Room Facilitator Orientation ATE Birds of a Feather Sessions October 2010

1. Room Facilitator OrientationATE Birds of a Feather SessionsOctober 2010 FOR AUDIO, PLEASE CALL: 1-800-377-8846Passcode: 65822149#

2. Orientation Agenda • Birds of a Feather Overview • Room Facilitator – Responsibilities • Other Session Roles • Scenario: Blue Ribbon Task Force • Session Agenda & Outputs • Detailed Guide • Synthesis and Reporting Process • Post-session Responsibilities • Session Results

3. Birds of a Feather - Overview • 14 Simultaneous Sessions: Features a common structure across 14 simultaneous sessions to address a set of overarching questions affecting all projects & centers. • Organized by Discipline: Participants will be divided, through a self-selection process, into groups designated by discipline. • Common Questions/Conference Theme: Each group will focus on questions centered on the theme, “ATE Student Success: Building a Diverse & Entrepreneurial Workforce.” • Synthesis Friday: Synthesis of discussion outcomes will be presented on Friday morning.

4. Room Facilitator Responsibilities • Welcoming participants • Introducing session objectives and structure • Overseeing distribution of the group to working tables (ensuring that there are an equal number of tables addressing each of the two topic questions) • Keeping time for the session discussions and report outs • Facilitating the reporting out from the discussion tables • Working with session scribe to collect flip chart pages from all of the working groups • Reviewing and/or contributing to session scribes notes on the report outs

5. Other Key Session Roles • Table Facilitator: • Leads the discussion at a table • Works with the table to address fully all 3 questions assigned to their topic • Works with table scribe to capture key points and to prioritize recommendations • Works with other table facilitators to facilitate the cross-table synthesis process • Table Scribe A volunteer that the table facilitator (TF) solicits at the beginning of the session; this person: • Helps TF capture and track the key points on flip chart • Assists TF in the group prioritization process • Scribes top points on 6” x 8” post it notes • Assists TF during cross-table synthesis. • Room Scribe (during most of session is also a table scribe) • Works with Room Facilitator to capture the key report outs from all table groups.

6. Scenario: Blue Ribbon Task Force Key Presenting Issues • Employers are dismayed that most postsecondary students currently are not getting the foundational, technical, and 21st century skills needed for the workplace. • Technical educational programs and the U.S. technical workforce do not reflect the overall demographics of the U.S. population. The Blue Ribbon Task Force must: • Design pedagogical systems to provide relevant knowledge, skills, and experiences to enable graduates to hit the ground running and be successful quickly as members of the technical workforce in real-world, global organizations. • Design solutions to successfully attract, serve, and develop people for the technical workforce from traditionally underrepresented and underserved populations.

7. Session Agenda Overview • 1:45 p.m. Participants Begin Arriving • 2:00 p.m. Session Opens / Introductions • 2:15 p.m. Table Discussions Participants choose table based on which topic they want to discuss: • Topic #1: Preparing Technicians with Workplace and Entrepreneurial Skills(Tables labeled: “Workplace Skills”) • Topic #2: Attracting and Serving Traditionally Underserved and Diverse Student Populations in Preparing them for the Workforce(Tables labeled: “Diverse Learners”) • 3:45 p.m. Topic #1 and Topic #2 Group Synthesis • 4:25 p.m. Topic 1 Report Outs to the Room • 4:40 p.m. Topic 2 Report Outs to the Room • 4:55 p.m. Summary/Adjourn

8. Outputs for Session Synthesis of table reports from the two topics: • Topic 1 Synthesis that includes key findings and recommendations about: • The key issues, concepts, and constraints • The most promising strategies and practices • Recommended success measures • Each table will develop their top five for each of the above • Topic 2 Synthesis that includes key findings and recommendations about: • The key issues, concepts, and constraints • The most promising strategies and practices • Recommended success measures • Each table will develop their top five for each of the above

9. Detailed Guide • Review pages 9-11

10. Synthesis Process • See page 12

11. What a Wall Station Looks Like Wall Station – combining 2-3 groups focused on the same topic Topic #1 (example): Preparing Technicians with Workplace and Entrepreneurial Skills Panel 1 Key Issues Panel 3 Success Measures Panel 2 Promising Practices

12. Reporting Process • See page 13

13. Synthesis & Reporting Process(for Small Rooms) • See page 14

14. Post-session Responsibilities • The Room Facilitator will work with Room Scribe to finalize an electronic report to submit in the 30 minutes after the session concludes. • Each Room Scribe will have a laptop to capture, electronically, the summary report outs during the session. • Afterward, you should both review what was captured and edit and refine it accordingly before submitting your report at the Conference office. • Ultimately, the reports should be a summary of the top ideas or recommendations for each of the two Topics in 3 areas: • Key issues/concepts/constraints • Most promising practices/strategies • Important measures of success

15. Final Results • Compiled into short summary report published on Friday Oct 29 • Short presentation at opening plenary on Friday morning • Longer report to be published in first half of 2011

16. THANK YOU!! • Thank you for your contribution to these sessions. On behalf of AACC and NSF, we greatly appreciate your help.