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Finding the Way to Improve our Programs: Roosevelt University Harold Washington College William Rainey Harper College. Presentation At The Gateways to Opportunity Higher Education Forum April 10, 2015. Who We Are. Go To Meeting…. Roosevelt University: Antonia Potenza Jin-ah Kim
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Finding the Way to Improve our Programs:Roosevelt UniversityHarold Washington CollegeWilliam Rainey Harper College Presentation At The Gateways to Opportunity Higher Education Forum April 10, 2015
Who We Are Go To Meeting… Roosevelt University:Antonia PotenzaJin-ah Kim Harold Washington College:Carrie Nepstad Harper College:Wendy MertesTara Mathien
Initial Thoughts:Our Students Harold Washington Roosevelt Harper
Where We Began: Sharing our commonalities • Students • Curriculum • Assessments: preparing students to be reflective, skilled classroom teachers • NAEYC Accreditation • Gateways Credentials
Sharing our commonalities: Curriculum • Curriculum: a shared approach to the preparation of teachers of young children • Core foundations classes • Methods of teaching • Field and Practicum experiences • Key Assessments: preparing students to be reflective, skilled classroom teachers
Harold Washington College’s AAS • CD 101 Human Growth and Development • CD 107 Health, Safety, and Nutrition • CD 109 Language and Literacy Development in EC • CD 120 Intro. to Early Childhood Education Group Care • CD 143 Science and Math for the Young Child • CD 149 Creative Activities for Young Children • CD 201 Observation, Documentation, and Assessment • CD 258 Principles and Practices of Preschool Education • CD 259 Practicum in Preschool
William Rainey Harper’s AAS Program • ECE 101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education • ECE 102 Child Development • ECE 111 Infant/Toddler Programs • ECE 115 Principles of Early Childhood Curriculum • ECE 209 Language Development and Activities for Young Children • ECE 210 Creative Activities for Young Children • ECE 221 Math and Science for the Young Child • ECE 226 Assessment and Guidance • ECE 250 Health, Nutrition and Safety • ECE 252 Child Family Community • EDU219 Students with Disabilities in School • ECE 291 Early Childhood Practicum I • ECE 292 Early Childhood Practicum II
Roosevelt University’s BA in Educational Studies Program (ECE) • Core Courses: routinely transferred from Harper and Harold Washington College • EDUC 200 American Education • EDUC 210 Child Development • EDUC 303 Health for Educators • EDUC 321 Creative Arts in Education • EDUC 385 Technology in Education • SPED 319 Exceptional Children and Youth
Roosevelt University’s BA in Educational Studies Program (ECE) • Early Childhood Concentration: • ECHD 305 Assessment in Early Childhood • ECHD 309 Child, Family and Community • ECHD 311 History and Philosophy of Early Childhood Education • ECHD 332 Pre-Primary Science, Math and Social Studies Concepts • ECHD 333 Primary Science, Math and Social Studies Concepts • ECHD 334 Language Development • ECHD 337 Literacy in Early Childhood Education • ECHD 338 Early Childhood Curriculum • ECHD 375 Practicum: Infant, Toddler and Preschool • ECHD 382 Early Childhood Special Education Methods
Where We Began:Sharing our commonalities: Accreditation • NAEYC Accreditation • Gateways Credentials • Harper: ECE Levels 1- 4, Infant-Toddler Levels • Harold Washington: ECE Levels 1-4, Infant- Toddler Levels • Roosevelt: ECE Level 5, Infant-Toddler Level 5
Where We Began: Building Trust • Partnership meetings • Monthly meetings • Face to Face, in person or Go To Meeting • Visiting each other’s campuses • Chicago Area Consortium • Advisory Board memberships
Where We Began: Building Trust • Focusing on the students • Learning about each other’s students • Accommodating student needs • Goal is student success • Seeing students collectively
Desired Outcomes • Focus on AAS degree completion • Seamless transfer of courses and field experiences • Stackable programs based on Gateways credentials • BA degree • Early Childhood teacher licensure as an option • Student identification as future Roosevelt students
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies: Assumptions • Full transfer of AAS degree, gen eds and ECE course work • Total 66 hours at community college, 54 hours at Roosevelt • Roosevelt courses include: • General education requirements compatible with teacher licensure • Bilingual/ESL coursework • Gateways Level V credential: ECE and Infant-Toddler • Transfer leads to BA in Educational Studies (non-licensure) • Option for Teacher Licensure in 5th year or MA program
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies: Transfer Plan • Transfer full set of Child Development courses plus additional coursework included in AAS degree (total 66 credit hours) • Transfer observation hours and practicum as equivalent to observations and practicum required in Ed Studies major
