Postsecondary Transitions
Tech Prep Competency Testing Online—Seamless Transition to Postsecondary Education
This presentation covers the development of a website that gives teachers, students, and parents an overview of the Tech Prep articulation process. The site also provides an opportunity for high school students to take practice exams and the competency exam used to award credit in 21 technical courses offered at the 14 high schools in our Tech Prep service area of west Tennessee. The postsecondary credits are provided by Dyersburg State Community College and/or the Tennessee Technology Centers at Covington, Ripley, and Newbern. Presenter: Robert Phillips, Dyersburg State Community College, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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Using Technology to Take Culinary Arts Statewide
Participants will learn how Nebraska’s community colleges enhanced the culinary arts curriculum statewide via hands-on workshops and on-line learning opportunities. The program enabled high school teachers to audit two introductory courses online through two community colleges and participate in hands-on workshops. The project culminated at a statewide career and education conference at which teachers were updated on nutrition trends and were able to test for the ServSafe certification. Presenters: Erika Volker, Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebr., Cindy Baum, Northeast Community College, Norfolk, Nebr., Janet Claassen, Southeast Community College, Beatrice, Nebr., Stephanie Jacobson, Central Community College, Grand Island, Nebr.; Jann Rouzee, Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff, Nebr., William Eakins, Mid-Plains Community College, Platte, Nebr.
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CCTI: Leading the Way to Improved Student Transitions
The College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI) is a national project designed to enhance the role of the community college in leading the improvement of student transitions. Three of the fifteen CCTI site partnerships will report on their progress in developing career pathways and other strategies designed to improve student transitions. Learn how you can become involved as well. Presenters: Laurance Warford, League for Innovation in the Community College, Eugene, Oreg.; Kathleen Beauman, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Md.; Ronald Kindell, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio; Linda Miller, Corning Community College, Corning, N.Y.
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Transitional Strategies: Breaking Down the Barriers
When left to chance, the transition from high school to college is often a complicated mystery to students and parents. Learn more about how a community college and its local high schools strengthened the transition process through Jump Start, a concurrent enrollment program. Program attendees will leave with Jump Start materials and proven strategies that can be replicated in their Tech Prep programs and school and college communities. Presenters: Thomas McGinn, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Md.; Raymond Johnston, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Pasadena, Md.
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Building a Construction Academy with Aloha
Learn about Hawaii’s recent U.S. Department of Labor grant; the agreements and collaboration between Honolulu Community College, local high schools, businesses, and unions; teacher training and professional development; and CORD’s curriculum development process. Sample lesson plans with math enrichment and project activities will be provided. Come for a free lei and a taste of Hawaii. Presenters: Bonnie Rinard, Kristin Zastoupil, CORD, Waco, Tex.; Alan Lerchbacker, Honolulu Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Moving Beyond the Rubber Stamp: Program Advisory Committees That Really Work
This session will highlight a project of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system designed to reinvigorate technical program advisory committees at two-year colleges in Minnesota. Learn about this multiphase initiative that is helping colleges strengthen relationships with high schools, employers, and universities through seamless curricula that are addressing local workforce needs. The presenters will also discuss a handbook created to help faculty and administrators restructure committees, facilitate communication, and create an effective program of work. Presenters: Debra Mills, Hope Cotner, CORD, Waco, Tex.; Lloyd Petri, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, St. Paul, Minn.
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Education Development Plans—Make the Motor City Connection Between High School and College
In Oakland County, Michigan, 28 school districts (44 comprehensive high schools) and Oakland Community College (five campuses) have collaborated on their education development plan (EDP) process. Now in its third year, the partnership benefits students by providing clearly aligned linkages between secondary and postsecondary. Discover how this process has developed and get tips on how you can implement a similarly exciting and beneficial partnership between your high schools and community college(s). Presenters: Jim Whitledge, Oakland Schools, Waterford, Mich.; Pat Nowaczynski, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, Mich.; Noreen Ruehs, Tom Kress, Oakland Community College, Royal Oak, Mich.; Vicki McNiff, Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, Mich.
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