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CORE Program Final Ceremony 2013
Jeanette Plascencia
Program Coordinator

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 Welcome
 OEOP Staff Introductions
 What was it like?
 Student Quotes
 Reflections from Instructors
 Presentation of Awards
 Closing Remarks

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OEOP Staff
 Shawna Young
Executive Director
 Julian S. Green
Sr. Manager of Programs
 Sandy Tenorio
Administrative Assistant
 Nick Holden
Communications
 Phillip Landrum
MITES & E2 Coordinator
 Louis Fouche
MOSTEC Coordinator
 Derek A. Ham
STEM Summer Coordinator
 Ryan Rucker
STEM Coordinator
 Mareshia Donald
SEED Coordinator
Introductions

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The
CORE Experience

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Schedule
Time Activity
9:00 am Students Arrival
9:00 – 9:45 am
Building 1 Room 132
Light breakfast served
10:00 a.m. - Noon Class Session I (including quizzes, lessons,
demonstrations, and learning activities)
Noon-12:30 pm Lunch Session
12:30- 2:00 pm Class Session 2
2:00 pm Students Dismissed
2:00pm- 2:30 pm Staff Meeting (Review CORE Day)
2:30- 3:30 pm Optional Tutoring

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CORE Experience
Challenge
and
Support
“Can you please restate what
was just said?”

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CORE Experience
Peer
Learning

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The
CORE Experience
Self
Motivation

9. + The
CORE Experience
Khan Academy
And the dreaded…
“why is the bar not moving!?”

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It’s never too early for SAT prep!

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Students’ perspective on CORE
 In my class I learned…
 What I liked most about the program is…
 I never imagined that …
 I am most proud of…
 Any thoughts or comments about the program.

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In my class I learned…
 “how to find the length of a circle and area of the sector.”
 “logic arguments, angles, sides, and congruency.”
 “solving equations and dividing fractions with negative
numbers.”
 “trigonometry.”
 “probability and the unit circle.”
 “permutations and combinations.”

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What I liked most…
 “the teachers and TA’s make sure the students
understand what they are learning.”
 “the amount of homework and support from the teachers.”
 “staff was friendly and helped encourage academic
growth.”
 “group conversations made it easier to voice everyone’s
opinions, which was great.”
 “the teachers help you when you struggle on a math problem.
They made learning fun.”

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I never imagined that…
 “math could be as easy as the teachers made it seem.”
 “I could feel confident about math and learn so much in
two weeks.”
 “I could do logic statements so quickly.”
 “math would ever be this easy, but I still struggle just a little.”
 “I would enjoy math.”
 “I would learn so much in two weeks.”

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I am most proud of…
 “the fact that I was able to make new friends and feel
confident enough to work in small groups and share my
ideas.”
 “how much I pushed myself to learn the content.”
 “learning math that my math teacher couldn’t teach
me.”
 “how I finally understand exponents and how they work.”
 “my dedication and hard work in Khan Academy.”

16. + Thoughts or comments about the program
 “Program is great and they have amazing food.”
 “Too short!”
 “I LOVE IT!!!- I need to come back next year!”
 “CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM! I’d come back if I could.”
 “I feel more prepared in math for next year.”
 “More tutoring time.”

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CORE Instructors
 Intructors
 John Pope
 Laura K. Callis
 Teaching Assistants
 Alexis Perez
 Gregory Passa
 Margo Batie
 Ricky Richardson
Reflections

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Congratulations CORE 2013!
 Ife Asere
 Jaivyn Barbusa-Lopes
 Sam Dorgan
 Wesley Eghan
 Cole Evans
 Deysi Gutierrez
 Jasiah Marshall-Scott
 Zariya Miller
 Amari Rivera
 Franchesca Arias
 Anthony Englert
 Rachel Lee
 Annie Miao
 Brian Ngo
 Ivan Norman
 Anthony Okoye
 Tinyan Omere
 Chelsey Skeete
 Kakit Wong
Algebra Geometry

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What’s Next?
SEED Academy

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Message from Executive Director
Shawna L. Young