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College and Career Transitions Nadezhda Nazarenko, PhD, Director, ESOL/ Lang . & ABE

College and Career Transitions Nadezhda Nazarenko, PhD, Director, ESOL/ Lang . & ABE Marilyn Kaye Smith, Program Manager IP AES Grant Tristyn Davis, Program Manager ABE I nnovation Grant Michelle Lanz, Faculty LSC-Tomball Tina Washco, Program Manager GREAT Center. Designing the Model.

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College and Career Transitions Nadezhda Nazarenko, PhD, Director, ESOL/ Lang . & ABE

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  1. College and Career Transitions Nadezhda Nazarenko, PhD, Director, ESOL/Lang. & ABE Marilyn Kaye Smith, Program Manager IP AES Grant Tristyn Davis, Program Manager ABE Innovation Grant Michelle Lanz, Faculty LSC-Tomball Tina Washco, Program Manager GREAT Center

  2. Designing the Model Design Models • Alamo College, San Antonio, Texas • I Best, Washington State • Portland University Innovations • National College Transition Network http://www.collegetransition.org/promisingpractices.briefs.html

  3. GULF COAST WORKFORCE BOARD HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-GROWTH OCCUPATIONS SUPPORTED BY SCHOLARSHIPS: • Educational Services • Specialty Construction • Professional and Technical Services • Oil and Natural Gas Extraction and Manufacturing • Health Services • Other

  4. Crosswalk BetweenLSCS Programs approved by TWC and Local Workforce Board Demand Occupation Credit - AAS Credit – Certificate Workforce Certificate - CE Industry Certification or Licensure

  5. Crosswalk BetweenLSCS Programs approved by TWC and Local Workforce Board Network and Computer Systems Administrators (2) • CNC Operator II Certificate • Automated Manufacturing Technician Certificate • Machine Tool Operator (includes Machine Shop Assistant) Health Services • Registered Nurses • Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses • Radiology Technologists and Technicians Accountants and Auditors • Accounting AAS • Accounting Advanced Technical Certificate

  6. Funding and Partners Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board ABE Partners • Region 6 • Lone Star College ABE Workforce Solutions Harris County Department of Education Local ISDs Local Non-Profit Organizations

  7. Target populationIP AES (Aurora Project) Grant GED Graduates 17 years and older Returning Adult Learners GED or High School Graduate Can not have any college credits Plan to pursue a 2-year or 4-year degree or Workforce Certification

  8. Aurora Project

  9. Aurora Project

  10. Statistics

  11. Skill Component of Strategic Learning Information Processing 25% Selecting Main Ideas 30% Test Strategies 20% Will Component of Strategic Learning Attitude 17% Motivation 26% Anxiety 4% Self-Regulation Component of Strategic Learning Concentration 15% Time Management 9% Self-Testing 13% Study Aids 26%

  12. Where are they now? 50 Aurora Project Graduates in FY12 ! 32 are enrolled in College 29 – Lone Star College System 2 - Other Colleges 1 – CE Workforce Certification Program

  13. Target populationABE Innovation Grant 18 yrs. and older Reading TABE test 6.0 grade level or higher Language, reading and/or math below 9.0 grade level Can not college credit beyond development education

  14. Career Path Model ABE Innovation Grant College Readiness Intake and Advising

  15. Career Path Model ABE Innovation Grant Concurrent Support class College Readiness Intake and Advising Workforce class Advising Intervention as needed Tutoring

  16. Career Path Model ABE Innovation Grant Employment Concurrent Support class College Readiness Obtain Certificate Intake and Advising Workforce class GED Advising Credit course Intervention as needed Tutoring

  17. Advising Advising • Intrusive • Students meet with advisor 2 times per cohort • Advisor receives written feedback from instructor • Advisor available on an appointment or drop in basis • Assists students with next step • Intervention as needed

  18. Intervention • Intervention • Meet with • student • advisor • contextualized skills teacher • workforce teacher • Completed on a need basis

  19. Additional Services Tutoring Connection to credit advising Quarterly follow up College day each semester - Financial aid - College admissions - Credit advisor - Building tour - Meet teachers

  20. Successes Successes - 7 CNA cohorts – 90 % passing rate - 5 Welding Cohorts - 70 % passing rate - 2 Pre Apprentice Machining cohorts – 93% passing rate - 3 Phlebotomy cohorts – 94% passing rate - Invited to implement program on other campuses - Partnership with Developmental Studies Department - Improved self-image as a College Student - Faster transition to College Credit programs

  21. Challenges Challenges - Finding and training teachers that are willing to work outside of the traditional role - Designing support classes for multiple certificates - Creating sustainable model - Recruitment of students

  22. Professional Development Model Working on blended models: GED/Dev. Ed ABE/ESOL Creating Advising modules Organizing PD for Dev. Ed., ABE, ESOL and Technical Skills instructors and faculty

  23. Professional Development Model Target Group • Development Education Instructors • Adult Education Instructors • Higher level ABE • ASE • GED

  24. Professional Development Model Academic Learning Outcomes • College 101: College Success • Language Arts: Writing and Reading • Mathematics • Computer Literacy

  25. Professional Development Model Alignment with ICA and JFF Initiatives • College and Career • Language Arts: Writing and Reading • Mathematics • Computer Literacy

  26. Professional Development Model College 101 Learning Outcomes • Get to know the students • Personality traits • Learning style • Lifestyle

  27. Professional Development Model College 101 Learning Outcomes • Teach skills to the students • Motivation • Memory enhancement • Self-image as a “college student” • Healthy lifestyle • Improved study skills

  28. Professional Development Model College 101 Learning Outcomes • Techniques • Strategies

  29. Professional Development Model ICA Outcomes • College and Career Readiness • Services available to student on campus • Career counseling based on career interests • How to determine career interests

  30. Professional Development Model JFF Outcomes • Counseling to Career Initiative • Contextualized Instruction • Teaching across the Curriculum

  31. Elements of Professional Development College 101: College Success ICA JFF Counseling to Careers College and Career Readiness Student Self-awareness Contextualized Instruction Life Success Skills Computer Literacy Language Arts: Writing & Reading Math

  32. ContactInformation Nadezhda.M.Nazarenko@lonestar.edu Marilyn.K.Smith@lonestar.edu Tristyn.Davis@lonestar.edu Michelle.L.Lanz@lonestar.edu Tina.Washco@lonestar.edu

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