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Basic Skills: status, accomplishments, next steps. Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D . Academic Affairs, CCCCO illowsky@cccco.edu November 1, 2012. Thought for the day!. "Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." -- Abigail Adams, 1780
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Basic Skills:status, accomplishments, next steps Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D. Academic Affairs, CCCCO illowsky@cccco.edu November 1, 2012
Thought for the day! "Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." --Abigail Adams, 1780 (Evelyn Metz’ signature, MSJC)
Challenge • 5 minutes (timed) • If you have seen this before, just observe (ACTIVITY REMOVED FOR PUBLIC POSTING!)
Observations • 100% Success? • Beginning chaos? • Silos work? • Creativity? • Leaders?
Lessons Learned • Challenges • Barriers • Motivation • Solutions
Back to our students…. • Challenges • Barriers • Motivation • Solutions
Fabulous… • http://ecorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1474 Dr. Tina Seelig
Barbara’s thoughts and observations • Poppy Copy -> 4 strands emphasized it takes a village • BSI -> brought students with basic skills needs to the forefront & into the public -> encouraged cooperation & creativity between student services & instruction
More thinking… • BSI -> brought use of data to forefront -> inspired innovation -> more time thinking about student success -> pilots, pilots, pilots -> educated “us” about needs & value of CTE -> educated “us” about non-credit basic skills
What works? • Integrated counseling • Integrated basic skills with CTE • Integrated tutoring NO MORE SILOS!!
How do we decide? • Use data • Increase successful practices • Increase successful programs • Scale up successful practices & programs • Adapt from other colleges • Slow down pilot use … for now
Opportunities for improvement • Instruction & Student Services still compete for funding • Too many pilots without making decisions • Put the $$ into programs that work • Clean up CB21 coding
A few more opportunities … • Tendency to stop successful practices when the $$ gets tight • Tendency to stop professional development when the $$ gets tight
… the big one! Students don’t do optional! Kay McClenney It is OUR responsibility to require ….
Current work • October 10th – CCCs turned in 2011-12 Basic Skills reporting forms • e-resource – under development – will include compilation of successful practices and programs • 3csn.org : current BSI professional development grant
Upcoming hot topics • MOOC: Massive Open Online Course • BSI Funding: RFA to be released on November 15th • Dual Enrollment: upcoming • Revolving doors: administrators
CCCCO – basic skills site http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/BasicSkillsEnglishasaSecondLanguage.aspx OR: http://www.cccco.edu/ Systems Operations Divisions Academic Affairs Basic Skills & English as a Second Language
Questions? Thank you!