1 / 43

La familia te encamina hacia al é xito : Partnering with families for Latino/a students’ Success

La familia te encamina hacia al é xito : Partnering with families for Latino/a students’ Success. Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education. Family Involvement for Latino Success in College . Prepárate 2010: Educating Latinos for the Future of America

idola
Download Presentation

La familia te encamina hacia al é xito : Partnering with families for Latino/a students’ Success

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. La familiateencaminahacia aléxito: Partnering withfamilies forLatino/a students’Success

  2. Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education Family Involvement for Latino Success in College Prepárate2010: Educating Latinos for the Future of America March 2, 2010

  3. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  4. WHAT IS THE FIM MODEL? Refers to the integration of one or more key family members of Latino students into student success initiatives throughout their academic experience

  5. What is family? A family is a group of people who are important to each other and offer each other love and support, especially in times of crises.

  6. FAMILY Discuss the following with the person on your right and the person on your left: How do you define family? Does culture and tradition in the family affect the college student? If so, how?

  7. Types of Families Social Activist Work Religious Sports Virtual Education

  8. When we think of “family”… Family is often seen as a group of individuals with or without shared genealogy or common ancestry living under one roof.

  9. Family of “Choice” …finally, there is what is called a “family of choice.” These are people we choose to include in our lives just for them being them! Any of these definitions of “family” are considered valid for the project.

  10. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  11. MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE Cultural Studies: Fiesta Oak Cliff La Raza: The History & Art of Latino Americans Learning Community

  12. PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT

  13. METHODOLOGIES • Utilizing 2 disciplines & a collaborative learning model. • Taking an approach already in use and integrating the family involvement model

  14. Faculty Experiences

  15. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  16. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  17. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  18. Family Member Perspective Pride Enthusiasm Knowledge

  19. Developmental Reading Family members read the assigned novel Class discussion included family members and refreshments Student’s guardian (above) “can’t wait to read the sequel”

  20. Arts and Humanities Student’s fiancé attends Art exhibit and expresses her support and pride Student shares the family tradition behind his Grandpa’s Good Luck Stew

  21. WORK TOWARD SUCCESS Family members attend lectures and open lab Anatomy and Physiology CELEBRATE SUCCESS Family members attend reception and receive appreciation certificates

  22. Student Perspective

  23. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  24. The Data

  25. Click Here to Play Video

  26. Family Involvement Enrollment Compared to General College Enrollment “Only by seeking challenges can we hope to find the best in ourselves.” -Robert Rodriguez

  27. Success – A,B,C DEFINITIONS Persistence – Staying in the class until the end with a performance grade Retention – Returning in the next full term

  28. Spring 2007 To Fall 2007 THE FIRST COHORT Brookhaven CollegeCultural Studies-2370-2001Mountain View CollegeCultural Studies-2370-6001Cultural Studies-2370-6002

  29. Family Involvement Data

  30. Fall 2007 to Spring 2008 THE SECOND COHORT Brookhaven CollegeCultural Studies-2370-2001 Mountain View CollegeCultural Studies-2370-6001Cultural Studies-2370-6002 Richland CollegeHumanities-1305-8096Cultural Studies-2370-8096

  31. Family Involvement Data

  32. Spring 2008 To Fall 2008 THE THIRD COHORT Brookhaven CollegeCultural Studies-2370-2001 Mountain View CollegeCultural Studies-2370-6001Cultural Studies-2370-6002

  33. Family Involvement Data

  34. Click Here to Play Video From the Webinar: The Family Factor

  35. Project Website WWW.MVC.DCCCD.EDU/FIMHOME/Default.aspx

  36. DCCCD Best Practice Best Practices Index

  37. Now What?What about MY campus?What about MY discipline?

  38. The Contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.

  39. CONTACTINFORMATION Project Website http://www.mvc.dcccd.edu/fimhome/default.aspx Jim Corvey – jcorvey@dcccd.edu Rene Prupes - rprupes@dcccd.edu Cristina Medina – cmedina@dcccd.edu Cathy Todd – catodd@dcccd.edu

More Related