2. Overview
Redesign
Math
College Reading and Composition (English & Reading)
Administrative – Student supports & testing
Proposed timeline
3. The problem
―The more levels of developmental courses a
student needs to go through, the less likely
that student is to ever complete college
English or math.‖
- Thomas Bailey (2009) CCRC Brief.
4. Traditional Colorado course pipeline
MAT 030
MAT 060
MAT 090
MAT 099
ENG 030
ENG 060
ENG 090
REA 030
REA 060
REA 090
5. The goal of our recommendations
Move students quickly and effectively through their
first college level course.
6. National and local models considered
Washington State - iBest
Tennessee – modules and math emporium
Los Medinos - acceleration in math
CCBC - Accelerated Learning (ALP)
Chabot College – Acceleration
University of Texas - new mathways project
APSU– mainstreaming
Aurora – Integrated English and Reading
Denver – Fast Start
Front Range – ALP learning communities
7. Our recommendations
Reduce the amount of time, number of credits, and
number of classes
Curriculum redesign
Reverse design
What students need to know for success in college class
Active learning experiences
Ongoing process
11. CRC recommendations
First Term Leads to
1A)
Soft Landing
Accuplacer test
1B)
CRC 092 + CRC 091
Completion of all REA and ENG
developmental requirements
CRC 092 Completion of all REA and ENG
developmental requirements
2A)
CRC 093
Studio D
Completion of all REA and ENG
developmental requirements
2B)
CRC 094
Studio 121
Completion of all REA and ENG
developmental requirements
13. Testing and placement
Colorado specific Accuplacer with ―strands‖
Uniform multiple measures built into Accuplacer
system
Consistent test administration statewide
Validate Accuplacer scores every 3-5 years – are we
using the right cut scores
To accomplish these goals use a system level
institutional administrator (IA) in addition to college
site administrators for local control
14. Student support
Use CCCSE practices
Orientation
Goal setting and planning
No late registrations
First year experience
Student success course
Tutoring
Supplemental instruction
Case management/academic advising/career coaches
College develop a plan to use for planning, initiating,
and sustaining success for developmental students
15. Faculty support and development
Colleges create a professional development plan
Offer limited full time positions to current adjunct instructors
during implementation
Provide release time for implementation
Course release and reassigned time to develop and implement
student success strategies
Functional work groups on campus—i.e. BANNER, Advising,
Testing—address the issues of the implementation process
Provide, with CCCS, continuing professional development
focusing on research-based strategies
Train transfer level and developmental faculty
16. Measures of success
Successful developmental students and programs
should be measured in the following ways:
In Math – Successful completion of any college level (100+)
math course
In English and Reading – Successful completion of any college
level (100+) English course or any college level discipline
strands course.
18. Implementation teams
Core implementation team
Faculty
Focused on curriculum, content, training, and professional
development
Redesign advisory group
Administrative (Banner, Business officer, Advising, financial
aid…)
19. Timeline
Spring/summer 13 CIT work to develop curriculum
and to create professional development training for
faculty and staff
Fall of 13 schools that are already working on
redesign will ramp up projects
Spring 14 all colleges should transition to the new
models
Fall of 14 all colleges should be operating with the
new models in place
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