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Ready for College:

Ready for College:. What does it mean for adult learners?. Agenda. Greetings from the NCTN! Cynthia Zafft, Senior Advisor ( czafft@worlded.org or 617 385-3650) Who’s here? What does College Readiness really mean? Four-part College Readiness model Working with the model Wrap-up.

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Ready for College:

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  1. Ready for College: What does it mean foradult learners?

  2. Agenda • Greetings from the NCTN! • Cynthia Zafft, Senior Advisor (czafft@worlded.org or 617 385-3650) • Who’s here? • What does College Readiness really mean? • Four-part College Readiness model • Working with the model • Wrap-up

  3. Who are you today? • Teacher? • Counselor? • Program director? • Professional developer? • State staff? • Other? • Welcome! Thank you, Time Magazine

  4. Make some notes… • When you decided to continue your education, how did you prepare? • When you “got there,” what were you prepared for? What were you not prepared for? • Any big surprises?

  5. Pair Share • Share highlights with a partner or two. • Listen for themes within and between your stories. • You have about 5 minutes (no need to cover your mouths) Thank you, Lehigh Football Nation

  6. Group Round-up • What themes did you hear? • (or lack of themes?) Thank you, New England ABE-to-College Transition Project Programs

  7. College Readiness – Take 1 • What do educators and researchers usually mean? • Entrance test scores • High school GPA • High school class rank • High school course-taking • Extra-curricular Thank you, Harvard University

  8. College Readiness – Take 2 • David Conley (who coined the phrase “college knowledge”) means: • Cognitive strategies • Content knowledge • Academic behaviors • Context knowledge Thank you, Mid Michigan Community College

  9. College Readiness – Take 3 • What do we mean by college readiness for nontraditional students? • Sedlacek’s model and others Thank you, Southern Vermont College and Bridge to College students

  10. Adult Readiness ModelThank you, El Paso AE Consortium and EPCC

  11. Small Group Activity • Choose a domain: personal, career, or college (knowledge) readiness. • Brainstorm what would you like to see in that circle? (ideally) • When done, with another color marker circle what is essential.

  12. Presentations by Domain • What do you think? • Pick a spokesperson for your group • Help decide what to highlight

  13. Adult Readiness in Action • According to a recent study of community college students (Karp and others, 2008), participation in information networks helps students persist • Access good information • Make good decisions Thank you, Oregon College Access Network

  14. Information Networks = • Social ties that facilitated the transfer of institutional knowledge and procedures • For adults, that needs to happen in the classroom

  15. Information Networks by Domain • To increase personal readiness • To increase career readiness • To increase college knowledge

  16. You did a great job! Any final questions or comments?

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