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies: Transfer Plan • 54 additional hours of coursework to BA: • Introductory and capstone courses (6.0 credit hours) • Infant and Toddler Classroom and Practicum (6.0 credit hours, if not taken at AAS level) • RU required courses – LIBS 201 (3.0 credit hours) • Gen Ed courses that match requirements for licensure • Bilingual-ESL endorsement courses (3 – 18 credit hours)
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies: Design Plan • Reconfigure Ed Studies major, Early Childhood concentration • Refocus on pre-kindergarten and infants and toddlers • Align with Gateways ECE Level V credential and Infant –Toddler Level V credential
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies: Design Plan • Reconfigure Ed Studies major, Early Childhood concentration • Add introductory course – • Anti-bias education in early childhood settings • Project based • Aligned with Gateways ECE Level V
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies: Design Plan • Reconfigure Ed Studies major, Early Childhood concentration • Add capstone course – • Advocacy/social justice theme • Field-based project and presentation • Aligned with Gateways ECE Level V credential
Revised Educational Studies Major:Concentration in Early Care and Development • Core Courses: • EDUC 210 Child Development • EDUC 303 Health for Educators • EDUC 321 Creative Arts in Education • EDUC 385 Technology in the Classroom • SPED 319 Survey of Exceptional Children and Youth
Revised Educational Studies Major:Concentration in Early Care and Development • Concentration: • ECHD 3xx Anti-bias, multicultural curriculum • ECHD 309 Child, Family and Community • ECHD 332 Pre-Primary Science, Math and Social Studies Concepts • ECHD 334 Language Development • ECHD 336 Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Prekindergarten • ECHD 338 Early Childhood Curriculum • ECHD 370 Infant and Toddler Classroom: Teaching and Learning • ECHD 375 Practicum: Infant, Toddler and Preschool (6 hrs.) • ECHD 3xx Capstone: Issues and Advocacy in Early Childhood
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies:Licensure option • Complete following courses for MA and license (36 CH): • ECHD 405 Assessment in Early Childhood Education • ECHD 433 Science, Math and Social Concepts in ECE • ECHD 437 Literacy in Early Childhood Education • ECHD 474 Student Teaching and Seminar in ECE • ECHD 482 Early Childhood Special Education Methods • Bilingual/ESL endorsement coursework
Proposed AAS to Educational Studies:Licensure option • Pass IL TAP or ACT plus writing score of 22 or better • Pass Early Childhood Content area test • Pass APT and EdTPA
Will they come? Harper Online Survey • Determined students are very interested in this program. • What did we learn?
What we learned from our survey • I am interested in learning more about transferring to Roosevelt University Schaumburg campus. • Yes - 38% • No – 61%
What we learned from our survey:AA to AAS? • I understand that the AA degree and the AAS degrees from Harper are different! • AA degree – transfer to a 4 year college to B.A. degree and state license. Take the majority EC coursework at Roosevelt. • AAS degree – Not designed to transfer into a state licensure program. EC coursework at Harper. • I plan to get the following degree: • AAS in ECE – 57% • AA in ECE – 43%
What we learned from our survey:Degree completion • I would be interested in the following programs at Roosevelt. • BA degree in Ed. Studies (Early care and education) with IL Gateways’ EC and infant/toddler Level 5 credential without State teaching License: 60% • MA degree with IL Gateways’ EC and infant/toddler Level 5 credential with State Teaching License: 40%
What we learned from our survey:Cohort Program • I would be interested in a cohort at the Schaumburg campus beginning Fall 2015. • The majority of these courses would be General Education and some early childhood and bi-lingual ESL courses: • Yes – 45% • No – 23% • I can’t start Fall 2015 but would definitely be interested in the future – 32%
What we learned from our survey • I would prefer the following: • Day classes – 50% • Night classes – 32% • Day or Night classes – 18%
We believe they will come! • Roosevelt is considering offered a cohort program with students from other community colleges in the northwest suburbs.
A recap • AAS degree transferred into the Ed Studies degree with the possibility of adding another year for licensure. • Students could receive a master’s degree along with licensure • Level 4 Credential pathway to a Level 5 Credential. • Pathway for students seeking BA, but don’t require teacher licensure • Relationships among the faculty of the three schools