strategize, and brainstorm ideas for creating or adding to important programs or projects on our campuses

Plan for future connections with one another 3

History of the BSI

BSI discussions born out of two things: Strategic planning process by

Chancellor’s Office Academic Senate need to raise math

and English requirementsCollaboration between

Academic Senate Chief Instructional Officers Chief Student Services Officers Chancellor’s Office

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BSI Grants

$31.5 million per year, 110 community colleges

$1.6 million per year for professional development

Year 1: Center for Student SuccessYears 2 & 3: Foothill-De Anza

Community College District, Barbara Illowsky

Year 4: Los Angeles Community College District, Deborah Harrington

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Some Goals of CCC BSI 2009

Create a Network that over five years will encompass all 110 community colleges

Create a yearly Leadership InstituteCreate a virtual network

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Why a Network?

Fall 2008 Chancellor’s Office data 93, 762 community college faculty,

staff, and administrators 63,313 faculty

How can we address the needs of this huge population of employees?

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Why a Network?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8

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Vision of Students Today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

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Need for Sharing Technology

Sharp tech skills needed to compete in global society

Digital natives vs. digital immigrants

Those born into technology never far from it

Their source of connection, communication, and learning

Can we take advantage of this window for learning by integrating more technology into our classrooms and institutions?

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Popularity of Social Networking Sites

FacebookMySpaceTwitterAnd others…

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Pilot Regional Networks

Sacramento/Central Valley

Bay Area LA San Diego

Pilot Network

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Leadership Institute

June 14-20, 2009 at San Francisco State

Participants from inaugural networks

Follow up and sharing ASCCC Sponsored Basic Skills Regionals Strengthening Student Success Conference Tillery Institute Network Website

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Making Connections

Regional WorkshopsLearning NetworkSummer Leadership Institute

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What Does This All Mean?

Student LearningFaculty LearningInstitutional LearningSystemic Learning

2009 Pilot Network

2010

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CA Success Network (SN) Logic Model

Target Population -State and Local- Level Decision-Makers -Administrators -Faculty -Support Staff -Students

Activities

Collaborative Learning Networks

Coordination with core organizations (Alliance building among ASCCC, LACCD Project, Other Partners)

-Guide statewide infrastructure development -Assist in securing funds for acquiring additional resources to support State & Regional infrastructure

Faculty Learning Implementation of

Innovative/ Alternative & Engaging

Methodologies/ Pedagogy

Increased Learning, Success &

Persistence of Students

Short Term Outcomes Long Term Outcomes

Student Learning Success of Students’

Personal Goals, Completing AA/AS &

Certificate Programs & Transferring to 4 Yr

Colleges

Skilled Implementation of

Responsive, Innovative, Integrated Essential

Academic Skills Curriculum

Systemic Learning Policies that Support

Sustained, Innovative/ Alternative & Engaging

Methodologies/ Pedagogy at CCCs

Create statewide infrastructure (Permanent learning network among 110 Colleges and a CCC Center)

-Establish statewide coordinating center -Guide the development of and coordinate & support a system of regional networks -Coordinate & support partnerships among professional development efforts -Provide vision & support for the development of innovative professional development activities -Introduce & engage in collaborative evaluation activities that generate knowledge about effective learning to transform practice

Develop a cadre of campus leaders -Conduct Summer Leadership Institute, ASCCC Workshops, Other Leadership Institutes & on-going professional development activities -Develop strategies to retain effective leaders -Guide annual revision of Campus BSI Action Plans -On-going evaluation of the process and impact of professional development activities

Promote models of effective practices -Build capacity of all faculty to teach students who are underprepared for learning in college courses -Develop Web-based, virtual teaching & learning communities, including a virtual resource library -Engage in collaborative evaluation activities

Local Policy Adoption Supporting SN &

Other BSI Initiatives

Create regional level infrastructure (networks) -Develop & support long-term on-going regional professional development training & supporting materials for the target population -Develop infrastructure for colleges to learn about & share innovative instructional programs -On-going evaluation of professional & program activities, including benchmark assessment & capacity building

Institutional Learning Support for Sustained,

Innovative/ Alternative & Engaging

Methodologies/ Pedagogy

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·An opportunity to showcase successful programs/projects on your campus as well as field trips to other community colleges with model programs and practices.

