New Student Welcome, part 2

1. New Student Welcome, part 2 Welcome back

2. Writing Assessment After reading the following article on the next slide, draft, then keyboard , and finally email a response to acollins@socc.edu and curtis.buell@socc.edu . Plan to write a few paragraphs. The total number of words doesn’t matter as much as a complete answer, but usually 300 – 500 words is enough to get a good answer. Develop an argument that supports the view that college tuition rates should be controlled by the U.S. Congress. Use specific evidence (like quoting directly or summarizing) from the following article to support your response.

3. Writing Assessment, article What is College Really Worth? The Wall Street Journal’s front-page article on January 1, 2012, stated the average amount of debt for a college graduate in the United States is $100,000. Mike Lambert, secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, recently went on record as claiming that recent college enrollment evidence suggested that the idea of a college education is losing appeal to young people who want to graduate with a job, not debt. The U.S. Department of Education report he was referring to stated that since 2005, there had been a 5% decrease in enrollment at traditional colleges, yet, interestingly, a 5% increase in enrollment at online universities, which happen to be about half of the annual cost of traditional colleges. Of those online enrollees surveyed, 75% of them responded that if it were not for the higher tuition rates, they would have attended a traditional college. He further claimed that while the U.S. Congress has continuously rejected attempts to pass a bill limiting college tuition, they apparently have no problem in authorizing an increase in the interest rate charged to students for borrowing from the government, which has risen from an average of 4% in early 2000 to over 7%. Interest or no interest, with an average starting salary of $35,000 a year—if graduates can even find a job—most do not earn enough to realistically pay off their debt in less than 20 years. There is a difference between drafting legislation that controls the activities of private institutions and public ones. The rights to private property and to operate one’s own business without government interference are important values in American society. I agree that colleges such as Harvard, MIT, and others with tuitions that are well over $40,000 per year simply could not pay the salaries of their professors or continue their research if they didn’t charge higher tuition rates than most. And the law should protect the freedom of individual businesses like these to make their own choices. Most of the top private schools are exactly that: private businesses created to make a profit. So perhaps they should have the right to charge what they want.

4. Writing Assessment, article2 Besides, if you graduate from one of these private institutions, you are more than 99% likely to earn more than $100,000 per year for the rest of your life, according to a recent survey of graduates from top-tier schools conducted by U.S. News and World Report. So at least there is a fairly clear and predictable benefit of going into debt to go to these schools. However, although it sounds as if this is a defense of the right of private universities to operate like businesses, the point is that not everyone’s going to these schools. In fact, very few will. This is not simply because they can’t afford them. It is because there are so few of them. Only about 4% of the entire student population will attend a "top" private university and be virtually guaranteed to be debt-free within a few years after graduation. For the rest of students, the reality is much different. Therefore, the majority of young students—who are not guaranteed such high salaries after college—need assistance. Yet, somewhat surprisingly, the top public schools cost nearly the same to attend each year with an average tuition of $30,000. And this figure keeps rising. This is true despite the fact that they, as public schools, are partially funded through taxpayer money. Don’t all of these people have a constitutional right to have someone in Congress pay attention at least to "public" schools that are not run like a private business? Somehow, it’s hard to see how a $120,000, four-year public college tuition bill is guaranteeing this right for students. They should at least have the right to attend an affordable public school, one that makes college really worth it. I’m sure Congress can come up with something that helps to address the challenges faced by millions of young students, who deserve a public school system that gives them hope, not a financial jail cell.

5. 1942, 1978, 1988, 2002, and now 2014 GED Summary 4 tests, individually paid ($38), options to pay more • Be on time or pay again • State-issued, photo ID, photo @ checkin • 1 at a time OK, test center changes • Scores in < 3 hours • Source text, 400 – 650w, informational > fictional, 75% / 25% • No scratch paper, 8.5”x14 white board • Algebraic Reasoning Content – pre-algebra &Calculator:http://www.atomiclearning.com/ti30xs/ • Science specific Content Computer Skills • Point, Point and hover, highlight, click, and drag; • Multiple windows, flag questions, scrolling, tab browsing, navigate back & forth; • Keyboarding; Draft, edit, copy and paste, and finish at the keyboard;

6. GED Testing Information 2

7. Question Types • Multiple choice : 4 choices, one correct answer, same or split screen 2. Fill-in‐the‐blank:Key a word, number, or short phrase within a statement or in response to a question, maybe multiple times and or with short answer items.

8. Question Types 2 3. Drag--‐and--‐drop: Click & drag small images, numerical expressions, words, or short phrases to drop targets on the computer screen, including Venn diagrams and timelines or to place labels or data points onto a model, map, graph or chart. 4. Hot spot: Click on a specific place on an image embedded with “sensors” on a map or coordinate plane.

9. Question Types 3 5. Cloze: Choose from a drop-down menu or combination box 6. Short answer: Few sentences or a short paragraphresponse to text and/or a graph, chart, or imagescored on a 3‐point scalesometimes 1 point will be given for each correct part sometimes scored holistically.

10. Question Types 4 7. Extended response: Produce a writing sample45 minutes for RLA25 minutes in Social Studies Use source materials Scored on three “traits” like CCSS’ 5 – 1 scale: Claim, Development, Audience, Cohesion, Style and Conventions GED Traits, 4 – 0 • Analysis of Arguments and Use of Evidence, • Development of Ideas and Organizational Structure, • Clarity and Command of Standard English Conventions.

11. Screen Capture, tabbed browsing & panes

12. Screen Capture, panes, formula & calculator

13. Mostly, Multiple Guess with 1 correct answer

14. GED Testing Information 3 • www.gedtest.org - OK Youtube resources • MyGED, register here • Item Samplers here • scoreboost.newreaderspress.com/login here • Official Practice Tests (OPTs) soon

15. GED Test Information • When a student registers online to take the GED tests, they will automatically be halted when they indicate that their age is 16 or 17.  They then will need to bring paperwork into the SWOCC testing center to be approved.  The testing center will check to see that they have documentation supporting the four categories that allow an individual to test: • GED option program (signed GED testing authorization form + District assurance form – including parent authorization to release student information) • An Exemption from Compulsory Attendance • Marriage certificate • Legal Emancipation paperwork

16. Certificates or Degrees @ SWOCC We want everyone to earn Certificate and DegreesSWOCC’s How to Enroll, Here • SWOCC to work 1 or 2 term Certificates • Welding Assistant • Childcare or Preschool • Healthcare Career • Office Receptionist • Here for an example of a Transfer to University Degree • Record 1 choice in your Student Folder

17. College Credit Program Entrance • COMPASS® is an untimed, computerized test that helps SWOCC evaluate your skills and place you into appropriate courses. • There are reading, writing, and math sections • OK to use a calculator • This is a great measure for entering credit-based programs • Nice COMPASS Writing Test practice here • Nice COMPASS Math Test practice here

18. Before attending classes To finish students must: • Name class schedule • Tour campus • Pay for classes • Get Laker Cards • Login to SWOCC account • Complete Welcome Evaluation • Have fun in classes

19. Essay Assessment Feedback • Record feedback in your blue folder

20. Welcome Evaluation, page 11