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Developmental Education

Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success in California Community Colleges:

Part I - Review of Literature and Effective Practices, February '07

Long-Term Goals for ESL/Basic Skills Action Plan

2007-08 BS-ESL Action Plan - Expenditure Plan

Support Activities

October 11, 2006 Academic Senate Meeting

December 6 , 2006 Academic Senate Meeting

March 7, 2007 Academic Senate Meeting

       Developmental Education Assessment Task Force

  • March 9, 2007 Developmental Education Task Force Kick Off Meeting - Board Room
  • March 16, 2007 Informational Meeting for the College Community - North Forum
  • April 20, 2007 - Scottish Rite Temple .
  • September 21, 2007 - Los Positas
  • October 19, 2007 - Stockton Golf and County Club
  • September 9, 10, 11, 2008 - On Course Workshop - Sheraton Hotel
  • October 24, 2008 - Basic Skills Retreat - The River Mill <presentation> <notes>
  • January 30, 2009 - Basic Skills Consortium  - Lexington Plaza Waterfront Hotel <notes>

Summary of the Developmental Education Task Force Action Plans

Conferences & Workshops Attended

  • June 3-4, 2008 - Basic Skills Regional Meeting at Sierra College, Rocklin, CA (Basic Skills Initiative)
  • June 11-15, 2008 - NASPA Assessment Conference, Scottsdale, AZ (NASPA)
  • July 15-17, 2008 - National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention, Chicago,  Illinois (Noel Levitz)
  • October 1-3, 2008 - Strengthening Student Success Conference, Anaheim, CA (ASCCC)
  • October 8-9, 2008 - Green Conference, Pasadena, CA (Green California)
  • October 13-14, 2008 - UMOJA Conference, San Diego, CA
  • November 12-14, 2008 - Contextual Basic Skills Workshop & Retreat, Bass Lake, CA (CCCCR)
  • February 20-22, 2009 - Counseling & Library Science Institute, San Jose, CA (ASCCC)
  • February 25-28, 2009 - NADE Conference, Greensboro, NC (NADE)
  • March 11-13, 2009  - Career Pathways: Partnering for Student Success, San Francisco, CA (CCCAOE)
  • April 23-24, 2009 - Contextualized Teaching and Learning: CTE/Basic Skills Workshop, Pleasanton, CA (Basic Skills Initiative)
  • May 21-22, 2009 - A Dream Deferred Conference , Los Angeles, CA (College Board)
  • May 29-31, 2009 Basic Skills - Boot Camp Workshop, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Chaffey College)
  • June 6-9, 2009 - NASPA Assessment Conference, New Orleans, LA (NASPA)
  • September 1-2, 2009 - Grant Writing USA Workshop, Rancho Cordova, CA (Grant Writing USA)
  • COMING SOON - October 7-9, 2009 - 2009 Strengthening Student Success Conference, San Francisco, CA (theRPgroup)

Basic Skills Mini Grants

Call for Proposals: October through December 2008.

2008 Approved Bacis Skills Mini Grants
Submitter(s) Proposal Title
Mark Mekjavich
Debra Louie
Jazmin Amen
English 70 Counseling Project
Mark Mekjavich
Stacey Bagnasco
Dan Baker
Academic Alert
Mark Mekjavich
Dan Baker
Summer Planning Academy
Nina O'Connell
Joe Gonzales
Reading Writing Learning Center
English 73A & 73B Writing
Nina O'Connell
Joe Gonzales
Reading Writing Learning Center Reading Diagnostic Center
Nina O'Connell
Joe Gonzales
Reading Writing Learning Center
Writing Software
Eva Chavez Professional Development Disability Training
Kindra Beale Learning Community
Evelyn Chapman 3 R's of Academic Recovery


Resource Links for Student Success

Journals & Publications

eJournal of College Reading and Learning
usinfo.state.gov/journals

H&H Publishing
Resources for math, writing, study skills, and assessment tools.
http://www.hhpublishing.com

Journal of Developmental Education
(formerly Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education - 3 issues per year
http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/jde.htm

Student Success Resources

Resource Matrix Fall '09 (Electronic Version)

Resource Matrix Fall '09 (Printable Version)

Student Success Discussion Forum (Click HERE for Instructions to Access Forum)

Student Success Blog

Student Success Twitter

Student Success Newsletter Archive

    

Volume 1-Issue 1: September 2008

Volume 1-Issue 2: October 2008

    

Volume 1-Issue 3: November 2008

Volume 1-Issue 4: January 2009

Volume 1-Issue 5: March 2009

Volume 1-Issue 6: May 2009

Volume 2-Issue 1: September 2009

Student Success Newsletter Articles

The Writer's Block Project; Full Article- October '09

Writer's Block Project

The Best Things That Educators Do- October '09

Best Things That Educators Do

The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes by Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent - September '09 The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes

Extended Article on Learning Disabilities (LD) - May '09                                           Extended LD Article

Instructor Syllabus Statement - May '09

Instructor Syllabus Statement

Available LD Workshops for Students - May '09

Workshops

Additional Information on LD - May '09

LD Info Packet

LD Flyer - May '09

LD Flyer

Electronic Version of PEEK Assesment - March '09

PEEK Assessment

Review by Fours by Annette Greene - March '09

Review by Fours

Making the Case by Hunter Boylan - January '09

Making the Case

How Do You Define Success? by Gail Janecka - November '08

How Do You Define Success?

Guidance 11-General Study - November '08

General Study

Guidance 11-EOPS Study - November '08

EOPS Study

Ginger Holden's article on the CAT's ThinkBig program - October '08

Building a Better Technician

Dr. Tinto's article regarding student success and retention - September '08

When Access is Not Enough

Centers and Professional Organizations

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/index.asp .

The Center for Teaching and Learning - Stanford University
http://ctl.stanford.edu/

Center for Research and Developmental Education and Urban Literacy
http://cehd.umn.edu/CRDEUL/about.html

College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
http://www.crla.net

Innovative Educators
http://www.innovativeeducators.org/

Inside Higher Ed
http://www.insidehighered.com/

MAGNA (Resources for Higher Ed)
http://www.magnapubs.com/

National Association of Developmental Educators (NADE)
http://www.nade.net

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=1

National Center for Developmental Education
http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/contact.htm

National Center on Adult Literacy (NACL)
http://www.literacy.org

New York College Learning Skills Association
http://www.nyclsa.org/

Noel-Levitz Papers and Research
https://www.noellevitz.com/Papers+and+Research

On Course
http://oncourseworkshop.com/

The RP Group Center for Student Success
http://css.rpgroup.org/

Information from the Student Success Conference 2007
http://www.3cmediasolutions.org/pages/programming/Archives/SSS1107.html

Supplemental Instruction Home Page
http://www.umkc.edu/cad/si/

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
http://www.tesol.org



 

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