·Partnerships with state-wide initiatives, such as the Faculty Inquiry Network, Center for Student Success, and Career Ladders.

·Regional workshops put on by the ASCCC where faculty and administrators can gain additional information and insight.

·Data coaches to help with assessment and evaluation of your projects and who will also help guide you in making evidence-based decisions.

·A time to shine—an opportunity to showcase your college, including your post-leadership institute project, at the Strengthening Student Success Conference in October 2009 in San Francisco.

·Whatever you want the network to be! How the network is built will depend upon you and upon what you want the network to be.

Information Technology Solutions

CCCBSI 2009

Benefits Colleges Receive·Funds for professional learning through the Network, above and beyond BSI funds.

·Sustained, ongoing support from a designated regional network coordinator.

·Participation in a summer leadership institute designed to support successful implementation of your BSI action plans.

·Participation in a post-leadership institute project geared specifically toward the needs of your campus and basic skills program.

·Campus visits from the leadership institute mentors, who will answer questions, provide support, and help with your post-institute project.

·Participation in regional workshops where you’ll get to discuss ideas, problems, solutions, and where you’ll get to build camaraderie and community with colleagues from regional colleges.

·Participation in not only your own regional networks but in the larger network as well—where you can gain ideas, get insights, and work together to seek answers to thorny questions.

·A robust and interactive virtual network to enhance professional learning and collaboration.

ConnectionPilot colleges build connections through a network

of professionals who can turn to one another for

support.

CommunityPilot colleges build a community of learning where

successes are shared and answers to challenges

are brainstormed together.

SuccessFaculty and administrators build a network for

learning that spreads to programs/institutions,

ultimately increasing student learning and

success.

Why Pilot the Network?

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http://cccbsi.edulounge.net/

California Community CollegeBasic Skills Initiative + edu +

lounge

Activity

Go to http://cccbsi.edulounge.netFrom drop-down menu, click on

Sacramento/Central Valley Regional Network

Scroll downFind “Larger Network Activities”Find “Benefits to Colleges”

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Network Activities and Benefits to Colleges Activity In groups of two or three, read and

discuss the activities of the larger Network

Identify one activity that you are most excited about and why

Read and discuss Benefits to Colleges

Identify one activity that you are most excited about and why

Click on “Comment Here” and follow directions on the page

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SCVN Blog Exploration

http://cccbsi.edulounge.netEmail me web sites for your basic

skills committees Need student success stories! Please

email some to me and please include photos of each student

Fill out survey (one per campus)

ncook@sierracollege.edu

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Choose 1 or More SCVN Blog Activities Read something from “Recommended

Reading” & comment on itUse VoiceThread to tell how you meet

effective practice(s) on your campusLeave comment on Success

ComponentsLeave comment on Networking

PopularityLeave comment on ChallengesGo to other regional network & leave

commentWatch video clip or PowerPoint &

commentLook at website of other pilot college

& comment

What Do We Want in the Network?

Look at list of compiled desires from first site visits (hard copy handout)

Brainstorm ideas for moreBrainstorm ways to implement what

is on the listWill write your ideas on flip chartsLater I’ll type up and put on blog

site

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Lunch Activity

Please sit with someone from college other than your own

Discuss successes and challenges each has had with programs/projects on respective campuses

Write one or two successes and challenges that you learned from other person on sheets designated for such (on walls)

Include name of person you learned from

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Afternoon Activity

You’ll discuss two topics this afternoon

Select topic (1-6 on Agenda) that you’d like to discuss in first afternoon session

Go to designated spot and form group

Write on flip chart paper the topic number, name of recorder, and ideas/strategies you generate in your group; hang paper on wall

Select topic you’d like to discuss in second afternoon session and repeat steps

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Future Meetings

How often?When in fall?Where?Suggestions for content

Would you like presentations from people in our regional network?

Would you like a “big name” speakerDo you want to have site visits to

other colleges in our regional network?

Other suggestions for fall 30

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Nancy Cook, Sacramento/Central Valley

Regional Network Coordinator

ncook@sierracollege.edu

http://cccbsi.edulounge.net

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