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Agenda for Today’s Webinar. Outcome for Today’s Webinar Format for the 2010 PLC Workshop Proposal Application Conference Outcome vs. Supporting Outcomes Workshop Selection Criteria Completing the Workshop Proposal Application Submitting Your Workshop Proposal Application Due dates
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Agenda for Today’s Webinar Outcome for Today’s Webinar Format for the 2010 PLC Workshop Proposal Application Conference Outcome vs. Supporting Outcomes Workshop Selection Criteria Completing the Workshop Proposal Application Submitting Your Workshop Proposal Application Due dates Contacts for Additional Questions Next steps
Outcome for Today’s Webinar • Develop (one or more) Peer Learning Conference workshop proposals that are selected for the 2010 PLC
This Year’s Proposal Application Format • Walking our (backwards design) talk
Conference Outcome • Doesn’t need to be referenced in the proposal • Conference Outcome: As a member of the Gateway to College National Network, develop and sustain a culture of excellence at the organization, program, classroom, and individual levels
Supporting Outcomes • Each workshop should be designed to address all or part of one of the specified supporting outcomes • A workshop could address multiple outcomes • Intended Supporting Outcomes: • 1. Design integrated, thematic, project-based curricula • 2. Use learner-centered instructional and student support strategies to increase student success • 3. Build on and refine the vision for what students need to know and be able to do in order to be successful in college • 4. Use the cycle of inquiry to make data-driven decisions at the program and classroom levels • 5. Use solution-focused techniques in regular, focused, one-on-one meetings with students • 6. Hire, develop, and maintain a collaborative team that creates and delivers effective instruction grounded in intensive support • 7. (For our student participants) Use student leadership skills to advance the culture of excellence at a local Gateway program
Successful Proposals Will: • Clearly address the conference theme • Clearly address one or more of the supporting outcomes • Clearly address one or more concepts or skills that are relevant to the outcome • Describe how learning will be demonstrated • Employ active learning methods • Be planned for 60 or 90 minutes • Be immediately applicable for participants • Contribute to a diversity of workshop formats
Completing the Workshop Proposal Application • Contact Information • You are encouraged to collaborate with your colleagues • Workshop Title • Engaging, Descriptive, and Accurate • Conference Theme • How will your workshop foster excellence?
Completing the Workshop Proposal Application • Outcomes and Content • Should prepare participants to achieve all or part of one or more of the supporting outcomes • Must help participants understand concepts or develop skills that are directly related to the outcome(s) • See the Call for Workshop Proposals document for examples • Proposals that address multiples concepts and/or skills will be more competitive • May also prepare participants to resolve issues related to the outcome(s)
Completing the Workshop Proposal Application • Demonstrating Learning • Proposals should indicate how participants will demonstrate what they will learn • Types of Workshops • Skill building – proposals should identify the processes and/or tools participants will leave with • Case study – using a story, incident, experience, etc. as the basis for helping participants learn new concepts, skills, methods, etc. • Other
Completing the Workshop Proposal Application • Activities • Clear, concise descriptions • Materials or Technology • Everything you will need but not be able to provide • We might need to discuss some requests • Description • Half-page, ready to be printed in conference brochures or other materials
Submitting Your Workshop Proposal Application • Must be emailed to Stephen Rice (srice@gatewaytocollege.org) • Due by 5:00 pm Pacific Time, Monday, May 10th.
Next Steps • You will receive a response to your proposal by Monday, May 17th. • If your proposal is selected, a final workshop outline is due by 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Friday June 11th
Questions? • Stephen Rice, 971-634-1205, srice@gatewaytocollege.org • Prentice Davis, 971-634-1210, pdavis@gatewaytocollege.org • George Reese, 971-634-1217, greese@gatewaytocollege.org