DRE Summit- “Bridging the Gap: Crossing the Institutional Divide”
Central Piedmont Community College
September 18, 2015
Time / Activity8:30-9:00 / Registration/Coffee and Pastries:Elizabeth Classroom Building 1100
9:00-9:15 / Welcome: Ms. Amy Bruining, Assistant to the Vice President for Learning and Workforce Development Elizabeth Classroom Building 1100
9:15-10:00 / Moderated Panel Discussion: Introduction and summary of programs Elizabeth Classroom 1100
Marsi Franceschini & Kris DeAngelis – CPCC DRE Discipline Chairs
Roxanne Friday - CMS English Curriculum Specialist
Cat Mahaffey - UNC Charlotte First-Year Writing Experience
Dr. JJ McEachern - CPCC Dean, Enrollment Management
Darrien Page - CPCC Director of HS programs, Outreach and Recruitment
Willie Williams – CPCC Director, Summer Bridge
Dena Shonts - CPCC Director, Service Learning
10:15-11:15 / Break-out Sessions (various locations-schedule posted at event)
Room 1118 / Option A / CPCC Transitional Resources
Dr. JJ McEachern – Dean, Enrollment Management
This session will include an overview of student success initiatives which have an impact on high school students transitioning to the community college. These initiatives help high school students with deciding on a career, navigating college obstacles, and performing better their first year of college.
Darrien Page - Director of HS Programs, Outreach and Recruitment
High school officials will be able to learn about the functions of CPCC recruiters while in the high schools. Programs such as College Connection would be of great service to learn more about / within CMS schools.
Willie Williams- Director of Summer Bridge Program
High school officials will learn more about the Summer Bridge Program and the benefits.
- Students will earn up to 6 college credits.
- Orientation to college, study strategies and student development.
- One-on-One instruction and tutoring.
- Students gain confidence and self-assurance.
- Educational support post-Summer Bridge
Any school official from high school will be able to learn about Career and College Promise-Dual Enrollment for high school juniors and seniors. We will discuss what students need to take as a freshman and sophomore to prepare for CCP and discuss necessary testing requirements, including preparation.
Room 1106 / Option B / UNC Charlotte First-Year Writing Program
Cat Mahaffey- Associate Director UNC Charlotte First Year-Writing Experience
This session will provide an overview of the first-year writing experience students can expect at UNC Charlotte. I hope to spark conversation among both high school and community college writing and English teachers. Attendees will come away from this session with the following:
- a list of foundational readings that inform the UNC Charlotte University Writing Program’s approaches to teaching writing, inquiry, and research methods
- an overview of how we recently revised our student learning outcomes and why
- a set of sample assignments and syllabi
Room 1110 / Option C / CMS session on transitioning/graduation requirements
Roxanne Friday
This session will include a discussion about the partnership between area colleges and universities and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as we prepare our students for post-secondary academics. My focus will be on how we support our students with rigorous learning experiences, including Graduation Projects that buildsolid and transferrable literacy skills. I will also briefly describe projects in the planning stages with UNC Charlotte to partner College of Education students with high school students for a shared book study and service learning experience.
Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the purposeful design of curriculum elements, and the partnerships CMS is developing to help our students transition to higher education successfully.
Room 1112 / Option D / CPCC Testing & Placement and Developmental Reading and English (DRE)
Matt Bruining - Director, Testing and Placement
This presentation will give a brief overview of the new NC DAP DRE test, including content and scoring information. This information is intended for those directly involved with student testing. Upon completion, attendees will have gained a better understanding of how the NC DAP DRE test is structured and how students can prepare for the test.
Heidi Huntley/Angelina Oberdan - DRE 099/ENG 111 Instructors
Content: As instructors who teach and serve on committees for both developmental and college-level English courses, we see our students move from developmental classes and into college-level English. Because of these observations, we have begun the curriculum mapping for a Developmental Reading and English (DRE) 099 Pilot. We will present information and our thought processes, curriculum choices and structural components for creating and implementing this ALP model. We will also highlight various points of backward mapping and vertical teaming required to create curriculum that will support and accelerate the DRE 099 student's learning.
Audience: Instructors interested in creating a bridging support course for English 111. Developmental instructors who would like modes/methods for helping their students succeed in college-level courses. College-level instructors interested in backwards development for their courses.
Take Away: Instructors will be able to understand our thought processes in the implementation of an English 111 support course. They will also be able to see connecting strategies between DRE 098 and English 111 that will be implementable within their classes.
DRE instructors – DRE criteria
Developmental Reading and English courses are the result of a statewide redesign effort in Developmental education. These mastery-based, integrated, accelerated, and technology-enhanced courses are designed to provide students with the necessary skills to be successful in their college level coursework while reducing barriers to retention. Attendees will have a clear understanding of DRE requirements and mastery grading system.
11:30-1:00
Room 1100 / Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Wesley Beddard
Associate VP for Programs, NC Community College System
How can NC communities and schools lead students to become "College Successful"?
There is a lot of conversation currently at local, state, and national levels about students graduating from high school as “College Ready”. There are various definitions as to what that entails, but most include some reference to being ready to enroll in college-level classes, particularly in mathematics and English, without remediation. Perhaps a more productive conversation would focus on preparing students to arrive on campus “Ready for College Success and Completion.” There are a number of things, both at the secondary and post-secondary level that can facilitate more students being ready for “College Success.”
A second, but equally important question for those of us in higher education is “Are Our Colleges Student Ready?” That question includes a discussion of what we as educators can and must do to ensure that more of our students experience college success and leave our campuses with the skills (and degrees!) to be successful as contributing citizens in our global society.
Attendees should leave with ideas as to how they can work with partners on their local campuses and in their communities to help design, promote, and deliver an educational experience that leads students to Success.
Curriculum Vitae
Wesley Beddard is the Associate Vice President for Programs for the North Carolina Community College System. He supervises Curriculum Programs and Career and Technical Education. Prior to joining the System Office in January 2013, Mr. Beddard served as the Dean of Instruction/Chief Academic Officer at Beaufort County Community College. Within the NC Community College System, he has worked as Lead Marketing/Retailing Instructor at Craven Community College, Dean of General Education and Public Service at Fayetteville Technical Community College, and Dean of Instruction at Wilkes Community College. He directed the statewide Management Curriculum Improvement Project from 1992-1994 and served as the Coordinator of Business Programs for the NC Community College System from 1996-1999. Before starting with community colleges, Mr. Beddard worked as the Associate Director of Admissions and the Assistant Vice President for Finance at Mount Olive College (now the University of Mount Olive).
Mr. Beddard earned an Associate in Science from Mount Olive College, a BS in Business Education and Business Administration from Atlantic Christian (Barton) College, and an MBA from Campbell University. He has served as the President of the North Carolina Association of Community College Instructional Administrators and as Chair of the NC Community College Curriculum Review Committee. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of Mount Olive. Beddard’s wife, Kaye, is a Sign Language Instructor at Johnston Community College.
1:15-2:15 / Moderated Panel Discussion: What ideas will you take back to your institution for discussion?
Roxanne Friday – CMS
Cat Mahaffey – UNC Charlotte
Wesley Beddard – NCCC
CPCC Instructors
2:15-2:30 / Closing- Marsi Franceschini and Kris DeAngelis