Welcome to Digital Transitions Double Play !

1. Welcometo Digital Transitions Double Play! Steve Schmidt Appalachian State University schmidtsj@appstate.edu 828.262.2262

2. Introduce Yourselves! Create 3 facts about yourself – 2 true and 1 false. Find someone you don’t know and try to guess which is the false fact! Example: I went back to school at age 45 I do not eat any meat products I love to watch rainstorms

3. What Percent of GED Test Takers Want to Attend Postsecondary Education? 60% 43% Enroll 28% Enroll Year 2 12%Earn a Credential Source: Crossing the Bridge, GED Testing Service

4. Family Sustaining Wage Jobs Require Postsecondary Education

5. Many Other Jobs Require a Postsecondary Credential

6. “Proper education and training is imperative to future employment. The time to prepare is now.” US News and World Report 9-10-12

7. How Is Helping Adult Basic Education Students Transition to College Like Waiting in a Buffet Line? What Students Don’t Know Can Hurt Them!

8. Help Students and Staff Understand the Compass Test’s Importance

9. Compass Myths Readers’ Theater! I Need 7 Volunteers Who Want to Win Chocolate! (All You Have to Do Is Read Something!)

10. Myths About the Compass Test “It Just Places You In the Right Courses” “It’s No Big Deal” “You Don’t Need to Study For It” “GED Graduates Do Just as Well on the Compass as High School Graduates”

11. “If You’re Not Sure, Just Guess!”

12. Let’s Take the Compass and See How You Do!

13. Answers: 1 A 6 B 2 C 7 C 3 B 8 D 4 D 9 E 5 D 10 C

14. Most of These Developmental Educators, Several with Doctorates, Placed Into Developmental Math!

15. Advice http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAshqzrOEnw

16. Compass Advice Let Students Know The Test’s Importance Prepare Students for the Content (Math!) and Format (Adaptive) Take the Compass Diagnostic Test Re – Test

17. Compass Advice The Best Advice: Stay In Adult Basic Skills Until Placement in Highest Developmental Level or College Level Classes!

18. Our Students’ Destination with Low Compass Scores . .

19. Form a Transitions Team

20. Who’s on the Team? Adult Basic Skills Director Interested Adult Basic Skills Faculty/Staff Developmental Ed Staff College and Continuing Education Department Chairs College Admissions Counselors College Senior Administrator

21. Get Senior Administrators Excited About Transitions

22. Change the Finish Line By . . .

23. Changing Your Program’s Culture College Bound Culture!

24. Use Be Prepared! Use Be Prepared! http://beprepared.appstate.edu

25. Feeling Good! Feeling Not So Good Line Up Along the Wall At the Point You Feel Your Program is With Transitions

26. With Someone Near By Talk About: Where Is Your Program with College Transitions? What Challenges Are You Facing? What Are Your Future Plans?

27. Transitions Trivia Too! • What percent of students are primarily visual learners? • A. 25% • B. 40% • C. 65% • D. 98.6% Answer: C 65%

28. Use a Visual!

29. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVAFcp4l0Wg

30. Run Bridge to College Classes

31. Form an Alumni Group

32. Transitions Trivia! • The Average Student Can Name How Many Jobs? • A. 12 • B. 38 • C. 52 • D. 93 Answer: A 12

33. Do Career Exploration with All Students! http://www.careeronestop.org

34. What is the Fastest Growing Career Field in Georgia? Marriage and Family Therapists!

35. Conduct Ready for College Workshops

38. How Do You See Yourself Using These Ideas in Your Program? Talk About Some Ideas with a Partner!

39. Remember Three Things:

40. Inspiration to Tackle Transitions and Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ZuKF3dxCY&feature=related

41. Thank You for Making a Difference!