April 13th, 2017 The 4 Connections for Student & Faculty Success Sally Heilstedt Associate Dean of Instruction Lake Washington Institute of Technology

1. The 4 Connections for
Faculty & Student Success
Sally Heilstedt, Associate Dean of Instruction,
Lake Washington Institute of Technology

2. Welcome Poll 1
Use thePolling tool to answer thefollowing question.
What is your role at your college or
organization?
A. Faculty Member
B. Administrator
C. Adviser or Counselor
D. Other – Use Chatto share your position

3. Welcome Poll 2
Use thePolling tool to answer thefollowing question.
What part of your job gets you up and
ready to go to work every (or at least
most) mornings?
A. Working withColleagues
B. Serving Students
C. DesigningProcesses
D. ImplementingInitiatives

4. Purpose
Empower faculty to build relationshipsthat promote students and
their ownsuccess.
“You can’t talk about student success
without talking about faculty success.”
PegBalachowski,AssociateDeanof TeachingandLearning,EvCC

5. Tasks
• Overview of Odessa College’s development of The 4 Connections
What are they? Where did they come from?
• Inspiringstories from LWTech
Do they actually make a difference?
• Discussion
How do you practice The 4 Connections already?
In what ways can you practice them more
intentionally?

6. Odessa College
The Creators

7. Odessa College
What impactsstudent success?
Subject
Course
Time of Day
Rigor
Preparedness
Kistner, N.A., & Henderson, C.E. (2014). The drop rate improvement program at Odessa College. Achieving the Dream’s Technology Solutions: Case Study Series. Retrieved
from http://achievingthedream.org/resource/13784/the-drop-rate-improvement-program-at-odessa-college

8. Odessa College
What impactsstudent success?
Teaching
Methods
Kistner, N.A., & Henderson, C.E. (2014). The drop rate improvement program at Odessa College. Achieving the Dream’s Technology Solutions: Case Study Series. Retrieved
from http://achievingthedream.org/resource/13784/the-drop-rate-improvement-program-at-odessa-college

9. Odessa College
What impactsstudent success?
Kistner, N.A., & Henderson, C.E. (2014). The drop rate improvement program at Odessa College. Achieving the Dream’s Technology Solutions: Case Study Series. Retrieved
from http://achievingthedream.org/resource/13784/the-drop-rate-improvement-program-at-odessa-college

10. Quote about Institutional Effectiveness
“A common thread of
connectivity to
their students.”
Dr.DonaldWood,Vice PresidentforInstitutionalEffectiveness,OdessaCollege
Kistner, N.A., & Henderson, C.E. (2014). The drop rate improvement program at Odessa College. Achieving the Dream’s Technology Solutions: Case Study Series. Retrieved
from http://achievingthedream.org/resource/13784/the-drop-rate-improvement-program-at-odessa-college

11. The 4 Connections
Interact with
Students by Name
Learn your students' names and begin using
the first day of class and throughout the
Check-In
Regularly
Pay attention to student behavior and track
progress. Empathize with students. When a
struggling, intervene. Refer students to
resources.
Schedule One-on-
One Meetings
At the beginning of the quarter and
schedule required one-on-one meetings with
students.
Practice Paradox
Structure your course clearly. Communicate
expectations regularly. And, then, be
flexible when students come to you with

12. Odessa College:
In-Class Retention
Before
83%
After
95%*
*“regardless of gender, age,race/ethnicity,or Pell status”
Kistner, N.A., & Henderson, C.E. (2014). The drop rate improvement program at Odessa College. Achieving the Dream’s Technology Solutions: Case Study Series. Retrieved
from http://achievingthedream.org/resource/13784/the-drop-rate-improvement-program-at-odessa-college

13. LWTech
StudentSuccess

14. LWTech
CULA 142 Costing and Menu Planning

15. LWTech
CULA 142 Costing and Menu Planning: Course Completion
Before
77%Average for three priorquarters
After
100%
Fall2016

16. LWTech
Faculty Success

17. Quote from a Faculty Member
“I signed up because we
need better retention, and
I want to re-energize my
work as a teacher.”
Greg Weyer, Welding Professor, LWTech

18. Your Classes
Handout and Discussion

19. Your Classes Handout
http://bit.ly/4CsHandout

20. Your Classes Discussion
•How do you practice The 4
Connections already?
•In what ways can you practice
them more intentionally?

21. Your Classes Poll 1
Use thePolling tool to answer thefollowing question.
Which of The 4 Connections do you already
practice regularly and well?
A. Interact withstudents byname
B. Check-inregularly
C. Schedule one-on-onemeetings
D. Practice paradox
E. None, yet

22. Your Classes Poll 2
Use thePolling tool to answer thefollowing question.
Which of The 4 Connections will you begin
practicing more intentionally?
A. Interact withstudents byname
B. Check-inregularly
C. Schedule one-on-onemeetings
D. Practice paradox
E. None, yet

23. More Resources
http://bit.ly/4connections

24. Thank you!